Identify this old tractor

Dan in North Houston · Feb 17, 2011

Old family photo from area around Giddings, Texas. I believe it is a Farmall A, with exhaust lift. Can you confirm and identify a year, or any other info that can be determined from the photo? Did the exhaust lift just work on the front cultivators, or did it lift any rear mounted equipment?
thanks

rustyfarmall · Feb 17, 2011

You are correct. It is a Farmall A with the exhaust, or pneumatic lift. The pneumatic lift worked for rear mounted implements as well as front mounted.

Dave H (MI) · Feb 17, 2011

Nice pic! If it is clear enough you should get it made into a larger print and frame it for your wall. Likely a big moment for the family when that was delivered. I have a similar picture of my grandparents with their model T Ford pickup with his business name on the side. Hangs in my office and generates a lot of conversation. You have a really nice pic there of the A with lift attachment!

Jim in Ma. · Feb 17, 2011

Yep - my neighbor has an A like that with a loader that runs off that type of lift "sort of".

gene bender · Feb 17, 2011

The cycl was mounted all over the tractor depending on which attachment was used. Was even mounted on the sickle mower. I use the system on several implements.

Yooper Farmall · Feb 17, 2011

It looks like he just got done grooming the yard/driveway with the tractor?

rich4 · Feb 17, 2011

The 'A' was built from 1939-1947. Hard to tell from pic, but it does have lights, so possible it was mid to late model tractor.

LenNH · Feb 20, 2011

See the tin can on the exhaust pipe? Those flapping lids came out quite a while ago, but maybe not back when the A was around. Farmers who didn't have a lot of money probably wouldn't spring for that contraption, anyway. All you had to do was reach up and put on a tin can, which would fly away nicely when you started the motor.

The pneumatic lift on the Farmall A did not have a very good reputation, as I remember. I think the exhaust fumes corroded the cylinder. It was also reputed to be slow. With the one-row equipment that came with the A, a hand-lift probably wasn't all that difficult to manage. Time saved? not much. We had a hydraulic lift on our F-12 for the cultivators. I would guess it would save about 30 seconds at the end of the row. It DID reduce the effort a bit.

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