IH horse drawn grain drill

smcIND · Aug 2, 2012

My father in-law has a IH grain drill. He told me that his father and him bought new and it took 2 horses to pull it. It has been sitting in the barn all these years. I have no found any numbers on it yet. but it is on steel wheels and has wood boxes. It looks like you could oil it up and put it work. Would anyone know what it value roughly be? I will get some pictures and maybe some numbers next time I am up there.
Thanks Steve

rhtx55 · Aug 2, 2012

Back in the "horse drawn" days there were several manufacturers that no longer exist, and even after IHC was combined into one company many seperate companies continued to market under their own names, and companies like IHC would also buy out the competition, sometimes just to get the patent rights for their own machines, or to snuff them out completely as competitors.
This all makes for a varied array of not only equipment, but who made them & when. The metal parts will have a casting code or logo imprinted somewhere, most grain drills had elaborate paint decorations that faded very quickly with use. Sometimes a spray bottle of water will make them legible enough to figure out, most times they are long gone.
A photo from four angles will usually jog someone's memory here, they may have reference material, such as a sale brochure, parts book, or an owners manual that will help you identify it.

GNPfatboy · Aug 2, 2012

I have one in the shed that has wooden wheels. I t has "American Standard" painted on the seed box behind the grass box. It is red with white metal end caps on the boxes, they have IHC globes on the ends of the seed box. Yellow wheels. I paid $100, but the wood in the wheels is bad.

Big Red Man · Aug 2, 2012

Steve, the worth would be determined by one of the following three uses: 1)to someone to use with horses, or 2) as yard art, or 3) possibly to some ag museum. My guess is that it'd be worth $100 to $500. If it were usable and near me, I'd offer the lower figure. Good luck, kelly

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