feature night?

samn40 · Mar 7, 2014

Larry has asked me to do feature night for him tonight.....lets use an idea from FLOLDFORD......show us or tell us about the 'oldest or ugliest tractor' you have seen? Preferably with pics....if it's not too ugly that it would break a camera! LOL
I think this is one of the oldest I have seen, it might even qualify as being kinda ugly?............Sam

Fawteen · Mar 7, 2014

This was either a Regular or possibly an F20 that had a flathead Ford V8 butchered into it. Used both the original Ford transmission (3 Spd, I expect) and the IH transmission.

I wish I'd taken more pictures, it was an epic hack job.

rrlund · Mar 7, 2014

Was it that we've seen or that we own?
Either way,my oldest is my ugliest. 1939 Oliver 70.
Oldest and biggest I've seen? It wasn't the ugliest by far. 1903 Hart Parr.

DeltaRed · Mar 7, 2014

The oldest is my freind's 1916 Emerson Brantingham 'Big 4' #20.I even got to drive it one time.The ugliest is probably my 1937 Reversed F12/loader(repowered with a 4cyl Jeep/tran).As Fawteen says,an "epic hack job".I am the 'master hack' on that one......

jm. · Mar 7, 2014

Fairly Old . saw it on town square in little Texas town of Chillicothe TX. Old case I am thinking. Neat little down town display also had old jd on steel.

old popper · Mar 7, 2014

Maybe not real old ('46) but certainly in UGLY condition.

DeltaRed · Mar 7, 2014

Fawteen,From what I see,of the rear houseing and gastank,it is a regular.

Fawteen · Mar 7, 2014

That's what I thought, and if I could find the snapshot, I think the steering gear was all open which would also point to a Regular.

Fawteen · Mar 7, 2014

A Wallis?

kj(seil) · Mar 7, 2014

don't have picture of it but Hart-Parr #3 is the oldest I've seen was at the I & I club at Pennfield

RLA · Mar 7, 2014

Delta Red wins!!!!!

She ain't pretty but I know it does the job for you.

FLOLDFORD · Mar 7, 2014

Thanks Sam and Larry
The ugliest I have is the 51 8N aka the rat tractor. The oldest is Our 39 9N # 849

gtractorfan · Mar 7, 2014

Looked thru my stash, didn't find the one I was looking for, however this one looks ugly to me. Probably "beautiful" in its day for what it did.

Massey farmer · Mar 7, 2014

Oldest and ugliest I've got is a 101jr parts tractor.

johnlobb · Mar 7, 2014

ANY Case SC, restored or not, the ugliest tractor ever!

rrlund · Mar 7, 2014

Ya I saw it in Pinkneyville and took that picture. It was looking like rain and they put it inside before I got there so I had to get a picture from behind.

rrlund · Mar 7, 2014

Aw,they weren't ugly. They just forgot to put the front wheel on'em and had to add them later.

Nate V. IA · Mar 7, 2014

Delta Red if you didn't post your F12, I was going to. That said, I'd love to have one hacked up as bad as yours is someday.

Nate

dgasper · Mar 7, 2014

What's left of "Old Dinah" in Death Valley

DaveH IA · Mar 7, 2014

How about my UGLY MUDDER ford 4000 with a FABCO conversion on it Came from California
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jennifer408 · Mar 7, 2014

here's an ugly homemade job going for only $ 200.00 on cl

Alan K · Mar 7, 2014

I think that one has my vote.

Stan - Florida · Mar 7, 2014

Are those rear tires on the 9N original Firestones? If not, they're sure good original looking for that time frame.

Stan

FLOLDFORD · Mar 7, 2014

That 4000 may be ugly. But I would sure love to own
it!

DaveH IA · Mar 7, 2014

(quoted from post at 18:15:22 03/07/14) That 4000 may be ugly. But I would sure love to own
it!

It gets a lot of questions and comments

NEIADan · Mar 7, 2014

Here is one I bought for parts but runs better than she looks.

Scott-SD · Mar 7, 2014

This was at Albany mn power show last year. It was in one of the buildings we were in trying to keep out of the rain that lasted all day.

gmc Samson Sieve-grip

ShadetreeRet · Mar 7, 2014

Obviously a prototype of the Essex Tri-Directional.

IrvIA · Mar 7, 2014

Amen, Delta wins with that one. And to think you had to work at it to make it look like that ...HEHE

IrvIA · Mar 7, 2014

Hey, I think we came up and saw that one last
summer...up west of Ames??? Nice collection and had
a good time.
Irv

teddy52food · Mar 7, 2014

I thought I had seen it before.

IrvIA · Mar 7, 2014

Here ya go Sam, one near and dear to our heart!!
Ain't it purty?

Royse · Mar 7, 2014

This one qualifies as ugly, although its not that old.
BN with a hack job wide front.

ShepFL · Mar 7, 2014

Ugliest one I own and a funny story to tickle your funny bone.

http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=380210
Maxwells Silver Hammer

DeltaRed · Mar 7, 2014

Nate,all it takes is some immagination, an old tractor,A pile of parts to 'throw at it',welder,tools .....You can do it!!!Go for it....Show us your 'creation'.

Tony S. · Mar 7, 2014

Where do you sit on that 12

jennifer408 · Mar 7, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:10:10 03/07/14) Ugliest one I own and a funny story to tickle your funny bone.

http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=380210
Maxwells Silver Hammer

i feel ya, i have a nightmare story i'll have to share some time. one thing i learned about my 3/4 ton truck is that the last nut will not come loose, unless, you get all the nuts loose or simi loose first. if you get to a tough one, tighten the others back up so you can get the stubborn one loose and then you can get the wheel off.

Mike (WA) · Mar 8, 2014

First thing I thought of when I saw the topic was that Delta Red would trot out that loader thing, that nobody can figure out how you get on! "Folks, we have a winner!" LOL

Mike (WA) · Mar 8, 2014

Had to go over to Tractor Photos to find this one- Saw one at an auction that was all haywired together, stuff falling off of it, and as you can see, these things weren't beauty queens to start with. That one was truly breathtaking.

Case 311

Mike (WA) · Mar 8, 2014

Shep, that was hilarious. Especially liked the boys asleep under the tree and missing the bus. Trips like that are part of the fun of growing up.

Local tire emporium just snugs the lug nuts with the impact, then uses a clich torque wrench to finish the job.

SweetFeet · Mar 8, 2014

Great thread! Love all the rust.

Meet LE ROI... he's the ugliest little tractor I ever chanced to meet. And not even enough rust to make him look "distinguished" either. LOL.

Now off to work.

Dr. Walt · Mar 8, 2014

ROFLMAO ! Sorry, cant help it.
Ol' Murphy's Law strikes again - Anything that CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong.

DouginIL · Mar 8, 2014

The top picture is a Allis Chalmers 20-35 Model E.

johnlobb · Mar 8, 2014

Uglier than homemade sin, RR! Just an opinion...

rrlund · Mar 8, 2014

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