Neat old pictures

JayinNY · Oct 28, 2020

Was looking threw books last night for tire tread that sv posted about, id forgotten about this book i have of pictures of farmall h, looked threw it and theres alot of neat pics, heres just a few.

Olliejunkie · Oct 28, 2020

Nice pics. It would be fun to watch that loader work.

JayinNY · Oct 28, 2020

I dont think id want to run it though! Its neat to see
were we we were then, were we are now and were
we're gonna be 30, 40, 50 years from now? Few
more.

Gary(VA) · Oct 28, 2020

The one from Ghent, NY is the next town over from where I grew up, neat pics, thanks for posting.

RBnWA · Oct 28, 2020

Love old pictures. Thanks for posting. RB

Traditional Farmer · Oct 28, 2020

I have one of those IH 200 spreaders in great condition I picked up this past Summer,really good spreaders.

jm. · Oct 28, 2020

Grab the handles of that steel wheel wheelbarrow full of concrete and try walking that plank path. Folks worked back then for sure. Was not much OSHA around the buss saw either, one stumble and thinks could have been bad. Thanks for the photos

Mike(NEOhio) · Oct 28, 2020

My father in law was doing it like the second picture up until the late 70s when he got out of milking. IH binder and a bunch of kids to pick up the bundles.

flembo · Oct 28, 2020

Aren't those the tire treads you were talking about.

rustyfarmall · Oct 28, 2020

I own a Farmall H with that same #31 loader. Might be a bit primitive by today's standards, but it works quite well and that loader is capable of lifting considerably more weight than what I consider to be safe. How about a 1,500 pound large round bale of hay?

thehickdaddy · Oct 28, 2020

Great photos
Thankyou very much for sharing

Doesn't the cement mixer have it's own hit and miss power unit?

Bruce from Can. · Oct 28, 2020

I have loaded manure with a trip loader, not great, but beat the heck out of a pitch fork!! These tractors were so much better for getting work on the farm done than the horses they replaced. A lot of the feed that the farm grew was fed to the horses, and the year round commitment of caring for the horses. Yes you had to feed the tractor gas, but only when it worked, and it just sat in the shed not needing any daily care when not in use. Leaving the farmer with more time and feed to give to hogs, milk cows or whatever stock the farm ran. Difficult really to compare farms and tractors from then to now. A farm then might cost 3-5 thousand dollars, while grain like barley or corn might have been worth $60 per ton. You could actually earn enough money from what you grew on the farm to make the farm pay for itself. Today’s grain prices won’t pay for a million dollar 100 acre farm. It’s nice to look back

miangus · Oct 28, 2020

The Farm-All H was/is a great tractor. I have a three point on mine and still use it to drill postholes.

JayinNY · Oct 28, 2020

Your welcome, from the picture in the book a closer look, it seems the tractor is running something with a belt, that goes threw a shaft to a pully which had a chain that goes around the cement mixer drum to spin it.

Heres a closer look.

JayinNY · Oct 28, 2020

Sv was asking about them, thats what got me looking threw some of my books, i thought some would like to see some old pictures also.

JayinNY · Oct 28, 2020

I was comparing these old tractors with todays tractors, not horses, but I understand what your saying too.

RayP(MI) · Oct 28, 2020

What is with the skids on the loader by the front wheels? Stabilizers? To prevent loader from digging in?

I just spent a week and a half hauling s large pile. Loaded with a 1949 JD B, with a New Idea-Horn loader of similar vintage. Worked just fine, thank you. Dont look down on the older technology.

VicS · Oct 28, 2020

I have a WD45 Allis with a trip bucket.
Still like to use it to lift things. And
to back equipment into sheds for the
winter when you want them close. But
mostly use a backhoe or a 4320 compact JD.

Texasmark1 · Oct 29, 2020

On the belt: I had a neighbor come over with his JD B (recalling) and a 20' belt to run a hammermill I had accidentally acquired. Interesting watching that old "popper" get up to RPMs. He commented about the "inertia" in the moving belt (not discounting the inertia in the flywheel of the B) delivering the power to the mill needed when a "slug" of material was dumped in the hopper. Quite an experience working with him on that project.....chopping up corn stalks.

JDIH · Oct 29, 2020

(quoted from post at 06:06:44 10/28/20)
I own a Farmall H with that same #31 loader. Might be a bit primitive by today's standards, but it works quite well and that loader is capable of lifting considerably more weight than what I consider to be safe. How about a 1,500 pound large round bale of hay?

We have one too and I agree with everything you said. The hydraulics are slow compared to modern tractors but these old things will still do a lot of work

RedMF40 · Oct 29, 2020

Great old photos, interesting truck they're loading sand into. Hope they don't have to go far or maybe they're spreading it on the road.

Last pic poor little feller to the left looks like he'd rather be home next to the fire with some milk and cookies.

Gerrit

fixerupper · Oct 29, 2020

(quoted from post at 11:23:08 10/28/20) Your welcome, from the picture in the book a closer look, it seems the tractor is running something with a belt, that goes threw a shaft to a pully which had a chain that goes around the cement mixer drum to spin it.
<img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto60953.jpg">

The non running hit and miss engine is just being used as a jack shaft to get the belt power to the drum.

Brown Dirt Cowboy · Oct 29, 2020

(quoted from post at 11:26:18 10/28/20) Sv was asking about them, thats what got me looking threw some of my books, i thought some would like to see some old pictures also.

hose are Firestone tires, I had a pair on an F-20 I used to own.

Neat old pictures

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