Odd, strange, different, unique, or just plain interesting

just another old geezer · Sep 8, 2010

Starting this post as an invite to everyone on here to post a pic or two from shows (or just from life) of things that they found different or just plain interesting. Something that you don't see every day. Tractors, equpiment or tools. My favorite is this. A tractor from the Old threashers show. I did not get to see it go through the parade, so I don't know the name or age, it is rein driven (like horses) and appears to be from the late teens or early '20s.

RayP(MI) · Sep 8, 2010

As farms slowly became mechanized, there were some unique machines. This is, I'm sure not the only rein controlled tractor. Allowed operator to handle machine from operator's position, just like before, with horses. Don't remember where, but recently saw a picture of a tractor equipped with reins controls, running a grain binder. Operator ran from seat on rear of binder. (Think it was a JD.) We do a field of oats with a binder every year, takes two of us. One to drive the tractor, one to manage the binder. (Wife doesn't think much of binder operator job!)

DeltaRed · Sep 8, 2010

1950 JD G /400Chevy bigblock at Roberts Farm Show,April 2009,Mack Co.

Bob M · Sep 8, 2010

Interesting old tractor! There were indeed several rein controlled tractors marketed briefly around 1920: The Rumely "Line Drive" and Samson "Iron Horse" come to mind.

I presume these were an (unsuccessful) attempt to swing farmers over from draft animals to mechanized agriculture.

omahagreg · Sep 8, 2010

On the Allis forum, we are not sure, but think this is a 'one off'. Appears to use 2 WC rear ends, and a 301 turbo charged engine! Saw it at the Gathering of the Orange at Albert City Iowa in August.

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Adrian Billheimer · Sep 8, 2010

Like this one I posted shortly after I got back from RPRU this past June. 1918 Motor Cultivator.

Will Herring · Sep 8, 2010

To be fair, I have seen several of these setups where they take two tractors and make them into one. The best two I saw were one where they had taken the front wheels off of two WDs, hooked them together with two hydraulic rams, and had a true 4 wheel drive. This one, they sort of went for that, except the front pedestal attaches near the front tractor's hitch and they left the front wheels on the foremost tractor for steering. And there was some crazy hydraulic setup and wheel weights on this thing, too:

This was at "The Prairie Land Steamshow" in late September in Central Illinois in 2008 probably.

550Doug · Sep 8, 2010

Here are some photos from a show this past July in Drayton Ontario with this binder-driven-tractor

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Crem · Sep 8, 2010

Ray,
I enjoyed driving the tractor while my dad rode the binder. The tough part was that I better take the full 8 foot swath but if I got too close and left a few stalks of oats the feedback was quick.

) It wasn't always the easiest thing to do on the contoured hillsides. It was fun to hear those bundles click out and fall into the bundle carrier after they were tied. After that there was a lot of work shocking those bundles.
Grain Binder

agpilot · Sep 8, 2010

Hi 550Doug: Thanks for posting Ken Furlong JD & Binder. Mr Furlong was ahead of his time for sure. I think there were a lot of people trying different things as the "Industrial Age" came to farming.. ag

tjdub · Sep 9, 2010

NOT USER FRIENDLY

willys53allis · Sep 9, 2010

these pics fall under the different catagory. Not tractor related, i have a tractor though, does that count?

boat ran into a platform, the boat apparently won.

250 ton peice of jackup drill rig leg, for size comparision there's 2 guys standing in the bottom right hand corner of the pic.

me running a hydralic chain saw on a swamp job.

spacechem · Sep 9, 2010

Uh, I think these last two belong under a heading of 'Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should...'

Anonymous-0 · Sep 9, 2010

It's a LaCrosse Line Drive. Owned by the Shellabarger Family and been on display and running here since....I was a wee lad. At least,50 years! It's a neat rig!

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