An Antique Farmall

[gary_in_neenah]

At the risk of stealing Skiroule's Thunder, I thought we could shake things up in the off-season with some Antique Tractor pics. As a kid growing up on a Wisconsin farm, I think Dad had me driving one of the small ones by the time I was 5 or 6. We had some Fords and Farmalls, but I've never seen this model.

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A 1948 Farmall Super A/C Christmas Tree Sprayer - one of only seven built, of which two are known to still exist today. It was probably very modern in it's day. Completely restored in Kentucky.

I know we have some collectors on here so if you have a picture, now would be the time to show your stuff.

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[pclark]

That’s a beauty!

 

[gary_in_neenah]

Valders High School students parade to school in tractors of all types on Friday for the annual Bring Your Tractor to School Day.
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[pclark]

Very cool!

 

[m8man]

So awesome

 

[BigSix]

Mine is a 1953 IH FARMALL Super H. Purchased in Appleton, WI at a yard sale about 10 years ago. My grandfather had purchased a new IH FARMALL H in about 1946 for his farm just west of Sturgeon Bay.

 

[gary_in_neenah]

I saw this one BookFace.



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[pclark]

Those are the best tractors, I used my buddies yo do the finish landscaping on my last property. Great little machine.

 

[gary_in_neenah]

The thing that strikes me is that these are 60 and 70 years old and they're still running. Built to last. Whereby, now a stove or dishwasher will last 10 to 15 and then is thrown away. My last furnace only lasted 15 years as they stopped making parts for it.

 

[skiroule]

The thing that strikes me is that these are 60 and 70 years old and they're still running. Built to last. Whereby, now a stove or dishwasher will last 10 to 15 and then is thrown away. My last furnace only lasted 15 years as they stopped making parts for it.

So true. I know several people in the area that are still using their Farmall F12’s and F14’s around the farm. Some still have steel wheels. At some point, my dad dropped a flat head Ford V8 truck motor in a F14 chassis. Sounded great, we used it for years.

 

[mezz]

That one is a beaut! My Uncle had one just like it which is now in my cousins possession. Tough machine that was made to last generations. Quality was important & is now a lost commodity. Fond memories of riding on that tractor as a kid during hay making & retrieving calves born out in the back forty pasture before the coyotes could get to them.