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'round the pot-bellied stove / New toy(I think-hope)

« on: June 22, 2008, 03:16:40 PM »

Well if it is an IHC or Case it should be wrapped up in their logos on every cast iron part. Maybe Nichols and Shepard or Avery?

I don't think it is a Nichols and Shepard. I have a Red River Special which I think is a N&S thresher and it is quite different. I don't recall seeing any recognizable names on any of the castings. All I remember seeing is the size up front under the feeder. Its a fairly small looking machine compared to the Red River Special.
There are lots of these old threshers still sitting in farm yards and fields here. They never seem to bring much money at sales and its possible some of them go for scrap iron. I can't imagine anybody ever stealing one. This one I parked right beside a busy highway.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / New toy(I think-hope)

« on: June 20, 2008, 02:30:34 AM »

It seems to be working fine now, my picture of the Massey tractor and threshing machine came through ok. I dragged this old thresher out of the bush where it has sat the past 50 or more years and put it out on display near the highway. Might as well be out there where people can see it. I can't find a name on this machine so don't know what to call it.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / New toy(I think-hope)

« on: June 19, 2008, 01:41:18 AM »

Danny, things are slow here because for the last while I have not been able to post anything. The site will not accept my posts or photos for some reason. I am trying again, lets see what happens.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / New toy(I think-hope)

« on: May 24, 2008, 08:29:18 PM »

Danny, looks like a unique piece of machinery. I have seen similar here. Somewhere I have an article on restoring one that was based on a Cockshutt 50. Not sure but I think the graders used for the conversion here were built by Richardson. In fact I know I have a picture of one from a farm auction sale last year. The name on the grader is "American". The tractor was non running and they had converted it to a pull type unit.
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'round the pot-bellied stove / Break the 100 barrier this month

« on: May 02, 2008, 12:03:14 AM »

Ralph,

Didn't find the auction with the V8 Ford.

Guessing you're referring to an 8N with a flathead V8 conversion.

Of course I've also seen a lot of MH 55's with hopped up V8 used for modified tractor pulling.

No George, it was actually a JD model A with a Ford 302 engine installed. Big rear tires and tricycle front end. The link still works for me.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Break the 100 barrier this month

« on: April 25, 2008, 12:54:18 AM »

Tomorrow it will be one month since Larry joined the group as the 99th member.  It will be a whole month without adding a single subscriber or reaching the 100 mark.

George, it sure is a little slow. Maybe everyone is busy going to auction sales. Like this one for example.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6d35e7
Just imagine the sound of that Ford V8!

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Cockshutt 30

« on: April 19, 2008, 11:37:22 AM »

Since we are under a winter storm warning here on April 19 I thought I would post this old picture from 1973 showing a friend's Cockshutt 30. They were belting it up to the grain chopper to grind cattle feed. In the background is another sight we don't see anymore. The CP rail train as it has either just dropped off empty grain cars or picked up full ones in town. No more elevators or trains for  the last few years.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Wall Street Journal

« on: April 15, 2008, 01:15:35 AM »

Thanks for th link Danny, I guess it was bound to happen that old tractors would become high priced toys or investments for the rich. Its good if you are in a selling position but not so good for the low dollar guy trying to get into the hobby. Remember, there was a time when a 57 Chevy was just an old car too?

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'round the pot-bellied stove / Wall Street Journal

« on: April 13, 2008, 12:12:34 AM »

Is there a link to this article so I could read it?

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'round the pot-bellied stove / I'll quit lurking if you will

« on: April 06, 2008, 01:36:20 PM »

Ralph,
     How difficult is it to bring stuff across the border?  I'd sure like to get one of the Cockshutt 80's.  Its too far for me to travel anyway I'm sure. Probably be better to buy in the states with the weakened dollar, For the time being.

Danny

Danny, I have no idea if it is difficult to bring old tractors across the border. I wouldn't think there would be a problem but who knows. I hear that some of our old tractors are going across the atlantic to the British Isles to collectors there.
This particular sale is a good ways north of me and outside my usual range of travelling . Not that I need any more old rusty iron on this farm.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / I'll quit lurking if you will

« on: April 05, 2008, 12:52:22 AM »

What do you mean by "osculating front ends" .  I'm trying to visualize it.

A very nice looking 400 any Ollies at the sale.

Danny

My mistake Danny, meant to post a link to the auction. So here it is.
http://www.schapansky.com/2008-07-25.htm
I see one Oliver 77 listed there. Plus a couple of Cockshutt decalled Olivers from the late thirties or fourties.  A rare old Field Marshall too.
Re: osculating, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osculating_circle
Although it might be
 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=osculate
My guess is that the auctioneer was really trying to say "oscillating" front end but spell check or something came up with osculate.

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'round the pot-bellied stove / I'll quit lurking if you will

« on: April 04, 2008, 08:59:48 PM »

I gettin' tired of talkin to myself. It does get a little lonesome here but check twice a week and write once. Might make it a more popular hang out.

Danny

Howdy folks. While you are waiting for some activity here, check out this interesting looking antique tractor auction sale coming up in Sask. in July. Theres a good assortment of colours including a couple of JD model A tractors with "osculating front ends". Didn't know that was possible on a tractor. :confused:
Heres a sample of whats at the sale. This 400 IH out in the snow.

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Forum Technical Help / Picture gallery

« on: April 02, 2008, 01:35:44 AM »

Ralph,

Tell us about your picture.  What is mounted on the Massey Harris?  Is the John Deere pulling the MH?

George, I guess a few details would help. The 444 Massey has a dozer blade mounted on it and that was likely the problem . That low riding push bar under the tractor got hung up on the ridges of sod, combined with wet ground underneath, it brought everything to a wheel spinning stop and required a pull from the big 5020. You can't see it in the picture but there was a single furrow sod buster plow hitched to the Massey. He was breaking up some low land that had only grown grass and willows in the past.

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Forum Technical Help / picture gallery

« on: April 01, 2008, 02:52:11 AM »

I know theres a pic gallery on the ATIS website but for some reason they don't come out with my computer. I was wondering if there was a way to have an ATIS members picture gallery on this forum.

Danny Tabor

Danny, not sure if we need a gallery here now since this forum allows us to post a picture right in with the comment.

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ATIS General Tractor Discussion / re: Olivers

« on: March 28, 2008, 02:17:39 AM »

Guys, when I get around to it I have some nice vintage tractor pull video from a few years ago that I am hoping to put on you tube. And one of them was an Oliver 880 with the screaming GM diesel. Very impressive.
Correction, it must have been a 990 now that  I think about it. No GM diesel option for the 880 I think.