Classic Tractors. Cool

[cornermouse]

On RFDTV, channel 9409 on Dish, I think.

[Eagle_Eye]

1. Classic rednecks driving tractors

http://poststuff2.entensity.net/031105/media.php?media=mower.wmv

[cornermouse]

2. I've been thinking a tractor would be quite nice.

I don't see a redneck on my shopping list, though.

[BrainRants]

3. I thought I was the only insomniac city boy that saw this!

I agree, too bad my kids weren't up to enjoy it with me!

[cornermouse]

4. They were quite nice.

[TomClash]

5. And some might actually have been made in the USA

Check out www.antiquetractors.com

[cornermouse]

6. Thank you.

Grandpa had one with iron wheels. I don't remember what brand it was. Would you know? It also had a large wheel on the side which he put a large belt to run a machine which I think may have chopped up corn.

[TomClash]

7. Sorry I don't know

[Hugin]

8. Do you remember what color it was?

The big tractor companies typically had a distinctive
color for their equipment years ago.

For instance...

Case was red. (I think)
John Deere was green and yellow.
Caterpillar was yellow.
Ford was grey and blue.

I remember an orange one... But, I don't
recall the company for that one.

[madrchsod]

10. international is red

case is orange,minneapolis-moline is a crappy yellow orange color

[Hugin]

13. Yeah... That's right.

It's been awhile since I've seen some of them.

Thanks madrchsod.

[cornermouse]

11. I don't really remember a color.

It was old in the 60s and had iron "tires", not the usual rubber. It wasn't steam. He had two other newer tractors. This one had, in a child's eyes, a rather large wheel which with a wide belt ran a loud machine which processed grain. I think I remember corn in particular.

[Hugin]

15. Most tractors had metal wheels...

Until sometime after WWII. It was expensive to make
large rubber tires.

The belt driven thresher was probably pretty early.
'20s or '30s. Later they were replaced with a mechanical
linkage due to the fact the belts were dangerous and
difficult to use.

[farmbo]

20. Allis Chalmers, of course. (We had WD-45s then 190 XTs)

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[efhmc]

17. Good god, those thing they call tractors are riding lawn mowers.

I was trying to look up the old MF we USE on the ranch and found riding mowers not tractors.

[Speed8098]

9. Lounge material

Shouldn't this be in the lounge?

[madrchsod]

12. no one is up yet, plus

i bet most of the mods are sound asleep

[efhmc]

18. People who really use tractors have been up for a spell, folks.

Edited to add: Guess that would not include any moderators.

[Hugin]

14. From the looks of things...

We'll all be out tilling the soil soon enough...

Beats talking about peak oil, though.

[DemoTex]

16. 1963 Guards-red Porsche Junior tractor

[efhmc]

19. http://www.mainetractors.com/MF65/massey_ferguson_65.htm

This is close but much too clean to be being used.