Ted in NE-OH

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Just got back from GOTO great show , people were awesome. The feature tractor was the WF and there was 10+ of those. Very
unusual. Another unusual was that there was 26+ "G"s there . Thank you to the organizers, well done.
 
the pedal tractor display on the trailers was almost unbelievable, over 200 mounted and fastened. Some very unique items were there.
 
Question about the IB tractors. A show I help with every year has 3 IB tractors come that I think are from same family. 2 of them have the heavy frame around them, 1 does not. Why the frame and why the difference some with and one without. The ones that come to my show are not same year acording to tags. One is painted pink.
 
I've heard the bumper was integral to the IB design since it was marketed as a factory/industrial tug (cart puller and pusher). I've always assumed that secondary owners took them off and lost them since they make maintenance very difficult (much like D series side panels). Mine is missing the bumper which has kept my enthusiasm down in restoring it. A good friend of mine (well known AC collector) says "the bumper is the IB". Wish I could find one.
 
The one of the three without if I remember correctly was the oldest and cound not see any place for that frame to have mounted. Think I will probably see them again this next labor day when the show is.
 
not all IB's had the frame, I believe the earliest didn't all have them depending on the tractor application
 
Interesting information, my assumption was wrong. Unfortunately, mine looks like it did have a bumper.
 
Glad you had a good time! I'm a member of that club but I dont get to participate as much as I would like. You even got a pic of my little lowered B (#122). She just got finished pushing some dirt before I took her down so she was definitely in her work clothes. I'm still rounding up parts but hopefully this winter I will get around to giving it some attention.
 

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