dear fellow writers / readers:
A co - worker and I were talking about small tractors last night at work. He and his dad have a small acreage and were discussing looking for a small tractor.
He was lamenting the cost of some he saw // OO they have everything INCLUDING PRICE even for combined equipment. I suggested a supper A or 100 or 200 series. showed him a picture I found of a re built supper A and discussed some of the types of equipment that could be attached.
>>>> would anyone have some photos ( black and white) of different equipment attached to a one of the afore mentioned?you would like to share, so he could come to an understanding of what he might search out.
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WE live in the London area of Ontario Canada just for your interest in placing us on the map.
Thank you. Wm.
 
Forget the 200 since they are somewhat rare. For a small area less than 5 to 10 acres an SA, 100, 130, or 140 would do fine . . . if you can come up with the equipment. Plan on spending years finding all you may need and it will be standard only if you are very fortunate. If you find a one row Farmall with all the tilling, planting, and harvesting equipment plan on spending up to $3000 US or more depending on the condition of the unit. I have a 2 row (200) and it has taken me about 20 years to get all the equipment in working order and the plow still needs attention. I am in no hurry since in this area plows have never been used . . . our soil being just too plastic.
 
I have a 2 wheel 2 furrow lift 8C IHC 1/2 steel 1/2 re worked to rubber I used to pull with my B series. In heavy ground 2nd 3/4 throttle. My aim is to find Pictures though for this co - worker to give him advice and visual.
 
What are you calling "a small acerage"? 10, 40, 100? Depends on where you are, so it will depend on what they need. Anything over 20 or 30 acres of tillable land to about 60 or 80, I'd go for a C/Super C/200/230/240 series. If not one of those, I'd find something with a 3 point as implements are easier to find. Mowers, plows, disks, rear blades, etc. are everywhere for a 3 point, not so easy for the others unless you luck upon a "package deal".
 
Super C or 200 is ideal for 100 acre or less. only thing better than a Super C is 2 or3 or 8 of them.bunches of them still working hard here in KY. I plow, disk, mow, rake and bale hay with a Super C every year. Even pick corn with it now and then. I also pull a 7 foot bush hog with one. perfect tractor for hundreds of chores. I like so well I am still working 4 of them.
 
(quoted from post at 22:48:00 06/21/13) My understanding is that they have about 20 some acres. that is small.
Wm.

When my folks "downsized" to 100 acres in 1956, Dad bought a Super C with a bunch of Fast Hitch equipment. We had 60 tillable acres and used that SC for everything... that series were the handiest small row crop tractors ever made, but it still might be better in most instances to have a small tractor with 3 point.
 
Super C would be ideal
still good deals out there on them.
One with a fast-hitch that you can convert to a 3-point,
or one with an aftermarket 3-point are a little tougher
to find, but they are around.
If you are considering all tractors, a
Ford 600-800-2000-3000 series are good machines
for small farms, although they usually are a bit more $ to buy.
(but parts are usually cheaper and more common, so a toss-up)
I own quite a few of both, and the SC's are my favorite
puttering around tractor, but the Fords do most of the actual work.
(all 3-point stuff here)
 
="Wm. Ecccles - Jardine;

On this board's left side under 'Galleries' you and your friend can use the 'Tractor Photos' or 'Implement Photos' or 'Vintage Photos' links to search for photos and possible contacts.

http://www.nationalihcollectors.com/archives.html has a link to the Wisc. State Hysterical :lol: Society IH collection for more stuff.

tractor house.com (put that as one word and all lower case letters) , a local farm paper/website, auction(s) in your area and a visit to a tractor show or two can provide some direction and maybe an opportunity to make purchases. You can also search here.

Reading georgeky's posting, ALMOST...almost, makes me 'tink' about an earlier IH tractor series than my 40 and 60 series tractors, which are two Farmall 340's and a Farmall and International 460. Now...I'd best stop 'tinking'...oh, and just to prove I'm not color blind, I have a 1955 wide-front Allis Chalmers CA.

Good luck with your search.
 
(quoted from post at 22:33:03 06/21/13) Super C or 200 is ideal for 100 acre or less. only thing better than a Super C is 2 or3 or 8 of them.bunches of them still working hard here in KY. I plow, disk, mow, rake and bale hay with a Super C every year. Even pick corn with it now and then. I also pull a 7 foot bush hog with one. perfect tractor for hundreds of chores. I like so well I am still working 4 of them.
My dad bought his first C in '49 or '50 and from then until he passed away in 1984 and even until Mom left the farm in '95, he (and she) always had either a C or Super C. Much of that time he also had a bigger tractor, but the C/SCs were just so darn handy for mowing, raking, planting, cultivatiing, hauling manure (except after he got a big pto spreader), pulling wagons and hayracks, chores, etc.
 

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