Old photos for you fellers

notjustair

Well-known Member
Show and tell time. I went to see my folks and took some pictures. These are hanging in frames so there is a glare, but I knew you might enjoy them. They also made me have some questions. I've walked by them for years and never really analyzed them.

What words do you suppose are stenciled on the grain bin of the pull combine? I couldn't tell you much about the picture other than it is my grandfather and the Farmall looks VERY new. I find it odd that you don't see the header on the combine, but I know it had one. Everything is straight cut here. That is the farm on my dads side of the family. I grew up farming with this side of the family but the grandpa I knew was grandmas second husband after dad's dad died early on.

The other picture is my grandmother on mom's side getting ready to go to the field on the "tractor". They kept the team until the actual tractor came along, but they did use a kit machine for several years for some field work. I had always assumed it was an old Ford just by the looks of it and the oval gas tank, but looking close I noticed the square emblem on the radiator shell. Anyone know what car it was before the kit? The triangle painted on the hood seems odd. They were not prone to extras even if that meant a brush and paint to put something "funny" on the hood of the tractor. My bad back often hurts after spending a day in the tractor. I can't imagine what it would feel like after one spent sitting on that round gas tank.
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I can't help with the questions, but I love the pictures!
I tried to lighten them up and crop them in a little.

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For the car/farm truck my best guess is a REO before the modifications were done. I'm not sure by any means. Maybe someone out there knows it's definitely NOT a REO, lol.

Great photos, thanks for shsring, wish there were similar ones in my family history.
 
Well, they are the "newest thing" on big headers now. I'm sure it's much tougher stuff than canvas and wooden slats on today's draper heads, though. Not for me - I'm still using that "old" technology of a cross auger on my combine!
 
I'm not sure, but it looks like it might be a #11 McCormack Deering. Neighbor had one, but it's been a long time ago so I don't remember all the details. It had a spike tooth cylinder; it picked up a rock and took out a bunch of teeth. They spent a half day out in the field replacing cylinder teeth. When they started it up again, the heavy spud wrench was still laying on the canvas. The owner and the hired man each accused the other of leaving the wrench on the canvas. Took them almost a whole day to replace the teeth the second time.

My uncle had a McCormack Deering 21RD; it was a much taller machine than that one. with much steeper elevating canvas.
 
Thanks Royce for turning the pictures and improving the imiges. My thanks to Notjutair for sharing those interesting old picture.
 

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