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Most impressive. Tractors as far as the eye can see. Sad too, as I wonder if we can produce anything, anymore?
Notice the loader tucked in there. It must be a reversed tractor.
 
Looks like a lot of ZBUs and UBUs are going out. The narrow fronts all seem to be missing one front wheel... probably to help tie them to the rail car !?!
 
I know things were different on farms, size and crop
production techniques were very different than today.
Even if a factory opened up and built these tractors
again or modern versions, very few tractors of that
size or style would ever sell. While many of us YT guys
could still remember farming the size and scale these
tractors were built for, few commercial farms could
farm like that today.
 
I THINK that photo is near Hiawatha Ave in Minneapolis MN. As a youngster I can recall a scene like that. I live in MN and am now
82 years old.
 
I understand what youre saying, but the reality is look at how many compact utility tractors are on lots vs. higher hp. tractors. The 40-60 hp. size that were the work horses of our youth are now reconfigured into the 40-60 hp. CUT of the suburbs and lake home.
 
Think of all the happy new owners and families back then (and this is just one of many brands) that's now missing with the mega-
machines for corporate farms.
 
That is a very interesting picture. Propane, gas, diesel, standards, and row crop. But look at the second tractor forward on the left. Did MM make a loader like that. It is similar to a AC TLW
 
I remember going there one night with Dad to get parts, I'll bet it was corn picker parts, just remember it was a big building and dark. It's
amazing what old pictures trigger in your memories.
 
Our local dealers selling farm tractors not big lawnmowers, or estate maintenance type equipment for moving a bit of dirt, digging a little hole or cutting 3-4 acres of grass, rarely ever sell a tractor under 60hp. And always 4w drive. Farmers growing crops feeding cattle that sort of use, will rarely buy a tractor less than 100 hp. The 100 hp, 4wd loader has become the utility tractor now.
I grew up with the 50hp tractor being the big tractor, now there is hardly a job on the farm for a 50hp tractor around here.
 
Yes they made reversed with loaders. I have seen pictures from at least one collector with one or two restored.
 
MM partnered often with Lull on industrial applications. Lull was a Minneapolis company, but I dont know how many records of that endeavor would exist.
 
(quoted from post at 08:22:43 01/19/22) would the time have been 1946/47 or are they before the war, I am thinking 47 or so ?
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As someone mentioned, it appears there are UB's and ZB's in that group. That would put it in the early to mid '50's.
 
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