Seeking a good tractor story with photo

Wendy Brayton · Feb 19, 2011

Hi, I am working on my masters in painting and am going to be painting a series of older tractors for my final project. I fell in love with painting old Farmalls, Olivers and John Deers about six years ago. I am looking to expand my material and am hoping there might be some tractor enthusiasts willing to tell me a great tractor story and send a picture of their tractor. Over the next year I will select and paint several along with our local ones. Those selected will be sent a free print of their tractor for their contribution. I am open to other models but am particularly fond of older tractors with lots of personality. Thank you.

DeltaRed · Feb 19, 2011

Hi Wendy,I got one for you:a "modifyed'1937 Farmall F-12.Was purchaced new by my Fil in gunnison,Co.the engine was destroyed in '48 with linseed oil and repowered with a Jeep engine.It was finally 'retired in about 1980.In '87 my wife and I retrieved it (hauled it across the continental divide--that is another story)and used it a little bit.It developed a problem and was abandoned behind our barn for about 10 years.We decided to fix it or junck it--we fixed it and added a small loader.after afew years we reversed it(5 years ago) and added the hilift loader.we still use the thing(almost daily)

John Harmon. · Feb 20, 2011

To clear the air so to speak,lets see some of your work from the past.

TimWafer · Feb 20, 2011

[color=black:707f01db8c]You can check out my Farmall F-14 story along with pictures at

http://timwafer.com/f14.html [/color:707f01db8c]

olliekid · Feb 20, 2011

this last summer i bought a tractor at the age of 17 with my own
money. its an oliver 1655 and i have since also had a senior picture
with the tractor.

Fawteen · Feb 20, 2011

Hey Tim, on your website you might want to update the link to mine. The one you have is two sites ago.

See the link(s).
Tractor Page

Home Page

Fawteen · Feb 20, 2011

Do you have any documentation/pictures of the process of reversing it?

Interesting idea, but I bet it was a PITA to do. I'm assuming you reversed the transmission as well so you have 3 speeds in the new "forward" direction?

Paul in MN · Feb 20, 2011

You don't have to reverse the tranny. The rear end housing on Farmalls and many others has enough room so that the ring and pinion gear can be reassembled so that the ring gear is on the opposite side. As I recall, the ring gear is on the right side of the pinion, and can be switched to the left side for reverse operation which will give all former forward gears a backwards direction to the big drive wheels of the tractor. I know this was frequently done on Farmalls, Molines, and Allis's, maybe others as well.

Paul in MN

Fawteen · Feb 20, 2011

That's what I meant by "reversing the trans". I was pretty sure it could be done on the F series as well.

Clutch and brake linkage would be fairly straight forward, but I wonder about the steering. I expect shifting for loader work is a PITA too.

RandyB(MI) · Feb 20, 2011

Wye shame on you , John , you just don't trust anyone do you? I like the way you think.RB.

Wendy Brayton · Feb 20, 2011

I attached a photo from my blog which I will do again and if you look up my website you can see images at braytonart.com

RandyB(MI) · Feb 21, 2011

A ligitimate poster who isn't affraid to prove it. Welcome aboard and nice paintings. Pardon the initial stand-off-ishness , but I'm sure you understand.

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