Update on what do I really have

My dad said the number should be on the rear end above the freaze plug like someone suggested. We could only get a partial number the rest was worn off. WC92**4 is the best we could come up with. I don't know if there is more after the 4 or what the two missin numbers are. I have to go with the fact that this is a WC, but why all the differaces like the ones I listed in my last message. The high low gear box is behind the transmission. It is the transmission, then the mechenical lift meconism and then the high low shifter. My dad told me that it was a low range and a direct drive from what he was told. It does make a differance when you shift it. The other things like the positioning of the lights, the combination foot and hand brakes, the differant rims on the back all still have me a little confused. Also from what I could detect from the serial numbers this tractor should have been built in the early 40's but my dad says he was told when he bought it that it was built in 1949. Now I don't know how true that would be but I am still looking for help in sorting all this out. If you are not sure about the differances I am refering to see my last message, What do I really have?

Thanks again for your help, don't give up on me now. I also want to say that this web site not only gave me a renewed interest in tractors, but if nothing else, it lead to a wonderful afternoon in the barn with my dad, something we have not had in a long time. For me that was worth more than all the tractors in the world.

Clair

Phil

I hate to disagee with the people I am asking to help me but this is not what you are describing.

I think the guy called Oldtimer who commented is right. This shifter has three positions forward is high, center is nutrel and back is low. You can feel the differancein both ground speed and pulling power it was not much, about the amount you woudld notice on the two speed rear end in a small dump truck when you shift it. We used to bale hay in second low because second high was just a little to fast if you hit anything kind of thick. As far as treating it like a poor mans live PTO we used to just kick the main transmission into nutrel and set the lock on the hand brake if we had to get off and leave the bailer running. I actulally kind of liked the hand brakes especially the right hand one. It had more leverage than the foot break and you could make the tracter do a ninty degree turn at the end of the field so you could get right up next to the woods when you were plowing. In a small hillside farm in western PA that was important.

Clair

I kind of like the hand breaks, especially the right hand one. Most of our turns were to the right and you could really get leverage on that hand break. I am from western PA and we had a small hillside farm and you could plow right up to the edge of the woods by using that hand break.

You had to be quick to trip the tag-a-long plows and pull the break at the same time. I used to ride the left fender and trip the plows while dad ran the tractor sometimes. I got it more than once for triping to soon or not soon enough. I know what you mean about Dad he is 78 and I live a half hour away and neither one of us farm any more, but we still laugh about some of the tricks we have pulled togther. I have been bugging him to give me the tractor, if for no other reason than to try to keep the memories we have had on it alve just a little longer. Maby I can fix it up and use it to mowe my two acer yard or something.

Did your tractor have any kind of two spead on it?

Clair