MM G706 Promotional Tractors

A question to you Minneapolis Moline fans, experts, and historians some of you may remember a G706 LP that was featured on a Classic Tractor Fever clip awhile back that had the belly and motor painted a reddish Orange color as a promotional "vote" if you will when those tractors came out. Does anybody have anymore information on this by chance? From what I understand, there was 1 LP G706, which was sold a couple years ago- as well as 2 diesels that were known of. Does anybody happen to know where the diesels are, or if serial numbers were recorded of these or if anybody knows or has any input of how many were actually painted this way?
Thank you in advance for your help, comments, and bits of information about these tractors.
 

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Never heard of a reddish 706 of any kind. There was some literature that was printed more reddish than Dyna Brown. Think it was M5 and GVI. You would have to check with Martin Johnson or Brian Gonyea. I don't have their contact info. Someone on here will.
MMDEL
 
If I'm correct, I believe it is in southern Indiana nowadays. I know quite a few years ago it was in South Dakota. interesting history on that tractor. When it was new there was a feature at the Minnesota state fair with it. I have seen photos of it at that state fair.
 
I would like to know more about my early 706 parts tractor. It is Diesel #6 but it has the Coleman FWA.
The parts book says Coleman FWA did not start until #106 or #107.

Ive speculated it was a test tractor used on one of the MM test farms. One of the MM test engineers
that use to travel to AZ said that they were testing the Coleman setup in AZ before they started
production.

If anyone knows anything about the early Coleman 706s, I be interested in hearing about it.
 
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I was at the Mn State Fair with my Dad when that tractor was on display. That was quite a few years ago, but if memory serves me correctly, there were two on display. One was the red version like in Doug s picture, and the other was identical tractor but in the conventional colors. Everyone was encouraged to vote on which color combo they preferred and drop your ballot in the ballot box. As is common, change is not always accepted.
I would like to say there were two red tractors there-one LP and one diesel, but so many years ago that I m not sure about that anymore.
 
Butch, I have seen photos and read an article of the display at the MN. state fair. Yes the article explained the vote card .
Nice piece of Moline history & glad it was kept in it's as built condition. It is in a good home in Indiana presently I believe.
Merry Christmas.
 
Interesting Keith. As you mentioned, the serial number / Coleman axle question makes a person wonder what actually was done with that tractor. I believe my 97 Massey was at the very end (possibly next to last ,or last) of the Elwood front axle. I also find it interesting that your tractor was found to have been used at the test grounds down in your area. Merry Christmas.
 
Thank you everybody for your information, memories,
and stories about this promotion Minneapolis Moline
did with the 706s. Its always interesting hearing about
these different ideas, and marketing aspects if you will
they did with these tractors back in the day. Once
again, thank you everybody for sharing your memories
about these tractors. Hope everybody has a Merry
Christmas!
 
(quoted from post at 16:06:05 12/24/22) Butch, I have seen photos and read an article of the display at the MN. state fair. Yes the article explained the vote card .
Nice piece of Moline history & glad it was kept in it's as built condition. It is in a good home in Indiana presently I believe.
Merry Christmas.

Dean, I don t want to high jack this thread but you mentioned pics of the red 706 at the Mn State Fair and this ties in with the fair. Have you by chance read and/or seen the story and pics of how MM got the machinery to their lot at the fair grounds. I don t remember if the story was in one of the Merchandiser mags or somewhere else. The story states that at
roughly 2:am a day or two before opening day, a crew would actually drive tractors and implements through town on then major streets. One picture showed a tractor pulling a G-4 combine which took up a good share of the street. One picture I still find amusing shows several men in front of a tavern at closing time with adult beverages in hand. You can only guess what might have been going through their minds (white elephants for one thing) seeing a sight such as this?
 
Butch, I don't recall reading or seeing that article. I find it interesting/humorous that the operators of that machinery just
stopped in for a cool one or two while transporting their wares to the fair. I don't think much of that would be allowed
today, although I would have enjoyed the assignment had I been involved. I do remember seeing photos of the banner & the tractors
on display at the event. The half century of progress show at Rantoul,IL. brings a lot of the older equipment out to
demonstrate how things were done years back. Always a great event and enjoyable to attend.
 
Not that unusual even today. The staging yard for some
of the big convention centers is sometimes a little ways
from the hall. I have driven farm equipment through
downtown Nashville at an early hour of the morning.
 
(quoted from post at 17:13:56 12/24/22) I find it interesting/humorous that the operators of that machinery just stopped in for a cool one or two while transporting their wares to the fair. I don't think much of that would be allowed today, although I would have enjoyed the assignment had I been involved.

Was he talking about the actual drivers stopping at the tavern, or was he referring to some of the people already in there who came out to watch the equipment go by? That statement could be read two ways. Maybe I got it wrong.
 
(quoted from post at 22:01:32 12/25/22)
(quoted from post at 17:13:56 12/24/22) I find it interesting/humorous that the operators of that machinery just stopped in for a cool one or two while transporting their wares to the fair. I don't think much of that would be allowed today, although I would have enjoyed the assignment had I been involved.

Was he talking about the actual drivers stopping at the tavern, or was he referring to some of the people already in there who came out to watch the equipment go by? That statement could be read two ways. Maybe I got it wrong.

If you have it wrong , then I did too.
 
I probably didn't state that as clear as I should have. The picture I referred to showed patrons from the tavern who I would guess were outside after closing time still drinking with what used to be called a roady (a drink that could be taken outside after the bar had closed). Some of these gentlemen appeared to have spent a good deal of time in the bar. That is why in their inebriated state I stated I wonder what was going through their minds seeing a parade of farm machinery going through downtown at that time of the morning. No, none of the MM employees were stopping to indulge!!
 

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