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UK Row Crop

03-08-2003 03:43:56




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I have a book that say's all Oliver-Hart-Parr wheels were made by French and Hecht, Is this correct ? I thought the Tip Toe wheel was an Oliver product.

I have not heard much on French & Hecht, did they just make wheels? Who built the wheels for the Fleetline tractors?

Thanks for any help,
Chris.




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Chad

05-01-2003 12:02:47




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 Re: French Hecht in reply to UK Row Crop, 03-08-2003 03:43:56  
French & Hecht wheels were made in Davenport, IA, and it had a factory in Springfield, IA. Later, the factory was in Walcott, IA (it's now a Titan factory). F&H produced 3,000 different wheels during the 1930s. Nearly every type of ground based non-automobile equipment used them. They started making spoked steel wheels. The French & Hecht name was first used in 1909, the original founder of the company was William Bettendorf (after which Bettendorf, IA is named). Later, as the industry changed, it started producing stamped-steel disc wheels. Their wheels are typically marked with an F&H, FH, or with the name spelled out. The company was purchased by Kelsey-Hayes in 1943, and by Titan Intl. in 1988. Titan was originally called Electric Wheel Co. F&H also made wheel weights and steering wheels. I've never heard that they made actual equipment like wagons. The product development trade magazine OEM Off-Highway had an article about F&H back in March 2002, and Belt Pulley magazine ran an article about it and three other related wheel firms several years ago.

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Chad

05-01-2003 12:43:35




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 Re: Re: French Hecht in reply to Chad , 05-01-2003 12:02:47  
Make that Springfield, OH.



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Bob

03-10-2003 21:46:57




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 Re: French Hecht in reply to UK Row Crop, 03-08-2003 03:43:56  
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OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc. Rome, GA 30162 5811
Mfr., Fabricator, Dist. & Supplier Of Wheels, Rims & Tires For Agricultural, Construction, OTR, Industrial, Mining, Forestry, Military & Specialized Truck Applications. Stocking Dist. For Titan Wheel International, Can-Am, French & Hecht & Dotson Wheels, Dico & Armstrong Tires, & Tunaverken Aluminum Wheels. Mfrs. Of Wheels, Rims & Tires For Most Off-Road Machinery, Worldwide. Applications Including: Earthmover, Construction, Forestry, Agricultural & Industrial Flat Base Wheels & Rims, Irrigation Wheels, Heavy-Duty Skidder Wheels & Flotation-Terra Wheels. Specializing In Tire & Wheel Assemblies.

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Aaron Lowrey

03-10-2003 12:43:05




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 Re: French Hecht in reply to UK Row Crop, 03-08-2003 03:43:56  
They also must have made wagon running gears because I have one with the French Hecht tag.
Aaron Lowrey



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DKaiser

03-09-2003 15:21:37




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 Re: French Hecht in reply to UK Row Crop, 03-08-2003 03:43:56  
So what I can gather from the consensus here is that the French and Hecht wheels were only sold with the rubber tires. Our 1930 Model A hart-parr has a solid cast center with a rim much similar to what the 99's use, I'm guessing this was added later. The steel wheels we have for it have flat spokes which are not similar to what I've seen of french and hecht wheels, so I take it the steels wheels weren't made my them? To my knowledge the later tractors used rims made by the electric wheel company I think. Our 1950 model 99 has goodyear rims on it, but I'm sure those were bought and added by a previous owner. I'm pretty sure though that the electric wheel company was making the rims for the fleetlines as well as the oliver implements from what I've seen.

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canada Grant

03-08-2003 13:19:57




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 Re: French Hecht in reply to UK Row Crop, 03-08-2003 03:43:56  
Oliver hart parr wheels made by french and hecht were used for rubber tires before oliver started making thier own . They have steel rims with steel round spokes and cast hubs. I have a 1936 cockshutt hart parr 28-44 on factory round spoke wheels [F & H] It was sold in canada by the waterloo threashing machine company with these wheels and rubber tires [Waterloo brass tag on side of hood] The original sales records for Waterloo are in ontario farm museum and they gave me original owners name and that he had traded in a 18-28 on the bigger tractor. F & H built for most major companies at the start of the rubber tire era.

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UK Row Crop

03-09-2003 10:38:54




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 Re: Re: French Hecht in reply to canada Grant, 03-08-2003 13:19:57  
Where did French & Hecht have there factory, and did they make any thing else?

Also seen a picture of a Waukesha powered Huber tractor, that sure looks like an Oliver 80 engine !!
Did Oliver sell engines to other tractor builders?

Thanks for all your help.
Chris.



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Canada Grant

03-09-2003 12:56:58




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 Re: Re: Re: French Hecht in reply to UK Row Crop, 03-09-2003 10:38:54  
Don't know where F & H was located or if they built anything else. I guess never thought about that or heard of any info. Perhaps a good question for OHPCA board ? I know Waukesha engines were used in Hubers and they look and sound the same . Never went into specs on Hubers or if oliver made them or were bought from Waukesha.



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Larry from MD.

03-09-2003 13:23:29




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: French Hecht in reply to Canada Grant, 03-09-2003 12:56:58  
I think they made all those tractor weights that you see with F/H on them.



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Don-WI

03-10-2003 20:31:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: French Hecht in reply to Larry from MD., 03-09-2003 13:23:29  
Doesn't F&H stand for something else now? While cleanig up some 20-30 yr old rims to paint for a running gear, They all had FH stamped on them. I thought it stood for Farm Hand. Noticed it stamped on several other rims now over the years, just never thought about it.



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red dog

03-09-2003 13:21:33




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: French Hecht in reply to Canada Grant, 03-09-2003 12:56:58  
F&H has been around for years made steel wheels,then made first rims and wheels for rubber tires for numerous tractors and equipment.



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