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Jim Nolan

05-03-2005 08:08:12

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I have found an old Sears and roebuck tractor and am wondering what to do with it. It,s about the size of an F20 IH. It has a ford model A motor with a truck rearend, Pto and narrow front. The radiator and any sheet metal are gone. Tag is mostly there. Has rubber all around. tires are junk. Rims look good but haven,t moved it yet to see better.

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mark oprsal

05-23-2005 22:20:41

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-03-2005 08:08:12

sears sold a predecesor to the grahm-bradley in the early 30s that was just called a bradley tractor. We have one that we are restoring now.

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dave elmore

05-18-2005 20:11:14

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-03-2005 08:08:12

Jim
Where are you located? re: the Sears tractor.
I may be able to help you with some ideas on
what to do with it.

thanks
Dave

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dave elmore

05-24-2005 16:06:44

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to dave elmore, 05-18-2005 20:11:14

Mark, sounds like a neat and rare project you are working on. I think the tractor that Jim is referring to is a Sears Economy made in 38 and
39 by Peru Wheel Co., Peru, IL and sold in the
Sears Catalog like yours was. The 38 had a model
number of 220.25 and over the hood steering. The
39 model number is 220.26 with improved steering.
Chad Elmore wrote a book about the Sears offered
tractors and the Peru Wheel Co. a few years ago.

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Jim Nolan

05-26-2005 06:23:24

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to dave elmore, 05-24-2005 16:06:44

Thats what it is. A 220 something from what I can make out on the tag. I haven,t talked the lady into letting it go yet. Jim

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dave elmore

05-26-2005 20:07:58

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-26-2005 06:23:24

If the steering is over the hood and open pedestal
gearing it is a 1938 model number 220-25. If the steering gearing is incased and the steering shaft
runs down the side of the tractor (like an WC
allis) it's a 1939 model number 220-26. Both
are rare and really neat to restore. If I can help once you get it let me know. I am
at delmore@newarknet.net. The factory that
made them was not too far away from where I live.

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Glen E.

05-05-2005 00:08:28

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-03-2005 08:08:12

Sears sold a kit to build your own tractor. You bought the rearend, bull gears, etc and supplied your own Ford or Chevy engine. I have seen ads for them.

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Tyler Fetter

05-04-2005 19:11:35

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-03-2005 08:08:12

I have old sears riding tractors and i have all the parts for them since the day i bought them they are in working condition i was wondering if u would be interrested. I have the manuals i also have the grease that came with it and it says SEARS right on it righ tback if ur interested.

Tyler

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KJO

05-06-2005 19:28:15

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Tyler Fetter, 05-04-2005 19:11:35

Tyler what model is the tractor you have?

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JPB

05-04-2005 10:41:56

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-03-2005 08:08:12

Sounds like a sears economy tractor built in the late 30's. See a few around yet at shows, and they are in wendels book also

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Fern(Mi)

05-04-2005 05:06:25

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Jim Nolan, 05-03-2005 08:08:12

sounds like a doodle-bug (homemade). I learned to drive on one. It was our suplement power unit between horses and first tractor.

Also reads like a Love tractor asssembled late 40's early 50's in Berrien County, Michigan.

A stretch of the imagination, Sears selling tractors assembled from junkyard parts? Wierd? how about picture of unit and plate. Maybe assembled from plans? Fernan

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p55

05-04-2005 12:05:08

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Fern(Mi), 05-04-2005 05:06:25

Love started the "Tructor" or Trucktor" line of tractors in Benton Harbor. Those were made narrow front. When he moved to Eau Claire
(just west of Frank Prillwitz) in Berrien Co he made the wide front orchards starting around 1940.
I think the last one was made in '54. There's a tire store where the old factory was. Least that's what Frank remembers...

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Fern(Mi) onFriday

05-04-2005 20:30:36

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to p55, 05-04-2005 12:05:08

There was a Friday Tractor manufactured along about those same periods of time. I believe the shop was on what was the original US12 east of Berrien Center on what called the Old Territorial Highway. Nope! Sorry. Believe it is now called the Red Arrow highway. Friday's tractor utilized higher HPered Chrysler flat head engines and maybe doubled transmissions going into some might heavy duty truck rear ends. Was rumored while Love worked for Friday, each man only tolerated the other for each his mechanical skills, until Love had had enough and of Friday and went off on his own.

Both tractors used the some of the same sheet metal and fenders, the Friday having a longer hood over the longer larger engine. The Friday tractor was very popular with orchard growers. Plenty of speed anc power to pull larger three to five hundred gallon speed sprayers carrying their own engine driven high pressure pumps.

Some of those sprayers where a sight to be seen, pumping out a sprayed fan of varied formula insecticides. Those fluids uder such pressure they could lay a many tree branches over in the most unlikely directions and manners that really hadn't been Mother Nature�s planed direction of original growth. These tractors agility and speed made them very popular over the slower clumsier red IH's and green JD's manufactured at that time.

That�s as I remember some of it. Likely mostly rumor.
Fernan

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p55

05-05-2005 06:44:55

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Re: Sears tractor in reply to Fern(Mi) onFriday, 05-04-2005 20:30:36

I've learned a lot about Fridays and Loves over the last ten years or so and seems that I learn a little more each day. I spent a little time up in that area a couple years ago. Had a looonnnggg talk with Frank Prillwitz, while walking their orchard. Met Dave Timrick (?) and Roland W (I can't spell worth beans!) Each account of things seemed just a little different and I guess that's what makes the spice of life. Real nice people up there in that Berrien County.

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