Tractors over the years on one farm

IaGary · Mar 14, 2012

Responding to the one post got me to thinking about how many tractors have been on this farm to work.

Dad moved onto this farm in 1957 with 3 MM and the tractors bought and used since then include-

MM- U,UB,ZB,R and 5 Star

IH-F12,F20,MD,300U,350,450D,460G,560G,560D,706D,
806D, 966, 986

Long 510FWD, Hesston FWD. Ford 1900fwd, AC D17

Oliver 880

Those were dads tractors on this farm.

I have had a H, MTA, 300, 560G, 1066,'77 1086FWD,
'79 1086, '82 1086, MX200

Oliver 77 and a AC C.

Dad had 23 tractors in the 40 years or so he farmed here.

I have had only 11 in the 37 years I have been farming. I still have 7 of the 11 I have bought.

How many tractors have worked your farm?

Dad and I over lapped about 25 years or so.

Gary

mark in boonville ny · Mar 14, 2012

in the in about the 25yrs ive been farming i have had a
farmal m
ford 8000,9700,6610,7710,7700,4610,655a
nh,l565,l160,tm190,t8010, and some other skid steer dont remeber
case 4490,4690
long 610
oliver 770
case ih 1494

still got the fords, 770, 610, all the nh exept for model that cant think of. some are sitting non running tractors(770,610,7700,l565)

showcrop · Mar 14, 2012

Over 25 years seven have worked here but three others have come to just loaf around and haven't accomplished anything. I am fairly well acquainted with my cousin's farm that he took over from his Dad. They started around 1945. and not too many years later had an 8N. In all I can count 14. All but one a Ford. The six newest ones are still there working, and four of the old ones are still there but pretty much retired.

Bob Bancroft · Mar 14, 2012

So far as I know, starting with my grandfather;
JD "Waterloo Boy" D A AR B 50 2510.
AC WD WD45 180D 185D
Dad and I owned an AC 6060 for the few years we worked together.
He and the home place are gone.
On my place now I have;
AC B C WD45 D15II
JD 2510(Dad's) 2520D 4020D,PS
CaseIH 5230MFWD 7240MFWD

Stan - Florida · Mar 14, 2012

I can only address those my dad and brother had, but here goes:

1943 JD 'B', 1949 JD 'A', 1952 JD 'B', 1953 Ford NAA, 1963 JD 3010, a Ford 6000, a JD 4020 and a JD 1010. I think that's all we had from 1943 until my brother quit farming in the early '80s.

Not many, eh?

Stan

Bob Bancroft · Mar 14, 2012

Oops!
I just read where you said "one" farm. But this sort of counts. Some of the land I bought belonged to some of my ancestors.
And I almost forgot the old Steiger I was so glad to get rid of!
And a WD45 I sold, now I've got another that's surplus! They just aren't as useful as they were in my youth.

Doug in Illinois · Mar 14, 2012

I can only tell what has been been used since I was born.

I was born in 1957. The first tractor was a 1958 Ford 861 Powermaster gasoline bought new. The next was a 1974 Ford 5000 row crop diesel, also bought new, then a 1974 IH 1066 diesel bought used.

All have been passed down from my mom's side of the family. The 5000 and 1066 are here in Illinois now, the 861 is still in Nebraska where it will remain to brush hog, etc.

On my dad's side, I have my Grandpa's F20 Farmall back here in Illinois also. DOUG

Billy NY · Mar 14, 2012

Thinking back now.....

Caterpillar: 2 D7's

Ford: '55 850, '64 4000 S-O-S, 5000, 8000, 3600, 5500 backhoe

JD: B, 2010 WF FEL, 2010 NF.

IH: 460 utility-cab w/ blade w/dwn press we used it for snow.

NY 986 · Mar 14, 2012

Bob, how did you like the 6060 and what kind of chores did it do?

Pair-a-dice farm · Mar 14, 2012

I don't know what the models were of all of the
Grandad bought the first tractor in 1925. They still used mules for some chores up until just after WWII
Case 12-20 crossmotor
Avery ?
Moline ?
Massey Ferguson TO 30
SC Case
DC Case
VAC Case
H Farmall
8N ford
300 Case (x2)
730 Case EH
730 Case CK
830 Case EH
1030 Case CK
4020 JD
826 IH
D17 AC Series III
D19 AC Series III
4630 Ford
825 Belaruse (POS)

Paul from MI · Mar 14, 2012

These are my Dad's, not sure of the names of the horses he used at first, but most of them would be poofed anyway.
1920's Centaur
Unstyled John Deere L
1939 Allis B
1948 Allis B
1941 John Deere H
Not many tractors for a guy that farmed for over 40 years. He got everything he could out of each one.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 14, 2012

1951 DC Case has been on my farm since i bouht it from him in 1986,. Dad Bouht the DC in 1969, We Still have the 430 Case Demonstrator he Bought in 1966,.
owned for 1 yr Oliver 70,
Wd Allis for 2 monthes
210 Massey for 4yrs too long
M J deer for 5 yrs traded that in on a gutsy massey 1010 4 wheel drive with loader ,Should Had kept BOTH of Them .
930 CASE..Although ragged out and worn out should had rebuilt it and kept it .
530 Case
300 Case , Made Good $$$$ on them toward trades for hay equipment

redd720 · Mar 14, 2012

My dad use these tractors on all his life
Farmall F-20
Farmall F-30
Ford 8N
John Deere MC
John Deere 430
David Brown 990
John Deere 350B dozier
Massey 1100
Ford 4000
Ford 5000
Oliver 1265 4WD
Case 580 backhoe
AC B

I have own for 13 years:
John Deere unstyled A and AR
2 John Deere unstyled B
3 John Deere styled B
2 John Deere styled A
John Deere MT
2 John Deere 60
John Deere 70
John Deere 720
John Deere 820
John Deere D
3 Massey Harris 44
Massey Harris 33
Massey Harris 22
4 Allis WD
2 Allis WD45
2 Oliver 77
Oliver 880
MM 4 star
MM ZAU
MM GB lp
I know it a lot but i sold most of them

paul · Mar 14, 2012

Wow. good thread, This is a century farm.

My sis remembered 2 horses in the barn yet,t hey weren't really used any moe, but were the last 2 that had been.

I don't know if grandpa had a tractor, musta but dad never talked about it?

Dad had a H that he got as a newer tractor, and a fairly new Oliver 88, with a C and a IHC 300. Got a Ford 960 when I started driving, was a year or 2 later he got a 2nd Ford 960. He got a Ford 7700 at the end, traded the 88 on it - the 88 used almost as much oil as gas that thing did a lot of tillage around here. Also bought his brother's Oliver Super 77.

I got a TW-20, a NH 1720, a Ford 5200. And still have most of dad's. The little 1720 is used every day, the blue ones do most of the work, probably should get rid of a couple of the gas burners now that I got the 5200.

--->Paul

Jimmy King · Mar 15, 2012

Granddad had 4 boys 3 stayed on the farm, one retired in TX and came back to the farm at 65 years old. all but 2 have been IHC
Granddad bought
a new Regular 1929
traded for a 1939 H
traded for a 1947 H
Oldest Uncle
new B when they came out
traded for a C years later
his Son in Law 504 U
574 U
784
Retired Uncle M
Deutz 6206
Dad Super A
230
330
400D
D6 Cat
212 Grader Cat
Dad and Me Super M
460D
756D
Me 706D
544 Gas
Youngest Uncle M
574
traded for 574
684 2
Traded one for Fiat 72 HP

big jt · Mar 15, 2012

Gonna hit the Century Farm mark next year.

Grandpa and Great Grandpa bought a HartParr 15-30 in the teens.

Traded it for a 18-36 in 29 when the Oliver combination came about and the two cylinder Hartparr's were done.

Bought a 1939 B John Deere (Still have it)

Traded the 18-36 Hart Parr on 1950 John Deere A (Still have that one also) Was able to replace the Hart Parr about 10 years ago.

In the early 60's bought a JD 3010.

Then a Farmall H at auction in the 60's, up till this one all these tractors were new when bought.

Traded the 3010 and H on a 3020 in 1967 (still have that one also.

Picked up a Case DC4 sometime in the early 70's.

Traded the DC4 on a new Case 1070 in 77.

Farmall 350 in early 80's.

Traded 350 on a Case Terratrac 420 later in the 80's (still have it also)

60 John Deere in early 80's (still have it)

Case 2290 at auction later in the 80's (still have it)

Traded the 1070 on a 2294 in the 90's and still have that one also.

of course there are toys on the place also but I have only counted the ones that did real work on the place, The 350 and the Terratrac are a bit of both.

Tempted to restore the Hart Parr I have picked up and put together a display of all the tractors we bought new for the Century farm celebration if we do anything. I have a friend who has a good example of a 15-30 then all I have to come up with would be a 3010 and 1070. Have plenty of friends with 1070's and have no doubts I could come up with a 3010 with a little looking.

Bob Bancroft · Mar 15, 2012

It was a good tractor. We bought it with the 15.5x38 tires planning on doing row crop work. It had so much power we ended up doing field work with it. We found some 18.4x30 wheels and tires off a 180 and put on it(loaded) then it finally had enough traction to pull. It would pull the same plow (4x16) along side the 185. It had a little more power than the 185, and burned less fuel. It had the factory cab with all the options.
It could have had more gears.(We should have bought the 6080 w/18.4x34 tires and 12 speeds) And the PTO clutch/shift mechanism was an archaic piece of junk right out of the dark ages.
We sold it when we quit working togther, it had about 4000 hours on it. It was so powerful we feared the rear end wouldn't hold up.

big jt · Mar 15, 2012

Forgot two AC WD45's we still have.

One has a mower under it and will probably sell it next spring.

Other has a homemade 4 nozzle spray boom on it and still earns it's keep.

jt

fixerupper · Mar 15, 2012

Dad started farming in 1948. First tractor was a 49 Deere A that was traded for a new 51 Deere A. A 35 A was added in 1950. He bought a Deere B in 1958 and traded it for a new Deere 630 in 1960. Still have the 35 A, 51 A, and the 630.

When I started farming I bought a new Case 1070, traded for a new 1978 IH 1086 that I still have. Bought a 4650 Deere a year ago. The rest are toys. Jim

Bill(Wis) · Mar 15, 2012

My farm has been in my family since 1901. 111 years. We have had a total of 5 tractors. I still own and operate 2 of those 5 right now.

jimmyjoe · Mar 15, 2012

Dad had
ford 2N
Ford NAA
Ford 971
Ford 5000
on one farm from 1948 until present. All bought new. Ford 5000 is still on the farm.

agonair · Mar 15, 2012

On our family's centennial farm near Mattoon, IL:
IH F12
JD A
JD B
Oliver 70
Oliver 60
Oliver 88 - still on the farm
Oliver 77
MH 44
Case VAC
MF Super 90 Diesel
IH 806 (2)
IH 856
IH 656 Hydro
IH 1456
IH 1066
IH 1086 (2)
Oliver 1800
IH 5088
IH 5288
IH 3588 2+2
IH 6588 2+2
CIH 7120 (2)
CIH 7140
CIH 5120

Garden Tractors:
MM 112
White 1650
Cub Cadet 1650
Cub Cadet 782
Cub Cadet 782D
Cub Cadet Super Garden Tractor
Cub Cadet 3206

greenmachine · Mar 15, 2012

35 years

4020 LP
4230 gas
4230 diesel
4230 diesel/cab
4240
4440
4640
8440
8640
4650
4650 2wd
4760
8760
8100
8110
8220
8330

Still have 6 of these tractors, all were bought
new. Oh yeah on new 1586 IH, biggest pile of junk
I ever bought new..

Fordfarmer · Mar 15, 2012

I don't know much beyond what my Grandpa had, but I think his Dad had a McCormick-Deering 10-20. Grandpa owned 5 Farmalls - a C, an H, two Super H's, and a 300. His Fords were a Jubilee, 4600, Commander 6000 and 7000. I still have the Jubilee, 4600 and 7000, and have added a 7600 and TW35. I have also owned a few other Fords - a 640, 641, 850, two 860's, 950, 971, two 3000's, two 5000 utilities, 5000 row crop, 6600 row crop, and a 9600.

rrlund · Mar 15, 2012

Too numerous to count. At least 14 Olivers,still have 6 of'em.
3 ACs,Farmall H,300,350,706 and 2 F12s,Several JD As and Bs,60,730D,3010,1020,4040.
White 2-135. Several Ford 8N and 9Ns. Massey Harris 22,Pony and 101JR. 2 Case SCs and a DC. Ferguson 30. Probably a whole host of others that aren't coming to mind right now.

DeltaRed · Mar 15, 2012

Le'see,I started in '77...JD 730D;7o6D;450D;4040(new in80);4020(only owned for a month);856.Staeted over in 84,Super M;'nother 706;couple 560s,3-4 Ms;Regular;F-20;couple F-12s;SuperH;superC;8N Ford;Oliver 60;1026;Hydro100;826Hydro;1256...Still farm with:SM;SH;SC;one running(modified) F-12(this one was purchaced new by my FIL);706;826;1256.I think that makes 28-30 during my carreer.

Mike (WA) · Mar 15, 2012

My dad bought the farm I grew up on in 1948. Started dairying in 1952, sold the cows in '61, he and I raised some beef until he sold the farm in 1971.

The tractor list: One 8N Ford.

Dad hated tractors, and anything mechanical. Don't know why I like 'em. I've owned about 50 in the last 40 years, most were bought, used a little as I fixed them up, then sold; some bought cheap and "flipped" pretty quickly. Can only remember a couple that didn't need a new seat.

Frank Dodson · Mar 15, 2012

My Dad had the following:
Oliver 88
Oliver 66
Farmall Cub
AC B
AC HD3
Oliver OC3
David Brown 990

I have had the following:
Ford 800
Yanmar 155
oliver OC 3
Oliver OC 4
Ford 2610
Kumatsu 21

I now have:
NH 3930 4WD
Mitsubishi BD2F
Yanmar 1401
Farmall Cub
Oliver 550

Anonymous-0 · Mar 15, 2012

Have had:
Case 400 Super Diesel
Oliver Su 77 NF
Oliver Su 88 Diesel gutless
MF 85 gas
Ford 6000 absolute junk
1966 MF 1100 Diesel
1972 MF 1130
MF 2805

Currently have:
MH 333 gas WF
MF 25 Diesel
Ferguson 40 High Arch
MF 65 Diesel High Arch
Two MF Super 90 High Arch Diesels
MF Super 90 Diesel standard
MF 180 Diesel
1972 MF 1100 Diesel
1968 MF 1130
MF 1150
MF 2745
MF 3545 4x4
MF 3680 4x4
MF 3165 TLB

Kow Farmer · Mar 15, 2012

On the dairy farm I was born on my dad/grandpa had these tractors.
1955 JD 70 gas with Farmhand loader
1949 JD A
19?? WD Allis Chalmers
I my own farm I have had/have these tractors.
1948 Farmall M
1954 JD 60
1953 WD 45 Allis Chalmers gas
1941 C Allis Chalmers
1966 1850 Oliver gas
Kow Farmer

Anonymous-0 · Mar 16, 2012

Grandpa's first tractor on our farm was a brand new Oliver 60. Hi father in-law farmed our other farm with a pair of JD H tractors.

Since then these are the tractors that have worked our land.

MM U
Ford 801
MF 65, 150, 180, 285, 1135
Oliver Super 66
CaseIH Farmall95

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