My Dad Sewing Wheat Fall of 1988

John B. · Jan 25, 2014

Here are a couple of pictures of my dad sewing wheat with our Mom's Farmall "H" and a steel wheel wheat drill he always used. He said he bought the drill for $300 at an auction in the 1950's. In 1990 it sold for $300+ at his farm auction. I can still remember hearing him pull that drill down the oil road to get to the back fields on the other side of creek. My older brother recently bought Mom's Farmall "H" to keep it in the family.

Billy NY · Jan 25, 2014

Really nice photos, tractor makes the shot too, and planting in the dust as is always said ! You have to wonder, what do you think was on his mind while planting, probably like us, listening to the music from the engine while enjoying the ride.

robgIN · Jan 25, 2014

Neat pictures ! I can still remember my dad using an old wooden wheeled Hoosier grain drill when I was a little kid, then a bigger steel wheeled McCormick grain drill for many years. The Hoosier was originally pulled by my grandpa with horses.

JD Seller · Jan 25, 2014

I like seeing pictures of things like this. Not only is it a good picture it has a story to go with it. That picture takes YOU back to a good memory of your Father. You can't put a value on that.

We do not have very many pictures from the past in my family. Pictures cost too much money so many times a few wedding pictures is about all we have of a lot of the family.

David G · Jan 25, 2014

That picture made me think of my dad and his H, I sure miss him.

Wheat Farmer · Jan 25, 2014

Great photo. I am sure he was thinking 60 bpa, $5.

PJH · Jan 25, 2014

Nice pictures!

I always liked to see the dirt falling off of those steel wheels as they turned. An old man in our neighborhood had a drill like that.

Our old drill was a Gundlatch (SP?). Wooden wheels - not nearly as neat to watch.

Royse · Jan 25, 2014

We used a very similar drill when I was a kid, pulled it behind
a John Deere two cylinder. Worked great!

I remember Dad going out to get it ready to drill with one year
and when he opened the lid there was a big blue racer snake
clinging to the inside of the wooden lid.

Dad was deathly afraid of snakes, so he slammed that lid as
hard as he could. When he and I finally worked up the nerve
to open the lid again, we found the snake chopped into little
circles and embedded in each grain tube.

Guess you know who got the job of cleaning them all out! LOL

gab · Jan 25, 2014

My son was born in Aug. that year, don't think it rained all summer, around 100 degrees most days, crops were terrible but I didn't need to mow much lawn. Don't know how my wife survived.
Northern Illinois

Anonymous-0 · Jan 25, 2014

Haven't thought much about that issue, but certainly a good observation. We had an Oliver steel wheel drill that had the normal stepping board. Rode it for many hours and saw the same phenomena

Leroy · Jan 25, 2014

Those Oliver steel wheel grain drils are selling for $600+ now. 13-7 or 12-8 models

John B. · Jan 25, 2014

Yes an old Gunlach Drill. They were made in Belleville IL. My dad knew a woman with that last name years ago. Lived between Shiloh and Belleville.

John B. · Jan 25, 2014

That brings up a good subject. I'll post it in a new post Billy. Thanks for the idea.

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