Doing her part for the war effort. H or M? (cool pic)

Patrick HMD · Jul 14, 2014

Best regards
Patrick
'49M

Anonymous-0 · Jul 14, 2014

More likely a B.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 14, 2014

Definitely not a B. Can't tell for sure, either H or M.

Dean · Jul 14, 2014

F4U.

The tractor looks to be a W4 or W6.

Dean

notjustair · Jul 14, 2014

Looks like an M. Look at the height of the grill. It's also got the
starter in the right place for an M. Can't be a B - you would see
the oil bath air cleaner on this side.

Kent Petersen · Jul 14, 2014

any of you guys ever see a w with row crop narrow front

notjustair · Jul 14, 2014

Nope. The tires don't appear to be W size. The steering shaft is visible by the bystander. A W has a sharper angle to the steering shaft. I'm sticking with M.

It has something bolted to the front to move things with but I can't tell exactly how it is bolted on. It appears to be as high off the ground as the hood.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 14, 2014

looks like a m ,,ask the folx at ihc forum

Anonymous-0 · Jul 14, 2014

Operator is too big relative to the tractor.

sd pete · Jul 14, 2014

Looks like an M to me.

oldsarge · Jul 14, 2014

I think I mainly agree with Dean

NY 986 · Jul 14, 2014

Looks like a M to me.

Super-H-Mike · Jul 14, 2014

H or M , most likely M.

Smalltowner · Jul 14, 2014

from the factory in Kansas City, 1942.

smallercrawler · Jul 14, 2014

Notjustair-If you are referring to top pic, I believe what you are seeing is an oil stain on the concrete pad on far side of tractor, not an attachment.

showcrop · Jul 14, 2014

The fronts are to the side of the frame not under or lower. I am not a red guy but aren't the standards Ws?

John M · Jul 14, 2014

The black and white picture is an M or an H, possibly could be an industrial M (YES,they do exist), not a W, not a B, not a F-What ever Dean is saying series, not anything else! Look at the rear wheels, those are H or M, not B. The color picture shows an International I-4 (Which was settled some time back on the Farmall Forum.

C. Amick · Jul 14, 2014

How about the planes? Are they Corsairs (Navy Planes) with Rolls Royce engines?

M-MAN · Jul 15, 2014

Don't know what it is but it isn't an M. Wrong wheels, front axle too far forward, muffler too far back and too big. If it's a Deere it's a Waterloo.

Patrick HMD · Jul 15, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:17:56 07/14/14) How about the planes? Are they Corsairs (Navy Planes) with Rolls Royce engines?

F4U-1A Corsairs, either Navy or Marines, powered by a Pratt & Whitney twin row 18 cylinder R-2800 radial engine.

The Rolls Royce engine was an in line liquid cooled V-12 that the P-51B,C and D Mustang used. I've often wondered which one would come out on top if pitted against each other. Would probably end up a tie. Both awesome airplanes. The Japanese often referred to the Corsair as the 'Whistling Death'.

The same Rolls Royce engine was also used by the British Hurricanes and Spitfires.

Best regards
Patrick
'49M

hermit · Jul 15, 2014

I would say M. That looks like an airplane boneyard to me.

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Jul 15, 2014

This same picture of an H/M towing a corsair is being discussed on Red Power Magazine site.

J.Wondergem · Jul 15, 2014

Definitely different tractors and plane in the two photos. I also think the original is a M.

C. Amick · Jul 15, 2014

Thanks for the information. My dad was an airplane mechanic in the Army Air Corps during WW2. He went to Pratt Whitney and Allison aircraft schools. I think Pratt Whitney was in Niagra Falls, NY and Allison was in Lincoln, Neb.? He said he saw his first experimental jet aircraft when he was in Niagra Falls.

GeneMO · Jul 15, 2014

Someone mentions a '49 M. That would be pretty late. Those are F-4U Corsairs, the later model with the bubble canopy. The planes also dont show any squadron Identification so they are either new from the factory, or going through a refubishment. Some obviously have the cowling off the engines. It could be a factory update facility. They would push the basic planes off the assembly line, then make modifications and updates before they went to combat. This way they didn't have to keep messing up the main assembly line and slow things down. So there were lots of factory modification centers.

The war was over in 45, but the corsair went on to serve in Korea 1950-1954. I dont know offhand when actual production ceased on the corsair assembly line, maybe 1946?
Gene

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