OLD Time Plow day

C Kain · Aug 17, 2014

Will try to post a picture I ran across the other
day. It shows my grandfather and his sons. Near
the town of Orland, IN.

JD Seller · Aug 17, 2014

That is a real neat picture. I would have a copy enlarged and frame it. Then keep the original in a very safe place. You can not place a "value" on family pictures like this one.

wjytexas · Aug 17, 2014

fantastic.

Phil in MI · Aug 17, 2014

Any idea what year that was? Phil

robgIN · Aug 17, 2014

very cool picture !

C Kain · Aug 17, 2014

Year ? 1948-1950

Paul from MI · Aug 17, 2014

Neat picture, Orland is only about 15 miles from me and Wall Lake Tavern has some really good fish. Looks like a very early Farmall M(1939?), an F-20, two H's, and another M. Grandpa must have been a Farmall guy! In this part of the country they'd have turned over 12 furrows every round and that would have been huge back then.

fixerupper · Aug 17, 2014

Very neat pic. There's something different and better about an old picture taken back when those tractors were in their heyday, and a modern picture taken of old tractors plowing today. Did you notice the different rear tire patterns? Did the third tractor have more traction problems because of that tread design? We'll never know. Jim

Alan K · Aug 17, 2014

Im not positive but I think that design of tire possibly would be a S-3 tire which was synthetic rubber during WWII. I had one on my ZA MM that I removed when I restored it. It was hard and dried out. My dad said the S-3 tires slipped a little more when pulling but wore like iron. There was one on my uncles 1939 ZT MM which I think he said was an original, its still on there.

ShadetreeRet · Aug 17, 2014

I love old photos like that. That was history in the making, and they didn't even realize it. Thanks for sharing.

Phil9N3667 · Aug 17, 2014

The tires on the third tractor have the same pattern as the 9N I have that my grand dad bought new in 12/39!! I still have the 9.5 x 32" tires on it, but need one new one. Gotta be nice to the wife or just put it on the card and surprise her!!

C Kain · Aug 17, 2014

Paul, I can agree, re:WLT & Fish. A few years ago, the Tavern was owned by the oldest son(now passed)of the 4th Farmer in the picture. The next son currently has the 'Brat Shop', know that one?
That is my father on the H, with the funny tread. p.s. I am originally from Bronson.

MPK · Aug 17, 2014

My Dad bought a new 1941 JD model A and it had tires like the 3rd tractor.

Earl-IL · Aug 17, 2014

The second tractor has Montgomery Ward tires on the rear.

fixerupper · Aug 17, 2014

If I remember right a neighbor had those tires on a JD B. I think they were Firestones. He said they didn't have as much traction. The Oliver 70 owned by our local threshing show has them, come to think of it. They ride a little rough kind of tread induced rough ride. Jim

flying belgian · Aug 17, 2014

What do we have here? H,F-30,H,H and M?

C Kain · Aug 18, 2014

Yes, Well almost. I think it's a F-20 (my Uncle Fred)but not sure. An M in the rear, with a 3 bottom. It boggles my head to see one tractor/plow turn that many furrows today.

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