Operator's manuals

I have been an avid "guest" on YT for years. I have finally taken the plunge to enter the arena by posting. I was raised on a family livestock farm 5 miles from my current address, farmed with my Father for 10 years after graduating from local high school, 4H & FFA member and chapter president. I had beef, swine and corn for projects during those years in school. During my early years in school Dad farmed with his brother, they each had 320 acres, which was all rented as they didn't own any of their own. My Uncle's farm was sold in 1968 and he didn't get the lease for the farm, so he sold out and moved to town, he then became a parts man at the local JD dealer. Dad continued to farm the 320 acres with my help during my high school days. You have to realize that this was all done with 4 row equipment, except the 2 row mounted corn picker at the time. Dad had traded in his 1958 720 diesel for a new 1966 4020 LP open station, so that was our big tractor at the time. After high school I had saved up enough money from my FFA & 4H projects over the years to purchase a low hour 1970 4020 diesel factory cab and 5 bottom plow, and rented a 120 acres for myself. I picked up a 456 4 row International planter, just like Dad had. So we built our own squadron hitch to pull both planters together. We were covering a lot of ground now with 8 36" rows, except for the fact that we hadn't gotten a larger field cultivator. The 24' field cultivator came the next year. I rented another 160 acres for a couple of years. We bought a new JD 7000 8 row planter, updated tractors to a couple of used 4430s. Then the 1980s hit, my 160 acre farm went to the owners brother after the owner died and I didn't get the lease as the brother's existing tenant got the additional 160 acres. The owner of all three of our other farms died and would be sold off a parcel at a time, my 120 first. So I found myself without a farm. I worked in a local factory for a period of two years and then went back to school for a degree in mechanical design. Dad continued to farm, as he found other farms for rent later in the area. Dad finally retired in 2002, then passed away in 2014 from farmer's lung.

I still have the 1938 F14 that my Grandfather purchased new. Dad and I restored it in 1999. I also have the 1956 400LP that Dad purchased in 1969 at a farm sale for $900.00 as he was the only one that had bid on it. I purchased it on his farm sale in 2002 for $3000.00, as there was someone else that wanted it that time. Just my luck!

Which brings up the subject of this post. Mom has found several manuals of equipment that Dad had collected and tucked away over the years prior to his farm sale. These are from equipment that he had either sold, or traded for years before, that is why they weren't on the farm sale. If someone is interested in them, I can ship them to you for the cost of shipping. Here is the list of manuals.

Case Disk Harrow Model S and SA Wheel Type (Used condition)
John Deere C-11 Series Inatergral Field Cultivator OM-N159188 Issue J8 (Used condition)
John Deere 40 Series Corn Heads OM-H88388 Issue J4(Good condition)
John Deere 344, 443, 444, 642, 643, 644, 645, 842 and 843 Corn heads OM-H83265 Issue L1 (Good condition)
John Deere 4000 and 4020 Tractors (Serial No. 201,000-up) OM-R46934 Issue L9 (Good condition)
John Deere 4430 Tractor OM-R65532 Issue A7 (Good condition)
John Deere Electronic Seed Monitors OM-A28966 Issue A6 (Good condition)
IH 540, 550 and 560 Moldboard Plows (Good condition)
IH 710 Moldboard Plow (Good condition)
Woods Owners Manual Model No. L59U & L306-U

IowaTJ

Hi I would be interested in the plow manuals. I am in Ohio Thanks Steve 419-618-0017

Welcome aboard! We have a small dairy in PEI on the east coast of Canada.

Thanks. Believe it or not but we have a common connection already. I was on PEI back in the summer of 1976. My flight instructor, his wife and my parents had a forced landing at Cape Wolf PEI. My younger brothers and I landed in my plane at Charlettown instead. John Fitzpatrick landed his plane on a blacktop road, without power as the plane's engine had died from fuel starvation. There was no damage to the plane as John skillfully dodged the mailboxes along the road. After coming to a stop in a lady's driveway, John and Dad determined that a pin had fallen out of the linkage for the fuel selector valve. John had the fuel selector valve replaced the week before as the old one had leaked if he filled the wing tip tanks causing the mains to overflow. Mom was ready to get on a bus and go home after this happened, but we went on to New Foundland to see my uncle Gary and his family. It was a trip that we will never forget.

IowaTJ