Photos of UDLXs in action

cam.man67 · Feb 23, 2019

This is kind of a long shot. I’m putting together (hopefully) a historical farm display in 1/64, and would like to include an MM UDLX in some sort of custom-hire application. Problem is, I’ve not found really any good references or pictures as to what these tractors would have been used for or on. I’m familiar with building custom implements and such so I’m up for a project, just need some inspiration.

David R Inman · Feb 23, 2019

Quick google search termed up this:
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db4600 · Feb 23, 2019

Worked really good for hauling out manure in winter.

Philip d · Feb 23, 2019

That?s a nice story. It?s too bad it took so many years before farmers recognized that keeping out of the dust rain snow and bitter cold wasn?t being frivolous. I know it wasn?t just about that in many cases but we think things are tough now they were live or die tough back then in some cases.

Adirondack case guy · Feb 23, 2019

I doubt that after spreading manure with it all week, mama would have appreciated riding to the Sat. night Grange dance with it smelling like fresh cow poo inside it.
Loren

db4600 · Feb 23, 2019

Had a cousin that took the back seat out of the ?52 Pontiac to haul calves to market.

rrlund · Feb 23, 2019

Trouble is,they didn't have AC. I think the guys with the MM R cabs and the Raby cabs on Olivers most likely took them off in the summer.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 23, 2019

I ain't figured it out yet,I can eat a little dust,put on a coat and keep the $$$$ in my pocket.Canopy for shade is nice in the Summer some of my tractors have them some don't.The little
bit of dust I get now doing something like baling hay is nothing compared to the cement dust I sucked in while working in the concrete block plant.

docmirror · Feb 23, 2019

I just typed in; udlx comfortractor to bing.com search and turned up hundreds of pictures.

BTW, there's an old Adams grader west of Co Springs on hwy 24 that I drive by regularly. It has a stand-up enclosed cab, and I think it's from 1928 or so. I've asked to buy it several times, but the guy just lets it sit out there as yard art. I wanted to actually put it into service up in the mtns! But - he won't sell.

Eric in IL · Feb 23, 2019

When you mentioned custom-hire, I thought of a corn sheller. I suppose custom shelling was needed back then and the UDLX would have been pretty speedy moving from farm to farm. Most shelling was done late Winter or early Spring, so the cab might have felt pretty good on the road.

2 9600 · Feb 23, 2019

uses are the same as any other tractor . but possibly a mail route

2 9600 · Feb 23, 2019

so with no cabs how many hours of work do you put in .

oldtanker · Feb 23, 2019

(quoted from post at 08:47:36 02/23/19) This is kind of a long shot. I’m putting together (hopefully) a historical farm display in 1/64, and would like to include an MM UDLX in some sort of custom-hire application. Problem is, I’ve not found really any good references or pictures as to what these tractors would have been used for or on. I’m familiar with building custom implements and such so I’m up for a project, just need some inspiration.

Hate to burst yer bubble but they only managed to make 125 of those. So I really doubt that any were really used for custom work. Wasn't row crop as were most tractors sold in that time frame (38-41). Heck Farmall released the H and M So that was a BTO tillage tractor in it's day, except there were bigger tractors out there at the time like the W9.

So if you are trying to stay historical?

Rick

sms · Feb 23, 2019

I have lived next door to a few dairy farms not only do you get used to the smell you kind of miss it when it's not there

Philip d · Feb 23, 2019

I agree but a fella might have a different point of view plowing 12-16 hour days for 3 weeks straight in the fall or the same hours planting in the spring.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 23, 2019

I've put in some long days plowing/discing/planting with an AC WD45,still put in quite a few hrs making hay,bush hogging,cultivating,doing custom work in 90-100 degree heat in the Summer. I actually love the heat makes for great hay making weather.Love the smell of the hay,guess I don't know any better.I just enjoy it weather changes and all.If I had to farm like many do on here I'd quit tomorrow.Mother said I'm too much like my father.

tomstractorsandtoys · Feb 23, 2019

In your climate maybe but in WI,IA,MN and much of the rest of the midwest we sometimes do most of our planting and harvesting in weather that you would consider winter. Haul manure every day with windchills that can be -40 with dry blowing snow. We usually quit on fall tillage when the ground freezes. Some years your ground never freezes all winter. Tom

brian(MN) · Feb 23, 2019

A farmer around here did custom corn shelling with a UDLX. I think he had to remove half the side of the tin off to
use a pully. Pulling wagons of grain to the elevator was another use, probably not too fast thou. Really to hot and
dusty for much field work.

fixerupper · Feb 23, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:47:41 02/23/19) When you mentioned custom-hire, I thought of a corn sheller. I suppose custom shelling was needed back then and the UDLX would have been pretty speedy moving from farm to farm. Most shelling was done late Winter or early Spring, so the cab might have felt pretty good on the road.

The cab would have been handy for custom corn shelling but did the tractor have enough power to pull anything in the fast road gear? I never did hear how the transmission worked in a UDLX.
Was there a hi-low range in every gear or?

sourgum · Feb 23, 2019

I understood them to have a 5 speed transmission. When 5 was used the governed engine speed was disengaged so that the engine could over rev. They would run up to 35-38 mph that way. There were two gearshift levers. The only thing the left one did was disengage the shaft running the first four gears and released the governor, so the tractor & engine would run faster. Somewhere I read the first tractor produced sold to a mailman in northern Iowa for a mail route.

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

Some photos I ran across may be of interest.

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

(quoted from post at 08:24:47 04/21/19) Some photos I ran across may be of interest.

Having some difficulty uploading photos.

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

Another photo.

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

Doing these one at a time. Files must be too large.

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

Engine compartment of UDLX.

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

A trip into town... from inside the cab.

DoubleO7 · Apr 21, 2019

The cab assembly pic looks to be staged.
Or maybe the very first cabs in newly acquired space for assembly.
Not enough " clutter".

MnBoy · Apr 21, 2019

(quoted from post at 11:47:16 04/21/19) The cab assembly pic looks to be staged.
Or maybe the very first cabs in newly acquired space for assembly.
Not enough " clutter".

Totally agree about the UDLX assembly line. Can't believe MM would have women dressed that fancy when assembling tractors. Also, I think MM had a strict policy about using safety glasses in the shop area. Like you said, no clutter...makes this look staged.

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