It's not a Truck

Geo-TH,In · Mar 29, 2022

It's a second owner John Deere.
Original paint
https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto121503.jpg
It came from a tobacco farm in Ky.
He used it to cultivate tobacco.

<img src=https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto121504.jpg
This tractor was at the Sullivan tire store for new shoes.

Rich'sToys · Mar 29, 2022

Looks nice!

ss55 · Mar 29, 2022

larry@stinescorner · Mar 29, 2022

Keith True · Mar 29, 2022

I knew an older fellow that worked on them new.He always referred to the 50 as the New B.He used to say they made a
better tractor out of a good tractor.Later on I worked for his son when at a dealership.He said we know it's not the
right name,but we all know what he is talking about.

Dean · Mar 29, 2022

Looks like it.

Dean

rlp in Co. · Mar 29, 2022

My brother had a 50. The engine sounded like it ran quite a bit faster then a B.

41B-boy · Mar 29, 2022

new shoes? Really?
Must have spare $ lying around... there's plenty of hours left in those. Prolly years!

Fr. Bob

Geo-TH,In · Mar 29, 2022

The owner of the tire store said he can repair rims too.

I never

asked the price of new shoes.

Geo-TH,In · Mar 29, 2022

Larry,
Not sure what they called the front end.
I think it was called a roll-a-matic.
My first tractor was a JD H. I bought it at an auction for $100. It had a 2 row cultivator. It burned when our dairy barn burned.. The cultivator came with armstrong hydraulics.

Rich'sToys · Mar 29, 2022

(quoted from post at 16:17:41 03/29/22) Larry,
Not sure what they called the front end.
I think it was called a roll-a-matic.
My first tractor was a JD H. I bought it at an auction for $100. It had a 2 row cultivator. It burned when our dairy barn burned.. The cultivator came with armstrong hydraulics.

Yep, that's a roll-o-matic front end.

This post was edited by Rich'sToys on 03/29/2022 at 09:05 pm.

tim s · Mar 30, 2022

Would be best to make a fire ring out of those rims...the insides will be very bad..

Dean · Mar 30, 2022

Indeed, it is.

I once restored a 730DE with Roll-O-Matic, converting it to a JD wide front in the process. Traded the good HD Roll-O-Matic for a set of front weights.

Dean

IaLeo · Mar 30, 2022

Dad watched a John Deere Day free movie in the local theater and they were showing how the RolloMatic front wheels could drive in and out of a furrow and how simple the PowerTrol lifted trailing implements. He right away traded my old favorite SC Case for this new JD. Had to blacksmith the 2-16 JD plow for a cylinder. This '51 B did no better than the 1940 SC on pulling that plow, but had a useless super low 1st gear fit only for something like rototilling.

Driving through thawing cow yard with the manure spreader, one front wheel slammed down and one slammed up! Funky steering!
The old SC would have its front wheels remounted turned outward to prevent solid freeze-up with mud,giving more space around the pedestal. But the gee-whiz RolloMatic had to be cleaned right away! At least the steering wheel did not fight back like the older Farmalls and JDs.

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