Crawlers I photo'd recently.

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Minneapolis Moline Model R--has a unique engine design--the rockers are about 12" long
and operate on a pivot to horizontal intake/exhaust valves. The rockers run directly off
camshaft. Engine was a Duesenberg design. A video to explain better.

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[Baxsie]

We had a MM R. My favorite little tractor. (my M F-65 is still the best). Pulling the hay trailer, turning hay, pulling the pipe trailer. Hand clutch, ineffective brakes, no live PTO. But it was always reliable and dependable.

The day of our senior prom (~1982) , Kip and I loaded up 40 bags of grain on the back of our 2-wheel trailer. Dad was seeding in the north 40. Then we took off down the big hill. I was driving, Kip was riding on the trailer -- standing up of course.

The imbalanced load had me fishtailing in no time. Soon it caught rim. I was tossed into the gravel on the side of the road, Kip surfed the trailer until it came to a stop.

The poor old R was 180° upside down, still running, lots of blue smoke as it finally coughed and died.

The seed grain bags were everywhere on the road.

I have no idea how I didn't end up dead squished on the pavement under the tractor.

I was a budding mechanic, so dad found another R. It was not running, but had all the accessories (radiator, fuel tank, hood, fenders etc). I moved all those accessories onto the original tractor and it continued to serve us well.

 

[Welder Dave]

I know some guys on a farm that bought a similar looking MM at auction for cheap. It ran great but the wheels were rusted bad and they never really used it. There was a scrapper nearby at the time and they took it and bunch of other old junk there cleaning up the yard. I'd thought someone might be interested in the engine for a restoration since it ran really good.

 

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We had a MH 101 on the dairy along with a few other makes.
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We also had a ** 35--it was a probably the best one.
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[Welder Dave]

MF35 and later derivatives are the most sought after acreage tractors. I have a 1965 MF135UK diesel that's near the top of the list. It's the most reliable machine I have.

 

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are the most sought after acreage tractors.

I don't remember how we ended up with it, but tractors that size fit in loafing sheds and
vineyards which is what we had, good for all around farm use.

 

[DMiller]

25-55hp decent sized, my old Allis Is 74 rated and a taste Bigger more awkward as a 4020 Deere is. Step further and go to 100+ hp lines, big tractors.

 

[Willie B]

By chance & preference I have mostly International. The dealer was 1/2 mile away, and since the 1930s local farmers have had IH unless they bought something at an auction. Fords were also somewhat common.
1965 I wanted a go kart, dad didn't think that was a great idea, bought me a 1950 Farmall Cub.
1987 me & Mrs. bought land, I needed to bush hog, I needed a cheap tractor. Bought an International B275 for $1100. It did not prove to be cheap when the crankshaft broke. Rebuilt engine, it's still used for wood splitter.
Now have two Farmall M, a 385, JD lawn tractor & a Mitsubici 4X4 compact diesel.

 

[Welder Dave]

Tractors like MF35's, 135's and 165's can cost as much used or more than what they cost new. Massey had the best 3 pt. Hitch set up

 

[Tones]

Tractors like MF35's, 135's and 165's can cost as much used or more than what they cost new. Massey had the best 3 pt. Hitch set up

It was a Ferguson invention that changed agriculture forever.

 

[Welder Dave]

The Advanced Ferguson system on the 100 series was the best. Brilliant engineering! Only problem is the 3pt. creeps down. This isn't a flaw and Massey didn't think it was too big of a problem. It's annoying if you have a loader ran off the 3pt. hydraulics and have an implement on the back. You have to occassionally switch the hydraulics to raise the 3pt. The fully adjustable draft control was superior to other systems. A lot of tractors just have lift and lower. Pulling a plow, cultivator or even a heavy drag beam with teeth really makes a difference with draft control.

 

[Baxsie]

. . . if you have a loader ran off the 3pt. hydraulics . . .

Here is how I tackled that on my 1962 M F - 65:

 

[Welder Dave]

A front pump is best but not everyone wants to pay to put one on.

 

[Baxsie]

My PTO pump was pretty old and I think I ruined it by having an intake filter (causing cavitation) instead of a return filter with bypass. Plus having it always occupying the PTO was a pain.

The front pump was less than $300 - but all the other stuff did add up.

 

[DMiller]

Allis was a major innovator on 3pt. Live hydraulics off the engine as a accessory drive not nose or transmission mounts, as well as the Torque Tube Power Director that was installed on the C, D series and improved on the 100 series. Another innovator was Oliver where the 3pt was Power Down as well up, IH produced models with that as well. Implements did ot tend to Float but could be maintained at depth.

 

[Truck Shop]

I guess the only mildly intriguing part about farm machinery for me is what baling wire
design is the engine configured from in early days of john barleycorn-ery.
Friend started his 6622 combine for demolition derby next month, he won last year.
Need to have tractor demo derby's-s.

 

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[Baxsie]

That looks complicated to deploy. Certainly not doing it from the driver position !

 

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