Tractor brands on your family farm

[redih55]

When Dad came back from Korea, he started farming with an IH 300, then bought an IH 350 utility, In 1964, we had a machine shed fire that destroyed the 300, the 350 utility was saved. He then bought a 51 M and sold the 350 utility. Said over the years that he regretted doing that. In 1965, we moved to the current home place that was owned by the local IH dealer. Dad rented the ground, and we saw lots of IH tractors that the land lord provided to do the farm work. 706 gassers, an 806 gasser, a 450 propane burner, numerous 560 diesels. In 1975, the landlord died, so Dad bought his own 560 diesels, he had two of them at the time. Then he bought an 856 a 1066, then a 986, and still had the old M. In 2005, he had an retirement auction, but kept the 986 and the old M.
After Dad died, my sister bought the 986 and the old M. They are both still at the home place.
 

[mb58]

No longer farming but once had:

JD
4430
4230
4020 diesel
4020 lp
3020 gas
2020 gas

Case 1270

JD cotton picker
9900
9910

JD combine
95
7700

Gleaner
C
 

[scott mcintosh]

Dad started farming in 1949 after serving in army in Japan with a team of horses then in 1950 he bought a farmall h,then 1961 he bought and M to go with the H.Then 1971 he added a 460 then in 1973 the H got traded for a 450 diesel in 1982 dad purchased a super MTA with mounted picker.Years later when I started farming with dad I bought a 49 A John Deere then came oliver 77.Dad and most of those tractors are gone now except dads 1951 M and super MTA that I farm with.Additional tractors I have are farmall 450 diesel not dads, oliver 1755 with loader,oliver 1850,farmall 400,1949 M,Case 1370.Where has the time gone.Scott
 

[rdandersom]

We always had a John Deere. A 47 A 2010D then 1830.There was a Ferguson 35 with a loader to help the Deeres. My maternal grandfather had Masseys. Something on steel during the war 2 44s a 30 50 with loader 1100 1135 255.I started on my own with a Farmall 300 then Case 730 then David Brown 990. Today the A John Deere is still here along with a TEA20 Ferguson
 

[muleboss]

Farmall . International, Massey, Minnie, Oliver, Avery. Never owned a JD . Also have never owned a Ford vehicle.
 

[allenlane]

Tom, why did you detest the N's?
 

[mj]

[Kansasredneck]

Growing up, all our stuff was rust colored. Dad had an F-20, a Regular, an 8N, and a 9N. Not sure on the 9N. It had 3fwd, and an over drive. I think there were three or four other F-20s in the grove. Old, half disassembled, ran about as good as the ones we farmed with.
He up[graded to an M when I was in high school, then had a heart attack and decided to retire. He turned 70 before I graduated. Not sure if I kept him young, or made him prematurely old.
I started out with a White 30-2. It was a nightmare. electrical system was trashed, hydraulic lift was trashed, PTO clutch was trashed. I parked it on a hill and roll started it most times, then would let it warm up, take it back to the top of the hill, shut it off, engage the PTO, and roll start it again to brush hog around the place. Found some one with stupid tattooed on his forehead to buy it. (it was misspelled.) Now I have a Challenger. Newer version of the same problems. Guess I got that tattoo as well.