Pictures from 1949 Successful Farm Magazine

[al1933]

Seeing the pictures posted by rrlund from his old literature stired me to look thru my pile of antique magazines.Not in prime condition as his are.1949 Successful Farm magazine priced at 20 cents per issue.







 

[John B.]

And to think these were big tractors for the time. Great Pictures Thanks for Sharing
 

[SweetFeet]

Oh, really neat. All are nice - but I like the old Firestone tire treads and the Ford car ad.

Now I want to buy an old magazine too! I think it is time for spring to come - need to get outside and keep busy so I don't want to buy stuff.
 

[Adirondack case guy]

Great stuff. I think most know which adds I like. HeHe
Loren, the Acg.
 

[Wheat Farmer]

In 1959 Dad was going to buy me a school car. 1949 Ford. Dealer let us try it for a few days, but the next morning it was cold and won't start. The oil was real thick. Dad changed it and the engine had a bad knock. Ended up with a 1954 Ford mainliner. Love these old ads.
 

[Texasmark1]

I bought a '47 Chev. truck like that once too. Was young and stupid. 90 wt oil and sawdust. I have been an oil nut most of my life so first thing I did when I got home was to change out all that black goo and put in some fresh oil...........you would have sworn I was a mosquito spray rig for all the smoke that came from that thing.

Mark
 

[Cienna]

al1933---Just a couple comments----I had an older brother as a model, driving a Studebaker truck in the late 40's---actual picture intended for advertising purposes. I don't have that pic, but his son has it. About that same period of time, I remember riding with him as he was hauling a Caterpillar on a "low-boy", pulled by an Autocar tractor. If I remember right, that truck had only FIVE speeds. But it had a LOT of torque at low rpm's.
 

[rrlund]

Love it. I'll let these soak in a while. I've got a bunch from a 54 Farm Journal that I'll post later this afternoon.

When you scanned those,did they come through as a PDF file? Mine do. I have to fit every one to the screen,then use the Snipping Tool to change them to jpeg and name every one to get them in to a form that I can post. A real pain in the neck.
 

[Organicfarmer1972]

Really enjoying the pictures from the past. Keep em coming!
 

[MJ in the UK]

I also like the Firestone advert as I have a pair of those rear tyres on my original unrestored Farmall H . MJ
 

[SweetFeet]

MJ in the UK,

Neat! You should post a photo.