IH 8 Little Genius plow

[Ram1]

I just purchased this one bottom pull type plow I believe is a #8 Little Genius international Harvester plow Id like to know if anyone can confirm that thats what it is, I will attach photos of the plow and the numbers on the main beam and on the moldboard. I am trying to determine the year of manufactures s size of the moldboard.
The number on the frame looks like PO 14803.
The moldboard has 03088.

 

[Jim Becker]

Based on your moldboard number, it is an 18" "KA" bottom. Double check your beam part number and post a picture of the whole plow.

 

[used red MN]

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[Ram1]

(quoted from post at 21:28:38 05/18/21) Based on your moldboard number, it is an 18" "KA" bottom. Double check your beam part number and post a picture of the whole plow.

 

[Red Dave]

Yes it is a Little Genius Single Bottom plow. I have one like it.

The PO is for Parlin and Orendorff, a plow manufacturer owned by IH.

 

[Ram1]

Thanks for the information, do you have and idea what year it was manufactured? I purchased it to go with my 1936 JB modelB.

 

[Red Dave]

I have no idea when mine was made, and I do not know how to find the date of manufacture on one. They were made (I think) from the late 1920's through sometime in the 1950's, but I think that the steel wheeled ones are more likely earlier models rather than later. My guess is 1930's - early '40's for mine.

Mine has the cast iron moldboard and shares, even though I took them off and laid them aside so they wouldn't get broken. I put a Super Chief frog and bottom on mine so I could use it and have wear parts available if I needed them. The Super Chief bottom works perfectly.

A John Deere B should pull that plow easily, I pull mine with a Farmall B.

Single bottom Little Genius Plows are not very common, at least around here.

 

[Ram1]

Thanks for your help. I guess I will start restoring it now. I may need more help as I go forward. Thanks again.

 

[Jim Becker]

It is a Little Genius Number 8 - 18 inch. I still don't get a hit on that part number. But the 18 inch version of that model is enough different from other versions that it may just be in a separate parts catalog that I don't have.

From what I have looked at, it appears this model was built from 1929 through 1955. I agree with what Red Dave said about the wheels suggesting a fairly early build. There was nothing on these plows that directly tells when they were built.