odd ball tractors

[730 virgil]

how many of you heard tractors such as Long, Wards, Gibson, or Graham Bradly.
I would like to these tractors have seen all but Gibson probably big money to buy one.
Maybe someone makes toy ones?

 

[old]

how many of you heard tractors such as Long, Wards, Gibson, or Graham Bradly.
I would like to these tractors have seen all but Gibson probably big money to buy one.
Maybe someone makes toy ones?

Back in the day Sear's sold farm tractors and so did Wards both had the odd ball named tractors

 

[rustred]

how many of you heard tractors such as Long, Wards, Gibson, or Graham Bradly.
I would like to these tractors have seen all but Gibson probably big money to buy one.
Maybe someone makes toy ones?

There was Rockall tractors made right here in Edmonton , Ab. 1950’s vintage. Had truck diff , and trans. With the flathead Chrysler. One guy brings his to the pulls. They do ok.

 

[Rodney51Cub]

Some of the rarer ones I have seen.

 

[trackrat]

i worked for long tractor as asst. parts mgr. in their carrolton tx. branch house the tractors were made in eastern Europe they were Fiat design units

 

[38 Sears Roebuck]

Here's my oddball/orphan. 1938 Sears Roebuck.

 

[Richard Nixon]

how many of you heard tractors such as Long, Wards, Gibson, or Graham Bradly.
I would like to these tractors have seen all but Gibson probably big money to buy one.
Maybe someone makes toy ones?

I almost saw one like this one time.

 

[JOCCO]

Leader was one.

 

[Adrian Billheimer]

I almost saw one like this one time.

No, that was swamp gas reflecting off a weather balloon, those tractors do not and never did exist. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.... wink, wink. :>)

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Leader was one.

Leaders were made by the Brockway family near Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Also made some under the Brockway name under an agreement with the truck maker and they changed to the Leader name after a dispute with the truck makers. I've heard it both ways and not sure which is true.

 

[shaun wallace]

i worked for long tractor as asst. parts mgr. in their carrolton tx. branch house the tractors were made in eastern Europe they were Fiat design units

What about this one. Its in the Lamar Mo area, feathered in Antique Power several years ago. I took pic in Nevada Mo in 2015.

 

[Not db4600]

how many of you heard tractors such as Long, Wards, Gibson, or Graham Bradly.
I would like to these tractors have seen all but Gibson probably big money to buy one.
Maybe someone makes toy ones?

Pre WWII there were hundreds.
Post WWII the likes of Silver King, Leader, Keck-Gonnerman, Huber, Corbitt, Friday, Shepard, Earthmaster, Custom- who spawned Lehr, Rockol, Regal, and Montgomery Wards.

 

[Texasmark]

A few Long tractors have been in the area over the years. My grandpaw had a 2 wheel, hand operated garden tractor that I think I recall it being a Bradley. He worked a 3 acre garden with it. I was a city kid and lots of times when we would go out there he would grab me by the ear and "drag" me out to the garden to work.

Interesting spin off of that: He had 2 adjacent Dill plants between the garden and the house. One was about 2x the size of the other. On one occasion we were walking back to the house and he had to take a whiz. He fertilized the tall one and he told me about the results of fertilizing plants. Never forgot it.

 

[Texasmark]

A few Long tractors have been in the area over the years. My grandpaw had a 2 wheel, hand operated garden tractor that I think I recall it being a Bradley. He worked a 3 acre garden with it. I was a city kid and lots of times when we would go out there he would grab me by the ear and "drag" me out to the garden to work.

Interesting spin off of that: He had 2 adjacent Dill plants between the garden and the house. One was about 2x the size of the other. On one occasion we were walking back to the house and he had to take a whiz. He fertilized the tall one and he told me about the results of fertilizing plants. Never forgot it.

Spin off #2: He had a pond about 150' in diameter and down there on the Texas coast water was only 25'down. He hand dug a well and that kept the pond full. The outlet pipe was under a huge Willow Tree and the water was cool. I spent many an hour sitting on that pipe, drinking that cool water and enjoying what the country had to offer.....being a city boy.

 

[Ray,IN]

A few Long tractors have been in the area over the years. My grandpaw had a 2 wheel, hand operated garden tractor that I think I recall it being a Bradley. He worked a 3 acre garden with it. I was a city kid and lots of times when we would go out there he would grab me by the ear and "drag" me out to the garden to work.

Interesting spin off of that: He had 2 adjacent Dill plants between the garden and the house. One was about 2x the size of the other. On one occasion we were walking back to the house and he had to take a whiz. He fertilized the tall one and he told me about the results of fertilizing plants. Never forgot it.

But if a dog pees on it the plant will die.

 

[rustred]

But if a dog pees on it the plant will die.

No different than human pee. Plants dye also. Salt is salt.

 

[Not db4600]

No different than human pee. Plants dye also. Salt is salt.

Dye or die?
Oh that explains all the spots in my lawn.i thought it was the skunks.

 

[DPittman]

Knew a man that used to hunt for the oddballs and orphans. His last count was 53 tractors he had collected and restored. Haven’t seen him at the show for a long time and can’t get word on what happened to him. Passed on I’m afraid

 

[Texasmark]

No different than human pee. Plants dye also. Salt is salt.

Well the ONE was head high and the other belt high. Maybe grandpaw didn't use salt on his food?

 

[Jim in NC]

Long tractors were assembled in Tarboro, NC. I use 2 of them, and my brother has one.