Tractors

MCourson · August 16, 2003

1953 IH McCormick Farmall Super A

Elwood · August 16, 2003

You need to get in touch with one of my friends that I work with here at school. He is an Antique Tractor collector. Here's his webpage address Bell Grove Farm

pacodiablo · August 16, 2003

Nice!!!

doverarjim · August 17, 2003

We have the new and improved version of that tractor it is an early 60's 140 series the biggest difference is that it has what was to be the farmers greatest work saver a 1 point hitch. All of the pulled implements are attached to the tractor with a pointed bar that slides into the back of the tractor in the hitch and when you pull back foward it locks into place to unhook, just raise the lock up and pull away from your implement. International also used a 2 point system on some of the bigger tractors of the time, this was before the 3 point hitch became a standard for equitment mfgs.

ChevyWolf · August 17, 2003

Looks great!

I'm trying to buy a old Farmall Cub off a guy. I Hope he sells it to me.

greyghost03 · August 17, 2003

After seeing the pictures I had to go back to the top of the post to make sure I saw 1953!

Man, that's a good looking tractor!

pacodiablo · August 17, 2003

MC, is it restored/refurbished, or just well cared for?

MCourson · August 17, 2003

Thanks guys. It is a very recent restoration.

pacodiablo · August 17, 2003

I would be restoring a tractor, but summer has run out and the MTD simply isn't worth it. If I find a Bolens/Huskey and the price is right, I will restore that (assuming tractor and truck budget do not conflict).

MCourson · August 17, 2003

This is how it was when my dad and grandpa bought it.

Aside from the obvious cosmetic restoration it needed a valve job, new disributor, new coil, new front tires, and replaced the generator with an alternator. It had a few stuck valves in it. We have the original owners manual and on the last page it says the engine was rebuilt in July 1970. The bottom end is still the same since then and it still has very good compression and now it runs like new.

Elwood · August 17, 2003

You wouldn't happen to be interested in selling the front cultivator tool bars off of that would you? I have a friend who has that same model tractor and is looking for the front tool bars.

Truckman031 · August 17, 2003

Very . Especially after seeing what it used to look like.

MCourson · August 18, 2003

You wouldn't happen to be interested in selling the front cultivator tool bars off of that would you? I have a friend who has that same model tractor and is looking for the front tool bars.

Sorry not for sale. Thanks for the comments.