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French Farmall Super Cub Vineyard Replica

01/21/2020 by ST Leave a Comment

Photos of a replica that I built of a 1958 French Farmall Super Cub Vineyard Tractor. In 1958 the employees in the Farmall tractor works in St Danizer France took 64 of their Farmall Super Cubs into their machine shop and made at least 30 modifications to these tractors, including the steering systems, front end, rear end, foot pedal system and the brackets to mount the fenders, seat, and foot rest plate. This resulted in lowering the tractor to the height of a LoBoy and 34” wide maximum. The purpose was to develop a tractor narrow enough to go between the rows of their vineyards. The experimental vineyards did well in testing except for one problem. Because of it’s narrow width it was “top heavy” and would tip over on slopes and rough terrain, and was never put into production.

It is always a favorite at shows and in parades and is often called ”the baby tractor” as most very young children are drawn to it. I built it literally from a pile-of-parts and have “reverse-engineered” what was done to construct it.
Everyone who has driven the “little tractor” says the same thing, “I was scared to drive it at first, but once I started it was so much fun that I did not want to get off.” Many of the new replacement parts came from Steiner and I wanted to show you what it looked like.

Johnnie Watts Jr of Livingston, Louisiana

Below is a recipe by my mother Mrs. Johnnie (Ida) Watts Sr (deceased) of Livingston, Louisiana

Blueberry Ice Box Pie

(2) 6 oz Graham Cracker Crusts
(1) Quart Whole Blueberries (fresh or frozen)
(1) 14 oz Can Condensed Milk
⅓ Cup (up to 3 ½ oz) Lemon Juice
(1) 12oz Tub Whipped Topping

Wash and drain blueberries
Remove and wash lids from crusts.
Add condensed milk and lemon juice to mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
Add whipped topping and mix thoroughly.
Add blueberries and “fold-in” / stir-in with table spoon. DO NOT USE MIXER! Fruit should remain solid.
Divide evenly between 2 crusts, cover, and refrigerate up to 2 hours. Enjoy!

Caution! Each pie contains 7 oz of condensed milk and 6 oz of whipped topping. 🙂

P.S. Any solid fruit can be substituted for the blueberries.

Recipe makes 2 pies in 20 minutes for a minimum of $13 for ingredients.

Tractor Lifting

01/14/2020 by ST Leave a Comment

This tractor is a 1949 International Cub. Purchased new by Barney Eymunson from Farmers Supply Co. in Fawcett Alberta. Restored by his brother in law, Ronald Bell of Fawcett.

In this picture is Thorel Eymundson, Barney’s son, is lifting the front end off the ground, something he had done all through the years growing up….and here at age 73!

Tractor still runs great at 70 yrs old.

Dennis Bell of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

1963 Allis Chalmers D19

01/10/2020 by ST Leave a Comment

This is a 1963 Allis Chalmers D19 Diesel. I bought it in 2008, motor was bad and had a few oil leaks. Went all the way through it from front to back. 8 years to do it in my spare time, was a lot of fun.

William Fuller of Cincinnatus, New York

IH 966

01/07/2020 by ST Leave a Comment

When I was probably 12 my dad had his friend’s International Harvester 966, and field cultivator at our farm. He let me run 30 acres. I fell in love, I always wanted one. A couple years ago I bought a diecast model of one thinking that’s the closest I’d ever get.

But with a career change comes new things. I found this one 3 miles from work. I made a deal with the owner and his daughter back in February 2019. As of the middle of September 2019 I finished it just how I imagined it to be. I received lots of help from my father and my girlfriend who did some detail to the draft control lettering and also the shifter lettering.

Jeremy Haldiman of Jamestown, Missouri

Early 1947 John Deere A

01/03/2020 by ST Leave a Comment

Early 1947 John Deere A after a Winter storm on the Idaho Palouse in December 2018. The tractor was bought new by a neighbor in Eastern Oregon, where I grew up. After we got it my Dad replaced the original seat with a battery box seat which is how I plan to keep it.

David Sass of Genesee, Idaho

David’s photo was a winner in our 2020 Steiner Tractor Parts calendar photo contest.

January Birthdays & Anniversaries

12/31/2019 by ST Leave a Comment

Birthdays

6th – Jasmine Batiste

11th – Krystle Howell

19th – Kevin Julian

20th – Travis Pierce

31st – Lacey Burl

Anniversaries

22nd – Jayce Zimmerman – 2 years (Inventory Control)

Frank the Ford

12/31/2019 by ST Leave a Comment

My wife’s Uncle Frank (thus its name ”Frank the Ford”) purchased a new 4cyl 2000, 5 speed, with 2 stage clutch to bale hay with in 1963. After several years, it sat outside to rust away until her father and I swapped a restored 600 for it. At that time it got many new parts and paint and served him well for many years. He would not let any family members but me operate the tractor at the point when he became unable to raise his leg high enough to operate the two-stage clutch pedal with his tiller attached. At 90 yrs. of age, he compelled us to buy the tractor and equipment. Some 5 years ago his daughter and I decided that Fall of 2019 was time for another restoration. He is no longer with us and we wanted to preserve it.

It now has an electronic ignition with a 12V re-wound generator (for authentic looks), new brake shoes, new gas gauge, new steering wheel, new two stage clutch, rebuilt hydraulic lift cylinder, new tires, belt, hoses, governor, and many other small parts. All except the generator and tires came from Steiner. It has a vertical exhaust as we split wood with it and for obvious reasons that works better than the under-slung original. We had the hood and fenders professionally cleaned up, painted and clear coated this time to preserve it better, while the rest of it got a good paint job with hardener. It is an excellent runner and very handy to use, however I don’t want to use it to perform some of the dirty jobs that we have used it for in the past.

The picture is in our back yard, before they picked the cotton a few weeks ago. It was very dry here in our part of Georgia this year so the cotton was not very tall. We displayed it in the “Cotton Gin” parade on Nov 2nd, 2019, having just put the hood and fenders on late in the evening of the night before. My wife and Grand Daughter operated it while I rode on our ’30 GP. The home made carrier on the back has a removable seat for the Grand Children to ride in.

Dan Bennett of Monroe, Georgia

1949 John Deere M

12/29/2019 by ST Leave a Comment

Bought this 1949 John Deere M tractor all in parts in January 2018 and completely restored it. This was a fun project. Took 18 months. Steiner was very helpful with what parts I needed. The hardest part was finding waffle rims 10″ x 24″. Finally found 2 good used ones in Oregon.

The 1949 works great! Currently working on a 1948 John Deere M. Hope to have it running shortly. Just waiting on a hydraulic pump from Iowa.

Thanks again for all your help!

P.S. also looking to aquire a 1950 John Deere M in Spring of 2020. Hope it is running.

Barry Smith of Forest Glen, New Brunswick, Canada

Fun and Festive

12/20/2019 by ST Leave a Comment

The Steiner crew always enjoy some Christmas fun. This year we traded our ugly sweater theme for Flannel and Frost. Everyone was welcome to bring a treat to share and wear our favorite flannel while enjoying a snack and drink from the hot cocoa and cider bar.

Before we grabbed a sweet treat employees who chose to participate in our ‘Jingle’ week, formerly Secret Santa, all went around and told everyone the gift they received from their jingle elf then guessed who their elf was. It was so much fun and bound to be a repeat next year.

Patti and her son Travis. That’s a festive beard Travis! 🙂

1949 Massey Harris Pony

12/19/2019 by ST Leave a Comment

This is a 1949 model MH Pony. My grandparents bought it new. It has never been off the family farm. Shown here with the field mower, which we use to trim around the farm pond. It’s all original, including the tires. I also have the field plows and cultivator. Seventy years and runs fine.

Paul Steckel of Frederick Maryland