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Tractor Stories – 1950 Case DC

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1950 DC Case 006

This 1950 Case DC almost had a life in the scrap yard until I saved it from going. It has been in my family since it was brand new. My great grandfather used it to run a threshing machine and a 4 bottom plow. My friends and family said "Just take it to the scrap yard it isn't worth anything". I said "No, my grandmother drove it, it is going to be running again". Now after Summer and Fall of 2010 it is all done. I would like to thank Steiner's for the brake linings, tool box and the magneto. Next Summer it is going to be used to rake hay.

 

Eric Spencer

Salem, Ohio

Read the latest stories at Tractor Stories – Volume 2. For information about submitting your story visit www.steinertractor.com/tractor_stories.aspx

 

John Deere Lettered Series Gauge Colors

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Lettered Series Gauge Colors – All were white face gauges until sometime in 1952 when the supply of white face gauges ran out and John Deere switched to black face gauges. Below are the approximate serial number breaks:

  • Styled A changed to black after serial number 700200
  • Styled B changed to black after serial number 306600
  • Styled G changed to black after serial number 60700

Keep in mind these are the serial numbers of when the change was scheduled for, but white face gauges
were installed until the stock was diminished. Tractors with serial numbers not listed probably changed mid 1952 to black face gauges.

JR Roberts

See gauges available at Steiner Tractor Parts.

Tractor Trivia – Finding Serial Number on Massey Harris 33 & 44

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MH 33 & 44 Tractor Serial Numbers – In addition to the serial number plates frequently missing from the frame rail behind engine, the serial numbers are steel stamped into the frame / top of transmission about where driver's left foot might rest. Frequently these areas are covered with grease, dirt, and/or paint, but serial number will be there. It may be in 2 lines with designation such as 33G1RF above the actual serial number.

Common designations are:
G=Gas (vs K=distillate or D=diesel or B=LP)
1=Sea Level (vs A=altitude or 5=altitude 5000 feet)
R=RowCrop (vs S=standard or W=wide front or O=Orchard)
F=Foot Clutch (vs H=hand clutch)

Not all codes were used on all tractors and designations as W could also be Wheatland on a 555, etc.

Edward Mills

Thanks for the tip Edward. For more trivia or to submit your own visit our Tractor Trivia page.

Knights of Columbus Journey for Charity Tractor Cruise

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  IMG_0021 John Jasper shared some pictures with us of the Knights of Columbus Journey for Charity Tractor Cruise on September 12th 2010. The cruise donates 100% of the funds raised to the Franklin County food banks. Last year they raised over $13,000. This year 76 tractors drove the 30 miles from St Clair to Washington Missouri. Last years cruise can be viewed on You Tube.

Congratulations everyone on another safe and succesful cruise!

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Visitors from Alberta

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09 Don Ellingson and his wife Beth stopped in to pick up a load of parts on the way back to their home in Calgary.

Don is the owner of Tune-Rite Tractor Parts in Alberta Canada. They sell tires, decals and reproduction parts for antique and classic tractors.

In addition to selling parts for old tractors, Don is also an avid collector of 
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Massey Harris tractors. While in the US on this trip he attended the Massey Harris Expo in Pinckneyville, IL. Maybe some of you met him there!

Tune-Rite Tractor Parts is located at 33080 Rocky Range View, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  If you are located in Western Canada, Don is a valuable resource for ordering your Steiner Tractor Parts.  You can call Don at (403) 860-1044, or email at tunerite@telusplanet.net
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Tractor Stories – 1950 Cockshutt 40

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For the Cockshutt section of the 2011 Steiner Tractor Parts catalog contest 19 year old Molly Bradley of Minneapolis Minnesota won with “The Mix” and “Field of Dreams”.
We asked Molly what advice she would give to others and she replied with the following.

Advice I would give to others is-

1. It doesnt matter what other people think of you. (living half mile from downtown Minneapolis with tractors…I get funny looks)

2. Start with one tractor and finish that project before starting more.

3. Pulling is scary when you first start!!!! but when the front end goes up a couple times you start to get used to it and you get to trust yourself to drive correctly and your tractor more!

4. If you need help or something doesnt seem right…ask someone who knows!

5. The people you meet at tractor shows and tractor pulls are some of the nicest most friendly people in this country.

And advice I would give to the older generation that loves tractors…..Get the grandchildren involved!!! It just might be our passion too. Even if we are girls! and tell us your story of farm life.

Thanks!

Molly

Read Molly’s restoration story at “Tractor Stories”.

Tractor Stories – 1952 John Deere MT

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Bought new in April of 1952 with cultivators and single moldboard plow from H.R. Gutshall & Sons, Carlisle PA., at a cost of $1650.00 by my father, Lyman Nester, of Dillsburg PA. York County. The sales agreement was, 27 head of dad’s hogs at $600.00, leaving a balance of $1050.00 to be financed.
This was an excellent addition to our farming experience since at the time we had one other John Deere, a 1948 “B”. This tractor was used primarily for some plowing, disking, and drag harrowing, all planting (corn and small grain), mowing hay and pastures, raking hay, corn stalk shredding, cultivating corn, pulling wagons and field sprayer, and bringing in the cows. One distinct memory I have of this tractor is when I was pulling a 3 section harrow, the tractor front came up and rotated 180 degrees front to back while I was on it. I found myself pinned under it with the engine running. This occurred in the spring of 1958. Dad was also harrowing with the “B” and saw the tractor on its top with me under it. As I remember, it ran for a short time upside down and then gurgled and quit and the muffler began to burn. Dad tried to knock the fire out with his cap……

For the rest of Francis’ story and many others visit Tractor Stories on our website.

Show Time

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Bigstrawhat

JR Roberts and Rob Sabo have attended several of the shows in Michigan and Indiana over the last few weeks. Take a look at our “Photo Albums” to see some of the pictures they brought back.

2011 Catalog Cover Winner!

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Grand Prize “Catalog Cover” Winner
Neal Hazelton
Omaha, NE
1951 Farmall
“Timeless International”
(This old barn and I)

“This 1951 Farmall “M” is a special part of who I am. As a kid I remember my cousins and I climbing our way to the top of “Grandpas tractor” and shifting gears while we pretended to harvest corn. Years later all the belongings on the farm in Neola, IA were being auctioned off. To my relief I was able to attend the auction and become the proud new owner of this sentimental piece of farming history. Currently the “M” is in the process of restoration. With the help of Steiner Tractor Parts I hope to one day show Grandpa his old tractor completely restored. It’s Just as Grandpa said, “She’s a Honey.”
-I would like to dedicate this photograph to my Grandmother, Sheila Ring. “You will always be an inspiration to me, as you have been before.”

Thank you Neal for your story, and thanks to everyone for all the great photos.

View all the winning entries at 2011 Catalog Photo Winners, and check out the hundreds of great entries at Best Antique Tractor.

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Last Day – Last Chance to Win

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Hourglass

TODAY is the last day to enter your pictures in the Steiner Antique Tractor Photo Contest at www.bestantiquetractor.com

This is your final opportunity at a chance to have your tractor featured on our catalog cover, website and digital catalog cd cover. Plus win a $500 Steiner gift card. Visit our Contest Rules & Prizes for all the details.

Remember TONIGHT at midnight (EST) the contest will close and the judging will begin. So make sure and get your pictures entered before it is too late.

Red Power Roundup Pictures

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Cristin Clatt worked hard to help Dan Steiner assemble all the IHC pennants for the pre-1938 booth sponsored by Steiner Tractor Parts.

Check out the 2010 Red Power Roundup pictures taken by Dan and JR.

 

Tractor Photo Contest – Your Tractor Could Be On Our Cover

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We are looking for the best antique tractor photo to appear on the cover of our 2011 Steiner Tractor Parts catalog. The winner will also be featured on our website and our digital catalog cd cover. Now is your chance to have your tractor restoration seen by the thousands of people that visit our website and read our catalog daily.

Anyone with an antique tractor, a digital camera and a desire to win is encouraged to enter! Dan Steiner will have the final vote on the winning photo – an antique tractor that we sell parts for and that is photographed beautifully. Each individual is permitted to submit up to three tractor photos.* The photos must be less than 3MB to upload through the website (though we may contact the winners for a higher resolution for print purposes).

The contest opens for participation on Friday, June 25, 2010 and will run through Saturday, July 31, 2010. We will announce the winner on August 15 via our website, e-mail, Facebook© and Twitter™. The grand prize winner will receive bragging rights among antique tractor enthusiasts everywhere!

Be sure to use the built in share features to share your entry with your social network including family and friends. The more voting, the better! Also, if you provide more details about the make and model of the tractor(s) and the location of the photo(s), you are likely to entice people to vote for your tractor.

Good luck!

1953 John Deere 50

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Hello! My name is Gayle Eaton. I am a retired public educator who has farm roots, and in 2006 I purchased a 1953 John Deere model 50 for $1,500 because it reminded me of one my Dad had owned years before when he farmed in southern Idaho. This nostalgic purchase led to a ten-month long process and an investment of over $6,000, but it was all worth the effort because I now own a cherished and preserved piece of rural Americana.

For the rest of Gayle’s story or to submit your story go to Tractor Stories.

Do you have one of these?

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Jenny

Many of us have a photo of ourselves as a child on the family tractor with our Dad or Grandpa.

Relive these memories, check through your old albums and hunt up your photos. We’d love to see ’em! We also invite you to share photos of your children on your tractor. Here’s a few from the Steiner crew to get you started.


Dawn 

To find out who they are check our Tractor Nostalgia album on the blog.

Submit your photos to suzette@steinertractor.com
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Steiner Tractor Parts
Attn: Suzette
1660 S. M-13
Lennon, MI 48449

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