A couple of vintage pulling pics
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Topic: A couple of vintage pulling pics
Posted By: JimIA
Subject: A couple of vintage pulling pics
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 10:02pm
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One of the mechanics brought in these first two to work today. He was gracious enough to let me take them home and scan them. These were taken at Steam Engine Days in Mabel MN back in the early 70s. I believe the driver in my friend Kenny. If it is the tractor that Im thinking of he farmed with it until the mid 90s and sold it.   This one hangs by my desk. It was taken when three local farmers loaded up their pullers on one of our semis to go to a pull. The D21 pictured is legendary. It quit pulling around the time I was born but I hear many many stories about it. Last I heard it was in Lennox South Dakota. The owner passed away this past year.  I love to see pictures from this period in tractor pulling. Back when they were still tractors and not alcohol converted component tractors. Thought you guys would enjoy. |
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Posted By: q4016lanz
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 10:18pm
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The good old days ------------- 15 allis chalmers tractors 9 lanz bulldog tractors 2 water cooled deutz 9 john deeres tractors 14 Aus made orange chamberlains I spent most of my money on old tractors I wasted the rest |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 10:23pm
| Big time tractor pulling today is a lot like NASCAR, nothing even remotely connected to anything on the showroom floor. Seems like "stock" car racing is lost and fogotten, so much for win on Sunday (or Race day) sell on Monday. LOL Of course the farm stock tractors usually aren't either. LOL |
Posted By: HagerAC
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2011 at 10:38pm
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Some nice pics Jim. I got a lot of old ones here too. ------------- 30+ A-Cs ranging from a 1928 20-35, to a 1984 8070FWA, Gleaner R52 |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2011 at 3:41am
| Good pics , thanks for sharing them |
Posted By: Oldoug
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2011 at 6:56am
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Great pictures Jim!!! I love the old pulling pictures too back when it was the farmers sport and not who had the most cash stuck in the tractor. Thanks for sharing. ------------- Matt Folkers FOLKERS RESTORATION Restoring vintage things to last so the future can enjoy our past. |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2011 at 7:16am
| I too like that era of pulling. There is a fellow over on YT that has a wealth of photos from that time and stories to go along with most of them, posts as 1206SWMO and his name is Blaine. Dont know anyt other particulars about him, he used to watch this page a bit too. |
Posted By: jeffrey
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 6:49pm
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Posted By: jeffrey
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 6:54pm
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Posted By: jeffrey
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 6:56pm
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Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 7:35pm
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I like the looks and fit of the 7000 series fenders on the D21 at top of page. too bad those are so scarce!
------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
Posted By: acd21man
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 8:04pm
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in the pic with the IH theres 2 AC's in the background ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |
Posted By: AaronH
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 9:02pm
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the Allis' are the tractors on the "stone boat" in that pic.
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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 7:49am
| injpumpEd, I also noticed those fenders on the D-21 (top pic) weren't stock. I thought they might be IH 66 series fenders based on the age/date of the picture (notice the single light fixture). Still, way cool pictures from a time when pulling was real. |
Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 7:54am
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those are AC fenders for a 7030 etc. open station.
------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
Posted By: dbounds
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 8:26am
Here are a few from the 70's. I have bunches of them. Doyle
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Posted By: Slade (TN)
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 9:00am
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Who built the p-pump drives on the '21's in the bottom two pics?? They don't look like the Noble Harrison style drives....just curious Slade
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Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 10:49pm
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injpumpEd, I have a set of those fenders with the factory canopy off of a 7000 series open station. would look real nice on a pulling tractor without the top. IG ------------- Education doesn't make you smart, it makes you educated. |