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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
« Reply #1351 on: March 06, 2023, 05:45:27 PM »
That farmstead, late 1940s.  The JD tractor is an unstyled 1930s,  the front wheels were steel, but were converted to rims and rubber tires, the back wheels came off a 1940sJD.   This would have been a flywheel start, no electrics.  They did invest in a modern disk and 2-row lister, the rest is all horse drawn equipment.  Still driving a Ford model A coupe, an old car by then.  Electricity still hadnt arrived, no wires to the house,  which is up off the ground to let the skunks and racoons underneath.  Pretty bare bones living.  Surprised there arent chickens in the yard.
That farmstead, late 1940s.  The JD tractor is an unstyled 1930s,  the front wheels were steel, but were converted to rims and rubber tires, the back wheels came off a 1940sJD.   This would have been a flywheel start, no electrics.  They did invest in a modern disk and 2-row lister, the rest is all horse drawn equipment.  Still driving a Ford model A coupe, an old car by then.  Electricity still hadnt arrived, no wires to the house,  which is up off the ground to let the skunks and racoons underneath.  Pretty bare bones living.  Surprised there arent chickens in the yard.

Notice the left rear tire on the Model A, that is a belt pulley éfor running some piece of equipment on the farm. Jack the rear end up and block it with back axle up, attach a flat belt to the pulley, then stick it in low and just like farm tractors of the time the two levers on column (spark and ?) can be adjusted so the engine can idle incredibly slow rpm making it perfect to run equipment off of a flat belt just like a tractor.
You guys have good eyes for details! And both are correct.

Uncle buck I believe the other lever on the wheel of an A is throttle?

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I had to go find it Tim. One lever is spark, the other is the throttle control (not to be confused with the accelerator) The accelerator is actually found on the floorboard like all modern vehicles.
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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
« Reply #1352 on: March 07, 2023, 03:42:41 AM »
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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
« Reply #1354 on: March 07, 2023, 08:21:15 PM »
I think that second to last picture is Jimmy Hoffa?

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« Reply #1357 on: March 20, 2023, 12:45:35 AM »
1950s French built Berliet T100

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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
« Reply #1359 on: March 20, 2023, 06:11:09 AM »
Got to love the camber on the crawler Snaketrac....
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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
« Reply #1361 on: March 20, 2023, 08:59:20 PM »
I think that last photo would be about a 1950 Oldsmobile.

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Re: Vintage Photo Of The Day
« Reply #1363 on: March 29, 2023, 12:12:27 PM »



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At one time I owned a 1950 Stude and a 1950 Merc.  They were the about the exact opposite colors as those shown in this photo.

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