Tractor pictures

[Big Bri]

Big Bri : ....electric?,...electric? ...just curious, how does "electric" affect a drafting table? He gave me a couple of "electric erasers" for use with the table but there is nothing electric about mine. Just curious how that works,...but don't get me wrong, I don't want to buy yours.

CHEERS!
. . tug

mine has a 110 out let on the bottom for the electric eraser but it also has an electric motor in it that will raise or lower the table with the push of a button
(it's a foot switch) it will raise the table top about 12 to 18 inches as i remember. it also has a quick tilt on it just slide a lever and adjust the tilt.
it's one of nicer ones.
i'm taking some pic of it for someone tonight i'll send them to you too if you want to see it.
brian

 

[Johndeere3720]

Thanks for the advice, Today I drew a Kioti CK20 crawler dozer. It looks kind of like a kumatsu dozer. I drew it since i was on a thread that there Kioti wasnt a bulldozer. So I made a kioti bulldozer to prove that it is posible. I have several pictures to upload but I have to wait till next week to scan the pictures onto my grandmas computer. I also have a really cool picture of a Deere 3720 cabbie with a custom forestry package. I love that picture.

 

[tugboat-2]

Brian,... sure I'd be interested to see the outfit if it isn't too late or too much trouble. It sounds interesting.

Mine has a treadle to step on and allow the table to tilt from flat to vertical as well as up and down, but it is not electrical in any way. I have looked it over and can't seem to find a name plate anywhere so I can't tell you what make it is. I'll have to grab a flashlight and crawl around under and behind and have a better look as I can't believe there is no ID of any sort on it. It's a beautiful outfit!

Thanks,
. . tug

 

[mjncad]

Tug, I wonder if you have a four poster Mayline.

Here is Mayline's equivalent to the Hamilton. Mayline Futur-Matic

This type of table is a joy to use if you have to push lead around.

I've used both track type and elbow type drafting machines and the track type is the best of the two.

 

[firefighter jim]

Jacob : ...further to our PM's, this is the "portrait" of a friend's Massey with him on it that I painted many years ago. Since this topic is "Tractor Pictures", this must be the place to show it to you.

I painted it with acrylic paint on the smooth side of an 18" X 24" sheet of Masonite board. His girlfriend brought it back a couple weeks ago for me to paint the bullnose chrome strip down the centre of the grill and then a few days later for me to put the "333" on the side between the grill and where it says Massey Harris. He had recently added those items to the tractor as he "shows" it.

I didn't have time to re-photo it as she was in a hurry to get to the framer but invited me to come and photo it in the new frame.

I think I did the original painting in 1985 and never thought to take a picture of it or any other of my paintings I used to do back then,..so I was very thankful she brought it back and now I have a permanent record of that one.

I hope you enjoy seeing it and thanks for the upload instructions,....it finally worked!!!

CHEERS!
. . tug

Great painting. Really like it. Jim

 

[Big Bri]

here are the pic of the old drafting table, its a little dusty as i haven't used it in atleast 10 years
i put some pics of the table up and down, with the top tilted up and the table top raised to its highest level it is over 6' tall. there is a foot switch at the bottom of the middle post where you raise and lower the table. will try to post a video. there are also two plugs in the back for a light and eraser. i also took a pic of some drawing tools my grad paw gave me when i got out of school. he told me he used them at work, but i never used them. enjoy and ask any questions.
Brian

 

[Big Bri]

here is the video that i made. . . i'm no steven speilberg, was made with an old dig camera but at least you see how it work

 

[Big Bri]

ok i see i can't post a video sorry. . . but you didn't miss much

 

[tugboat-2]

Brian : ...that's a beautiful table, electric too, WOW!
Fine old set of drawing instruments set in velvet and real old also. I have a set similar given to me years ago that I thought were old but not near as ancient as yours. The question: what do we do with these lovely old things we don't use?

Just curious,...what is the width of your table?

I have just spent time crawling over and under mine and I cannot locate a name plate of any sort, nor can I find any place where one has been removed. As far as I know its not "hot", but why is there no marking,...even on the mechanical drawing equipment, aside from the numbers etc, no name or serial etc,.....unless its on the bottom of the base plate feet??? Could be but I cannot get there without a "floor-jack" !!!

I'm going to attempt a photo. Two legs, one on each side with inverted T's on bottoms. A 2 bar treadle across the front at the floor to release the table for raising and tilting. The shiny silver cross piece between table and floor is the steel ballast weight, (probably 100 lbs?) between the legs. The curved hardwood pencil trough across table edge and an alluminum track across the top. My table measures 5 ft wide by 40 inches high.

I have not yet figured how to smooth out and secure the soft drawing pad to the table other than with tape? Other than dust, it seems in nice, smooth operating condition.

Thanks for your pictures Brian,...and no mjncad it is not like the one you show, as you'll see if I get this pic up, but thanks for the interest guys.

CHEERS!
. . tug

PS: . ...well doggone it came out on its side and I have no idea how to flip it up,...SORRY !

 

[tugboat-2]

Firefighter Jim : Thanks for the kind words Jim, nice of you to say. A big THANKS also goes to you for your service to the country,..as well as to your home area. That service is recognized up here to your north also!!

CHEERS!
. . tug