Can you ID this farm implement?

gwfami · Jul 7, 2019

Hi,
We have had this on our farm since the 1960's, when I was just young. I'm pretty sure that it's an Eversman automatic land leveler that telescopes, but there are no readable id marks on it. Since I am the last of the clan, I don't have anyone to ask about it. It's going to be auctioned off with the rest of our farm equipment so I'd like to know what it is, as google hasn't been a great friend in this case.

Thanks,

gwfami

oosik · Jul 7, 2019

Definitely a land leveler - like a road grader. Brand - ??

LouNY · Jul 7, 2019

They used to be called a land plane, they where common in flood irrigation country to get a field level before planting and corrugating for irrigation using siphon tubes out of ditches and gated pipe.
You couldn't have any high or low spots or your water wouldn't go where is was desired.
Usually the box blade was more in the middle some would even have a blade shaped similar to a wing behind the wheels to help in compacting and leveling a field while maintaining the required slope for the water to flow/

gwfami · Jul 7, 2019

Thanks,
We used it to work our roads and pipe irrigated land (not siphon tubes, but irrigation pipes). Any idea what brand/model it is? This particular one could hydraulically telescope to make it longer/shorter as you desired. A friend thinks they have found an additional extension to make it even longer in a weedy part of the land.

Google doesn't show anything like this with the roller in front and the ability to telescope.

LouNY · Jul 7, 2019

The only one I was familiar with was eversman they had several models.

gwfami · Jul 7, 2019

Know of any pictures/history or that sort of thing? I'm not finding much on eversman online.

LouNY · Jul 7, 2019

Not really, sorry

mxg342 · Jul 8, 2019

US326618A - Land leveler
- Google Patents

gwfami · Jul 8, 2019

That certainly looks like it, with the exception of the roller at the front, but that could be an "option". I'm trying to get ahold of navistar to see if they can give me more information. Never thought it might be an IH product. Many thanks.