Pictures of older and well-cared for tractors?

[Jstpssng]

Not as bad as it looks, this TO35 ran well even though it needed a carb and waterpump. I replaced those, then realized it didn't make sense to put the 65+year old radiator back on. I'm waiting for a check for some wood I sold, then will order a new radiator.

This was my father's, after he passed away I told my mother that if I could have just one thing of his it was his Ferguson.

 

[ptsg]

You are lucky to have that crawler. My extended family grew grapes and there was a time when I wanted an Italian crawler really bad. I could never find one and after a few years I got over it. They are very handy little machines even if you only restore it and look at it every now and then.

I don't own it anymore but for a 1962 tractor, it was actually very well equipped. It had a 8x2 transmission with 2 speed PTO, 3 pt hitch, swinging draw bar and a single acting remote.

At the time I finish the restoration, I end up finding the big brother of that Toselli for very little money. It was the Toselli 336, nearly the same as the 226 but with a 3 cylinder 40HP 2.4L VM engine instead of the 2 cylinder 28HP 1.7L one. That 336 had a lot of wear in the engine and in the tracks.

Shortly after, I sold the 336 and traded the Kubota along with the 226 to get the new Branson.

These small crawlers are indeed very cool to have, but a pain to move around if you have to drive over any sort of surface that you care about. I had to move it over tarmac quite often and got to the point I built a low bed trailer just to move the crawlers around. The Italians will put rubber blocks on the tracks and drive those things on the road.

Too bad they no longer make these crawlers is smaller sizes/hp. I believe there is still market for those here in Europe. If I recall correctly, the smallest crawler now made is a 70HP one but back in the day, there were a lot of them starting around 20-ish HP. Same, Lamborghini, Fiat are probably the most sought after.

The mechanical curious part of me, kinda regrets selling the 336 before digging into the engine just to check the condition.

 

[gstrom99]

Not as bad as it looks, this TO35 ran well even though it needed a carb and waterpump. I replaced those, then realized it didn't make sense to put the 65+year old radiator back on. I'm waiting for a check for some wood I sold, then will order a new radiator.

This was my father's, after he passed away I told my mother that if I could have just one thing of his it was his Ferguson.

I had the local radiator shop re-core the radiator in this, when needed.

 

[CalG]

I don't own it anymore but for a 1962 tractor, it was actually very well equipped. It had a 8x2 transmission with 2 speed PTO, 3 pt hitch, swinging draw bar and a single acting remote.

At the time I finish the restoration, I end up finding the big brother of that Toselli for very little money. It was the Toselli 336, nearly the same as the 226 but with a 3 cylinder 40HP 2.4L VM engine instead of the 2 cylinder 28HP 1.7L one. That 336 had a lot of wear in the engine and in the tracks.

Shortly after, I sold the 336 and traded the Kubota along with the 226 to get the new Branson.

These small crawlers are indeed very cool to have, but a pain to move around if you have to drive over any sort of surface that you care about. I had to move it over tarmac quite often and got to the point I built a low bed trailer just to move the crawlers around. The Italians will put rubber blocks on the tracks and drive those things on the road.

Too bad they no longer make these crawlers is smaller sizes/hp. I believe there is still market for those here in Europe. If I recall correctly, the smallest crawler now made is a 70HP one but back in the day, there were a lot of them starting around 20-ish HP. Same, Lamborghini, Fiat are probably the most sought after.

The mechanical curious part of me, kinda regrets selling the 336 before digging into the engine just to check the condition.

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Many years ago I spent a couple of weeks outside of Rome.
I often encountered small tracked tractors on the roadways. They would be sporting a pair of large diameter rubber tired wheels bolted to the rear track wheel , along with a heavy duty castor frame mounted up front. Seemed to work OK, and could imagine all it took to make the transition is a log or timber to drive over finding a balance point. /. ^

 

[ptsg]

Many years ago I spent a couple of weeks outside of Rome.
I often encountered small tracked tractors on the roadways. They would be sporting a pair of large diameter rubber tired wheels bolted to the rear track wheel , along with a heavy duty castor frame mounted up front. Seemed to work OK, and could imagine all it took to make the transition is a log or timber to drive over finding a balance point. /. ^

That's indeed another of doing it. I believe I have pictures of that saved. Like you said, all it takes is a wood block or a log and it doesn't even need a jack.

Here it is:

 

[LouNY]

Farmall 560 bought new by my father around 1960,

My IH 574 beleive her to be a 1974 Model

Ford 8000 my father bought in late 1968

Another 1974 model IH 1066 my brother picked up a few years ago (5-10)

And several more over at the farm still in use;
Farmall 400, Farmall H, IH 656's, then the IH Magnums 7110,7130,7220 (late 80's) all of them still worked.
Then there are a couple of Deere's a 4020, a pair of 4430's
Then the IH Puma 125 and NH 6050 are the "newer" ones they are well over 10 years old.

Then there is this ol girl, she's a 1955 AC WD45 not a working tractor but she will pull!!!

 

[Tinhack]

Here's my 1986 Ford 3910 I completed back in 2021. It starts with just a touch of the key. I also have a 1956 JD 420C with a hydraulic crane and dozer blade. It lived life as a pipe-layer. I haven't restored it yet and I'm getting too old to sling track around, but it could use new steering clutches.

 

[bmaverick]

My 1981 Yanmar YM2610,

If you live in the south, you too can have any of the models in restored to better than new, 13Hp up to 70Hp.

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[David Wayne]

My Jetstar is '67 and the 630 is '59

 

[sixdogs]

Wow, those are some nice tractors.