The Western Development Museum in North Battleford, SK. has a Moline universal 2 cylinder model as part of the collection, but not an orchard model. The engine was a boxer style, longitudinally mounted on top of the axle. If I recall, the idea was to have a gas tractor that would put the power up-front, like horses. This allowed farmers to continue to use their machinery that was adapted for horses, with a seat for the rider, and have the benefits of the gas tractor endurance and low operating cost, also that required no husbandry skill. Cool machines!
I bought my first antique tractor back in September (a late 1939 Allis Chalmers B) and i gotta say, I think i got a severe case of... Classic Tractor Fever!!!
@@liam3044 I'm sure that 5020 must've been a real milestone for your family when that was purchased. And lets hope they don't find a cure for the fever 🤣
I wish I had been smart enough to talk with my grandfather about his early days with the International Harvester company, but alas, I had no idea of what I was missing.
I really think these universal tractors could be built today and be used successfully by modernizing yet be one hell of a pouller also where I live is potato country so I'd like to see one of them hooked up to a potato harvester
Unbelievably beautiful!
Wow that is a sweet rig! Looks like a fun little tractor!
Technology has come so far along but it still has the same basic principles. Amazing
Incredible!
Wow. Some very interesting old tractors. 😀
Thank you for the great video 🚜
We are lucky enough to have a Moline Universal in or Museum in Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand
The people that designed and built these beautiful machines were geniuses. Good ole American iron
Hey Loren, really love to see your tractors in motion again. Hopefully the Duffers can get together again this summer.
The Western Development Museum in North Battleford, SK. has a Moline universal 2 cylinder model as part of the collection, but not an orchard model. The engine was a boxer style, longitudinally mounted on top of the axle. If I recall, the idea was to have a gas tractor that would put the power up-front, like horses. This allowed farmers to continue to use their machinery that was adapted for horses, with a seat for the rider, and have the benefits of the gas tractor endurance and low operating cost, also that required no husbandry skill. Cool machines!
I bought my first antique tractor back in September (a late 1939 Allis Chalmers B) and i gotta say, I think i got a severe case of...
Classic Tractor Fever!!!
My grandpa had a brand new 5020 diesel and between these types of videos and those memories I think I'm catching the fever,
@@liam3044 I'm sure that 5020 must've been a real milestone for your family when that was purchased. And lets hope they don't find a cure for the fever 🤣
@@copperhead6132 I hope they don't too😁
Awesome video 👌😊
Iv seen one on an old sheep station in nsw Australia about 30 years ago it was left to the elements
I wish I had been smart enough to talk with my grandfather about his early days with the International Harvester company, but alas, I had no idea of what I was missing.
I enjoyed that.
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Spectacular vehicles vs nice wheel steering. Some of them look like articulated vehicles when turning left and right :)
Good video! The title may be misleading tho. As if these were produced into the 30's...
And these are on spikes, wow. Also, they look like mine trawls.
Front Wheel Drive
I really think these universal tractors could be built today and be used successfully by modernizing yet be one hell of a pouller also where I live is potato country so I'd like to see one of them hooked up to a potato harvester
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"Total number... perhaps five." Perhaps? You don't even need to take off your shoes for that one!
Looks and sounds like a farmall motor
Did he say cement wheels? Just think how easily we could of ended up with cement wheels and rubber roads.
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I bet most of those machines could do just as much, if not more, than modern stuff.