Hello All!
I am Brandon Knapp and here are pictures of my family's tractors and horses, plus pictures from the local LaGrange Engine Club Show, 2000 and 2001.
I must warn you, I am not much of a photographer. Most are pretty bad, and most aren't even centered. I blame the camera! The few good pictures were probably taken by other family members.
I would provide you with thumbnails (previews) of the pictures, but that would take quite a long time to do, so I will just provide a list with descriptions.
By the way, I have a website about industrial John Deere Tractors at: www.weirddeere.com
Here we go!
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VACblock1.jpg The cracked engine block VACblock2.jpg The fixed engine block VACbrokecult.jpg The broken cultivator mount VACgrill.jpg The rusty grill VACparts.jpg Some various painted parts orangeVAC1.jpg Front view, painted orange, but not finished orangeVAC2.jpg Left side, painted orange, but not finished orangeVAC3.jpg Right side, painted orange, but not finished orangeVAC4.jpg Dash/Controls, painted orange, but not finished orangeVAC5.jpg Right side, with hood and side panels, no wheels orangeVAC6.jpg Right side, showing engine orangeVAC7.jpg Left side, with hood and side panels, no wheels orangeVAC8.jpg Rear, Left side, with hood and side panels, no wheels orangeVAC9.jpg Left side, draining the transmission GOO (about 50 years ago, it was known as oil) primeVAC1.jpg Right, front, in primer primeVAC2.jpg Dash and rear, in primer rustyVAC1.jpg The Original look, Left front, some parts, such as hood already removed rustyVAC2.jpg The rusty rear of the tractor rustyVAC3.jpg The front of the tractor is in the background-some freshly painted parts are in the foreground rustyVAC4.jpg The left front, most sheet metal is off, repainted battery box and dash rustyVAC5.jpg The seat shinyVAC.jpg Finished! With decals shinyVAC2.jpg This is what you see when you drive shinyVAC3.jpg The "Business end" of the tractor-drawbar and PTO
GrampsB_1.jpg Showing grandpa his Christmas present. GrampsB_2.jpg Another shot from a distance-still on the trailer GrampsB_3.jpg Closer shot-take a look at the cultivators! GrampsB_4.jpg Another picture of the whole tractor GrampsB_5.jpg Cultivators are off, now looking at the mess of a magneto GrampsB_6.jpg All painted up and running! Decals were added later
Pulling the B, in the 2001 Engine Show
Mepull_B1.jpg Me in the tractor pull with our 1946 John Deere B. Mepull_B2.jpg It was in the 4500 pound class. It actually weighed 4500lbs! Mepull_B3.jpg The tractor didn't get very far! WAAAY too heavy! Mepull_B4.jpg Still going...it ran great the whole time, thanks to a new magneto. Mepull_B5.jpg That's it. Didn't even spin Mepull_B6.jpg Unhooked, Pulling away Mepull_B7.jpg Gone
grampsDI.jpg The right side-still pretty greasy, yet you can see some yellow paint on the crankcase grampsDI2.jpg Left-front, still more grease grampsDI3.jpg Right side, Sitting outside-the hood is off-trying to get it to run better grampsDI4.jpg Left side, same as before grampsDI5.jpg Right fender is off-trying to get pictures of the brakes grampsDI6.jpg Same thing as before-but from the front grampsDI7.jpg From the left, Gas tank is off grampsDI8.jpg A better view from behind grampsDI9.jpg Now the left fender is off grampsDI10.jpg A bad picture of the left brake-notice the open plate on the wheel-it is missing a brace grampsDI11.jpg Really bad rear shot. Guess who took the picture? ME! grampsDI12.jpg A little better rear shot grampsDI13.jpg Showing the hanging brake linkage grampsDI14.jpg A blurry (useless) shot of the serial number tag grampsDI15.jpg Some of the right brake linkage grampsDI16.jpg The manifold-notice the hole! Doesn't run good at all! DIfenders.jpg The remains of the right fender
28D.jpg Going down the driveway. That's me in the seat! 28D2.jpg Left side, with the DI "in storage" in the background. You can tell I took the picture-its off center! 28D3.jpg A close shot of the carburetor. It's in bad shape. The tool used most often on it is a wrench-to bang the float loose! 28D4.jpg A rear shot with the Case in the background
80_1.jpg Left side view of the pony motor, without hood 80_2.jpg Right side view of the pony motor, without hood 80_3.jpg Right-front view of complete tractor 80_4.jpg Front view of complete tractor 80_5.jpg Left-front view of complete tractor 80_6.jpg Right-rear view of complete tractor 80_7.jpg Rear view of complete tractor 80_8.jpg Right side view of engine 80_9.jpg The "Office". WAY more levers than I am used to! 80_10.jpg View from the driver's seat over the hood. 80_11.jpg Left side shot of the engine
1950 GB.jpg A 1950 Minnieapolis Moline GB owned by a friend 40Cback.jpg A John Deere 40 crawler at the show 40Cfront.jpg A front view of the 40C BpullingD1.jpg A picture of us pulling the old D to get it ready for the show-it's being troublesome as usual ChuggingAlong.jpg One of the many steamers at the show, moving along CletracFront.jpg A Cletrac MG-1. It was a military crawler used on airfields Cletracback.jpg The Cletrac MG-1 Cletracside.jpg The Cletrac MG-1 FordKit.jpg A "farm tractor" made out of a Ford car and a conversion kit. Compare to the huge Oliver next to it! GreenHuber.jpg A nice green Huber. Don't know the model. HomemadeLoader.jpg Truck+Massy Fergeson loader. Somewhat unique! The cab on the truck is turned backwards IHCMogul.jpg An International Harvester Mogul from 1918. It is in pretty good shape, and it is one of the older gas tractors at the show. There are also some Rumley Oil Pulls, but I don't know their ages. JDDpull.jpg A styled John Deere D, pulling the sled down the track JDH.jpg In the foreground is a sulky plow, then a John Deere H with mounted plow JDpull.jpg Can't remember the model, but this might be one of the huge John Deere 830s pulling the sled on the track LaGrangeEngineClub.jpg The engine club symbol MassyPull.jpg A freind pulling his Massy Harris 22 MolinePull.jpg Another friend pulling his Minnie Mo, I think its a "U" OilPulls.jpg A lineup of some Rumley Oil Pulls OurGroup.jpg The only reason people came to the show-to see our three tractors. We had to beat 'em off with a stick. Silverkings.jpg A lineup of Silver King tractors. The first and last are actually Plymouth tractors-rare! SteamBelt.jpg Another steamer on the Baker fan. Ahhh, I can smell the smoke SteamLineup.jpg Four of the steamers at the show-there were more moving around SteamSaw.jpg Yet another steamer sawing wood SteelFarmall.jpg A great looking Farmall on steel
8010.jpg A picture of a rare 8010 that came to the show. Wow! HUGE! Deerelineup.jpg Just some of the Deeres that came to the show! 2Ds.jpg Two John Deere Ds, ten years apart. The closest is a 1938 D, the next is our 1928 D 40c_Rcab_newCases.jpg The closest tractor is a new Case, then a Ford (Highcrop?), then a J.D. R with cab, and finally a J.D. 40 crawler Allislineup.jpg Some of the Allis Chalmers at the show AOS.jpg A bad picture of a John Deere AOS (A-orchard-streamlined) Bus.jpg An antique school bus-also showing part of the camera strap! Bus_me.jpg The same school bus as above-but with me in the picture thanks to a passerby. No camera strap in the picture! CseCH_left.jpg Left side view of a VERY RARE Case "CH". It has steel wheels that were farmer-made during World War Two. Sorry, I didn't get a serial number. Seven were made! CseCH_right.jpg Right side view of the Case "CH". AR_60.jpg An unstyled John Deere AR next to a JD Model 60 (I think) Backhoe.jpg An unidentifed tractor and backhoe. Maybe Ford? Cletracs_trailer.jpg Three Cletracs on a trailer cletrac_1925_20K.jpg A 1925 Cletrac 20K. On the same trailer as above GP_Wengine.jpg A John Deere GP pulling a W stationary engine Mepull_B1.jpg Me in the tractor pull with our 1946 John Deere B. Mepull_B2.jpg It was in the 4500 pound class. It actually weighed 4500lbs! Mepull_B3.jpg The tractor didn't get very far! WAAAY too heavy! Mepull_B4.jpg Still going...it ran great the whole time, thanks to a new magneto. Mepull_B5.jpg That's it. Didn't even spin Mepull_B6.jpg Unhooked, Pulling away Mepull_B7.jpg Gone CaseR.jpg A not to common styled Case R (Standard tread) CaseRfront.jpg Front view of the styled Case R MMequipment.jpg A freind brought a lot of Minneapolis Moline stuff, including this self propelled baler (left) and self propelled combine (right) MMmilitary.jpg A military Minnie Mo. I think it was a "UTI". Maybe. Otherslineup.jpg Some Farmalls, Cases, and even a Minnieapolis Moline and Allis Chalmers. Rcab.jpg A John Deere R with cab Silverking_AR.jpg A Silverking and a John Deere AR Cat_old.jpg An older Caterpillar, or maybe a Holt. Can't remember! Dodgesemi.jpg They don't make these anymore...a Dodge semi! Engines.jpg Some of the MANY hit and miss engines at the show Horseramp.jpg A treadmill used by a horse to power equipment Silverking1.jpg A Silver King, I don't even know the model Silverking2.jpg Another view of the Silver King Steam1.jpg A steamer powering the belt, I think it was for the sawmill Steam2.jpg Another steamer moving along Steam3.jpg A Case steamer, it might be a 50 Horsepower. Maybe! Steam4.jpg Another view of the sawmill. Truck.jpg An old jalopy going down the path
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