pfrederi 17,719 #1 Posted August 2, 2019 1951 Case VAC She just finished mowing about 5 acres of the 6-8 she takes care of weekly or as needed. Never skipped beat. None of my tractors WH or otherwise are show queens they all have work to do. The tall grass in the background is part of the 18 acres that will be cut soon with either a 75 yr old Farmall M and her 55 year old Bush Hog Mdl 600 or a 1953 Case DC 3 and her sickle bar. Wonder how many Kioti's Montana's etc compact tractors will still be working in 70 years. 9 5 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #3 Posted August 2, 2019 I have a finish mower behind my 1956 Ford 860 very much like yours. Mine is a Woods RM59 but yours seems to have sharp blades and an operator who is not driving 30mph while mowing..... Thanks for the pics. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,719 #4 Posted August 2, 2019 31 minutes ago, DougC said: I have a finish mower behind my 1956 Ford 860 very much like yours. Mine is a Woods RM59 but yours seems to have sharp blades and an operator who is not driving 30mph while mowing..... Thanks for the pics. I have a Woods L59 Belly Mount for her. But it is only 5' and you can't trim on one side. Used it about a year and I have it in storage...should really try to sell it. Turns out the 60 inch Wheel Horse 3 point finish mower fro the D series is really a woods and uses the same parts. as the L59 Much easier to fond parts that way for the WH deck. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutbum70 857 #5 Posted August 2, 2019 We still keep our fields on farm mowed with a 47 ford 8n which each year requires some tinkering, like right now waiting for a water pump to arrive. And probably not much of the new stuff will survive that long, but there is many people that would not maintain them to last that long. Our country has not produced anything in many years that will ever be collected as the antiques of today. Everything is throw away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,619 #6 Posted August 2, 2019 With no safety switchs,rops systems or computers that Case will be around a lot longer than the new stuff. It is a throwback to a time when you needed to have a brain to be safe and productive. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,719 #7 Posted August 3, 2019 17 minutes ago, JAinVA said: With no safety switchs,rops systems or computers that Case will be around a lot longer than the new stuff. It is a throwback to a time when you needed to have a brain to be safe and productive. No kidding the owners manual suggests you kick the seat back and stand up for a turn or two... which I do it is a nice stretch... 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #8 Posted August 3, 2019 @pfrederi pretty nice Rig and a whow result after mowing. Because of lack in my knowledge, One question i have, especially on most of the older Tractors i have seen, they look like most similar to Threewheelers. Was there a special reason about this construction, maybe weight reducing or was they build in the Past this Way because less moving parts? Did you know the reason for? Thanks in advance for update my knowledge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,719 #9 Posted August 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Tractorhead said: @pfrederi pretty nice Rig and a whow result after mowing. Because of lack in my knowledge, One question i have, especially on most of the older Tractors i have seen, they look like most similar to Threewheelers. Was there a special reason about this construction, maybe weight reducing or was they build in the Past this Way because less moving parts? Did you know the reason for? Thanks in advance for update my knowledge They are also know a row crop tractors (Narrow front) Designed to work crops planted in rows like corn. Also tighter turning radius than wide fronts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #10 Posted August 3, 2019 Ah, ok, thanks for update. 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,877 #11 Posted August 3, 2019 Cool! I have a VAC as well that I think is a 1950. Hope to get it back in working order soon. Randy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #12 Posted August 3, 2019 Did i see it right, the second Mowerdeck is connected by Belt to Rear PTO? As far as i think i’ve seen, it was angled by 2 Beltpulleys in 90 deg and than attached to Rear PTO by a Pulley. If so, would you be please so kind to take a Pic of that? I’m also interested in such a solution, but not really sure how to solve it. Thinkin to use a Pulley, to change PTO speed by 2:1 to results in an usable rotationspeed for a Mowerdeck. my PTO has 2 Speeds for the Rear PTO once 540rpm and 1100 rpm. second PTO speed shall maybe do the Trick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,719 #13 Posted August 3, 2019 22 minutes ago, Tractorhead said: Did i see it right, the second Mowerdeck is connected by Belt to Rear PTO? As far as i think i’ve seen, it was angled by 2 Beltpulleys in 90 deg and than attached to Rear PTO by a Pulley. If so, would you be please so kind to take a Pic of that? I’m also interested in such a solution, but not really sure how to solve it. Thinkin to use a Pulley, to change PTO speed by 2:1 to results in an usable rotationspeed for a Mowerdeck. my PTO has 2 Speeds for the Rear PTO once 540rpm and 1100 rpm. second PTO speed shall maybe do the Trick. Sorry the mid mount hasn't been on the tractor for several years no pictures. This is from the parts manual may give you and idea.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,412 #14 Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) On 8/2/2019 at 8:09 PM, pfrederi said: No kidding the owners manual suggests you kick the seat back and stand up for a turn or two... which I do it is a nice stretch... When I was much younger and (I thought) wiser, I used to laugh at the road signs in rural America that showed a tractor being driven by a guy who was clearly standing fully upright. I used to wonder, why in the world would someone drive a tractor like that? Until I tried it on my IH 686 tractor on our place in Virginia, and then AHA! Like Paul said, it's a good way to stretch, and you can see better! Can you imagine a modern day tractor owner's manual suggesting something like that? Nice tractor Paul, and nice work the two of you do together! Edited August 5, 2019 by tunahead72 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,656 #15 Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/3/2019 at 8:55 AM, pfrederi said: They are also know a row crop tractors (Narrow front) Designed to work crops planted in rows like corn. Also tighter turning radius than wide fronts. The narrow front end is a two row tractor. The smaller tractors with wide front end are a one row tractor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
