Farmall tractors

My WR9 is shown under tractor photos.

The WDR9 should also have a hand clutch, which is Rockford.

Where is this WDR9?

I also have a WR9 on factory rear steel,unrestored and not running. Both are 1947's
Roger in Iowa

Just curious as to how your two WR-9's made it to Iowa? Lots of Southern salvage yards have good used 15(18.4) x 34 or 18(23.1) x 26 R-2 (rice and cane) tires as both of these sizes with the rice & cane tread were common on combines. The same goes for the single rib front tires. On your steel wheeled WR-9, does it have the tall 34" x 6" front wheels and the big 54" x 12" rear wheels with the 6" lugs? (The regular W-9 had smaller 30" x 6" front sheels and 48" x 12" rear wheels with 4" lugs). Also does your WR-9 have extensions on the rear wheels (makes them about 18" wide with 3 rows of lugs) and does it still have its rear wheel mud scrapers? Can you post pictures of your WR-9 on steel?

Harold H

I thought I should have single rib front tires. Size is 7.50 x 18. Where could I find a set and $?

The steel wheeled 9 has 54" rears with extensions. Outer and inner rows of lugs are capped with welded ons because of wear. Does not have scrapers. Fronts were cobbled as the centers are for rubber tires. Thinking of parting out or would sell tractor as it is. Was a dual fuel version, start on gas run on distillate.

Don't have digital camera, yet. Could take with 35 mm and send. Phone is 683-1149. Figure out area code from other post.
Where are you?

Roger

Harold H

Roger

I had always wanted a Struck every since they came out in "Popular Mechanics" and "Popular Science" back in the 60's. I bought this one about 8 or 10 years ago, well used, completely disambled it and rebuilt it. I bought it from somewhere up north and it is the first and only Struck I have actually ever seen. It is one of the belt drive models. Whenever someone asks me how much work it will do, I honestly say "it beats a shovel". It is fun to play with but too small to do any real work, just an overgrown toy. I would like to have a WR-9 but don't have any room, really don't have room for what I already have. I have to store the Struck on a trailer for room, and my H shares my former RV shed with my pickup (the rear of the pickup sticks out in the weather).

Harold H

Just looked up the picture of your WR-9. A real good looking tractor. Your caption says your Father bought it in 1948 in Kansas. Did they ever raise a viarity of rice in Kansas. I wouldn't think rice would grow in that climate. If not, what did they use "Rice Field Special" tractors for in that area?

Harold H

Roger

On the B-450 RC they were all diesel. B stands for British, thus the tractor is a direct start diesel using glow plugs. The British never changed the sheet metal as they changed from letter series to number series tractors. Those B-450 were built until 1965. It was preceeded by the Super BMD and production of that one ended around 1958 and B-450 began. These tractors also had a factory 3 point hitch. There was also an earlier BM and BMD, back then the British did use a gas engine in the BM.

Where are these tractors located? Unless they have been relocated, they would be pretty much in; Mississippi Delta, Arkansas Delta, Louisiana, or Texas.

Harold H

The Farmall B-450 is an excellent handling and all round tractor. The only drawback to it is that for pto work, it does not have a IPTO.

Harold H

The Farmall B-450 does have live hydraulics. The three point hitch is extremely rugged but does not have draft control. As previously stated, it does not have IPTO, only a transmission driven pto. Parts are available but you may have to look a while. Many drivetrain and sheetmetal parts are common to the Super M.
On the WDR-9, the front tires should be 7.50 x 18 single rib (guide ring) front tires and either 15 (18.4) x 34 R-2 (rice & cane) or 18 (23.1) x 26 R-2 (rice & cane) rear tires depending on if you have 34 or 26" rear wheels. Good used R-2 tires in either of these sizes can usually be found in southern salvage yards as they were common on combines. The gas start diesel is a excellent engine but you need to let it cool down before shutting it down to avoid cracking the head. You havn't yet said what part of the country you found these tractors in. Just curious.

Harold H