Tractor Manufacurer from N.C.

Thanks you so much for the reply. I do believe the tractor was a Long. WIsh I had taken some pictures, as it might be the only one I ever see up close and personal -- unless the owner has this tractor at next year"s show.
Dave

It was kinda funny. Last year I exhibited both #4 and #20 at the Sunbelt Agri-Expo in Moultrie, GA with the Farmtrac display. I had #20 out with the other antique tractors and one of the show directors saw #20 and said "So, who made that tractor?" I told him "It's a Long. Long built this tractor." He replied "No, Long never built a tractor, they just imported them." I corrected him and said, "No, they did build a tractor; for only about a year and a half and less than 400 were made, but they did build one from the ground up and this is it!" I always enjoy shedding light on lesser known stuff that people weren't aware of!

Jeb

More than likely, you are talking about the Long Model A tractor. They were only built for a little over one year from november 1948 through sometime in 1949. The company is still in business but went through a name change and is now called Farmtrac. The company is located in Tarboro, NC. I know this because I worked for them up until 2 months ago and the picture is of me on one of two Model A tractos that I restored for the company. The one i'm driving is serial number 20 and is owned by Farmtrac. The other tractor I did a cosmetic restoration on is Serial Number 4, the oldest known to still exist. When the body shop finishes the fenders, it will go to be on display in the NC museum of history in Raleigh.

The issue of IHC suing Long is only urban legend and no documentation of any kind exists to support a claim. Truth is, the market following WWII was already saturated with tractors and the small timers got pushed out. Long reverted back to doing repair work and developement of the "Silent Flame" tobacco bulk curing barns. The rear of the tractor is a Timken rear end and is the same as used on the Farmmaster, Cockshut 30, Co-op E-3, Intercontinetal, and other tractors. The engine is a Continental F162 and is the same as used on the Massey-Harris 101 tractor. Farmall Seat and gas tank and the rest was fill in the blanks. Pretty interesting tractor. If you would like more information, feel free to email me by clicking on my name.

Jeb Lloyd