I sure enjoyed the back and forth about the old McCormick-Deerings. I'm 72 years young and still have my Grandpa's 22-36 that he bought new in 1929. I'll always remember my uncles grinding feed for the cattle with it back in about 1952. They belted it to an ancient grinder that still used brass bushing in the shafts rather than the more modern roller bearings. That caused it to pull very hard even with no grain in it. That old grinder got to be a testing ground for all the tractors in the neighborhood. It made the 22-36 bark real loud but it would pull it. One day a neighbor appeared with his brand new Super 88 Oliver and asked if he could try it out on our grinder. My uncle obliged and backed the 22-36 away and belted up the new Oliver. The neighbor smiled with pride as the new Oliver started spinning the old grinder. Then my uncle opened the grain chute like he would with the 22-36 and the Oliver roared and slowly ground to a silent halt. My uncle said nothing as the red-faced neighbor left the yard for home. The neighbor didn't realize that the Oliver had no chance with its short stroke engine and tiny belt pulley. It wasn't a fair fight.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Cletrac General GG and the BF Avery A - A Bit of History - by Mike Ballash. This article is a summary of what I have gathered up from various sources on the Gletrac General GG and the B. F. Avery model A tractors. I am quite sure that most of it is accurate. The General GG was made by the Cleveland Tractor Company (Cletrac) of Cleveland, Ohio. Originally the company was called the Cleveland Motor Plow Company which began in 1912, then the Cleveland Tractor Company (1917) and finally Cletrac.
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
