Tuesday, January 16, 1940 ReachedHarrisburg at 5:30 AM. Rudy Altgetz on train as the 4 of us had breakfast together. We went to Farm Show before 8 and stayed till 4. Estimated 125000 people there. Saw new Case tractor model VC specifications. 3 wheel 400x1% 4 ply rubberfront wheels steel rear wheels Price 58500 F.O.BRock Islandweight about 2200 steel stripped about 2500 with water ballast on rubber. Same tractor with 700x4 4 ply rearwheels $62500 F.O.B. Rock Island Optional equipment rear 800x32 4ply 2200 front 500x15 " " 500 Sponge rubber seat 375 Starter & lightingfactory equipt 5800 " only " " 43.00 "lighting only "" 3600 (Steering wheel to use [??] to be in line of vision) Motor 3"base x 4 3/8" stake 1400 + 1800 RPM Belt HP 18.8 at 1800 RPM Speed 1400 RPM 1800 RPM 1 226 - 2 320 - 3 430 540 4 905 1170 Belt speed at 1800 RPM 3000 FPM Fuel Gasoline Rear wheels adjustable 44 - 80" 6 Ford tractors shown Price $620 delivered Harrisburg. Plow $8750. Ford plows to make all implements but now is buying disc harvester has draw bar. [Drawing: draw bar] John Deere& CaseVC only tractors shown with new safety shields Left at 6/5. Ray Friech &Wm Choquillcoming with us on their way to Waterloo Iowa. [Passengers check: harrisburg to chicago]

Creator

• Brown, Theophilus

Language

• English

Identifier

• MS02.01.21.034
• 1940_1_034

Keyword

• diary

Year

• 1940

Date created

• 1940-01-16

Related url

•  https://digital.wpi.edu/show/zg64tq54w

Resource type

• Image

Source

• MS02.01.21.034.047

Last modified

• 2023-08-29