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SimplicitySwede
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 Posted - 06/21/2011 : 08:45:18
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My grandpa bought this 58 Farmall 450 in late 58. It was so late the 60 series was out. He lived in Mt Carroll IL then. When he moved south he sold it. about 10 years later he came back for it and bought it. in about 95 or 96 hes sold it again. Dad and me have been looking for it on and off. Well dad lost hope in findin it so he bought a 57 450 to replace it. Me being a lil more hard headed didnt give up. Fast forward to today. I was going down the road and saw a 450 with a aftermarket wide front. Dad told me they put a TSC wide front on it. It got my attention instantly. I called dad and kept drivin and told him about it. He told me around the hydraulic filler theres a cut in the sheet metal to fit a funnel, a dent in the grill, and has a box on the front of it. Later we realized it had diesel sheet metal on it. turns out grandpa got the because someone converted it to LP and cut the original hood and grandpa could only find a diesel metal.
Happy I found it and will be bringing it home for the final time. sadly whoever painted it didnt do a good job
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1014211
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 09:05:24
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| That is awesome you found the exact one he owned! Now that you have it back, don't let it get away again!! :) |
Jon
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olcowhand
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 09:23:41
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| Great story! Did you white out the spots on the side of the hood, or was it painted that way? |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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Talntedmrgreen
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 09:39:08
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| Thats a great story! Funny how things work out... |
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SimplicitySwede
USA
379 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2011 : 10:00:49
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Dan,
the hundred series IH- 100, 200, 300, 400, was all red. 50 series- 130, 230, 350, 450, had white on it. only the peice of metal going over the steering column should be red not white like this one has been painted |
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Cvans
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 12:41:20
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That was a neat story. Happy ending to boot. Hard to believe you would stumble onto the same one.
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East Central South Dakota
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
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B-16_IC
USA
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Posted - 06/21/2011 : 23:05:19
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That is a magazine story there! Doesn't happen too often they get found again, congratulations and good eye!  |
Life is all about paying. Pay attention, or pay the consequences, the choice is yours. Rich |
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SimplicitySwede
USA
379 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2011 : 23:25:11
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Heres a couple pics. Shows how I knew it was the tractor. The breather and exhaust holes been welded closed on the diesel hood since there on the opposite than a gas. The hydraulic filler hole was cut out aroundwhich confirmed it was the tractor. From a distance I thought it was from the TSC front end on it. well enough with the talking heres pics.
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SimplicitySwede
USA
379 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2011 : 23:26:43
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Heres the Story or the 450
1958 Farmall 450
My grandpa, Enoch Olson bought this 450 new in early 1959 from the Handel Implement dealer in Chadwick, IL. The 60 series IH was already coming out. It was sold at his sale in Jan. of 1963 to my Great Great Uncle Joe Olson. He then moved to Pinckneyville, IL.
Later He moved to Conant and started farming again. In about 1974 or 1975 he decided to buy the 450 back from my uncle, David Keller. Grandpa had it hauled down here. Over time many changes were done to the tractor by him. When he bought it back the tractor had been converted to LP. The original sheet metal had been cut to fit a LP tank. Grandpa could only find sheet metal for a diesel. He had the exhaust holes on the diesel hood welded shut and put new holes on the opposite side for the gas exhaust. Grandpa cut the sheet metal down by were the hydraulic fluid filler hole so a funnel would fit better. Grandpa took the standard draw bar off and put a 2 point fast hitch on. He also put the aftermarket TSC wide front on it.
On June 20, 2011 I was going to Carbondale, IL when I passed by Norman Fred Truck Service in Murphysboro, IL when I saw a 450 sitting out front. Most IH guys just think that’s a 450 it was made 56-58, 4 bottom plow tractor, could of came with a fast hitch etc. Well this one I knew was different, the aftermarket front end stuck out. I called dad and told him about it. I decided to turn around then instead of later. He told me what to look for. First I looked at the hydraulic fluid filler hole. The sheet metal was still cut for the funnel. He also told me there was a dent on the front of the grill. It had bondo but could still make it out. I knew instantly it was it. So for the third and final time I brought The Ol’ 450 home. |
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Talntedmrgreen
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Posted - 06/22/2011 : 05:24:12
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| Great story...I'm happy for you! My family never had big tractors, but I have been able to get both of my Grandfather's garden tractors, his B110 and his 2110. I had to search for the 2110 and it's cool to bring them back to the family =] |
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skunkhome
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2011 : 20:45:13
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| I love the story. Give me a little hope that we may still be able to find one of our old Allis Chalmers that dad gave away some time in 1975. |
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty."
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Its coming home
