Publisher: Ken Wood Editor: Bernie Yakimyshyn

Address: RR#1 Barrhead Alberta Address: Sherwood Park, AB

Phone: (780) 674-5073 Phone: (780) 464-1030

E-mail: kwood@rockymtn.com E-mail: yakimys@shaw.ca

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

VICE PRESIDENT’S VIEW – FROM THE PARTS COUNTER

FROM THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

PUBLISHER’S REMARKS

EDITOR COMMENTS

TRACTORS AND EQUIPMENT – Member Profiles, Articles, Tech Tips and Buy/Sell Classifieds

TRUCKS – Member Profiles, Articles, Tech Tips and Buy/Sell Classifieds

Welcome New Members!

Margaret Hamel, Carbon, AB; Lovie & James Hamilton, Hudson Bay, SK;

Sandra Hanson, Archerwill, SK; Wesley Jendruck, Athabasca, AB;

Shirley & Shane Knights, Sylvan Lake, AB; Verna Patzwald, Lemberg, SK.

EXECUTIVE

PRESIDENT: Darald Marin, Radville, SK (306) 869-2262

VP: Gary Algot, Derwent, AB (780) 741-2115

2VP Vacant

SECRETARY/TREASURER: Marty Nervick, Craven, SK (306) 775-0879

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Barb Bender, White City, SK (306) 781-2000

DIRECTORS:

Gerald Haight, Erskine, AB (403) 742-5228

Gerald Magnan, Sherwood Park, AB (780) 417-0369

John Richardson, Semans, SK (306) 209-2425

Iain Richardson, Semans, SK (306) 524-2027

Claude Roeland, Winnipeg, MB (204) 222-5110

David Saville, Rosetown, SK (306) 882-3938

Ken Wood, Barrhead, AB (780) 674-5073

Bernie Yakimyshyn, Sherwood Park, AB (780) 464-1030

ADVISERS:

Lyle Garratt, Milestone, SK (306) 436-2178)

Terry Grover, Penhold, AB (403) 886-4988

Harry Helgeson, Southey, SK (306) 726-4617

Terry Johnson, Campbell River, BC (250) 923-3118

George Kirkham, Lethbridge, AB (403) 381-1617

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Where the heck did 2013 go, and already 1/12 of 2014 about gone? The New Year has been

off to a very cold start across most of North America and the east part, from Kentucky

north to Newfoundland experiencing a very bad winter.

Here in Arizona the jet stream has retreated and we are now having more normal weather

for this part of the world, but mid December to mid January was colder than normal. Many

of the citrus crops from California to Florida have been touched by frost, and producers

have to wait for a few days after delivering their crops for payment, until any frost damage

can be accessed.

Before I get started here let me apologize first for my remarks of the last newsletter;

instead of 3 manufactures of farm machinery I did neglect to mention our only Canadian

manufacturer of tractors, Buhler/Versatile has produced tractors continuously since they

started production back in the days of the 100 Versatile with a Ford gas engine. I suddenly

remembered this about the time the newsletter went to print, and I would like to thank you

for not riding me for that mistake, as I did

expect someone to give me the gears!

This past weekend Marlene and I went to

the Early Days Gas Engine and Tractor

Association (EDGETA) show in Welton, Az.

We have been traveling to this show for

about 15 years and have witnessed the

steady progression of seeing many of the

same engines being completely restored

and today making for a very well run show. Someone even brought their daily driver K

pickup! I hope our Ch 38 shows are improving at the rate that this EDGETA show has.

I have accumulated quite a few pictures

of IH items across parts of Az that I

will be sharing with you in this report. It

will give you an idea of what is abandoned

and what has been restored. I have been

keeping my eyes open for cotton

harvesters that IH produced in the early

days of machine harvesting, but so far

have only found two, one on an M and one

on a Super M on the Colorado River

Indian Reservation.

Farmall Regular and subsoiler on the

Colorado River Indian Reservation.

Cow chip toss, children’s event with prizes.

Farmall M with an air ride seat.

Show time for 2014 should be a big one for

many Ch 38 members; Red Power Roundup in

Huron SD is about as close as we can expect

this show to come to our area, so mark your

calenders for June 26–28 and we will see

you there. This afternoon (at happy hour) I

was visiting with some folks from the Huron, area of SD. I asked about other attractions in

the area that some tractor buffs may be interested in and two were mentioned. The

Ingalls homestead demonstrating life in the 1880's made famous by the author, Laura

Ingalls Wilder, in DeSmet, SD. www.ingallshomestead.com. The other is Prairie Village (700

tractors on 120 acres) 2 miles from Madison, SD. www.prairievillage.org Marlene and I will

be staying at a B and B in DeSmet for the duration of Red Power Roundup about 30 miles

from Huron, and Madison is 23 miles further north.

I am not sure yet how these dates will play into the Farm Progress Show in Regina. We may

have to make some adjustments there. Our CH 38 show on August 9 and 10 leaves July open

to make other shows or maybe a holiday.

Sometime in late April members in proximity to Regina may be able to expect a Sunday

afternoon get together just to talk IH and reminisce a bit. It was nice to see Larry and

Colleen Urick's KB7 and TD 6 in the last issue of Red Power. I believe Larry may have a

TD6 surprise for us at North Battleford.

We are happy to see vice president Gary Algot recovering nicely from his December

surgery. Once again it is our pleasure to invite any Ch 38 members traveling through the

Lake Havasu City area to stop buy for a chat; just give us a call.

Darald

VICE PRESIDENT’S VIEW – FROM THE PARTS COUNTER Editor’s note – Gary is still recovering from a visit to his personal mechanic to get

his carburetor overhauled. So while he’s recovering, his wife has added her

perspective to life as an IH Dealer’s wife….

“Beyond the Call of Duty!”

After my retirement, I would wonder, “what am I going to do now?” Soon after, that

question was answered; Gary sold his shop in Derwent and semi-retired.

Out of his shop at home, he would service or repair whatever Harvester products came

along. Or, he would go into the field where a farmer’s tractor was sitting and perform

services that were not major overhauls. Great! I would tag along and sit and read while he

did his thing.

One day he interrupted my reading and said, “I need your help”. OK, I guess I could do

that. He was replacing the batteries in a 1486 IH tractor with a front-end loader. The

loader mounts blocked access to the batteries from the side of the tractor. So, he wanted

me to hold one particular battery in place, standing under the tractor, while he was inside

bolting it in place. I found that holding the battery with my arms extended above my head

while half bent over was just not something my back was willing to do. So I lay on the

ground, in the dirt, legs extended straight up, and held it in place with my feet.

Unfortunately, I do not belong to a Union, so no big payday!

Sharon Algot, Newsletter Distribution

2014 ANNUAL SHOW UPDATE!

August 9 and 10, 2014 Western Development Museum

North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Ph. 306-445-8033

www.wdm.ca (Those Were The Days)

Rooms are now available under “IHCC” at the Gold Eagle Lodge 2 blocks west of the

Museum. Ph. 306-446-8877 or 1-866-446-8877

Dry camp is available on the Museum grounds.

Serviced campground is one mile north: David Laird Campground 306-445-3552 or 3752.

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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

IN MEMORIAM: Remembering respectfully members and families:

Harold Hammermeister, Alameda, SK. (November 2, 2013) survived by his wife Gisela

and their three sons and families. __________________________________________________________________________

To all those who pefer RED, please remember to also believe in a bit of GREEN !

Since the last issue of the Chapter 38 IH Legends Newsletter I have kept busy and now I

am already receiving renewals for this next year (Feb. 2014 to Feb 2015). Thank you. Your

mail helps my winter pass quickly and I enjoy every envelope that arrives. I think I have

the best job in this club!

The year end for membership subscriptions to Chapter 38 IHC is the month of February,

and on January 24th I already thank 76 primary members for their renewal forms and

payments.

I collect and save all the used postage stamps and donate them to a charity that uses them

for band-aids for cancer patients in SK. I have done this since beginning my term as

Membership Secretary but have not remembered to tell you about this until now.

Until next time, please send me mail (and used stamps if you have any) and know that I still

believe in RED – only occasionally the “Spirit of GREEN” catches my attention. The 2014

Membership List will be printed and mailed out with the next issue, and it will include all

members who have renewed.

The year-end of Chapter 38 is the end of February each year.

Barb Bender, Membership Secretary

INVITATION! SPRING TIME IHC GET-TOGETHER

Please mark your calendar for a fun IHC afternoon and evening, to be held in a yard with

lots of sunshine or in a heated quonset, or both, at the home of Terry & Barb Bender.

Date: Sunday April 13th, 2014 Time: 1:00 p.m. or as soon as possible,

Pot Luck Supper at 4:00 p.m.

Dress: very casual or Red.

Bring: photos/memories/stories/items to show & something to contribute to supper.

Place: just 8 miles east of Regina @ 12 Gregory Avenue, White City, SK.

Please call us at 306-781-2000 or 306-536-4215 to confirm

that you will attend. Please come!

INVITATION! SHARING THE PASSION FOR RESTORING AND COLLECTING IH!

Carl and wife Louise Lundberg have extended an invitation to the entire Chapter 38 membership to visit their farm and IH collection at Turtleford, Saskatchewan, which is approximately one-hour drive northwest of North Battleford. Any time after the annual show on Sunday evening and Monday, August 11, 2014

My first association with IHC was my Dad's 15-30 on steel. He later bought a W-30 on

rubber and then a Farmall M. We always had a W-4 or W-6 as a chore tractor. I still use a

674 with loader. So it was only natural that I would start collecting IHCs and when I

realized there was a Chapter 38 program, I quickly joined.

I have lovingly restored about a dozen IHC tractors from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Some were

purchased, some were pulled from fence lines or bush so I required a duplicate model for

replacement parts. There are some people who call the latter "scrap iron". My wife calls it

the "junk pile" but I rather refer to them as my "resource' pile.

Antique haying and tillage equipment pieces have joined my line of old combines and "off-

colored" tractors. The satisfaction gleaned from the shop hours of toil makes me wish I

had begun the restoration process much sooner, before a lot of vintage tractors and

implements were scrapped and lost to history.

We have lived on this farm for the fifty-one years of our marriage. We now are the seeding

and harvesting assistants for our son who is becoming indoctrinated with my "interest".

PUBLISHER’S REMARKS

Here we are again. Summer has turned into fall, and fall has turned into winter. It’s been awhile

since I’ve submitted anything. I’m very busy with my job and my life pretty much most of the

year.

Our show in Olds was a complete success. I met many people from the club that were new faces

to me. As our show was tied directly to the plowing match and the tractor pull it was very hard

to be in three places at once. I stuck pretty close to the pull, as that is where my passion really

lies. I have never had the opportunity to make 12 pulls in 3 days, but as it turned out that’s how

it went. I ended up with 3 second place buckles.

Since Olds, I have been busy! Harvest was a nightmare here as it was many places. Over the

summer, in my spare time I worked pretty steady on getting my Farmall 460 LPG back into

fighting shape. I

purchased the 460 via

our newsletter last

year in November.

Once I got it on the

operating table, I soon

found out it needed

major surgery. The

engine was worn out,

the T/A was worn out

and the rest of the

tractor was really worn

out!!!! I did the engine, went through the transmission and T/A, and also redid the back end.

I had to change the axles as well. They had been torched off. The fast hitch was totally beat.

I had my machinist friend Terry Dietrich work his magic on the fast hitch and when he was

done it was like new. It felt good to run it out of the shop for the first time. I hooked up to

my 3 bottom fast hitch plow for a photo shoot when the 460 was finally mobile.

Since then, I started working on a Cockshutt 30 with my Dad. The 30 was mechanically

restored over the past year or so. We just finished it this past weekend. It is a nice little

tractor.

My next project is a Case LA. I am helping my tractor friend Terry Dietrich restore it. As I

had him spend a pile of time on my MV with the drawbar and steering, it’s payback time. As I

write this, the LA is under the knife in the shop. I hope to have it done in mid-March. Like

most of you I have everal other projects that require my urgent attention. I picked up a 560

Farmall gas from Gary Algot this fall. It will move into the priority slot on my job list. I also

picked up an International 560 gas this summer, and a nice early model IH 660.

I sometimes can’t believe these tractors are still out there. Until next time…

Ken Wood

Publisher

EDITOR COMMENTS

Wow! Incredible! You snap your fingers and BAM…it’s 2014! It’s going to be another great

year for the Chapter 38 IHCC!

You’ve probably already noticed that we’re doing a little upgrading to the newsletter,

starting with the title page….and there’s no end in sight! We hope to keep all of you

members engaged and contributing

to the success of

this…YOUR…newsletter! I really

enjoy putting this role as editor;

always something new to tell the

membership. My fingers are always

tapping away on the Internet to

find the most interesting items to

see and articles to read, like this

Australian mid-60’s pickup…called a

UTE. This one was obviously

created from the remains of a

Travelall. Interesting custom.

I stumbled across these two custom built units from the 50’s. The tractor is build from

International F30

front axle and rear

differentials, each

of which has its own

4-speed

transmission. A

Ford Industrial V8

engine provides the

power through a 5-

speed transmission,

capable of 32 mph

way back then! Read

the whole story on

this tractor and the

custom harvester

here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLS3ecNVfLE

DVD for Olds Plowing Match – IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

By now, every primary member of Chapter 38 should have received a DVD of the Olds

Plowing Match. We have received a few reports of DVDs that didn’t work as well as they

should. If your DVD does not operate perfectly, try a different DVD player to determine if

it is the player, or the DVD. If you believe your DVD is not operating perfectly, kindly

contact Gary Algot at email: gary@algot.ca to request a replacement.

Darn Engineer

By Ralph Jorgensen

Potato engineer

An operator’s manual is not very fascinating reading. But what’s a fellow going to do for three hours on an

airplane?

I was bound for Maine at 1:30 pm as a result of my boss accosting me in the hallway the day before. “We

have some experimental parts on a potato planter in Maine and I’d like you to be on a flight out of Buffalo

tomorrow to go see how they are working. By the way, do you know anything about potato planters?

“Not a thing!”

“Good, an open mind is a good thing.’

The dealer picked me up at the airport and drove me to a large farm near Presque Isle. There I was

introduced as the potato engineer from Canada. (Little did they know.)

The suit I was wearing became my working clothes as I climbed aboard the moving planter. Looking into

the bowels of such a machine for the first time I was able to verify what the operator’s manual plainly

described. (Aren’t all manuals plain?) At the bottom of the hopper is a chamber where potatoes drop. A

spiked wheel grabs potatoes, one at a time and deposits them into a chute delivering them to the seed

spout. The experimental parts were attempting to cure a feeding problem that occurred as the farmer

increased his ground speed. To put it plainly our planters were unproductive when using faster, modern

tractors.

Even with my infantile knowledge of such a machine it was apparent the picking chamber was the wrong

shape. Spikes were clamouring for potatoes where none were dropping, which I spent the rest of the day

confirming. Later that afternoon I washed up, straightened my tie, had lobster for supper, and flew

home.

The boardroom was resplendent with management dignitaries as I stood to give my report.

“The experimental parts make no significant improvement on planter’s productivity. We need to redesign

the picking chamber.” Simple I thought.

It took only two minutes for the chairman to summarize the situation. “To redesign the picking chamber would cost over $60,000 in tooling. I move that we discontinue further production of the potato planter line.”

I was end run. My engineering report was all the ammunition they needed to justify bringing to an end

the life of a money-losing machine!

“But sir, the dealers and farmers out there believe we can solve the problem” I blurted.

“We produce only 70 units per year. Let the competition have it. Meeting adjourned.”

In due time the management’s decision reached the east coast. At a bar where dealers and farmers

gather to lament, a fly in the far corner of the room heard that same old familiar phrase, “darn potato

engineer, he said the machine could be fixed.”

Editor’s note: I have received requests looking for steering wheel repairs.

The Steering Wheel Guy is located here in Edmonton, AB and is apparently

THE ONLY available professional restoration store. Contact Doug Lepak at:

http://www.stwheelz.com/

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DEALERSHIPS OF THE PAST Submitted by member John Rennie

A very brief “short story” about the International Harvester dealership in Gull Lake, SK.

DEALERSHIPS OF THE PAST

Oscar Grover & Sons, Wrentham, Alberta, Canada

IHC Trucks & Machinery-Propane- 99 Gas & Oil

Oscar Grover and his wife Thelma began their business careers in the southern Alberta

town of Wrentham in 1923. Oscar moved a small building onto Main Street, installed a fuel

tank and gas pump and opened a service station. One of his other services was charging

batteries for battery-operated radios. In 1925 they purchased a neighbouring garage and

soon became the Massey-Harris farm machinery and Ford truck and car dealer in their

district. When Grover’s took on International Trucks and Equipment in 1940 they stopped

selling Massey-Harris and Ford Trucks but continued selling Ford cars under an agreement

with Madge and Company in Milk River.

In the 1920’s the average family farm was a quarter section, or at best a half

section. Farmers were in the early stages of making the switch from horse power to

tractors. Steam had been used as a common means of ‘breaking’ the prairies but other than

on a few farms, seeding, harrowing, and harvesting relied on manpower and lots of four

legged horse power.

Going wages of 50 cents a day and room and board were a common arrangement for farm

labour at this time. Of course keeping and caring for the horses used in farm work also had

a big affect on the farmer’s bottom line. Oscar realized there was a definite advantage for

those who could afford to make the switch to a tractor. The machine only used fuel when

running, thus cutting operating costs.

A gallon of gasoline sold for 7 cents in 1920. By 1930 it had jumped three cents, to a

dime. In 1940 the same gallon retailed at eleven cents. Distillate and kerosene sold for

less.

When Grover started selling bulk farm fuel he arranged to have fuel shipped to Wrentham

by a three-compartment rail tank car that was spotted on a railway siding. Oscar’s younger

brother Eddy worked at Wrentham for several years in the 1930s. He used an old one-and-

a-half ton truck with a five hundred gallon tank and 45 gallon drums to deliver fuel to

customers. In his spare time Eddy

assembled machinery and did repairs.

Prosperity certificates (Legal tender

in Alberta in 1936) were accepted by

Grover’s during the late 1930’s.

More information on the history, purpose, and value of these Alberta Social Credit initiated

certificates can be found on the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_certificate

No two tractor deals were exactly the same. One might include a small amount of cash, a

trade in, and a promise to pay the balance when the crop was ‘off’. A team of heavy horses,

some feeder calves, a crop of lambs, or a litter of weaner pigs, might make up the next one.

Luckily Oscar and Thelma had enough friends and relatives in the area that they could find

a temporary home for livestock that were part of a deal.

Trade-ins at Grover’s were repaired and worked for a few days in the field to ensure

reliability, then offered for sale. When trade-ins backed up they were loaded on railway

flat cars and freighted to other dealers in far away places like Rocky Mountain House,

St. Paul, and Peace River. In 1942 Oscar built a new garage and put an addition onto their

original building, thus enlarging the business to include a merchant line of groceries and

hardware, such as Model K “Sight” optional signaling packages for 1930s and 1940s trucks.

Many of these sets were sold and installed at Grover & Sons.

By the mid 1940s, the two sons, Willis and Merlin, were actively engaged in all areas of the

business. Willis concentrated on trucking and delivering fuel to farmers in the Wrentham,

Etzikom and New Dayton areas as well as oil wells at Conrad, east of Wrentham. After 4pm

or later Willis would leave to truck another load of fuel from the refinery at Turner Valley.

Mrs. Willis Grover (Carla) 1945

First Grover fuel trucks before the changeover to Internationals

Merlin Grover

concentrated on

machinery and truck

and car sales. He was

very good at selling. In

one month in the early

1960s, Merle delivered

27 brand new vehicles!

In 1950 the L line of

International trucks

was a big seller. One

time Grover’s loaded

old K and D series

trucks on six flat cars

and these were shipped to somewhere in Mexico. One wonders how that deal was set up?

Sales invoice for a short wheelbase C110 pickup truck sold in August 1963

Willis Grover and Grover grandchildren checking out some newly arrived Internationals!

Grover’s Propane Ltd. was incorporated in 1958. Willis Grover trucked propane with his big

V-liner from Empress, Harmatton, and Pincher Creek. Their delivery trucks and fuel

tankers served a wide area of southern Alberta.

On one Christmas Eve a farmer south of Foremost telephoned to say that he was out of

propane and his wife couldn’t cook dinner the next day. A ‘Manyberries’ Chinook was blowing

from the east and the north and south roads were drifting in. What normally would have

been a couple of hours trip out and back kept Willis away from home until late into the

evening. Many times Willis or his wife Carla answered a knock on the door in the middle of

the night because someone needed gasoline or help with an engine, or flat tire. They would

lend a hand and get them on the way. Payment was often a personal item like a watch or

some tool or some cash and ‘a thanks’.

One of Grover’s fleet of heavy-duty propane delivery trucks. (1961)

Grover’s Propane was sold to Canadian Propane in 1968. Oscar Grover & Sons dealership

agreement with International was also terminated that same year. Grover’s service stations

operated in south Alberta into the early 1980’s.

A recognized Alberta Heritage Building

Oscar Grover died unexpectedly in 1963. In his lifetime he was a strong supporter of

community events. He served on the local school board and funded and coached the

Wrentham Arctics ball team. Grover sat on the southern Alberta International Harvester

dealer’s council. He was president of the Wrentham Mutual Telephone Co. He played violin

concert style, but also played with a local dance band for many years. Oscar was known for

his ‘positive attitude’. He held the respect of customers and fellow businessmen alike.

His wife, Thelma, lived until 1992. As a young woman she worked at the Wrentham Post

Office. She ran the general store and mercantile for fifty plus years. After the passing of

her husband and sons, Thelma was assisted in the operating of Grover’s General Store by

her daughter-in-law Carla Grover and niece LaDene Nelson. She was a member of the

Lutheran Ladies Aid and the Birthday Club. A short story on Thelma Grover’s business life

was written by Lyle Walker and published in the Grain News farm paper. A biography was

printed in the Lethbridge Herald.

This article and pictures were submitted by Willis and Carla Grover’s son Lyle of Lethbridge

and daughter Colleen of Calgary.

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS

&

EQUIPMENT

THE INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER ELECTRALL HD Editor’s note: In early January 2014, a friend from the West Coast called to ask if I knew anyone who had an Electrall to loan for their local IH show this summer. Electrall? Until now, I had never heard of such a thing! So, I went hunting on the Internet, and consulted some of the Chapter 38 members who were longer in the tooth than I, and BINGO! I was even able to find an International Service Bulletin on this subject. They were both tractor AND truck mounted.

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According to Wikipaedia: The Electrall system was introduced in 1954; it was a short-lived

attempt to market electrically operated farm equipment and accessories. The system, co-

developed with General Electric, consisted of a 208V three phase alternating current

generator connected with electric cables to the device to be powered. The generator could

even power a household. A 10 kW Electrall generator was an option on the Farmall 400

tractor,[11] and there also was a 12.5 kW PTO-driven version. The possible applications of

Electrall power were many, but few made it to market. IH marketing materials showed a

haybaler being Electrall powered. One of the more novel applications of the Electrall was a

device to electrocute insects in the field at night (basically like a modern-day bug zapper,

but on a larger scale).[12]

And here are a few more interesting sources for information:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFuN3aZs6gA

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675030289_tractor-powered-generator_wood-

saw_paint-spray_hay-baler

http://www.redpowermagazine.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62802

A lot of information out there, but good luck finding one – this model tractor currently

available on EBAY is probably the closest most of us will come to owning one!

TRACTOR RESTORATION From The Restoration Shop - By Ken Wood

It’s been awhile…..since I last wrote. If you recall I went into detail about sheet metal

work and painting in our last two episodes. Did anyone out there tackle a project? If you

did let us know!!! As I said previously, I really don’t care if you did your project according

to my rules, I’m just happy people are out there restoring.

If you followed my MV through the last two articles I wrote, you likely gathered I am into

correctness and I’m damn picky on originality. This issue will cover a few do’s and don’ts I

have learned over the years. Here it goes….

Buy good decals. Maple Hunter is where I get mine. They are correct and high quality.

Buy the correct muffler. Steiner’s now sells most of the right mufflers for IH letter and

number series tractors. Use good gauges. OEM, Steiner’s, and Devon’s tractor parts have

them. Don’t paint your generator and starter black. They should be red. I leave my

carburetors unpainted. They look nicer longer that way.

If you want your tractor to look like it did when it was new, do some research. There are

many good books out there on decal placement and restoration. Also search the Internet.

There are telltale signs of most decals on our tractors. Take pics of where they were. Take

notes.

I have had several decals made up from scratch on my tractors. Patent decals, MADE IN

USA decals, and dealer decals. They all add the finishing touch to your restoration.

So there are a few examples of the extra little bit of work it that takes your restoration

from good to great. Just remember the Devil is in the details!!!

Until next time,

Ken Wood

TECH TIP From member John Rennie

Removal of a broken head bolt. Like most of us I have broken a few. This stud broke when

I was torqueing it. Tried to drill it but had a hard side and a softer side so couldn’t drill it

straight. Stopped at the local welding shop to pick up some special rods and the owner said

he owed me one so would stop by and try it. This is what I found on the tractor a few days

later. Nice work.

Wheel bolts – I was changing the rear tires on our cub lo-boy one night and thought I’d

remove everything and re-sandblast the rims and repaint them. Removed the chloride and

wheel weights too. This is what some of the bolts looked like. Think I should look at some

other ones as well.

BUY/SELL CLASSIFIEDS

Wanted: 1950’s Electrall for either tractor or truck mount. Willing to buy or rent for the

2014 antique show season.

Contact: Brian Kreuger, Burnaby BC. At email: bigmon@telus.net

Wanted: I still need tractor splitting stands, or a blueprint to make some.

Wanted: A set of wheels to convert my 1949 IH threshing machine to rubber.

Contact: Darald Marin at email: cubcadet1450@hotmail.com

Wanted: IHC tractors, models of interest are 826, 1026, 1456, 4100, 4166, 4156, 4186

with a 3pt and PTO, will look at other models.

Contact: Patrick Mosset at email: mosset2cylinders@hotmail.com or 1-204-665-2461 ______________________________________________________________________________________

For Sale: 1969-70 International 4156 tractor. Very rare collectible; only 218 made.

Serial # 9254 Runs great and fully serviced including all fresh fluids and filters. Has 4

wheel steering and 5600hrs with only 50 hours on rebuilt engine. No 3-point hitch. I don't

want to part with this exceptional piece of IH history, but am thinning out my collection.

Asking $15,000. Contact: Robert Lavoie @ 780 645-9599 if you are interested.

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For Sale: 1946 IH W6 tractor for parts or restoration. Motor is not stuck and needs to

be rebuilt. Contact Ken Haight: res 1-403-742-1979 or cell 1-403-323-3323 Erskine, AB

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For Sale: International 706 tractor. HELP ME!!! Take me home before they take me

for scrap! No rear tires or rims. Was running before the kids put a garden hose in the

exhaust! Excellent tin. Give me a reasonable offer.

Contact: Gerald Haight, Erskine, AB Res 1-403-742-5228

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For Sale: Silver Diamond 6 cylinder engine for parts (stuck).

Contact: Gerald Haight, Erskine, AB Res 1-403-742-5228

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For Sale: 1974 International 4166. Excellent power train. $6000.

Contact: Ron Gerlinski, Spiritwood, SK 1-306-883-2458

TECH TIP/Truck Build (Part 2)

Submitted by member Clayton Kucherawy

Despite the cold and snow I have

made some progress on my

project and like many of you, I

have a weak spot for these trucks

so I landed up buying an

additional International truck. I

will detail my progress and

introduce you to my new truck, as

it is a special truck.

In the previous issue I detailed

the frame, axles and suspension

on my 1954 International 4x4

project. I want to show you the

heart of the machine, a 264.

The original 220 was seized so I

built a 264 engine.

The 264 engine has some minor differences but basically looks

like a 220. If I had to do it again I would use a 220 or 240.

Getting parts for a 264 are very difficult. Things like pistons,

rings and bearings are nearly all gone. Pistons are non-existent.

I was real lucky a fellow IH friend had a set in .020 over. The

difference is the 264 used a special domed piston and the 220

and 240 had a flat top.

My rebuild included a turned crank, new main and rod bearings, new cam bearings, new pistons, the

head was rebuilt too.

I made a great find; it was a correct 2-barrel Holley and matching intake manifold. But the previous

owner spray-painted it silver. Before rebuilding the paint had to come off. Most of the paint came

off but it reacted with the original finish. No chemical could remove it. So I reluctantly painted the

carburetor. I used chemical resistant, durable firearms paint. It looks really good and I

Clayton obviously had

#2150 red blood running

through his veins even

at a very young age!

recommend it to anyone else who may want to make their old carb look better. That firearms paint

would be great on all kinds of parts, but it is more work to apply compared to other paints.

I was able to get a new fuel pump from Napa. The pump they have does not have a sentiment bowl

but I retrofitted the original sentiment bowl onto it. I am so excited to start it up!

I want to introduce my new truck. It is a 1974 200 1 ton 4x4 pick-up. It has a 345 and a 4-spd

tranny. The axles are what make this truck interesting. It has a Dana 70 front and an International

factory rear. The gears are 4.88. It runs amazing now but when I first got it did not run due to a

bad fuel pump, bad gas, and the fact that someone was messing around with the wiring. In fact this

truck was full of bad work that had to be undone. One issue I have not tackled yet was the

mounting of the plow. Whoever did it ran beams through the leaf springs and attached them to the

frame. The beams touch the leaves and do not allow for any upward travel of the suspension. I

thought that’s kind of funny. But what a great truck, 10-foot flat deck, deep gears, new 35-inch

rubber, and a snowplow! I may consider selling her sometime though as my 54 International should

be my focus but I will play that by ear. We’ll be back in the next issue with an update!

SPECIAL FEATURE!

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It’s OK Being Third Party In This Love Triangle!

__________________________________________________________________________ Editor’s note: Mrs. Clara Jonsson has graciously given us her verbal approval to reprint her story, which was initially published in the Edmonton Journal, April 1999. __________________________________________________________________________________

Next month my husband Stoney and I will celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary.

Until 19 years ago, I was a very happily married woman and was the sole object of my

husband’s affection. That changed suddenly when a third party entered our marriage.

I was flabbergasted when Stoney brought her home without any prior warning. She

was young and beautiful. She moved with grace and ease and was painted like a trollop.

Stoney was totally enamoured with her. She was the 1980 Scout that my husband had

purchased from International Harvester.

Stoney was totally in love with her. He said she was reliable, trustworthy and

dependable. Those terms were ones that he had always attributed to me. Those two went

everywhere together. The whole neighbourhood knew when they were out as she wore a

personalized license plate, which simply read “Stoney”.

I learned to live with my husband’s new love. However, when he was nearing

retirement a few years ago we discussed purchasing a new vehicle for him. After all, the

Scout was 11 years old and starting to deteriorate. We shopped around and chose a grey

Jeep Cherokee. Just before finalizing the deal, Stoney decided to keep the Scout and sell

her privately. He reasoned that he would get more money selling her privately rather than

as a trade-in on the Jeep.

When the new vehicle arrived Stoney procrastinated about selling the Scout. His

reasons for keeping her included: “She wasn’t worth much on the market, it was handy to

have three vehicles in order to lend one to friends when they visited from out of the

province, she was great to use for scouting geese in the fall and when our adult children

changed apartments they could use the Scout for hauling boxes and small pieces of

furniture”. Stoney convinced me his beloved should stay. For eight years we have insured,

licensed and maintained three vehicles – hardly necessary for two people.

Time came and went and we both aged, although I thought I looked better than the

Scout. She became worn and was rusted right through to the interior. The driver’s seat

was torn and sagging, but Stoney piled two cushions on the seat to elevate him to a suitable

height for driving. The floorboards had holes in them but that was solved by laying down

some old carpet. The driver’s side mirror was missing, the doors didn’t shut properly and

the vehicle could not be locked. I threatened to have a “pick-a-part” party and let all the

guests take home a part at the end of the evening. Stoney was not amused.

Last fall the Scout broke down. She simply would not run any more. Stoney had her

towed to his garage. The once-friendly mechanic was not so friendly this time and

absolutely refused to work on her any more. He said “It’s a piece of junk, get rid of her. I

refuse to do any more work on her.” Stoney sadly took his advice and sold her to an auto

wrecker for $100. Stoney came home and told me the bad news. I tried to be empathetic

but secretly rejoiced that I no longer had to see that rusty old vehicle from my kitchen

window. Although our neighbours had never complained about the eyesore, they were

probably all glad that she was gone.

At the loss of his Scout, Stoney experienced a grief that surprised and astounded

me. He couldn’t eat, he couldn’t sleep and he told everyone who would listen about his loss.

He sorely regretted his decision. He went over to the lot to see her one last time and took

snapshots of her. The license plate had crumbled when he had removed it and he carefully

put in a drawer all the letters that had spelled “Stoney”.

Then one morning my husband awoke cheerful and happy. “Oh good,” I thought, he is

finally over his grief and has reached the acceptance stage. He left the house in a good

mood and was elated when he returned to tell me he had bought his Scout back for $100.

He had the vehicle towed to a different garage and it was in running order a few hundred

dollars later. Stoney is again bragging to his friends – “original motor – 386,000 kilometers

– what do you think of that vehicle?”

Stoney is now fighting a reoccurrence of lung cancer that we thought was cured by

surgery and radiation two years ago. He and his beloved Scout still drive out to a coffee

shop twice a day, six times a week. Stoney takes a lot of teasing there about his vehicle,

such as “Watch where you park that thing, someone may hit it and damage it.”

In a reflective mood one day, Stoney said, “When I die I would like my coffin to be

put in the back of my Scout and to be driven to the cemetery in it instead of a hearse.” I

agreed that it would be a good idea if we could find someone willing to drive it.

When Stoney relicensed his vehicle last fall the first three letters on the new

license plates were “UGH” – not a very fitting name for what was once a beautiful lady. So,

for an Easter gift, I reordered personalized plates that said “Stoney”. The plates actually

cost more than the market value of the vehicle. Stoney was overwhelmed when he opened

the parcel. He had tears in his eyes and was almost speechless but managed to say “That is

the nicest present I have ever had.” With such a positive reaction how could I mind being a

third party in a love triangle?

BUY/SELL CLASSIFIEDS

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For Sale: International Transtar, not sure of the year. Diesel runs well.

Contact: Henry Hennel, Stettler, AB 1-403-742-4368

Wanted: 1938-1953? Metro. Prefer complete, older unit if possible. Will consider a good

1931-33 Panel; 1937-39 Half Ton Panel, Pickup or Lighter Duty Cab Over; if no Metros

available. 1935-42 Willys Pickup or 1940-42 Willys Cab Over Engine Panel wanted. Dealer

Literature wanted for 1937-40. Want Metro Hubcaps & Rear Fender Skirts; Gauges. Leads

appreciated! Call Tom (403) 272-8422 or email: bluesportdeluxe@yahoo.com

Wanted: a 1934-36 Grille Insert in decent shape or will consider the complete Radiator

Surround. Prefer a unit with the stainless trim if possible. Call Tom (403) 272-8422. Email: bluesportdeluxe@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________

Wanted: Hubcaps for International L120 pickup.

Contact Denny Penner at email: denny_penner@yahoo.com

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1935 C-30 1.5 ton dually 1957 A-100

1957 A-120 4x4 1970 ¾ 4x4

1959 B-100 Travelall

1975 200 ¾ ton 1974 100

1979 Scout Terra 1979 Scout

Traveller

1962 Scout

Contact: Ron Gerlinski 1-306-883-2458