Morris C8 Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 I have just bought some original ww1 glass stereo photos of the French testing a Holt Model 45? and a French tractor [ not id yet ] There is info in French on the photos. 3 1 Quote
Citroman Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 Nice monsters. The huge tractors seem american too. Can you reed the make? Quote
Morris C8 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Posted January 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, Citroman said: Nice monsters. The huge tractors seem american too. Can you reed the make? It`s a number on the side. 43584? could be a name on the front but i cant make it out. Quote
Citroman Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) I think they are both numbers. If i see the shape of the cooler/radiator it looks a bit like this one from 1914. But this is a question for Marcel (Cel on this forum). He knows a lot of this. Edited January 5, 2022 by Citroman 1 Quote
Cel Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 I would say they are American 'Big Four' tractors. https://monthly.mecum.com/2019/09/28/the-big-four/ Quite interesting that these prairie tractors were in France, I wonder what happened to them. 1 1 Quote
Zuffen Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 The article Cel linked, suggests one may be in the Netherlands. Quote
Cel Posted January 5, 2022 Posted January 5, 2022 That is right, although I don't think it was found in France. There seem to have been a number of prairie tractors gone to Russia during WW1, I know I have seen a picture somewhere of a Rumely towing a large gun. Quote
Morris C8 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Wow thanks guys for the ID of The Big Four. . Photo from this link found by Cel https://monthly.mecum.com/2019/09/28/the-big-four/ Edited January 6, 2022 by Morris C8 Quote
Morris C8 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Posted January 6, 2022 The other tractor could be a Holt Model 45. 2 Quote
Cel Posted January 6, 2022 Posted January 6, 2022 There is a Holt 45 in the Netherlands that was found in France. For those interested in the restauration of the Big 4 this thread is an excellent reading: https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/gas-traction-big-4-from-blomgren-estate.81774/page-62 Quote
Cel Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 11:08 PM, Cel said: That is right, although I don't think it was found in France. There seem to have been a number of prairie tractors gone to Russia during WW1, I know I have seen a picture somewhere of a Rumely towing a large gun. Found the picture, had it saved some years ago from another forum I guess. A 30-60 Rumely E in Ukraine in 1916. 2 Quote
Morris C8 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Posted January 13, 2022 In the lot i bought this ww1 knox tractor glass photo came with the other ones. 2 Quote
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