tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post8532412205685841050..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: Farm Machinery on Flat CarsErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-9127318773196852192022-12-11T21:19:52.834-05:002022-12-11T21:19:52.834-05:00That's a good one, indeed. Thanks for sharing ...That's a good one, indeed. Thanks for sharing it, IMA Margaret!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-12491985559662866462022-12-11T11:25:53.374-05:002022-12-11T11:25:53.374-05:00The best part about hauling Farm Equipment is how ...The best part about hauling Farm Equipment is how many different machines you can mix on a single flatcar. Who could forget this old classic:<br />https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/292030357090502327/<br />It’s me again Margarethttps://m.facebook.com/zartok35%3F_rdrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-57086460652907301652022-12-11T11:19:15.807-05:002022-12-11T11:19:15.807-05:00Some of those flat cars (and auto racks) just didn...Some of those flat cars (and auto racks) just didn't have enough real estate on which to place the railroad's name. I get a kick out of the captioning of such photos sometimes - South Current!<br /><br />It's tough to get implement modelling right, but when it's right, it looks right.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Elijah.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-67068887504061451402022-12-11T10:56:26.911-05:002022-12-11T10:56:26.911-05:00There’s some nice rural western Canadian content! ...There’s some nice rural western Canadian content! It’s a shame you can’t get Massey Ferguson combines in HO Scale. I have a couple John Deere Titan IIs and a Cornbinder to ride flatcars on my trains, though!<br /> The Bill Grandin collection is a valuable resource in researching implement loads in western Canada in the early 80s, along with everything else in western Canada in the early 80s. One photo I found shows partially assembled John Deere swathers neatly aligned at Swift Current:<br />http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/bn/bn630646n14.jpg<br />The Burlington Northern 630-series flats are an interesting prototype also not yet available in HO scale. The protruding plate sill gives them a distinctive profile. I believe these cars were homemade by the CBQ to haul tractors and implements.Elijah/Zartok-35https://m.facebook.com/zartok35?_rdrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-27032459915222259442022-12-09T08:27:27.095-05:002022-12-09T08:27:27.095-05:00Hi Brian,
I think the shipping considerations def...Hi Brian,<br /><br />I think the shipping considerations definitely would have played a role in the equipment design, or at least how it was broken down for shipping. Pieces that were too wide were creatively broken down, wheels removed, etc. <br /><br />I stayed away from the typical 'model railroady' image of a flat car full of perfectly-placed old-timey tractors, being a little too late to observe those shipments!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-17956140942154640512022-12-08T19:07:47.705-05:002022-12-08T19:07:47.705-05:00At one time, the Massey-Ferguson 750 and 760 combi...At one time, the Massey-Ferguson 750 and 760 combines, and their successors, the 850 and 860, were ubiquitous on the prairies. I used to see them operating singly or, in pairs on larger operations, during harvest. As you say, Eric, they were M-F's last before the company went into receivership.<br /><br />Seeing your pictures, I have to wonder if the combines were purposely designed to fit on a flatcar. More than just the width, two of them, along with the headers, would just about fill a 60' flatcar. That way, they could be shipped anywhere on the prairies relatively economically, compared to if they had to be shipped individually. Briannoreply@blogger.com