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1920 TILLSOIL 18-30 TRACTOR
Serial No. 176
This is an extremely rare machine and one of just six surviving examples worldwide. Serial number 176, it is the second oldest in existence and currently the only Tillsoil tractor outside of North America.
The Tillsoil 18-30 was the brainchild of Byron G 'Barney' Baker, who was the Minneapolis agent for J I Case before eventually moving to Western Canada to work for Rumely. In 1918, he persuaded David Robb of Robb Engineering, Amherst, Nova Scotia, to join him in a new venture to develop the Tillsoil tractor.
The Robb-Baker Tillsoil 18-30 was unveiled at a ploughing match near Amherst on 8 October 1918. Baker highlighted the five principles behind its design: power, durability, reliability, accessibility and economy. The tractor had a strong channel-iron mainframe, and the power came from a horizontal two-cylinder engine, which was a valve-in-head design. The dimensions of the gasoline/kerosene (petrol/paraffin) unit were 7in bore by 8in stroke running at 625 to 700 rpm. Power was 18hp at the drawbar and 30hp at the belt.
Unfortunately, before the tractor could go into production, Robb Engineering ran into financial difficulty. Barney Baker had to find a new way to bring the Tillsoil to the market. Forming Canadian Tillsoil Farm Motors Ltd in 1920, he came up with an ingenious plan to establish a number of tractor schools across Canada to teach students about operating, servicing and repairing tractors. Tuition was $25 for the course, and each intake group built its own tractor and then tested it on a local farm.
The castings were probably supplied from Amherst by the Dominion Bridge Company, which had purchased Robb Engineering. The tractor schools not only financed Baker's Tillsoil venture, but also built the tractor for him. Barney also promoted the tractor and the schools at many of the fairs and exhibitions across the Prairies.
The Tillsoil 18-30 was advertised until 1921. No production records exist, but the serial numbers of surviving tractors suggest production began at No. 101, as was commonplace within the industry, and that probably less than 150 were built.
This machine came to the UK in 2007 after being purchased from the dispersal auction of George Schaaf's Truck & Tractor Museum in Frankfurt, Illinois - an incredible sale of some very rare machines that broke several records for prices realised. At least three of the other five surviving Tillsoil tractors are in museum collections in Canada and the USA, and are unlikely to come to the market, which makes this a unique opportunity for the serious collector.
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1920 EAGLE 12-22 Model F TRACTOR
Sn. 797
A well-presented example and purchased at the same sale as the Tillsoil, The George Schaaf Truck and Tractor museum in 2007
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Eagle 3furrow trailed plough, restored
(This lot will be charged at 10% plus VAT buyer's premium)
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INTERNATIONAL Titan 10-20 2cylinder petrol/kerosene TRACTOR
Serial No. TV43477
A well-presented earlier restoration.
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1962 DAVID BROWN 990 Implematic diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. WAV 91
Serial No. A442965
A well-presented example on good tyres
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1957 MASSEY FERGUSON 35 diesel TRACTOR
Serial No. 37172270A
Fitted with a front loader, bucket and rollbar.
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c1950 MASSEY HARRIS Pony petrol TRACTOR
A well-presented example on good tyres all roundLots 3133 - 3135 are consigned from a private collection.
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1920 SAMSON Model M 4cylinder petrol/tvo TRACTOR
Serial No. 22018
An earlier restoration of a most uncommon tractor in the UK. Sitting on steel wheels all round with rubber strakes this M boasts an equally rare cast iron seat by the Samson General Motors Corp, Jannesville, Wis, USA. The vendor states this tractor is a runner and will be offered with information and history as well as additional images and even a printed T-shirt!
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1938 INTERNATIONAL W-14 4cylinder petrol TRACTOR
Serial No. WS4252
Fully restored to a high standard including new tinwork, font wheels and valves etc. A good runner.
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PORSCHE 108 Junior diesel TRACTOR
This two seater example is in very good original condition and is fitted with new glow plugs and completed many road runs in 2016 being a good runner.Lots 3136 - 3137 are consigned from the Gerald Gregory Collection.
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c1928 FRENCH AUSTIN Model BO Type 10 TRACTOR
Serial No. 2925
Manufactured by Societe Anonyme Austin of Liancourt. The BO 28 model was only in production until 1929 so this tractor probably dates from 1928. It was found in Canada and restored by Gerald. Vendor states it runs well.
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c1928 WALLIS 20-30 4cylinder petrol/paraffin TRACTOR
An original UK import that was found on a farm near Saffron Walden in Essex and subsequently restored by the vendor and has been repainted with the colours found on the tractor, the vendor also states that it runs well.
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ADVANCE - RUMLEY 12/25 Light Weight 2cylinder petrol/kerosene TRACTOR
Serial No. 3333
Stated to be in excellent condition and can be seen running and driving by requesting to see the video from the auctioneers. Sitting on steel wheels with 3 forward gears and one reverse. 4,855 of this model were manufactured from 1924
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JJ THOMAS Ninety Five - 100 6cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. XWL 631V
Serial No. B096
Around 124 JJ Thomas were made over a ten year period and this tractor started life on 28 February 1967. This tractor has won all major awards after a very extensive restoration both mechanically and cosmetically. V5 available
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1980 ROADLESS Ploughmaster 78 4cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. LFJ 112W
Serial No. 7830
Only 78 wide axle K cab tractors were manufactured, delivered to Fulford Trumps this tractor is believed to have been on the 1980 Roadless stand and Smithfield Show, then fitted with a Grays loader and supplied to a south west utility company. This tractor has won all major awards and has been completely restored mechanically. V5 available.Lots 3141 - 3145 are consigned from the Jack Braithwaite Collection.
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1957 DAVID BROWN DB5 diesel CRAWLER TRACTOR
An incredible opportunity to acquire what is possibly the rarest of all the David Brown tractors and one of just two known survivors. Furthermore, this is the pre-production prototype of a model that was never released to the marketplace.
The DB5 was born out of a David Brown project to develop a dedicated industrial crawler tractor with a potential market for 500 machines per year. The original concept was finalised during 1955. Based on accepted industrial tracklayer practice, the mainframe and transmission casing were constructed from fabricated steel to withstand heavy shock loadings and to allow for the direct attachment of a wide range of earthmoving equipment.
The engine, David Brown's trusty 50hp six-cylinder AD6 unit, was flexibly mounted on three-point suspension within the channel-section frame and was connected to the gearbox via a cardan shaft. The six-speed gearbox was a fully-enclosed unit bolted to the front of the main transmission casing. The transmission housing, which carried the gearbox on its front face and the final drive casings on the sides, enclosed the steering assemblies with a driveshaft to the rear power take-off. The final drives were by reduction spur gears.
In a break from the usual David Brown tradition, the tractor had clutch-and-brake steering. This system was preferred by operators for earthmoving operations, and it incorporated multi-plate steering clutches assisted by band-brakes. Two or possibly three prototype tractors were assembled for trials during 1956. The trials, held on Crosland Moor above Huddersfield, were carried out with scrapers and bulldozer attachments.
Following the trials, modifications were made to the design and the final production specification was drawn up on 24 October 1957. The original prototypes were scrapped, but another eight or nine pre-production machines were assembled to the new specification. However, the project was almost immediately cancelled due to reasons of cost, and the handful of existing pre-production tractors were either retained for test purposes or sold to preferred customers.
This machine, fitted with David Brown's own hydraulic angle dozer attachment, was the last to be sold, and it was dispatched in 1961 to Dick Turner, a plant operator in Holmfirth. It was later rescued for preservation by Jack Braithwaite and was the prize of his collection. The only other surviving DB5 went to New Zealand for evaluation. It remains in the hands of an NZ collector, and is unlikely ever to return to the Northern Hemisphere, making this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire one of these enormously scarce machines.
The picture above is believed to be the actual machine in the sale, the DB5 being put through its paces during its original evaluation trials on Meltham Moor with David Brown's demonstrator, Bob Marsh, at the controls.
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DAVID BROWN 40TD diesel CRAWLER TRACTOR
The David Brown 40TD crawler was introduced in May 1959, and was powered by the four-cylinder TD4/40 engine developing 42.5hp. Several of the machines were adapted into tracked loaders using German Meiller equipment. Production continued until January 1963 with less than 150 tractors built.
This machine represents the beginning of Jack Braithwaite's relationship with David Brown. In May 1964, while looking to buy a crawler-loader for his plant-hire business, Jack heard that a machinery dealer from Gildersome, near Leeds, had purchased the last three David Brown 40TD front-end shovels directly from the factory. The tractors, fitted with Meiller loaders, had been sold off cheaply after David Brown ended crawler production.
Jack bought all three machines for £2,200 each, and their first job was for Naylor Brothers Clay Products at Cawthorne, near Barnsley. They were also used on excavation work for Huddersfield Council, and were eventually replaced by Fiat FL6 crawler-loaders.
After retiring from the business, Jack rekindled his interest in David Brown, and managed to repurchase one of his original 40TD Meiller shovels. The machine had been used in a drift-mine before ending up in the hands of the West Yorkshire DB Case dealership, Buckley (Clayton West) Ltd. Jack also purchased a second 40TD Meiller shovel, which had spent much of its working life in Holland, and both machines were extensively restored. One of these two tractors is being offered in the sale.
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DAVID BROWN 50TD diesel TRACTOR
Fitted with a front-end shovel - thought to date back from the late 1950s and one of only two fitted with Blaw-Knox equipment. Jack Braithwaite acquired the tractor in 2002 from a Somerset farmer who had bought it in the early 1960s but laid it up soon afterwards after the oil pressure dropped while working on the job. After residing in an orchard for 40 years, the machine was nearly derelict when Jack acquired it. It was restored over 4 months during the summer of 2002 with Jack working on it every single day. An interesting tractor requiring a full engine rebuild.
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1954 CASE 500 diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. YSJ 322
Serial No. 8039246
Fitted with PAS, side belt pulley, lights, rear hydraulics and drawbar on 18.4-40 rear and 7.50-18 front wheels and tyres. An earlier repainted example.
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1954 DAVID BROWN 900 diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. JSV 814
Serial No. PD3010759
Fitted with rear linkage and drawbar. On 12.4R28 rear and 6.00-16 front wheels and tyres. An earlier refurbished example.
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1960s MASSEY FERGUSON 97 6cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Fitted with PAS and reported to be running and in good order
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1956 McCORMICK INTERNATIONAL Super BWD6 4cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. NAV 262
Serial No. 3452
A nut and bolt restoration carried out over a 4 year period. Pistons, liners, valves, big and little ends have all been attended to as have the steering pins, bushes and hydraulic linkage. Even the rear wheel splines were renewed and new tyres and a seat along with two 12v batteries are all in place. Modified heating plugs go to making this a very easy starter. A very fine tractor indeed.
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1996 MASSEY FERGUSON 390 diesel TRACTOR
Serial No. F13357
In exceptional original condition having recorded only 11 hours from new.
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c1954 DAVID BROWN 30D 4cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. MSR 66
Serial No. 12132
Full nut & bolt restoration, including new pistons, liners, valves, shaft reground, all new bearings, pins and bushes, injectors and fuel pump reconditioned as well as the water pump serviced. Repainted to a very high standard. Restored by a well known Scottish David Brown enthusiast
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FIELD MARSHALL S.I single cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Serial No. 2151
The Vendor states this tractor has been fully restored & repainted with new tyres also fitted.
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DAVID BROWN VIG/100 'Thresherman 4cylinder petrol/paraffin TRACTOR
Serial No. H10071
These much admired machines were converted from RAF heavy towing and winching tractors, to help boost the post war food effort due to a shortage of machines nationwide. Their main duties were as a static power plant to help drive belt driven implements and machines such as threshing drums.
This stunning Thresherman has been the subject of an extensive two year restoration project, with a lot of time spent sourcing and fabricating parts. An example of this would be a cost of £4,000 alone for the new wings all round that have been expertly reproduced. The tractor has retained its original India rear and Firestone front tyres, adding to the tractors originality. It is fitted with a David Brown rear winch (requiring steel cable), front belt pulley and has been repainted to a very high standard. Ready to be shown off at the shows and rallies this tractor would be the desire of many a collector and enthusiast. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx2Aw3jo4-c to see this tractor in action.
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1920 INTERNATIONAL Junior 8-16 4cylinder petrol/paraffin TRACTOR
Serial No. HC6743
Reported to be a complete tractor and an earlier restoration
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NUFFIELD 4/65 4cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Serial No. 65N/1/300036/108673
Fitted with a Bray front axle, Serial No. 8AN023/4 Model 4465. Appearing in good original ex-farm condition.
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1952 TURNER 'Yeoman of England' Mk3 4 cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. NVF 547 (expired)
Serial No. Mk3-1704
The buff logbook shows this well presented Turner started life in St. Germans, Kings Lynn, where the Harrison family of Fitton House owned it from new. An older restoration that appears to have mellowed nicely.
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FIELD MARSHALL S.III single cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Serial No. 12454
Reported to be a good earlier restoration.
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1974 FORD 4000 4cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. AIB 8601 (Irish)
Serial No. BP34662
Fitted with a cab, 5no. front weights on 12-36 rear and 13-6 front wheels and tyres. Showing just 1,852 hours and appearing in good original condition.
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1945 FORDSON E27N Major 4cylinder petrol/paraffin TRACTOR
Reg. No. ATL 678 (expired)
Serial No. 983760
Fitted with Roadless DG4 halftracks and steel front wheels. An earlier painted example with buff logbooks available.
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1973 MASSEY FERGUSON 148 3cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. YND 298L
Serial No. C17006
A show winning tractor that is fully restored to a very high standard with no expense spared. New tinwork, engine rebuilt, new tyres, full respray with 2 pack paint. Too many new parts to list. V5 available.
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1954 LANZ 2806 single cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. 217YUJ
Serial No. 03404
When purchased by the vendor this semi diesel was running but cosmetically challenged with parts missing. Battery box, all lights, front wheel bearings, some floor panels, front towing eye, all switches and gauges all were replaced with new parts. All fuel lines and tanks have been cleaned with new filters. When offered at the auction this tractor will have no oil or fuel in the system. The tractor is offered with images before the restoration, German documentation, 3no. tax discs and number plate authorisation certificate.
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FOWLER Challenger 33 diesel CRAWLER TRACTOR
A fully restored exampled fitted with an angle blade and rear scraper winch.
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1948 DAVID BROWN Thresherman VTK1 TRACTOR
Reg. No. EDM 611
Serial No. TS 2015
Fitted with a cab, front pulley, rear winch and stated to be in good running order. Ex-Paul Rackham Collection with V5 available.
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1977 ROADLESS 98 diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. VBD 2615
Serial No. B988312
Fitted with Dual Power, front weights and Lambourn cab. Appearing in a good ex-farm condition. V5 available
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FIELD MARSHALL S.II single cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Fitted with a rear winch and anchor. This Series II has worked in East Anglia and is from an ex-private museum
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1989 FORD 7810 Gen.II 6cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. G711 YRJ
Serial No. BB91222
Fitted with air conditioning and Goodyear tyres
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1948 FIELD MARSHALL S.II single cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Purchased by the vendor in 2003 from Robert Crawford, Field Marshall Tractors Ltd. (Boston) Lincs. Where it was checked through by them and is in full working order. It has been continually started up routinely & used regularly on a saw bench for log cutting. The vendor has encountered no problems at all. Bodywork is original and has been kept oiled and tyres are good.
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HART-PARR 18-36 petrol/paraffin TRACTOR
Serial No. 87432
An older restored example which has previously been used at ploughing matches & is fitted with rear steel spade lug wheels & front steel wheels. Described by the vendor in good running order.
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MASSEY FERGUSON 168 diesel TRACTOR
Serial No. 256173
Genuine low houred tractor showing just 2,143 hours. Originally supplied by KRJ Sherrell, Avon.
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TURNER 'Yeoman of England' diesel TRACTOR
Appearing to be a much older restoration.
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FORD 5610 Gen.III diesel TRACTOR
This 2wd example is fitted with a Super Q cab and is reported to be a very clean ex-farm example with 5,100 hours and on a G registration.
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FORDSON E27N Major 6cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Fitted with a Perkins P6 engine, 6speed gearbox, Smith lift and linkage
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1960s IH McCORMICK B614 diesel TRACTOR
A UK built full row crop spec tractor, which is an extremely rare model. Appearing in complete original condition and requires further restoration. This example has received an extensive and costly engine overhaul by a recognised IHC expert. Supposedly one of only about 10 semi and full row crop versions produced and few are known to exist.
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1970 FORD 5000 Force diesel TRACTOR
Fitted with a Select-O-Speed and an original tractor.
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FERGUSON BROWN Type A 4cylinder petrol/paraffin TRACTOR
For spares.
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1972 FORD 7000 4cylinder diesel TRACTOR
Reg. No. KFP 401K
Serial No. B906650
An early example fitted with Load Monitor and cab. In good straight ex-farm condition with V5 available
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