Non-Ford car in the mud, JD to the rescue-Photo

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 06:58 pm:



Or is the car pulling the tractor?:-)

My W-30 would have pulled the car out forward.

Herb

Time for a tractor debate anyone?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By J Berch on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 07:24 pm:

Mr. Douglas traded his in for a Hoyt Clagwell, (actually a Fordson).


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By J Berch on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 07:34 pm:






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 09:05 pm:

You know, I've been watching Machinery of the Past on the RFD channel for years and they've never mentioned a Hoyt Clagwell. Is it a joke or trick name?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 09:12 pm:

Well,after being elbow deep in a B john deere the past couple weeks,I would say that was a upgrade.The clagwell is a fake name used in the show.
I guess Ford didnt want their name used.
Kinda odd,the D was newer than the Fordson werent it?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 09:14 pm:

A Hoyt-Clagwell is a farm tractor that rarely works and whose wheels regularly fall off. On the Green Acres show, his tractor was a Hoyt-Clagwell. In reality though, his tractor was a Fordson model "F" built from 1917-1926

From Green Acres:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Acres

Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By J Berch on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 10:06 pm:

I'd call Herb's tractor a Model D and Oliver's (second picture) a GP, General Purpose.

The "Hoyt Clagwell" was a made up name.

I always thought it was a little strange during the theme song they had a John Deere but the Fordson was used during the show.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 10:12 pm:

Mr. Haney must have sold him another one in the mean time:-).

Herb


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By J Berch on Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 10:51 pm:

I'll bet he did Herb. He always seemed to show up whenever somthing was needed.

Ahaaa, I'm beginning to smell a conspiracy coming together. Ford, being one of their sponsors, suddenly wants Ford products on the show. That's the end of the old John Deere. Suddenly a Fordson appears. The writers begin to make the Fordson a regular "Character" on the show with constant breakdowns, wheels falling off, etc. Certainly not the image Ford would like to project. Magically the Ford product becomes a Hoyt Clagwell. Problem solved.

I'm only kidding, of course, but.......notice the credits at the end of the show. I'll let you decide. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 12:32 am:

Here is a still older but more recent version of the infamous Hoyt-Clagwell tractor.



Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 02:01 am:

This is great information.
A large group of old tractors show up for our Memorial day parade I' have to ask the guys if anyone has a Hoyt
Clagwell


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 02:51 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 02:55 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Manuel Voyages, ACT Australia on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 02:57 am:

Is that a Graham or a Graham Paige??

That would have made the old Johnny Popper really POP!!

Manuel in Oz


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Semprez on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 11:19 am:

That old Hoyt-Clagwell had about the same drawbar power as Fred Ziffels pet pig Arnold as I recall!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Monday, April 30, 2012 - 08:49 pm:

More fun:
http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=orphans&th=80


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