Old trucks and cars at a Canadian prairie farm

[carviewsonic]

We visited my sister and her husband at his farm which has been in his family (on his Dad's side) since the early 1920's. It was a sad visit, he has terminal cancer. My sister is a nurse, so she is doing her best to look after him at their home on the farm. He's a great guy, an old school prairie farmer who is always ready to lend a hand to anyone in need.


On this visit I snapped some pics of the trucks used on this farm over the years, thought you would like these.

1934 Maple Leaf bought new by his Granddad.

Mercury M350

A Fairlane 500 he drove when he was young, and some other former family vehicles in the background.

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[MasterSolenoid]

Sorry about your BIL.
I have always had great respect for farmers .... especially dairy farmers.

 

[Malo83]

Last pic looks like a 69 Torino.

 

[carviewsonic]

Last pic looks like a 69 Torino.
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This one has Fairlane 500 on the rear 1/4. Bench seat and column shift.

 

[350Rocket]

We visited my sister and her husband at his farm which has been in his family (on his Dad's side) since the early 1920's. It was a sad visit, he has terminal cancer. My sister is a nurse, so she is doing her best to look after him at their home on the farm. He's a great guy, an old school prairie farmer who is always ready to lend a hand to anyone in need.


On this visit I snapped some pics of the trucks used on this farm over the years, thought you would like these.

1934 Maple Leaf bought new by his Granddad.
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Mercury M350
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A Fairlane 500 he drove when he was young, and some other former family vehicles in the background.
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Sorry about your brother in law.
There was an early 50s Maple leaf wooden flatbed next door to my parents for years until the abandoned property was finally sold (now being built on).

 

[ecotourist]

We had a 3 ton Maple Leaf truck on the farm. From the late '40s maybe. I don't suppose it was road legal but we used it to haul grain on the farm. When the power train finally packed it in my dad converted the back end to a 2 wheeled grain wagon. Farmers got the most out of every piece of equipment back then.

Its most memorable feature was a crank out windshield. I think it's the only vehicle I've ever seen that had one.

 

[Motu]

I like the 3 Internationals. I had an AS110 like the one in the middle when I was 18 - a tough truck, but it sure was heavy on fuel !

 

[ecotourist]

I like the 3 Internationals. I had an AS110 like the one in the middle when I was 18 - a tough truck, but it sure was heavy on fuel !

Yeah, they had a reputation for simple and tough. We could use more of that these days.

 

[carviewsonic]

Yeah, they had a reputation for simple and tough. We could use more of that these days.

Most of their big trucks (3 ton+) are Internationals from the 70's and 80's. I didn't get photos of them, I was more interested in the older stuff.

 

[ka9mnx]

Farmers never throw anything away.
Thanks for the pictures.