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   Ever notice depending what your color bias is that when you hear of a tractor being referred to by merely a letter or number it can evoke more than one kind of tractor. Some examples:

A...Is it an A-C, Farmall, or JD?
B...A-C, Farmall, or JD?
C...A-C or Farmall, (unless of course it's a Super C)?
M...A-C, JD, or Farmall?
L...Gleaner, Case, JD?
LA...Case or JD?
300...Case or Farmall?
Etc...
At least when you hear WC,WD, WD45, or D with a letter behind it there's no confusion. I wonder why these companies for the most part were not more imaginative in their naming schemes. MM named the "Jet Star" because Massey Harris beat them to the three digit number they would have otherwise used. I'm sure others can think of more of the same...Kip

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Kip-Utah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Southern Utah Points: 874	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kip-Utah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Alphabet Soup Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 4:34pm
	Ever notice depending what your color bias is that when you hear of a tractor being referred to by merely a letter or number it can evoke more than one kind of tractor. Some examples: A...Is it an A-C, Farmall, or JD? B...A-C, Farmall, or JD? C...A-C or Farmall, (unless of course it's a Super C)? M...A-C, JD, or Farmall? L...Gleaner, Case, JD? LA...Case or JD? 300...Case or Farmall? Etc... At least when you hear WC,WD, WD45, or D with a letter behind it there's no confusion. I wonder why these companies for the most part were not more imaginative in their naming schemes. MM named the "Jet Star" because Massey Harris beat them to the three digit number they would have otherwise used. I'm sure others can think of more of the same...Kip
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R Aiken Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: wc Ohio Points: 1370	Post Options Post Reply Quote R Aiken Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Sep 2010 at 5:47pm
	Speaking of Alphabet, does anyone have a compleat Alphabet tractor colection from A to Z. I have a good share of them an A farmall, cant afford an Allis A, to a MM Z. Richard

clovis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Points: 384	Post Options Post Reply Quote clovis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 1:11am
	You make a good point. Around these parts, it is mostly Farmall when it comes to antique tractors. If someone says "A~B~C~H~M", you should automatically think red. When someone refers to an orange or green tractor, they almost always say "Deere AO" or "Allis B", unless, of course, they are using identifiers only found on Allis, like the WD-45. With that, the person would just say "WD-45". With all that said, this is just my experience growing up in our area.