A Tractor I Never Knew Existed
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Topic: A Tractor I Never Knew Existed
Posted By: GBACBFan
Subject: A Tractor I Never Knew Existed
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2010 at 9:11pm
Is anyone familiar with a Corbitt tractor built in Henderson, NC? This is the first one I've seen.
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Posted By: jminpa
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2010 at 9:34pm
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I've never heard of them but here is some info of the company i found on tractordata.com The Corbitt Company was created by Richard Corbitt in 1913 after previously building horse-drawn buggies and automobiles. The company found success building trucks, many for the US Army. Starting in about 1949, Corbitt built a series of farm tractors. Many of the tractors were exported to South America. The company failed soon after Mr. Corbitt's retirement in 1952. |
Posted By: Breeze
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2010 at 11:21pm
| First for me too, and thats a sharp looking tractor to have considering the rarity of them in America. Couldnt be many with a mere three year run. I wonder the value, any ideas? |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2010 at 11:25pm
Rear view
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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 12:23am
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I remember reading about the trucks in the American Truck Historical Society "Wheels of Time" magazine. Seems like there were some pictures of the tractors in the article. I'm thinking they had Chrysler engines. The one in the above picture looks a lot like a MH/Cockshut/Oliverf combination with a Farmall grill.
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Posted By: JH Buck
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 6:24am
| good looking tractor |
Posted By: Bee
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 6:59am
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They have a preservation society...I believe. http://www.corbitttrucks.com/news.html ------------- Bob, North Carolina 1949 B |
Posted By: DanD
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 7:48am
| They covered these tractors once on RFDTV on their classic tractor show. I believe that most if not all of the South America deal fell through and that's why they went bankrupt so quickly. On the other hand, farmers in that area of the country had a supply of cheap new tractors for a few years until they were all sold off! |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 7:49am
| First one Ive ever seen |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 9:07am
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Several companies made tractors that looked much like it in that time period.
They bought the components from different manufactures and assembled them under their brand name. They didn't all use the exact same components so they were somewhat different. They used a rear end made by the Dodge truck division. Frame rails all seemed to look alike but the mounting holes and length differed. The grills were from the same dies but dressed up a little different.
Check out the Customs, David Bradly, Rockal, along with several others.
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Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 9:20am
Dick, I suspect you are correct. Here's a restored Custom my Dad is checking out at a local show a year ago.
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Posted By: Gary (e.c.mo)
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2010 at 12:39pm
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Back wheels and drawbar and pto look a lot like a Cockshutt 30. |
Posted By: Rawleigh
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2010 at 8:56am
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Hey, i see you were at Field Day of the Past!!! I was there all 3 days! i have a friend who collects Corbitt trucks, but i hadn't seen the tractors before. That was the Chesterfield Virginia Tractor Club tent it was in front of. |
Posted By: clovis
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2010 at 9:08am
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Cool tractors. Seems like I saw a Corbitt somewhere, but can't remember when. FWIW, one thing that keeps coming to my mind is that in today's world, if you tried to introduce a new tractor in those paint schemes, you would probably have ten thousand Deere and CIH lawyers wanting to sue you for infringement of what is known as "trade dress".
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Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2010 at 5:06pm
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Rawlaigh, I was there on Friday with a friend from Ashland. I was visiting in Dover DE, and drove down for the day. They do a pretty nice job, and had a lot to see. I really liked the machine that would take a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 6' long stick and make broomsticks. That was pretty cool. ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2010 at 6:11pm
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Corbitt only had 3 models of tractor.
G50 LeRoi engine ran on gas 4cyl.
D50 had Hercules diesel engine 4cyl.
K50 LeRoi Kerosene tractor 4cyl.
Thier trucks were vital during WWII.
They were made between 1949 and 1952 and most were exproted to South America. The company was sold in 1952 when Mr. Corbitt retired due to medical reasons. The son who he hoped to carry the company on had died and no one else was wanting to run it so the Corbitt truck and tractor company came to an end. ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: SC Dan K.
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2010 at 6:53pm
| Cool tractor I don't live that far from Hendersonville but I've never seen one. |