Le choix d’un tracteur 1949 (Choosing a Tractor 1949)
This great resource was sent over to me from Harmen-Jan, I checked our catalog our here on eWillys and did not see it posted, also I jumped over to Farm Jeep to look for it over there and did not see it either.
Thank you Harmen-Jan for sending this over to me.
It’s in French and you can adjust your CC to be in almost any language you would like to read the subtitles in, in case you are not familiar with French, which I am not. I actually probably watched it several times prior to putting on the CC and the production is really great, the narrator and the b and c track audio are really well done.
Head over to 7:12 seconds to the start of the video, I was unable to get it to link to the correct time in the viewer, I recommend heading back to the start of the video to watch the whole thing, it’s neat to see the equipment in action.
Overall as you will see in the video it a demonstration day of sorts in 1949 and the title of the video Le choix d’un tracteur 1949 translates to Choosing a Tractor 1949.
I wont be able to be the product expert in and be able to list off each and every manufacturer like Monroe and the sort, I hope you get some enjoyment out of this resource.
Some still shots from the video.
Here is a good shot of the counterweight in the front.
I really like these smaller spot mirrors.
Lift Set Up
The multifunction mechanism appear to be very simple to operate but with that much mass off the back when I think about the process they are using its really neat how the got a lot of bang for the buck on these.
The hole digger is robust, the ingenuity to take that differential and transformer the equipment it pretty neat, once you start breaking it down into the smaller sub parts. Throughout the video you will see they really had these loaded up with optional PTO’s and controls for the up and down in, then the PTO all working together.
The trencher is interesting in that it scoops then the auger windrows the soil off to each side.
This should link to the WIllys part > https://youtu.be/zZSi8IsveJc?si=xaCIrsaS4_lsbAEY&t=435
We believe that Willys was active in the French tractor market in the late 1940s. In 2019, we found a copy of the movie introducing the new Monroe Hydraulic Implement Lift shown in the pictures in a Paris shop. It had been in a private collection and most likely had been used at a dealership.
https://www.ewillys.com/2019/04/29/revolution-in-pleasantville-a-1947-movie-about-the-jeep/
I am pretty sure the post hole digger is a Newgren. I don’t believe Newgren sold a 2-way plow, although they were very common in Europe. It is also interesting to see the IH Cub and Model C tractors.
Fun find!
Thanks Barry for checking this one out, it was a fun post to assemble and look at all the material. I’ve said this alot, but ot amazes me the reach Willys and all the MFG had and still continue to have all these decades later.
Thanks, Tim