Allora Heritage Weekend.

Hi Brocky

You’re on the money with the A prefix it’s for Australian built your MDs would be petrol/gas start diesels the AMD used the 264 glowplug start British based motor

The Australian built Farmalls models went in order

AMD
AMD7
A514
564 tricycle

What you would call wheatland models wide front without adjustable rear axles
AWD6
AWD7
A554
564

All used the same motor just fueled up a bit and a few more revs with each model
If you look at ASWsphoto with the line of Inters right to left 564,AWD7with home made loader ,AMD7without hood/bonnet,A554,AWD6
Did have them parked in order before the grand parade but they got mixed up when we got back

Cheers Bluey

Yeah, Brocky. Same deal with the IH Trucks..

Brocky, Bluey has answered the question far better than I could.
Further to the AMD, my ASW120 would be an S120 4x4 where you are. 2WD were just AS120. I have no idea who came up with the W for 4wd, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it occurs on US models.

Jarrod.

In the early years of IH manufacturer in Australia the implements made at IH Geelong had a prefix of GA before the numbers
I think this only ever applied to implements though

It was still current in the early 60's

Paul

And perhaps even more commonly, the prefix GL.

GL-200 pto header, GL-250 feed grinder, GL-100 hay rake, etc., etc. My little B-275 tractor has a GL-240 front end loader on it.

I have always wondered if GA was to do with Gaston, who made a lot of machinery for IHCA.

Brett.

Were HV Mckay still about then

I think they were Sunshine Massey Harris pretty much after WW2

And Brett I think you are right, I think it was GL, terrible how my memory isnt as accurate as it used to be for things like this

But am fairly sure your right :blush: :blush:

Paul

I'd like to think maybe we are both half on the right track Paul, i do also have instruction books here such as a GA 4-2 Rotary Slasher, but the GA prefix certainly isn't as common as GL.

I haven't made a proper study of it, but it sort of appears that as time went on the G was dropped from GA, and then later again the A was dropped. This trend also coincides with the newer style of printed manuals. So a GA 4-2 Rotary Slasher either became, or was improved/updated to become an A 4-2 Rotary Slasher, then in time became a 4-2 Rotary Slasher.

GL just seemed to disappear completely, but i'm not sure when. I am thinking maybe GA (perhaps Geelong Australia? as you suggested???) was the interim term between GL and number models only, and hence perhaps has nothing to do with Gaston at all!

Brett.

I may have learnt something today.

I received a may-august 1961 edition of "International Farming In Australia" magazine today, promoting the new McCormick-International "Gloster" Line of forage harvesters.

I had never heard of Gloster, but maybe that is where the GL prefix comes from?

Brett.

Gosh, the mail's slow at your place, Brett. :huh: