This Farmall Was Built Only 3 Years - 1957 Farmall Model 230 - Classic Tractor Fever

[@codylapoint]

My grandfather farmed for many years with a M and a C. He still has both. In the early 90's he retired from farming, and sold 90% of his equipment. He picked up a little 230 with the fast hitch to go with his C that just has a bar, and a 656 to do chores with. That little 230 still runs like a clock, and according to my grandfather it has an A engine on it. So it's a smaller engine than it's supposed to have, but it must have the compression bumped up because it will run circles around the C. Although in all fairness that C hasn't been overhauled in 40 years, and has spent thousands of hours in the field and dragging hay wagons.

[@Farming_weeds]

riding on my grandpas lap is the only reason i know how to drive a tractor best way to learn in my opinion im thankful that i learned so young helped transition me into the large tractors we use today as in my grandpa and i.

[@barrywhite711]

Dad bought a 1957 230 the year before I was born and traded it in on Massey Ferguson 300 series, 30 years later. I spent most of my youth in the seat of this tractor or throwing bales of hay onto the wagon being pulled by it. It was a workhorse and rarely broke down. We only had the plow, bog harrow, and mower fast hitch attachments.

[@larrymcever4601]

I spent many hours on a 200 the model before this. They were not so easy to drive with full front mounted planters and up to 500 pounds of fertilizer in or stored for the long rows. My dad wore out the "Plow Chief" wings on a C-20 plow between 1955 and 1967. These little tractors were very adaptable and we did everything from plowing, planting, and cultivating to harvesting corn with mounting a M-1 Corn Snapper ( we didn't husk the corn in Georgia, didn't need to). At the start we worked rows from 36 inches on center for Peanuts to 44 inches for Tobacco. We pulled a two row transplanter and used it to rake hay. For some reason the Farmall PTO ratio was well matched to most hay rakes.

[@chevyon37s]

My grandpa has a 230 in his collection before he passed. His 230 went overseas, and he bought it after it came back.

[@briggstra]

I learned to drive tractor on a Farmall 230 when I was about 7 years old (I'm 48 now). About 5 years ago, my dad finally sold his farm and gave me the tractor. It still starts and runs great. Needs some minor tin work and the paint needs to be refreshed, but really in good condition. I also have the tractor-mounted cultivator that mounts to the fast hitch.

[@leslieholman3121]

I still use my father's farmall 200 on my farm . The fast hitch is awesome. Wish you were my neighbor I'd have you rebuild my 200 you did an amazing job

[@jonathanbenoit8828]

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ super nice 👍👍👍.

[@bluesharp59]

Very nice and a Thumbs Up liked.

[@CheeseMiser]

Hello

[@bluesharp59]

@@CheeseMiser Hello and Happy Friday.

[@30acreshop_time]

This is a beautiful tractor, it’s the same age as my grandpa, to bad he passed away from the governments cancer boosting shots (Covid “vaccine”) rip grandpa 😊

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I thought I new all IHC products but I've never heard of this tractor. Thanks

[@johnnybarfield4402]

Farmall made a 240 also.

[@Antiquetractorsetc]

Surprised. I’ve heard if this model. They’re just not common

[@RLGGIBSON]

Very good job on the tractor, they do not make them like they use to .

[@mitchelldemarr4995]

i have a farmall 200 and im led to belive its about as rare as this

[@CheeseMiser]

How Many Of you are also a Classic tractor loving kid like me

[@Farming_weeds]

im 23 and i have loved classic tractors since the age of 6 when i got to drive a massy 50 for the first time i now have my own collection of classic tractors

[@copperhead6132]

me

[@CheeseMiser]

I am only 15 years old and I live on a farm and have been collecting tractors since i was 6 years old Have a 1936 Allis-Chalmers WC with only hand-crank ignition system. A 1950's John Deere 40 Tricycle type front end (the previous owner had sanded down and painted over the serial number tage so RIP, i'll never know what year it is) A 1936 BF Avery Model A with a single wheel front end, My first tractor (My Dad and grandpa bought it as a surprise for me, we saw it a few days before in a JD tractors dealership lot and i fell in love with it.), which is a 1942 McCormick Farmal Model H with original tires and lights, but it needs a new water pump (Pls tell me if you know where to get one), and a 1968 Oliver 1850 With 6 cylinder engine with 6 forward speeds and two revese or if you shift intro hydro 12/4 speeds. And this one isnt mine but we (my dad) owns it. Idk what year it is but it is a High-Crop Ride-On Blue Boy sprayer made by the John Blue Co. It uses a Ford 8N engine and is chain driven.

[@CheeseMiser]

my question is. Whatever happened to the offset design in tractors.

[@ericm.3791]

The offset tractor was the 100 series, 100, 130, 140. They were based on the A while the 230 was based on the C.

[@draganzakic2378]

How it plowing?!

[@SchnelleKat]

Sure are getting to be Very hard to find. I always knew they where... 100s, 130, 200, 230.

[@CheeseMiser]

Hello.

[@dwightshiromen969]

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