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International Harvester
Collectors Club
New England Chapter 18
Fall Edition 2020- Volume 38
In this Issue!
Rebuilding a Cub Cadet 122
Jimmy Dunn Obituary
Presidents Message
Fall is upon us as seen in the photo below
Taken at the Roosters Roundup in Mont
Vernon NH on October 9, 2010!
Gary Munseys 1967 Cub Cadet 122 with
38” mower deck. See the rebuilding story
in this issue!!
Visit us on the web at www.IHCNE18.com
Chapter 18 New England Officers, Directors and Advisors
Officers: Mark Wells, President and Director 508-523-6835
Expiration of term – 2021 mfarmall1950@gmail.com
Donnie Callahan, Vice-President & Director (508) 989-5504
Expiration of term -2020 djc170201@gmail.com
Kim Spaulding, Secretary & Director (978) 433-5540
Expiration of term -2022 spaulding29@charter.net
Donna Callahan, Treasurer (508) 989-5507
djc170201@gmail.com
Directors: Mark Walker (603) 673-1581
Expiration of term -2022 jmwcub@gmail.com
Dennis Prefontaine (508)308-3916
Expiration of term -2020
Will Anderson (603) 887-4562
Expiration of term -2020 xravsn@gsinet.net
Chuck Moore (603)313-7147
Expiration of term -2022 chuckmoore159@yahoo.com
Advisors: Tony Amato (413) 225-3050 Russell Glidden
Robert Blood (978) 448-3638 Steve Poole (603) 831-0262
Gary Munsey (508) 243-7001) Nick Brett (603) 895-4187
Herb Batchelder Jr. Donna Callahan (508) 989-5507
Membership Secretary: Mark Wells (508-523-6835
mfarmall1950@gmail.com
Website Editor: Lynda Ellis (774)260-1117
ihchapter18@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Gary Munsey (508) 243-7001
gdmsr@charter.net
Please send articles, information, and stories about International Harvester
Products to the following email address: ihchapter18@gmail.com
See us on the Web/Internet at www.ihcne18.com
Chapter 18 Membership Report for Fall Newsletter 2020
The current membership is 209, which is down significantly. Members with an expiration date
of 2020 have been dropped. Membership is due June 1st of each year and those who do not
renew are dropped on August 1st.
Annual Dues are $30 ($15 for the National, $15 for Chapter #18)
Membership Dues Renewal Form
Please mail your check and application to:
Donna Callahan, Chapter 18 Treasurer
201 Oak Street
Franklin, MA 02038
(Checks made out to New England IH Collectors Chapter # 18)
Date: ___________________
Name: ______________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________
City/Town: ___________________________________
State: __________________Zip: _______________
Phone #_________________________ Email Address:_____________________________
Check Number ______________
Please renew your membership before the listed date.
Keep Our Membership Numbers Strong!
The membership numbers are increasing; don’t miss out on the fun!
For Sale and Wanted Items – see the website for a full listing of previously
posted items as well
FOR SALE-1941 McCormick Deering W4 Tractor. Call Andrerw Glace, (413) 256-0341
FOR SALE- 1950 Farmall Cub, running, not restored.
1954 Farmall Super C, running, not restored.
Contact Mrs. Robert Hilton, 48 Boynton St. Pepperell MA. 01463, (978)433-3259
Ad from the collection of Marshall Hunter
Rebuilding my “67” Cub Cadet 122 I am going to start this story off with that I did not need another project! Back in February 2018, I was browsing the internet and was looking at the Facebook “Snow Fighters” page and saw that someone had posted an ad for a Cub Cadet Model 122. I saved the Facebook “post” so I could check it later to see how the sale was going. Remember, I did not need another project. I still have my 1940 Farmall B that I bought a few years ago from Chapter member Bill Robinson. Since I parted with my beloved 1949 Farmall C for a Ford Dump Truck, I figured it was time to rebuild the “B”. Well that was taking quite a long time and I still have not finished it yet. Back to the 122 story! I had noticed on the saved Facebook post that the asking price was $500.00 and included a Cub Cadet snow thrower which was mounted on the tractor. This was on a Thursday. The weekend went by and Monday morning I checked the post again and the seller had added that there was a mower deck and snow plow blade available. Now with the recent snow storms, the snow has been wet and heavy and my new snow blower just was not working that well. It would just cough out the heavy snow and not throw it! I started thinking that a small tractor with a snow plow blade might be a good idea for snow removal since my beloved Farmall “C” had a plow blade which I don’t have anymore. I contacted the seller on Monday morning through Facebook and asked if the Cub cadet was still for sale. He replied back that it was. I sent a couple more messages with questions like if it was still $500.00 and if the mower and plow blade were still available. They were but the separate implements were $50.00 each. I could have the whole package for $600.00. I replied back to him and told him to hold it for me and I would be right down. My son and I hooked up the trailer and headed to Sturbridge MA where the tractor was located. When we arrived at the guy’s yard, it was very muddy and we looked at the tractor. He had to find a battery and when he did, the tractor fired right up. We drove the tractor onto the trailer, loaded up the mower deck and plow blade and headed back to Pepperell. Now I had another project to work on! The tractor had a cab on it when I bought it as you can see in the photo of the tractor on the trailer but I did not care for the cab. I believe that it was purchased locally but it did not mount correctly on the cadet. The back of the cab was bolted on but the front just rode on the hood and was secured with bungie cords. That made it difficult to tilt the hood to add gas and oil. So the hood was scrapped. It even came with side and rear curtains! After we got the tractor home, I started looking for part numbers and serial numbers on the cadet and implements so I could determine the year of manufacture and models. We tried out the snow blower on the cadet after a moderate snow storm left a few inches on the ground. The snow was wet and heavy and after a couple of passes with the cadet and snow blower, the belt gave out and that was it for the snow blower. The belt looked like it could have been original from 1967! The blower also did not work well with the wet snow. Around April of 2018, we removed the snow blower and try to mount the plow blade which I then determined that I either had the wrong mount or wrong plow blade for the tractor. It wasn’t until late May 2019 that I started to strip down the tractor for rebuilding and painting. I pulled the motor off the chassis in early spring 2019. I did not rebuild the motor but I did clean it up and painted the motor off the cadet. In April, I started to sand blast the chassis and frame with the wheels still mounted so I could move the tractor around. Now it’s almost June and I have plans to head to Bloomsburg PA and attend the National Red Power Roundup to be held on the weekend of June 29th. I have been doing some rebuilding of the 1940 Farmall B but in no way will it be anywhere close to being completed by the RPRU!. I figured I better get my butt in gear and finish the Cub Cadet so I can take something to the convention to display. By June 14th, the tractor frame was sandblasted and bare. The tires were off and the frame sitting on blocks. 2 weeks to show time. June 17th and the frame was primed. The next day on June 18th, the frame was painted yellow. On June 19th, the wheels were painted and
installed and the motor was put back on the tractor. By Monday, June 24th, the tractor was complete, hood
installed, seat installed and the tractor was started for the first time in over a year. The rebuild was complete! On
Tuesday, the Cub Cadet was loaded on my trailer along with Kim Spaulding’s Cub for the trip to Bloomsburg!
As I mentioned earlier in the story, I got the snow blower, snow plow and mower deck with the cadet. After I
got back from RPRU I started to work on the mower. It was a 42-inch deck and it had several rust holes on the
deck. I sand blasted the deck and on my way to the Power of the Red show in August, I dropped off the deck
with a friend who was going to patch and weld the holes. On Saturday morning at Dublin, I walked around
browsing the flea market area and noticed some Cub Cadet parts including a 38-inch mower deck with new
blades and no holes! After paying $80.00 for the deck, I took that home, sand blasted and painted the deck and
that’s what’s on the tractor now. I just scrapped the other deck after removing the pulleys. As for the snow
plow, my buddy welded some ears on the push arms for the plow and now it mounts just fine on the tractor and
got a workout this past winter with the few storms we had. The tractor also came with wheel weights and tire
chains which was a great help in snow plowing,
That’s it for this story. I hope you did not find it too boring. I think that I got a great bargain at $600.00 and I
am very happy that I decided that I needed one more project to work on!!
See you at a show! Gary Munsey
April 5, 2019. Motor stripped off and
This is the day I brought the Cub Cadet 122 starting to sandblast.
Home back in February 2018
June 18, 2019. Another week to go for And here’s the finished Cub Cadet 122 in the
RPRU in Bloomsburg! Cub Cadet Corral at RPRU Bloomsburg!
Blast of Red from the Past!
Below is a magazine page from Red Power Magazine which included a before and after
Photo of Chapter 18 Secretary Kim Spaulding’s 1937 McCormick Deering WK-40.
Here is the WK40 in the 2003 Pepperell 4th of July Parade with Terry and Matt Spaulding
Driving the tractor! (Gary Munsey photo)
Some sad news to report. James “Jimmy” Dunn of Pepperell MA has passed away. Jimmy was a great friend to many Chapter 18 members and together with Kim Spaulding, he co-founded the Pepperell “Crank-Up”. Jimmy will be greatly missed and Chapter 18 sends it’s condolences to his family. Obituary James Edwin Dunn, lifelong resident of Pepperell, passed suddenly at his home on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Born December 11, 1932 in Groton MA, he was the son of the late James F. Dunn and Edith (Scarci) Dunn of Pepperell. Husband to his devoted wife of 62 years Maryjane (Markham) Dunn, and brother of Frank Dunn of Pepperell. Father of Terry Portwood of Florence, Italy and her sons Garrett Portwood and Gavin Portwood; Carol Renna and her husband Gerard Renna of Clearwater FL; Leslie Bresnahan of Foxboro MA and her children Michael Bresnahan, Kelly Narayan, and Maria Bresnahan; Patricia LaRochelle of Pepperell and her children Jeffery LeDrew, Keri LaRoche, and Trevor LaRochelle; and Christine Dunn and her husband Fabio Fernandez of Cambridge MA; also survived by five great- grandchildren (with two on the way), and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was a graduate of Pepperell High School, Class of 1950, and served two years in the US Army in Korea achieving the rank of Corporal. His working career included Manager of the Wirthmore Grain Store in Pepperell, partner of Willson & Dunn Salvage Company, and owner of J.E. Dunn Battery from 1963 – 2004. He co-founded the Pepperell Crank-Up along with Kim Spaulding in the town bicentennial year of 1975, and stayed actively involved for 40 years. He continued his interest as an avid collector and restorer of antique farm machinery and tractors throughout his life, and was known far and wide for his encyclopedic knowledge on the subject. In service to the town he loved, he volunteered as a Pepperell Firefighter for many years, served two 3- year terms on the Pepperell Board of Selectmen (two years as Chairman), worked many years on the Pepperell Finance Committee (including Chairman), served on the Board of Directors of the Pepperell Cemetery, was a member of Warren Veterans Firefighters Association, the Odd Fellows, VFW Post 3291, and achieved the level of Master Mason as a member of the Saint Paul Lodge A.F. & A.M. for 62 years. A skilled storyteller with keen interests in subjects ranging from American and world history to the automotive industry, he will be remembered for his quick-wit and being a dear and trusted friend to many. Jim “held court” at 3 Cross Street for 62 years, where there was lots of good discussions on a wide range of topics, the coffee was always fresh and hot, and everyone was welcome.
There’s more to IH than just tractors!
Here’s a pair of IH Scouts at the Chapter 18 Power of the Red Show, August 2017!
Here’s a photo of Chapter 18 member Ron Severino’s restored IH 230 Dump Truck. This was
Ron’s first truck in 1975 when he started in the construction business at age 19! Photo taken at
the Chapter 18 Power of the Red show in August 2017.
From the collection of Kim Spaulding
President’s Message As you all know, 2020 has been a different year. The vast majority of shows have been cancelled and I for one have missed them. Because of this year’s situation, we decided to cancel the chapter banquet scheduled for this month. Even though we had the room and the food vendor was willing to do the work, it just was not possible to comply with all of the regulations set forth by the state of Massachusetts. It really was our only choice. Since there is no banquet, there will be no membership meeting and no election of directors. The chapter directors serve 3-year terms with 2 or 3 elected each year. Our bylaws do not cover the situation when there is no membership meeting. We decided to continue with the current slate of directors until there can be a membership meeting. Hopefully this meeting will occur next spring in Connecticut. I have talked with other organizations like ours and this solution is common. Another fallout from the lack of shows and events is that the chapter membership number is down. Over 75 members have not renewed for 2021. Normally there are about half that many members who do not renew. My thinking is that this is due mostly to the fact that with no shows, members did not remember to renew even though a reminder was mailed out to all members. I fully expect that we will get most of these members back and we will be fine. Financially we are in good shape. Fortunately, we were able to cut back on our expenses and hang on to the funds we do have. I hope all of you and yours are safe and surviving well during this pandemic. One good thing is that I have had time to get some work done around the house and work on my tractor projects too! I hope many of you have had the same opportunity. Have a good fall! Mark
Gary D. Munsey PO Box 801 Pepperell, MA. 01463 Here’s a photo for the IH Construction Fans! Ted Valpey III is operating his 1976 Hough H65C Wheel Loader at the Northeast Rockbusters Equipment Show in Concord NH back in August 2019.
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