UPDATE: Thanks to Mark we have some background information on the Turner Manufacturing Company: https://www.statesville.com/opinion/o-c-stonestreet-a-closer-look-at-mr-c-h-turner-and-turner-manufacturing-company/article_d376cc29-de76-591c-bcad-62e719909ca6.html.
I’ve also added to the post with some wood working equipment that was also offered by the Turner Manufacturing Company of Statesville, North Carolina.
The Turner company offered a variety of other wood options as well according to the Special Equipment brochure index:
As the original post indicated, Turner produced hay balers as well.
This turner hay baler has some similar elements, but isn’t example the same:
Dave…….thanks for another neat farm Willys piece of equipment. I have never seen one like this at any of the farm auctions that have the really older stuff. Suspect they went into the scrap pile in the shelter belt of trees…….to be sold by the pound.
I will keep my eyes open.
Allan,
It’s an subject I know nothing about. I can’t imagine they sold all that many, at least to jeep folks.
– Dave
I have an International one from the 20’s that I still use for display purposes. They are a lot of work and by 1948, the tractor drawn automatic baler was around and most of the hay presses went to the scrap heap. I highly doubt many were sold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3noycGZHLY&t=7s