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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2015, 10:57:49 AM » |
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Teenager built this. 5hp engine fettled to produce 8hp. I really like the pleasure on a teenagers face when an old, to the teenager, guy stops to talk to them.  Painted yellow for a highway dept.  I like the look of this  |
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« Last Edit: November 16, 2015, 10:59:36 AM by Britman »
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2015, 01:23:33 PM » |
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Here's my brother's old Farmall (early 50's). He has the power takeoff, sawmill, two size post hole diggers and a couple other attachments for it. He also has a smaller Ford and a Massey Ferguson. When I drove the Farmall he old me in low creeper gear, the thing would idle right through the wall of his house then fall into the basement..... so don't aim it at the house and fall off.  |
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« Last Edit: November 16, 2015, 01:25:36 PM by Jess from VA »
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2015, 01:25:32 PM » |
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Here's my brother's old Farmall (early 50's). He has the power takeoff, sawmill, two size post hold diggers and a couple other attachments for it. He also has a smaller Ford and a Massey Ferguson. When I drove the Farmall he old me in low creeper gear, the thing would idle right through the wall of his house into his basement..... so don't aim it at the house and fall off. I asked one of the exhibitors why the front wheels were so close and he said it was just the style. Really? Surely there was a specific purpose otherwise you'd be running over crops? |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2015, 01:27:38 PM » |
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Quicker/shorter radius turns on the farm.
Going sideways on a hill the thing can go over and kill you.
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2015, 01:33:47 PM » |
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Quicker/shorter radius turns on the farm.
Going sideways on a hill the thing can go over and kill you.
That's what I was thinking. Like the 3 wheeled ATV's that used to be popular. |
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2015, 01:35:39 PM » |
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Place I used to work in Lamar Colorado hauling concrete had a Ford 8 N with a small bucket-think loading S-10s and smaller-and a blade off the back for maintaining the gravel drives. cursed old 8 N would fire up without help in zero or below weather when you had to ether the diesels. No steam tractors at that event? RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2015, 01:37:22 PM » |
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Place I used to work in Lamar Colorado hauling concrete had a Ford 8 N with a small bucket-think loading S-10s and smaller-and a blade off the back for maintaining the gravel drives. cursed old 8 N would fire up without help in zero or below weather when you had to ether the diesels. No steam tractors at that event? RIDE SAFE.
There were a few steam ones but nothing remarkable. Lotsa stationary steam engines from HUGE to tiny. |
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Patrick
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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2015, 02:39:29 PM » |
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You like those old Ford 100 series huh. Good tractors.
The wheels are narrow set like that [ tricycle/row-crop] for cultivating in that the wheels set between the rows, and, so they can turn around very quickly. They can literally make a square turn. But they are unstable on hillsides.
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2015, 02:41:58 PM » |
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Surely there was a specific purpose otherwise you'd be running over crops?
That configuration is called row-crop, so the front wheels go between the rows (as do the rears). There are some configured extra wide, and some rigged with extra height to travel over tall crops.
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2015, 04:15:37 PM » |
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Surely there was a specific purpose otherwise you'd be running over crops?
That configuration is called row-crop, so the front wheels go between the rows (as do the rears). There are some configured extra wide, and some rigged with extra height to travel over tall crops.
That's what I thought but didn't suggest it to the tractor guys I spoke with. |
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« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2015, 05:12:48 PM » |
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a Ford tractor with a Valkyrie engine. http://marvinbaumann.com/valkyrie.html |
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2015, 06:31:34 PM » |
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That old M Farmall sure brings back some memories. That was the big daddy back in the day for the Farmall line, next one below that was the H series. I have a bunch of time in the seat of both, and in the old Ford as well. Riding those old metal tractor seats for hours on a hot day would give you the worst case of monkey butt. I learned to drive those suckers standing up as much as possible. As for the narrow gauge front end, you're right on target with the reasons behind it.....runs between the rows. And more than once I helped my uncle spread the width between the rear wheels as well. I'd say those were the good old days but not really, I worked my butt off on the farm during the summer. Made some decent money at it, and you lived for Saturday night at the local roller rink. Those farm gals knew how to have fun.  |
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Patrick
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« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2015, 12:43:08 PM » |
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The H and M red machines and the green 2 cylinder monsters were the mainstays in this area back in the good ole days.
Maybe I shouldn't mention breaking the hell out of my right wrist [at about 12] starting an old Farmall.
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« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2015, 02:56:13 AM » |
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A farmer down the road from where I grew up had one of those M's with a bucket on the front.
He flipped it, more than once.
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