[AT] Tractor Weight (now snowplows)

[Ralph Goff]

Greg, I have rarely ever seen chains used on a tractor in this area. I can
recall people talking about using them on cars and trucks way back maybe in
the 40s and 50s. I think there might even be some odds and ends of tire
chains in the junk pile now . I can see where they might have been a big
help in traction for the tractor. This 50 had the "big" tires, 18.4x34 with
cast weights and fairly full of calcium chloride so it had decent traction
in most conditions. Of course you can never have too much traction on ice
and snow.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Whittaker <gwhittak at triton.net>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Weight (now snowplows)


> Your Dad didn't use tire chains?
>
> Greg Whittaker
> Wolverine Mi.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 1:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Weight (now snowplows)
>
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Cecil E Monson <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 7:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor Weight (now Ramble - LONG)
> >
> >
> > It would be hard to hire someone these days to
> >> sit there in the open and run a big slow Cat like he did. I guess in
> >> those days we weren't used to having things easy and just did what we
> >> had to do.
> >>
> >> Anhow, thanks for the stories. We all have them in us and it
> >> would be nice to hear some from those who don't write much.
> >>
> > Cecil and all. I managed to find the old photos I was mentioning showing
> > the
> > snowplow that my Dad used on his Cockshutt 50. They are now on my
webpage
> > for a while.  Keep in mind that these photos were taken by a kid   with
a
> > $2
> > camera so they are not the greatest. Still you can see the basic design
of
> > the plow. Even the levelling crank on the front that was used to change
> > the
> > cutting angle of the plow. Hard snow required a little more "suction" to
> > keep the plow under the snow but you had to watch it out on summerfallow
> > fields as it could push up a bit of dirt sometimes too.
> >
> > Ralph in Sask.
> > http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/