[AT] f-farmalls

[CEE VILL]

We just stood on the steel, Steve.  I asked my father why he didn't build a 
platform once, because I had seen one somewhere.  I do not remember his 
reason, but he didn't want one.  I think he thought it would be right in the 
way.  I have a partial picture of the regular that I can send off list.

Charlie


>From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
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>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] f-farmalls
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:48:58 -0400
>
>This beast is a first year F-20. My grandfather bought it as a first 
>tractor. My father got it from him and now it belongs to me. One of these 
>days I'll blast it and give it some paint. Have the same plow as well. Did 
>you make a platform for the draw bar or just stand on the steel? Ours has a 
>wood deck with a toolbox on it. Makes a handy step to get in that 
>"comfortable" seat. No foot brakes just the hand levers.
>Neat tractor to show but they are a pain to haul because they are so 
>W-I-D-E.
>
>Steve W.
>
>CEE VILL wrote:
>>That sounds a lot like our old Regular, Steve.  Three speeds ahead and 
>>steel wheels with spades.  They sure gave you a treatment on hard ground.  
>>We had an area of Marrow ground along the edge of one field.  If it was a 
>>little wet during spring plowing, one turn of that steel wheel and the 
>>drawbar was in the ground.  Those spades were a great excavator.  More 
>>than once we had to jack the tractor with building jacks sitting on 
>>planks, then put railroad ties under the rear wheels to climb out on.  
>>When it was out, we would snake the plow out with a chain.  Those were the 
>>days...............Little Genius plow with two 14's by the way.  I think 
>>that plow was sold new with the Regular.  The next field to that one had a 
>>lot of stones along one side.  Seems that plow would hit a stone about 
>>every 30 feet, and trip and unhook.  I used to ride on the drawbar when my 
>>older brother plowed, just to reset the plow hitch and hook it back into 
>>the clevis.  Ah yes!  Those were the days.
>>
>>
>>>From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
>>>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
>>><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [AT] f-farmalls
>>>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:09:58 -0400
>>>
>>>Lucky you. The F-20 I have was one we used in the woodlot and it was 
>>>originally a steel equipped tractor so no road gear. We would drive it to 
>>>the lot in the early spring and bring it home at first snow. The drive 
>>>was about 7 miles one way. That is a LOONNGG way on an F series. Once you 
>>>got used to the throttle and spark advance you could really pull with the 
>>>beast. Since we pulled the trailer on the way up and back I rigged up a 
>>>couple batteries to power some flashers and a pair of headlights. No 
>>>radio though....
>>>
>>>
>>>CEE VILL wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi Mike.
>>>>
>>>>One exception to your statement.  When I was 13 or 14, Dad bought a used 
>>>>late F-20 (I think 1938).  The old Regular was pretty well used up.  
>>>>Anyhow, 4th on that tractor was really a road gear.  I am not sure of 
>>>>the top speed, but maybe around 12 mph.  Not as fast as the later M, but 
>>>>as a kid I thought I was a top dog driving it in 4th on our farm lanes.  
>>>>It was a good strong old tractor with just the 90 degree elbow on top of 
>>>>the manifold pipe.  I loved to hear the governor open when the throttle 
>>>>was pulled back to that last notch in 4th.
>>>>
>>>>Charlie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>And when you put the Howard  and the Sherman in "low" and the 
>>>>>transmission in 1st, the tractor will barely move at idle. I could win 
>>>>>almost any "slow tractor" race, unless I was up against any of the F 
>>>>>Farmalls (in almost any gear). :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Mike Sloane
>>>>>Allamuchy NJ
>>>>><mikesloane at verizon.net>
>>>>>Website: <www.geocities.com/mikesloane>
>>>>>Images: <www.fotki.com/mikesloane>
>>>>>
>>>>>Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious
>>>>>enemy justice can have. -James Baldwin, writer (1924-1987)
>>>
>>>--
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