[Farmall] Re: Farmall-related story

[bsdunek at ismi.net]

Hi Frank,

I don't know why stock brakes on an H should be any problem, so long
as they're maintained.  After all, we hauled big hay and grain wagons
with these tractors in the '50's with no problem.  These wagons,
loaded, could easily go two tons, sometimes more.  An H  that can
handle that can easily handle a light wagon with people.

For fun, try a two ton wagon behind a Ford Ferguson, going down a
grassy hill, on a dewy morning.  Brakes can be great, but traction is
nil. Now that will get the heart pumping!

Bruce
>---- Original Message ----
>From: thecrowes at hotmail.com
>To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>Subject: RE: [Farmall] Re: Farmall-related story
>Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:48:29 +0000
>
>>
>>I was at a ski lodge at Tahoe (California) a few years ago, and was
>suprised 
>>to find them using about three Farmall Hs for towing the shuttles
>through 
>>the parking lots to pick up people!  Nice looking tractors, bone
>stock (I'm 
>>suprised, but they did not have any kind of brakes on the trailers,
>relying 
>>only on the H brakes to stop the loads.)
>>
>>Frank ('51 cub, plus caretaker of an 806D, 560D and Lucile the
>flying 
>>Farmall Super C)
>>
>>
>>
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