[AT] Oliver Super 55

[charlie hill]

I agree with you Ralph but this guy tends 3000 acres of cotton and 700 acres 
of corn.  I think he only has GPS on his newest tractors so he still gets 
plenty of wheel holding time.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Oliver Super 55


> Charlie, your right , the gps and auto steer work quite well and are no
> doubt very efficient. I can see some real advantage to GPS at times when I
> am trying to finish spraying a crop when darkness is shutting me down. 
> But
> as far as I am concerned, most of the fun of farming is being able to 
> drive
> my tractor myself and that includes holding onto the steering wheel. I 
> know
> I am hopelessly set in my ways and resistant to change but I'll keep 
> farming
> the "old fashioned way".
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>
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> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Oliver Super 55
>
>
>> Dave I know a farmer that has GPS on some of his new JD's.  It's like
>> autopilot and is so accurate that he lets his wife (not a farm girl by 
>> any
>> means) bed rows.  Basically all she has to do is drive it into the field,
>> turn the GPS on and turn it around at the end of the rows.
>>
>> Charlie
>
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