[AT] TRACTOR QUESTION.... Articulated 20hp 4wd

[Cecil Bearden]

That used Ferrari tractor looks pretty nice and has a lot of features 
for the price.   If the American tractor manufacturers had followed the 
European's lead in developing small tractors, we might still have a 
small agriculture base.  Instead the equipment and the farmers went for 
Bigger is Better.....   I really liked the idea of using the tractor 
with PTO both front and rear.  Being able to use it for a forklift and 
also industrial uses makes it a lot more useful instead of having to 
have 10 different machines around...   I am beginning to realize all of 
this when I am trying to get my operation off the ground and spend most 
of my time repairing all of my worn out machinery instead of working 
with it...   The steering shaft stripped on my 15ton forklift 2 days 
ago, and I haven't had time to fix it.  I still need to get a trailer 
unloaded with it. 

Cecil in OKla

Mark Greer wrote:
> The Italians use a lot of these small machines. I have an uncle who went
> back to the old country to trace our family heritage a few years ago and I
> remember seeing some of the small articulated tractors in his pictures. At
> this link is a bit of history on some of these tractors.
> http://www.ferrari-tractors.com/italianate_tractor_design_with_p.htm
> I also have seen some Holder tractors in upstate New York near my uncle's
> place. These are made in Germany and quite a few are sold in Canada and are
> most commonly configured as utility machines.
> http://www.holder.on.ca/inst_home.html
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry D Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] TRACTOR QUESTION.... Articulated 20hp 4wd
>
>
>   
>> This just reminded me that Husqvarna has a small articulated steer machine
>> on the market also.  They didn't sell well in this country, but I saw lots
>> of them in Ireland a few years ago.  One farmer was herding sheep with
>>     
> his.
>   
>> Larry
>>     
>
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