[AT] For the steamer guys

[John Hall]

Reason I was thinking the 3020 would have been too small is that a Farmall M 
has all it wants hooked to a 5ft Allis. Besides, isn't the gas engine in a 
55 the same as in a gas 4020?

Speaking of 4020's pulling combines, I bought a JD 30 pull type (still have 
it and used it last year as a matter of fact) that was once hooked to a 
4020. Don't know what they run in it, but instead of anything slipping or 
shearing the gearbox exploded. We put on a power unit off of another 30 to 
solve that problem.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] For the steamer guys


> John Hall wrote:
>> I would almost think a 3020 wouldn't have enough power. Did the pull 
>> types have a 13 foot header? At least I think that is what is on my 55.
>>
>> John
>
> No shortage of power in the 3020 John. Of course it was picking up swath 
> as straight cutting was almost unheard of with a pull type by the 1970s. 
> He was picking up a 14 foot swath of wheat cut by a John Deere 200A 
> swather. Not sure of the speed but seems to me his rub bars were getting 
> worn down and he was keeping the clearance pretty tight to thresh the 
> wheat. I'd estimate speed around 2 mph or so. It made it easy for me on 
> the 2010 pulling the hopper wagon unloading on the go. Long straight 
> swaths most of the time and fairly consistent speeds.
> On second thought, I'm wrong. The time that I am thinking of he had 
> upgraded to a 4020 power shift pulling the 65 combine. But I know he used 
> the 3020 for the first few years.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>>
>
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