[Ford-ferguson] a few questions

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On Jan 7, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Mike Sloane wrote:

> My inclination would be to go with the turf tires for your use - the 
> ag lug tires do their best when working in loose soil, not on grass or 
> hard ground. The turf tires will also be kinder to your grassy areas, 
> especially when the ground is soft. If you are skidding logs out of 
> the woods, you might want to consider putting a set of chains on for 
> only that application. (Be very careful to only hitch those logs to 
> the drawbar - we just had a young man get killed by having a Massey 
> Ferguson flip over on him while skidding logs. My guess is that he was 
> pulling from the axle, rather than the drawbar.)
>
> Mike
>


Mike,

I guess I never thought about the tires that way. I had been inclined 
to get the ag tires but now I'm leaning towards the turf tires. I have 
some weak areas around the vakve stems on my rims that I will be 
cutting out and re welding this week. I'll be thinking about what you 
said. Thanks.

I have two "drawbars". At least I think I do. One is a bar with a row 
of holes that fit onto the bottom arms of my three point hitch. The 
other is connected to the underside of the tractor. I have a ball on 
that for my trailer. Which one is best to use for pulling heavy stuff? 
A woman near here had a Ford tractor come over on her near here last 
fall while pulling an old truck. She was killed.

Thanks for your reply.

Bob