[AT] Row Crop

[Al Jones]

Spin-outs are pretty slick and were very common around here on most all
makes.  Got em on the 424 IH.  When I was small, it was an annual spring
ritual to widen it out to plant with, and then later in the summer when
field work was done, close it back up to a narrow wheel setting for ease of
maneuverability and to plow with if needed, though by then not much plowing
was done other than the garden.  You loosten the "jack screws" evenly on
each rail, apply some burnt cylinder oil or other lubricant to the rails,
crank the tractor, put it in gear (either reverse or forward depending on
whether you were going "in" or "out," hold the opposite wheel brake, and
then ease out on the clutch.  It will "spin" the wheel center in or out to
the desired spacing.  There were little blocks that bolted to one rail that
you could position for the exact spacing you wanted.

Al


> [Original Message]
> From: SKIP CLEVELAND <skipcleveland at cfl.rr.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 6/26/2009 9:12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Row Crop
>
> El wrongo Roy. You loosen the clamps, with the tractor blocked or
otherwise made stationary, let the clutch in, whether in reverse 
> or forward and the rear tires move inwards or outwards, your choice.
> To be continued, I'm sure.
>
> Skip
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 7:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Row Crop
>
>
> >
> > On Jun 26, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Mark Greer wrote:
> >
> >> Most "row crop" tractors have rear axles that are just a section of
> >> keyed
> >> shafting (rather than a flanged axle like a car or truck) that allow
> >> the
> >> wheel spacing to be set any place the farmer wishes.
> >
> > I just saw an Allis Chalmers WD that had spirals inside the rear wheel
> > rims.  You can move the clamping parts around the spiral to move the
> > wheels in and out.  (My guess is that you'd not want to do that every
> > day.)
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Roy Morgan
> > k1lky at earthlink.net
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