[AT] Row Crop

[SKIP CLEVELAND]

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>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
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
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