[AT] TMCOTKU tractor count is down by one.

[charliehill]

Thanks for reminding me Steve.  My uncle's was indeed a 35 Deluxe.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] TMCOTKU tractor count is down by one.


> charliehill wrote:
>> Farmer,  the TO35 my uncle had when I was a boy had a two stage clutch. 
>> If
>> I remember right, half way down would allow you to change gears. All the 
>> way
>> down stopped the PTO.  However, I don't think I ever ran his tractor with 
>> a
>> PTO powered implement on it so I may be wrong about that.  I am, however,
>> sure that it had a two stage clutch.
>>
>
> The TO-35 came in two flavors. There was the basic 35 without much on it
> (basically a larger TO-20) and there was the TO-35 Deluxe.
> The Deluxe had power steering, live PTO with ground engaging option, two
> stage clutch, spin out rims, wider rear tires, and most had a REAL
> useful feature, headlight eyebrows!!!!
> They both had live hydraulics. And a port option was available, You just
> removed two plugs and screwed in the fittings for the ports.
>
> They were much more advanced than most of the other tractors of the era,
> today they are a bit dated, but they can still hold their own on a farm.
>
> I now own one that had been THOROUGHLY used on the old farm. It was the
> primary tractor for many years and shows it... Nothing a few dollars
> won't cure but some of the flaws will always stay, I mean how can you
> remove the dent in the hood caused by your father falling out of the
> barn.....
>
> -- 
> Steve W.
>
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