[AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland

[Paul Waugh]

I think those 4 bottoms 14, maybe only 12 inch. A JD 'A  or IH 'M' is what 
it took to pull 2-16's through our ground. Grant mentioned those 'strange' 
tractors.  That is all there were growing up, tricycle front ends, to me 
that is what 'row crop' meant.  I did not take many pictures on the 
caterpillar areas, they were big road construction types.  I did take a 
couple of picture of a 1968 MF35 combine. It was so small and open seat. 
There was a 1972 that had a enclosed cab, really moving up in the world.
Paul-46555
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland


> John,
> I was thinking to myself, "how the dickens did they get 100+ horsepower
> out of that Ford?".  Fords can get the traction to the ground alright.
> But it would still be a 2-16 plow tractor here.  Maybe marginally 3-14
> in the sand by the Missouri river or up in the Loess Hills.  Unusual and
> nice looking specimen at any rate.
>
> Nice photos and looks to be a very good show.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> john hall wrote:
>> Grant, It's always interesting to see equipment from different areas. The
>> picture of that little Ford with the four bottom plow made me chuckle. In 
>> my
>> area it takes something the size of a 4020 John deere to pull 4 bottoms. 
>> And
>> that plow itself is about 1/3 heavy enough to withstand the tight soil 
>> and
>> rocks here. Strange enough if you traveled 100 miles to the east of me it
>> would probably be a good set-up.
>>
>> Nice looking tractors at that show. I even noticed a John Deere 30
>> combine---don't see stuff like that too often, and when you do it hasn't
>> been restored. I can't telll from the picture but it looks like that one 
>> may
>> have a cleaning attachment.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
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