[AT] Some ads from the 2/20 Lancaster Farming

[Mike Sloane]

Oh yes, the Amish (depending on their particular group) frequently put 
steel wheels on modern brand new tractors. There are a couple of local 
"cottage industries" in Lancaster county who fabricate the steel wheels. 
When you see an ad for a used tractor in the paper that states "brand 
new wheels and tires", you know that is an Amish selling a tractor where 
the original wheels and rubber tires were removed and stored inside the 
barn from the day it was delivered. I have even seen lawn & garden 
tractors with steel wheels. The reasoning behind this is that the use of 
rubber tires would tempt the farmer into driving the tractor on the 
road, which is not much different from having a car or truck. So having 
steel wheels pretty much eliminates that temptation. That is also why 
you will find used generators for sale in the area - the state requires 
the dairy farms to refrigerate their milk until it is picked up, so they 
have a generator in the barn to run the cooler but no electricity in the 
house. There are a lot more interesting ways that the Amish face the 
challenges of modernization, but it would take a book to describe them.

Mike

Snelling, Wayne K wrote:
> This must be way back into the country ...is this for real STEEL on BACK on a 1066 IHC??
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> Int. 1066 Tractor, rebuilt radiator, very good cond., steel on back,
> rubber on front. Lancaster Co. PA 717-661-7955
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