[AT] IH farmall - was RE: Just too gorgeous to pass up

[Grant Brians]

Dean, I really liked the composition of the picture as much as the tractor
itself. Thanks for sharing the picture. I only have Farmall 100/130's as far
as IH tractors go. The odd thing is that I can't operate them myself! They
are good for precision cultivation of a single 60" bed and since most of the
crops I grow are on 60" beds they are very useful. The issue for me is that
I am 6'6" tall and I cannot fit my legs let alone knees under the steering
wheel!!! Then there is the issue of the pedals being too close too! I have
two workers who are both fairly slender and about 5'5" or 5'6" tall and they
both enjoy driving them immensely. So, I have adjusted and let them have the
fun of driving them.
     I personally love driving the Caterpillars. I also love driving the
Olivers - fantastic 2 and 4 bed cultivating/planting and other things
tractors with the excellent hydraulics. Some day I might acquire a Super M
class diesel too, but if I did it would be either a wide front or a tricycle
like all of the tractors here in California that are actually used. The
narrow front ones like your picture are ultra rare and nearly all were
shipped in from the mid-west long after they were new as they are nearly
useless to us. Why? Irrigation and the crop selections here.
                Grant Brians
                Hollister, California
                Organic Specialty Vegetables and Fruits (with some walnuts
thrown in too...)

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 3:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Just too gorgeous to pass up


You're welcome, Dudley.  Funny how we can look right past things like that
sometimes--I know what you mean.

Definitely your good eye in spotting the fuel gauge in this photo:
http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/sm_hilltop.jpg !

If I'd had a little more presence of mind I might have put a regular gas cap
on that tractor when I sold it, and hung on to the fuel gage.  Those are
hard to come by.  I also liked the Char-Lynn valve.  The air breather cap
and Farmall emblem weren't right for a Super M but I liked them too.  Even
that orange seat cover was okay--it was mighty comfortable.  Come to think
of it I really should have hung onto the whole tractor!

Dean Vinson
Dayton, Ohio
www.vinsonfarm.net