[AT] Actual antique tractor vegetable discussion

[Paul Waugh]

Wow, my hat is off to you on 300 acres of vegetables .... oh the challenges
it must provide.

Paul

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John, I actually have a 240 with cultivating bars. The issue with the 100
and 200 series tractors is that they were made for a light amount of weight.
They have small wheels and the wide front ends wear out the kingpins and
wheel bearings when loaded down in a harvest tractor configuration. The
parts are appropriately sized to the rest of the tractor, but are not made
to haul rutabagas, turnips, watermelons etc.... There is one other 100 issue
that I mentioned before - I am 6'6" tall and cannot fit into the seat area!
It would be even worse for my son, he is almost 6'8" tall and has quite a
bit longer legs.
     The harvest tractor issues are becoming exacerbated as we will have
well over 300 acres planted of vegetables this year on the current 185 acres
I am farming and if the new 100 acres gets added as planned to my operation
this season then it will be even more of an issue clearly.
          Grant Brians
          Hollister,California Vegetable, Nuts and Fruit farmer