[AT] Actual antique tractor vegetable discussion

[john hall]

I can't stand the larger steering wheels on the number series. Not certain 
when they changed it, may have been with the 100. We've always had Super A's 
and they are pretty easy to off and on.

What exactly do you mean by "harvest configuration". Is this something like 
the Asparagus A's I read about one time?

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Actual antique tractor vegetable discussion


> 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
>
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