[AT] Orchard tractors

[Joe Hazewinkel]

They actually still use modern orchard tractors around me.  Full fenders, narrow stance, usually with a cab and air filter system now as dusting the trees is still a normal practice.  Makes you wonder how they were able to live very long back when they dusted with arsenic based chemicals without as much as a mask on.

Enjoy, Joe

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On Nov 7, 2012, at 9:08 AM, "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> I've seen Orchard and Wheatland tractors.  I've seen a lot of them..... ALL 
> at tractor shows.
> I've never seen one in the field or orchard.  The thing is.. the tractor 
> companies built tractors to
> meet the demands of specific regions and markets.  Down here in eastern NC 
> and S/E Virginia
> Allis Chalmers sold a bunch of tractors in the 70's that were marketed as 
> "Tobacco Specials"
> They were tractors in the 80 to 100 hp range that had extra long axles so 
> they could cultivate
> multiple rows of tobacco which is traditionally planted on 48" rows.   I've 
> had AC EXPERTS (and I mean that)
> from the Mid West tell me those tractors don't exist.  I can take you to 
> several of them today.
> Some of them finally agreed their might be such a thing but said it was just 
> a decal stuck on
> by a dealer somewhere.  However, I have confirmed with a long time AC dealer 
> here that sold
> dozens of them that they came from the factory with longer than stock axle 
> shafts and with the
> decals affixed when they left the factory.    My point is not to argue about 
> AC tobacco special
> tractors but just to point out how regional the tractor business was in the 
> old days and
> what lengths the manufacturers went to to meet the specific needs of their 
> customers.
> 
> 
> Charlie
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Joe Hazewinkel
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 8:39 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] Orchard tractors
> 
> Cecil,
> 
> They are definitely a region thing.  I have an Oliver, JD, and Case orchard 
> tractor here in Michigan.  Orchard and row crop tractors are more common 
> here.  A wheat land tractor is considered a rare find around here.
> 
> Enjoy, Joe
> 
> Sent from my iPhone just for you
> 
> On Nov 7, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
> 
>> John:
>> I don't want to hijack this thread, but I think we have already chased
>> this rabbit until he is out of breath.  Where are you to have found  an
>> orchard tractor? I have never seen one in real life!  I only saw them in
>> pictures.  Please post a few for us to see.  We have orchards here in
>> Okla, but no one has an orchard tractor.  They must be very rare,
>> especially an Oliver.
>> Cecil  in OKla
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/6/2012 10:49 PM, John Wilkens wrote:
>>> Will, avoid the legal solution and go with "the good neighbor
>>> policy"...by all means!   Good luck!
>>> Making pretty good progress on the Oliver Orchard project.  Hung a
>>> sign on the front grill "Nothing is Impossible" that I glance at
>>> often!    John W.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At 09:37 AM 11/6/2012, you wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>> Two of my neighbors hickories fell onto my walking path. I've got
>>>> 10+ acres and he has about 15 acres. Never met the neighbor since he
>>>> bought the property a few years back.
>>>> 
>>>> The trees fell halfway on his property and all of the tops are on my
>>>> property and walking path.
>>>> 
>>>> My plan is to go to his door and ask him if he wants the trees. If
>>>> yes, then I'll request that he takes them off my property at some
>>>> point, tops and all. If not, then I'll ask if I can cut them off the
>>>> root ball and tow the sections down to my splitting area.
>>>> 
>>>> What is the law on trees that fall onto your property? Who owns them?
>>>> 
>>>> This is a heavily wooded area. My feeling is that if I clear off my
>>>> path I should get the wood... Problem is, I don't really want the
>>>> tops, If I'm going to take the effort to cut up the tree I'll want
>>>> the whole thing.
>>>> 
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Will, SE PA.
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