[AT] John Deere 850 hp vs an old steamer

[Dean VP]

A fig newton of your imagination! 

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-----Original message-----
From: David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, Dec 2, 2013 23:30:41 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [AT] John Deere 850 hp vs an old steamer

Make all the excuses you wish. I, still think, the colo(U)r of the pulled  
tractor had a lot to do with it!
	Dave

On Dec 2, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Ken Knierim <ken.knierim at gmail.com> wrote:

> anyone else notice that the front wheels on that Deere weren't doing any
> digging? Those looked like planetary drive axles to my untrained eye... a
> whole lotta wasted weight on something that's usually got set limits.
> Perhaps someone disconnected the front axle to stage this little spectacle
> and not break the old steam tractor? I'm just guessing that the steam
> tractor would still pull it around but might have a bit more work to do if
> everything was working hard.
> Or maybe they did it to protect the high-strung race tractor from itself
> and the heat it's gotta make internally? :)
> 
> Cool video tho.
> 
> Ken in AZ
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Bruce Fallon <bfallon at whidbey.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hook the drawbar wherever you like the JD makes a great rototiller.
>> Horsepower doesn't mean a thing  if you can't put it on the ground.
>> 
>> Bruce Fallon
>> Langley, WA 98260
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of David Rotigel
>> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 12:06 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] John Deere 850 hp vs an old steamer
>> 
>> Tom, Don't forget to take into consideration the colo(u)r of each tractor
>> as
>> well!
>>        Dave
>> 
>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 1:54 PM, Tom <tmartin at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hardly a fair pull considering the weight disadvantage and the angle of
>> the pull bar.
>>> 
>>> Tom
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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