[Farmall] m

[Thomas O Mehrkam]

My H is just like that.

Only problem is you need three ramps to load it on the trailer.

On 11/24/2016 12:08 PM, Ed Greany wrote:
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> I'm in SoCal and my "H" has the two front wheels centered also. I'm not convinced it is an odd wheel arrangement.
>
> The tractor wheel setup all depends on what use you are going to use your tractor for. I have 6 tractors and only two are similar.
>
> I use this tractor for pulling my disc harrow and a large "I" beam for weed control on my 10 desert acres. I don't do any farming or irrigating so it doesn't really matter what wheel configuration it has. It does hills just fine - - within reason and safety.
>   
> Ed Greany
> crest25 at verizon.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
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> Sent: Thu, Nov 24, 2016 9:25 am
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] m
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> I was happy to see that picture. It reminds me that there are tractors
> with that odd wheel setup that exist.... Here in California, I did not
> see a tractor with that strange midwest setup with two front wheels in
> the center in use until my 20s and even today they are beyond rare. Why
> are they rare? Because wide front ends were and are used for field work,
> loaders etc. and single front wheels were for cultivating, hay raking
> etc. When needing to irrigate, those twin wheels are totally useless and
> since most farming other than hills for hay or grain are irrigated
> operations, why would anyone want them. For the hills, tracks or wide
> wheels were and are used still.
>            Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer
>
> On 11/21/2016 5:02 PM, John Hall wrote:
>> Looks like we can post pics so here is one of dad's M right after we
>> got through rolling a corn field to be planted in wheat
>>
>> John Hall
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