[Farmall] m

[Dan Glass]

I load mine with two ramps.  You have to come in at an angle and let the 
two front wheels go up the far ramp while you are turning and when the 
front wheels hit the trailer  the rear wheels are perfectly aligned and 
you just drive on.


On 11/24/2016 2:18 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam wrote:
> 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:
>> 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
>>
>>    
>>    
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Grant Brians <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
>> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thu, Nov 24, 2016 9:25 am
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] m
>>
>> 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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