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[Ronald Cook]

My dad had one for awhile when I was in high school. I think is was a39, 
but not sure about that. It was hand clutch and had round brake pedals 
that operated near vertical on either side of the transmission.

It did not have adjustable rear axles, but had spacers.  We did not farm
much with it, so those were never used. It was almost permanently
attached to a manure spreader and worked good for that.  Where it really
shined was its use on the flat belt powering the ensilage blower during
silo filling time.

At one time, it had a John Deere No.5 mower attached.  I managed to get
that combination in such a position in a pasture corner that I thought
we would have to take the fence down to get me out of there.  The mower
bar or the steering arm bothered no matter what I tried.  Trapped!!   I
had to raise the bar to transport in order to back things up enough to
get out of the mess.  I did not like that tractor very much.

Ron Cook, Salix, IA


On 7/1/2017 4:08 PM, John Hall wrote:
> Yep hand clutch, brake pedal on each side of transmission. Steers great
> if you are moving. Now try to steer it backing up hill while putting an
> implement under a shed, that gets interesting quick. Yes, every shed we
> have requires the implement to be backed up hill--and scotched once its
> parked!
>
> John Hall
>
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