[AT] new duties

[charlie hill]

I never had or even wanted a spinner.  I could manage to keep my fingers out
of the steering wheel spokes but that spinner flying around scared the heck 
out
of me!

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Cook
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 11:55 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] new duties

Was a simple way to come up with a powerful row-crop tractor that could
mount a 2-row cultivator.  The cultivator mounts are part of the front
casting.  Unbolt the fixed wide front from the plow tractor and bolt on
the narrow front.  A couple of farmhands, a big shade tree, normal farm
tools and you end up with basically two tractors out of one.  Or at
least one tractor capable of many operations.  The lineage is Wallis, so
there is no frame.

Our '39 DC had a spinner as part of the original steering wheel. Only
tractor on the farm to ever have had a spinner.  You sure as heck didn't
want one on the Farmall  F-20, and the John Deere A didn't need one.

Ron Cook, Salix, IA


On 7/4/2017 12:20 AM, Dean VP wrote:
> Thant makes serious sense to me. Thanks.
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Hall
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 4:28 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] new duties
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> I think the reason for the wheels being out in front is 2 fold. One, the
> tractor is lower to the ground than a Farmall M or Deere A--at least the
> engine and clutch housing. It would have had to have tiny wheels to get 
> them
> under the machine. Second is weight. I can't recall pulling off one of 
> those
> front tires, but they are cast wheels. Stick them way out front and no
> problem keeping wheelstands to a minimum. Just my thoughts, could be all
> wrong.
>
> John Hall
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