[AT] new duties

[Herb Metz]

The "chicken roost" steering rod was unusual; opinion was the bar could be 
relocated on the shaft (back at gas tank) approx 180 degrees in event the 
front end was changed from NFE to WFE and likewise at front end and thus it 
would be inside the front wheel.  Yes, you could get into the fence if you 
did not plan ahead. I do not remember myself or Dad ever getting into the 
fence and I operated that tractor many thousands of hours.
Ron mentioned belt work; the Case was never a problem on a belt.  A Farmall 
neighbor solved his belt problem by adding more than a dozen wood 2" x 2" x 
8"  pieces making the pulley approx 4" larger diameter. Never did measure 
pulley diameters, but quite sure the Case pulley was larger than the 
Farmall. Herb(GA)


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ronald Cook
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 12:03 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] new duties
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