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Why did IH make narrow treads?

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SproutW

12-18-2006 08:15:59




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I'm sure everyone knows this but me. Why did IH offer narrow tread versions of the Farmall Regular, F-20 and F-30? Does anyone know how many were produced off hand? Very curious, thanks.




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the Unforgiven

12-18-2006 09:37:03




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 Re: Why did IH make narrow treads? in reply to SproutW, 12-18-2006 08:15:59  
Yeah, to get on narrow rows and increased manueverability. Were all the cane tractors narrow? They may have also made a 10-20 NT.



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Hugh MacKay

12-18-2006 09:27:28




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 Re: Why did IH make narrow treads? in reply to SproutW, 12-18-2006 08:15:59  
Sprout: Customer demand, my friend.



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SproutW

12-18-2006 11:44:40




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 Re: Why did IH make narrow treads? in reply to Hugh MacKay, 12-18-2006 09:27:28  
What was the customer needing such a narrow tractor for. I don't have an extensive history knowledge on row spacings/crops and the such.



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Hugh MacKay

12-18-2006 13:56:39




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 Re: Why did IH make narrow treads? in reply to SproutW, 12-18-2006 11:44:40  
Sprout: If one travelled this continant back in the days of F series and letter series tractors, there were vast differences in crops and cropping practices. One counldn't begin to list them all. Many of those practices have changed today, and most of the men that used those tractors are all gone. It would take a lifetime to research it all.

I did much of my farming in the 60s, 70s and 80s. I suppose someday someone will ask why I ran some tractors on 52" wheel tread, some on 72" wheel tread, some on 84" wheel tread and a couple on duals with insides at 66" and outside 100". There was a reason for it all.

In both these cases, it would require a 500 page book to explain all. I rather doubt anyone is going to write those books. It would be a financial disaster.

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El Toro

12-18-2006 08:56:42




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 Re: Why did IH make narrow treads? in reply to SproutW, 12-18-2006 08:15:59  
They would turn sharper too and it was easier to back implements. When we had a 10-20 we always disconnected the manure spreader and ran it into manure pit by hand. That changed when we had the H Farmall. Hal



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FM

12-18-2006 08:23:24




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 Re: Why did IH make narrow treads? in reply to SproutW, 12-18-2006 08:15:59  
From what I know, they made them for A special crop that was not grown in wide, 38-42" rows. Potatoes I think were grown in 30" rows so they needed a narrower tractor to follow the rows.

Mike



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