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Farmall Narrow Front End Questions
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Posted by Bill on October 04, 2003 at 17:47:56 from (216.12.61.196):
I went to a "farm day" at a local fair grounds and as always was really impressed with all of the Farmalls - H's & M's in particular. I never considered a narrow front end tractor, like some of these I saw, but I watched a guy steering one of those and it appeared that when steering, the narrow front wheels could almost turn 90 degrees - allowing a really tight turn. Must have come in handy at the end of a row! My question is - why a narrow front end? Are they simply better at row cropping? Why the switch to wide front ends with later models? Did the H or M tractors ever come with a wide front end? On another note, I noticed that the Farmalls engine was positioned toward the front of the tractor vs some of the old JD tractors - where their two cylinder engine was right at the transmission. It would seem that having the Farmall engine so far out front, that would have helped keep the front down when pulling. Great tractors! Thanks in advance,
Bill
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