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Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 18, 2004 at 00:03:15 from (216.208.58.126):
In Reply to: Re: 800 hp tractor on YT home page posted by Ian Davies on December 17, 2004 at 20:39:24:
Ian: Careful with the terminology, wipper snappers, I'm 62 and don't think Max or Red are too far behind me. I must admit I was rather skeptical of this contraption or its likeness when I saw it. To start with I couldn't understand where he ever bought a drill so large that it couldn't be pulled by one of the big tractors being built by CaseIH, Ford NH or Deere. It kind of reminded of an old gentleman who dairy farmed in my home town, shortly after WW#2. Angus had always farmed with horses. He bought a Farmall Cub with side mount mower. His opinion was if he could mow and rake his hay with the Cub, horses, wagon and loose hayloader could do the rest, besides the missus could drive the horses as well as help some with hay loading. Now Angus had 3 sons all mechanically inclined and they had a budy just out of the milatary. These guys built more contraptions out of ex military hardware. One item was a 2nd tractor for Angus; 6 cylinder, 4x4 with two steering axles and two steering wheels. They brought tractor over to Angus and he said, " must have pistons like stove pipes." He and the missus started loading hay, he on wagon building from hayloader and she driving tractor. Angus yelled whoa, she pushed in clutch, Angus had forgotten to tell her about brakes, they were on a hill, tractor weighed about 3 ton. Away they went down the hill, at about 3 times normal speed for a hayloader, burried poor old Angus and wrecked the hayloader. Needless to say the boys got quite a tongue lashing from Angus. As I recall Angus and the missus stuck with the Cub and horses.
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