Re: I Don't Get It

Posted by Hugh Mackay on April 09, 2005 at 04:19:12 from (216.208.58.137):

In Reply to: Re: I Don't Get It posted by John A. on April 08, 2005 at 21:51:12:

John: Exactly, doesn't take long to rack up hours on the meter with 2 or more operators going round the clock. On many ocasions I've seen one of my tractors rack up 22 hours on meter in a 24 hour period. Tractors soon get old when your doing this, thus cost becomes a big factor. As Allen says you can use brakes turning with a 1066 just as easily as you can with a 560, that alone doesn't make it efficient. The ease with which these articulateds turn under load is amazing, plus you have 4 or more big tires under you which smooth out the ride.

Right after I bought my 1066 in 1975, I noticed a neighbor with 500 acres of snady loam, flat as a foot ball field, buying 4x4 tractors. First it was a 80 hp Ford, then a 150 hp white. I asked,"Why are you buying 4x4 tractors, you don't have a hill anywhere, your soil is as firm as it comes, duals (which by the way he had for the White) will provide traction for much less money." His answer," They ride smoother and turn much easier under load." Plain and simple, two wheel drive big tractors are from the dark ages. You don't put the wheel of an Austin Mini on a Cadilac. A Farmall SM had 16" front tires as did a 2 wheel drive 1066, width don't matter a damn, diameter is what counts.

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