Re: Hand clutch question

Posted by Harold H on July 04, 2006 at 03:19:05 from (69.40.74.69):

In Reply to: Hand clutch question posted by Red Pete on July 03, 2006 at 18:59:13:

Dave is correct about the standing up. A lot of the operating in rice fields was done standing up, primarly because you were constantly crossing the rice levees and it was much more easy to control the tractor and be comfortable standing up, kind of like standing on a rolling boat in an extremely rough sea. Working new ground also required lots of standing which is why most large standard/wheel type tractors of that era (all brands) sold in the Mississippi Delta were equipped with hand clutches. I believe the reason for a hand clutch on orchard tractors (O4, OS4, O6, and OS6) was because the seating position was so low, it would be extremely uncomfortable to work a foot clutch. This is an assumption because I have never worked in an orchard with a orchard tractor. However, I have worked in rice fields and new ground. Modern rice fields do not have nearly as many levees as old rice fields due to modern lazer and GPS land forming.

Harold H

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