"Steel wheels waste enormous amounts of engine power--this is why the early tractors always listed the rated drawbar horsepower as about 1/2 belt power (10-20, 15-30, and so on)."
I have wondered about the HP ratings of the early tractors. But, with my dad's H, we used skeleton steel for cultivation, and rubber for tillage. If we needed to do tillage and cultivate, we did the tillage with steel rather than constantly changing the wheels. With the same load, I never noticed any difference. Theoretically the 11-38 rubber tires should pull more than the narrow steel, but I never noticed it. Same implement, same gear with both types of wheel.
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