I don't think I'm really THAT OLD, but I remember the old 15-30 on our farm. I've seen pictures of my dad chopping corn silage with a 1 row AC cut & throw chopper, though I don't remember this. I heard those old steel lugs were useless in the mud. Mostly I remember this tractor coming out for it's yearly job as belt power on the old long hopper NH blower. There was a spark retard and another lever, and I can still hear the pop, pop if they weren't set right. Driving across the yard and digging it up with those darn lugs as he tried to wrestle the beast into the proper position on the belt.
The farmall B was purchased new- before my time, in 1947 I believe. This little gem came equipped with electric start, lights and the pneumatic lift option with a two row mounted cultivator. With the wide left axle, I spent many hours riding there watching Mom or Dad rake haul, haul wagons, etc. It was the first tractor I "drove", sitting on Dad's lap. But it also was the first tractor I did drive myself as well. When about 10-12 years old I was given the job of cultivating corn. First off I had a tough time getting it through my head that there were sets of rows, and I had to stay on these rows or rip out the corn. Then to raise and lower the cultivator I had to pull out the pneumatic lift valve lever. I was cautioned this must be done quickly to avoid ruining the valve. Pretty tough for a young girl to get this done right. But cultivating corn years later with a 3 point mounted unit, I missed the great view of the field and rows from that little B.
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Today's Featured Article - The Cletrac General GG and the BF Avery A - A Bit of History - by Mike Ballash. This article is a summary of what I have gathered up from various sources on the Gletrac General GG and the B. F. Avery model A tractors. I am quite sure that most of it is accurate. The General GG was made by the Cleveland Tractor Company (Cletrac) of Cleveland, Ohio. Originally the company was called the Cleveland Motor Plow Company which began in 1912, then the Cleveland Tractor Company (1917) and finally Cletrac.
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