I think the automatic brakes connected to the steering became obsolete with the introduction of independent foot brakes as these were more versatile for no cultivation work but also allowed the one-wheel braking for the square turns. Up to the late F-20s and F-30s (1938 on) the only brakes on the early Farmalls, including the F-12, F-14, were hand operated and if you are busy turning the steering wheel pulling on one brake lever is not possible. However, you can jamb one foot on a brake pedal at the same time as turning the steering wheel. The early Farmalls all had the lever out of the front of the steering bolster to operate the automatic shifting of the cultivator for the cross-row cultivation, as one turned the wheel to dodge the odd plants not quite properly spaced the cultivator also shifted sideways to help dodge the plant minimizing the shift required from the tractor, this was patented feature of the Farmalls. The Farmall H and M had provision for the cultivator lever, one took off the small panel off the front grill to fit the lever. There was no provision for this on the A or B as check-row cultivation seemed to become less popular and I am told that selective weed-killers were used to deal with the weeds between the plants in the rows. As check-row cultivation was no longer used the corn etc. was just drilled in rows.
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