Posted by AG in IN on November 02, 2011 at 19:24:01 from (67.236.98.219):
In Reply to: electrall question posted by Charlie M on November 02, 2011 at 18:04:37:
This is just my opinion, but I'd say IH's and just about everyone else's tractors obsoleted the integral/sidemount electrall as it was made available to the public. Once tractors hit the 50+ hp. range and had the power to drive implements with only the tractor, additional power wasn't needed for implements that once required an additional engine. Live PTO had to be a big help, too. PTO driven equipment was getting more popular in the mid-50's and by the late 50's/early 60's was taking over, and if your tractor had the power to do the job by itself, why hassle with another motor, either gas or electric? The TA probably helped some, too.
If the pto was live or not, most tractors had them and there was an industry standard for over a decade at the time. If your tractor with electrall had serious problems, your equipment would have been worthless to put behind a tractor without one.
A 2pt. or towed version would have been a handy generator to have on the farm, though. There probably just wasn't that kind of demand for them at the time. Unless you were milking cows, a power outage usually wasn't the end of the world that many make it out to be today.
You probably wouldn't have heard: "Phooey, the power's out! Quick, honey, fire up the 400, I'll be darned if I'm going to miss Ed Sullivan!"
I'd say that it was a great concept, but maybe it was 10+ years too late for implement use and maybe 10+ years too early for an on-farm generator.
AG
This post was edited by AG in IN at 20:11:28 11/02/11 2 times.
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