Posted by ShadetreeRet on December 09, 2013 at 22:04:44 from (76.3.100.234):
In Reply to: Frankentractors posted by DeltaRed on December 09, 2013 at 21:34:59:
Steve, You are so right about the ingenuity of the American farmer! Were it not for this ingenuity, we would likely not have a lot of the modern equipment today. And what amazes me to no end, is the fact that those who invented/developed so much of this equipment did so without computers, without CAD, and all the other modernistical stuff. They did it with just an idea, simple logic, and a pencil and slide rule when needed. I remember when I was in my late teens, Dad had a VAC Case and wanted a wide front axle, so he used the front axle from an old two-ton Chevy truck and and after careful measurement, had a mounting bracket welded up. When we got everything together, you turned the steering wheel to the right, the wheels turned to the left! Had I only known then, what I know now, it would have been an easy fix, but as it was, Dad deemed the project a failure and continued to use the narrow front end.
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