Posted by neodoodlebug on September 13, 2014 at 05:27:35 from (174.20.213.8):
Hello, i'm new here, and i'll sort of make this micro introduction post. I grew up in the city, I know very little about tractors because I was never around them, and i'm having a hard time finding answers or even knowing where to look. (if there are books of 'obvious' knowledge I should look into i'm all game) I'm hoping to eventually move rural, homestead, and buy/build/modify an old tractor/implements doing real work with them on a low budget.
At the moment i'm trying to gain in my knowledge about tractor history and implements. My understanding is that from about the 1930's up until the late 60's/early 70's there were something like 7 different hitch/PTO types. From then onwards my understanding is they are standardized (so I could use any newer tractor with any newer implement) but before then things were incompatible on purpose to try and lock you into buying the implements from the same manufacturer you got the tractor from.
Could someone offer or suggest where I could find pictures, measurements, and detailed information on exactly what each attachment was like? I'm curious whether they are to any degree compatible or could be modified for compatibility for instance.
If such history goes back before even the 1930's that's okay too - i'm curious about everything back to horse drawn days, other than I get the impression there wasn't much differences prior - just a horse drawn hitch which looks like a loop that i've seen, and perhaps wide leather belt drives from the late 1800's steam era. (though i'm not sure if there were any implements which used such power while being pulled, I assumed it was more for stationary power)
If my statements are factually wrong anywhere please offer corrections. :)
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