Maybe some of the European readers can give some info on their farm tractors that are used on the roads there, are geared for 35-50 mph/80kph top speed. Ferguson or MF(?) with a model A Ford type front end with a transverse leaf spring, shocks, front brakes, radius arms. Old Hanomog(sic?) model had a leaf spring front also. Bernhardt(?) in Netherlands(?) used to post about some of the European tractors and the taxes, size of road, size of field situations that had led to the odd to us features- including the use of a 'Farm' tractor on the side road and some main highways. Friday and Loves made in Michigan in late 19030s and post WW2 into the early 1960s(?) had high road speeds also- a main use was hauling fruit from orchards to moderate distant for trucks canneries- but the trucks wouldn't be able to get into orchards, the transfer of fruit from wagon to truck would take more time, license plates, tax's on trucks, whatever made the 45mph farm tractor made from dodge car and truck drive trains practical, economical. Craftsman, Cub Cadet and maybe one other lawn tractor have been setting some speed records, cross country records- maybe 80 mph now with the biggest Kohler engine, Kohler is a co-sponsor? RN
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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