I'll offer my opinions in the order you posted. 1. I think you'll find a drain plug on the side of most of those crankcases to drain off the extra fluid (kerosene, fuel oil, etc)that accumulated and did not evaporate off out the breather. Very few tractors burned gasoline in those days so the problem, in many cases, was too much fluid in the crankcase. 2. Xmsn usually had a small plug on the side that could be removed quite easily to check oil level and fill without overfilling. 3. Not good to go too fast on steel wheels so the 3 or 4 speeds were in the field speed range. 4. I know what you mean. We had a WC Allis but they used a foot pedal to lift the cultivator so end of the row 180 turns were accomplished quite easily with the right foot lift pedal, left foot clutch (if desired) one hand steering and the other braking. 5. It became necessary with the advent of such things as the infamous "Roto-Baler" which had to be stopped yet kept running for each bale. Most early balers and choppers and combines had their own engine. The tractor didn't even need a pto,and some didn't have one, much less a live one. 6. Henry Ford built the N to replace a team of horses and thought the farmer would use the time saved on his 80 acre farm to spend with his family. No need for a huge tractor on an 80 acre farm. Well, hope that helps but it will probably just get the pot stirred. I have to go watch the Daytonna 500. Have a nice day. (:>)).
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