Posted by ScottyHOMEy on February 26, 2009 at 06:25:46 from (70.105.240.166):
In Reply to: New to me tractor posted by cj in wisconsin on February 26, 2009 at 05:58:17:
Grandpa always had narrow fronts. His biggest argument for sticking with them was that WFEs took too much space to turn, especially when hauling in wagons, in some of the pockets and corners of the yard on the farm, which was laid out when they worked with horses. That little BN could be turned around in the center aisle of the barn, for example.
Anyway, he gave up farming, and my uncle and a partner went into farming about 2500 acres in the neighborhood, mostly rented ground, including Grandpa's. They got into all the newest and biggest equipment they could justify, and all their tractors were big WFEs. So the weather hemmed 'em in one year, and they asked if Grandpa would help them with some plowing.
He climbed down off his first day ever in 80 years plowing on a WFE (power steering to boot!)and wondered why he'd beat himself to death for 50-some of those years on his narrow fronts. After that, he'd call up my uncle every few days to see if there was any tractor drivin' he could help with.
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