Talked to a person I know that farmed during those days. He did not think a 1/4 inch cut could be achieved without altering the feed roll drive ratio. My dad also always thought that is the reason most manufacturers came out with cylinder type units in the late 50's, early 60's. If I recall, you are the fellow that is doing this for some type of project. I just went to the JD expo here in NY, saw plenty of manuals for sale for older JD implements. I can't get back but maybe you could get somebody that could scout this for you. The alternative would be looking for a JD model 34 for your vintage JD chopper for this project. I take it the 1/4 inch cut has to happen for the sake of the farmer that is supplying the crop and silo. I actually have a similar aim with IH equipment from the early 60's. Let us know how things are progressing.
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Today's Featured Article - Usin Your Implements: Bucket Loader - by Curtis Von Fange. Introduction: Dad was raised during the depression years of the thirties. As a kid he worked part time on a farm in Kansas doing many of the manual chores. Some of the more successful farmers of that day had a new time saving device called a tractor. It increased the farm productivity and, in general, made life easier because more work could be done with this 'mechanical beast'. My dad dreamed that some day he would have his own tractor with every implement he could get. When he rea
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