How about the brake pedals themselves on an older Deere. Sitting on the seat, you have to lift both feet straight up about 8" and spread your knees out wide to get both feet on the pedals at the same time. Try keeping one hand on the wheel, one on the clutch, and raise both feet to step on the brakes evenly while on a fairly steep sidehill without falling out of the seat. (No seat belts)...
Last year for the first time I drove an older MF 65. The multipower does not hold the tractor back going downhill if it is shifted into low. Reading some of the other posts it sounds like some of the old Farmalls were the same way. I wonder how many people were killed/injured when they turned somebody loose driving one of those and told them how great it was that they had two speeds in each gear.
As somebody else mentioned seat position. I own a MM UTU. I have never heard of a seat breaking off and somebody falling, but I could bet that it did happen. How many years did it take all the manufacturers to discover that if they move the seat in front of the rear axle it smooths out the ride.
I have driven a AC C, and a JD M. You take your life in your hands trying to get on them. Good luck if the steel and tires are wet or covered in mud.
Almost forgot... Gear boxes such as the front steering pedestal on my UTU. I live in a wet climate. There should be a law, Every Gearbox Needs A Drain!. Water gets in, pushes the oil out. On my UTU, before I added a drain, you would of needed to remove the hood, grill, radiator, and steering gear cover to clean out the oil and water (Unless you pull the level plug and stand the tractor on its tail) I think most all manufacturers were guilty of this.
I wish to thank all of you who came up with original design flaws for these old tractors we all love. I also would like to thank all of you who pointed out how foolish the rest of us were for not knowing how to overcome and deal with the problems the various manufactures gave us. :D
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