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04-09-2021, 09:08 AM | #1 |
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Trip back in time
Not car related, but some of you own tractors. I got my one time and done shot couple weeks ago. I traveled back to East Tennessee at Easter to see my 93 year old mom. Walked into the Country Store and the owner told me he had something I would like to see. Turns out he has my Grandfather's tractor that still runs very good. As a young brat my brother and I use to crawl in the rear wheels and lay. Couldn't fit a foot in between the spokes now. I believe it is a Model F? I do remember my dad plowing the garden every year with this tractor. It use to have two disk attached to the side.
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04-09-2021, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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That's a cool tractor!!!
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04-09-2021, 11:01 AM | #3 |
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Very nice story with photos also. I grew on a farm setting so appreciate this!!
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04-09-2021, 11:57 AM | #4 |
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I like it !!
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04-09-2021, 12:59 PM | #5 |
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For those familiar with the Fordson, can you confirm what I've read about them being prone to flipping over backwards while plowing, if the plow catches on a stump or a boulder? I'm a city boy, but would think that if that fact were well known back in the day, there would have been far fewer Fordsons sold.
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04-09-2021, 01:16 PM | #6 |
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04-09-2021, 01:22 PM | #7 |
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Re: Trip back in time
I think that this behavior was not unique to the Fordson tractor, all tractors prior to Harry Ferguson's three point hitch design probably suffered the same weakness.
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04-09-2021, 05:13 PM | #8 |
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Neat ad.
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04-09-2021, 07:00 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for sharing your precious memories about this old Fordson Tractor. |
04-10-2021, 10:32 AM | #10 |
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Re: Trip back in time
An uncle has a set of tear drop fenders sitting out in a pasture.
And yes, any two wheel drive tractor could go over backwards. Dont believe it, watch a tractor pull, stock or lightly modified.
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04-10-2021, 10:36 AM | #11 |
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04-10-2021, 03:40 PM | #12 |
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Some of the Fordsons had a brake that worked from the clutch pedal, pushing it all the way down engaged the brake. They did not roll or coast very well anyway!
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