The Height of Ambition

Somebody out there has a sense of humor anyway. :>)

Allan

Yeah, guess you're right. I even had one today try to crawl up on the garage roof. :>)

Allan

At the time I had Farmall 130 running. I asked if truck was close enough to black top that tractor could pull from asphalt. He said yes so I just went with 130. The guy who came to get was having a good laugh as he knew a bit about little Farmalls. When we got to truck, truck driver just laughed, " That little thing wont even tighten the chain, go get some of your real machinery." To which I replied, "Hook your damn chain on." He did and I watched as he got in cab, soon as he hit the park brake air button, I dropped the clutch not giving him time to get Louisville in gear. Of course once I got him moving he never did get truck in gear. There is one trucker got a good lesson not to make fun of little Farmalls. He did insist I take $20. I guess I should have taken 1066 and charged him a $100.

My dad had a brother, milked 20 aryshires plus replacments on roughly 100 acres. Did all his work with Super A including pto baling with a 67 NH baler. Forked all the manure by hand, raised 9 children and had time to travel the countryside singing in a male choir. Dad always said something was wrong he had 40 holsteins, 3 tractors, 5 boys, loaded the manure with a loader and didn't have time to sing in the choir.

Then we listen to guys tell us you can't have too much horse power. I can show you finincial statments showing we made far more money when farm was under powered than when adequately or over powered. Today one must come in at less than 1/4 hp per acre to compete in the marketplace. Uncle Wallace was doing that 50 years ago, with his Super A.

They never ever looked to me like they had power or weight enough to even pull a sickle bar. :>)

Allan

Granted we teenagers did have more time to practice. It was a lot of fun. Then they started letting more than one guy pull the same tractor. That kind of ended tractor pulling. I remember my dad's H came home with the clutch toast, as did a few other tractors. The guys paying the bills suddenly decided we needed a less finincally demanding sport.

I used to have a drawbar, 3 point adaptor for my Case 1737 skid steer. (quick attach where bucket goes) Skid steer had aux hydraulic valve. Best machine I ever saw for putting equipment in shed for winter. I'm sure that caused a few laughs when people driving by saw that hooked up to 5 bottom semi mount, 20' disk or 25' cultivator.

Any of you who bought a new 1066 will remember there was a recall on rocker arm assembly. Mine broke a rocker arm before they got to it. Happened in the middle of field, similar conditions to that photo. Called dealer, he informed me he had complete new assembly in shop for my tractor. He wanted me to tow tractor back to my shop, they would right out. As all my other tractors were busy, the young operator and I unhooked the disk. We then proceeded to tow 1066 off field, (about 500' to black top) with Super A. The only real problem we encountered was getting that 1066 hydrostatic steering to steer without engine running. I had to stop several times and shift over to pull at angle in direction he had to steer. We landed 1066 in shop. Now that was a lot more pull for a SA than that Cub is doing, even if you consider weight percentage. No, Allan those little Farmalls will pull a higher percentage of their own weight than the big ones will.

I see a lot of 1066 owners complaining about split push rods when they use their 10s for light loader duty.

It this what that update was about?

Thanks,

Allan

The other item one must consider is my 1066 dynoed 160 hp new at dealers. It came from factory that way and 3 or 4 times after that it remained at or near 160. At about 8,000 hours I loaned it to a neighbor who's new Deere 4630 had a little fire under dash. He was doing haylage. When he brought 1066 home, I asked how it worked for him. He replied. " It makes that bloody Deere look sick." This guy was a dyed in the wool DEERE man. He had heart problems later in life, doc installed a pacemaker. He had more problems with that damn pacemaker, than a dog has flees. Someone suggested to the John Deere dealer, maybe John Deere should consider building a pacemaker. They felt if our friend had a pacemaker with Deere stamped on it, his health would improve. He is still going strong, don't know the make of pacemaker.

So you guys don't have to guess who did it, here's a clue... a picture of the Wisconsin owner of that French Super Cub. Anybody else know this guy?

George Willer

Yes, I know him fairly well too. We've met at several IH events and he visited here in Ohio when we hosted the first CubFest in 2003. It's interesting that none of the experts on this list noticed that it was a French Super Cub.

George Willer

Will ya get outta the way so I can get a better peek at that little lass behind ya? :>)

Allan

I think you might be right.

I'm always makin' fun of the drylanders and their "half-plows" and they make fun of me staunchly defending the spinners.

I guess we all get 'er done, tho, either way. :>)

Maybe I need to start a new argument; who would ever put a disc in behind a plow? LOL!

Allan

Must be some kind of new technology that lets the hydraulics work without the hoses even being attached.

I thought the guy that took the picture was pretty darned funny with this stunt. :>)

Allan

JK!~~~ a 730D is one of few JDs I'd like to have in my collection...

Mike