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| soder33
10-02-2012 07:11:27
156.98.4.11
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This was on Shorpy yesterday. Must of been a demonstation of the winch attached to the Fordson.
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| Spook
10-02-2012 17:23:13
108.70.62.9
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| If this was done by Ford, they probably had some engineer design a torque multiplier the attached to the winch. We may never know...
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| 2x4
10-02-2012 14:56:16
75.106.104.202
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| peculiar way the stumps are cut. Before the days of chainsaws. Looks like notch & backcut were both made with crosscut saws.
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| gtractorfan
10-02-2012 13:43:12
71.66.229.3
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| I can imagine the cable breaking and part of it flying back at the tractor like a slingshot.
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| James Howell
10-02-2012 11:20:17
75.230.111.13
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| | Really good photo of the old tractor. Looks like they are pulling pine stumps. Key to removing pine stumps is patience. After several years they rot and turn to "mush" and can be pushed over or "mashed" down. Another good thing about pine is that the don't sprout from the roots like the hardwood trees. Thanks for sharing the photo with us.
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| Brian G. NY
10-02-2012 11:06:51
72.10.223.216
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| As Soder points out, there is a winch being used here. I"m guessing that the front of the tractor may be secured to an unseen large stump as I can imagine the tractor being pulled backwards if it were not and they were pulling stumps with any size to "em.
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| donjr
10-02-2012 10:56:12
72.71.177.74
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| If you blow the picture up and look under the front axle, there's a heavy cable hooked to something not in the picture. Even the old boys were'nt stupid----
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| Bob Bancroft
10-02-2012 11:28:14
97.73.64.149
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to donjr, 10-02-2012 10:56:12
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| Thank you! I didn't see that. I couldn't figure out what was keeping the tractor from moving.
I also can't figure out why the rear wheels are up on a board.
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| Dick2
10-02-2012 09:18:19
174.19.205.113
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to soder33, 10-02-2012 07:11:27
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| I sure wouldn't try a direct pull of a stump from the drawbar with that short wheelbase tractor; it might just flip over backwards on a direct pull.
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| Rickieblue
10-02-2012 16:21:52
65.37.30.142
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to Dick2, 10-02-2012 09:18:19
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| Fordsons were known to flip over then Ford started to put fenders on them. I played with one as a kid and it had some decent torque.
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| 440roadrunner
10-04-2012 19:20:20
76.178.190.178
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to Rickieblue, 10-02-2012 16:21:52
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Yup. My dad told of snaking trees out of a swampy, cluttered area on Gramp's place when he was young. The tree he was skidding hit a stump, and there were roots down under the wheel lugs, giving it GREAT traction. He said that ol radiator cap went up so far and so fast he just couldn't believe it. He thought he was a goner. Somehow, he got the clutch in and down it came.
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| Ozlander
10-02-2012 10:25:33
70.168.125.34
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Re: old photo of Fordson Pulling stumps in reply to Dick2, 10-02-2012 09:18:19
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I don't think so.
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