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300 on steel

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Doug-Iowa

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For sale in Iowa, no connection to it just thought it was a oddity to share.
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Looks like homemade conversion to me. The rear caste center appears to be for a factory rubber tired wheel though.

Guessing an Amish or Mennonite was involved with it some time or nother. Wouldn't have to be though. Anybody that wanted steel on a 300 could of done this.

I (think) original factory steel was available up into the 350 series. Not completely sure on that. Also not sure if they were just left over stock steel wheels from the letter series. As in say, a 300 was available on H wheels (I'm pretty sure they'd interchange).
Maybe someone else knows more on that. But if factory steel for a 300 was in fact a different style than for an H, they would have to be rare as hens teeth to find, I'm guessing.
 
Looks like the thousands of other tractors on steel wheels around here. There is a whole industry that serves the Amish and Mennonite agricultural communities. You don't hear about it much until you start talking to them.
 
You are talking about old order Mennonites. The ones around me are as modern as the rest of us in terms of the farming operation.
 
There are many different groups of Mennonites and they all have different standards when it comes to technology. Some are animal power only, some are steel wheel tractors, some are rubber tire tractors but no cabs, some run the modern stuff like everybody else. You can go though certain parts of Pennsylvania and see all four groups in the fields at the same time on the same road.
 
I considered something similar when I started pricing new tires. I still remember the old Farmall Regular my dad had 50 years ago on steel with a tire treads bolted to the wheel instead of steel lugs.
 
The rubber tire conflict with the Amish has always puzzled me, is it because the tire is pneumatic?. I wonder if they can use Tweels (airless plastic tires)? Even though I was raised up around Amish, I confess I don't know the basis of their customs. Which seem to differ between groups, even close groups like those here in Iowa. For example I had a fine young Amish man put a new roof on a building, while he would not drive a pickup, he would ride in one and operate a rubber tired tele-handler no problem. And plugged his power tools into my outlets. Still other groups in the area have solar power or allow portable generators but no commercial power. To each their own, I do admire their commitment to their beliefs.
 
What you are talking about the truck, rubber tire and power tools they are allowed to use what someone else owns but they cannot own. That is the way ror vehicals and power tools but not for rubber tires, Some sects allow hard rubber tires with no air in them, others will not allow rubber tires either air filled or sollid rubber, only steel. Same as some sects allow closed buggys and others only open buggies. I have friends in both sectes depending on where they are living. Some allow them to have diesel powered generators to build and repair machinery and others will not allow it. A lot depends on the biship for the area. Open buggys with steel tire s to west and closed buggys and sollid robber tires to east. Some can use and own gas engines on things like the washing machinen table saw and for beltpower. Others will not allow it. One Amisf friend will not use a cell phone you own but will ride in a truck with you. Anouther uses a hand power washing machine.
 
Hit post before ready. Depends on the biship and where and how they were raised. The one that will not use the phone was raised in Missoury and now lives in Ohio. Others are living in either Ohio or Indiana with different biships.
 
Several years ago we (paid) to tour an Amish home near Authur IL, and have supper during the tour. They use compressed air to power tools, washing machine etc. Amish wife explained there were several sects in the area. They understood difference by color and position of window drapes or curtains in each home.
 
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