Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 10, 2008 at 11:13:13 from (209.226.106.42):
In Reply to: Re: SC and dual wheels posted by georgeky on February 10, 2008 at 09:44:06:
George: What Allan doesn't realize, you and I have been calling each other old farts for some time. I do apologize for using the word annoying. We do realize how old we are and do wish we were 20 years old again, these are exciting times. if you and I were 20 years old Allan would think he entered the space age, and realize he's living the past.
I'll openly admit I don't have a lot of personel experience with C, SC, etc. Our country was livestock and grass country. We saw farmers come through the depression with horses, bought a little Ford after the war and used it for car as well as a tractor. In the 50 a degree of prosperiety hit and most of these folks bought a car or pickup and traded the ford tractor off for a C or SC. as a one tractor farm. I could never see that. In 1951 my dad bought an H with 31 loader for $1,650. A Super A was right around $1,000., thus a SC had to be $1,200. Given the fact the 31 loader was probably $200., an H could be had for $150. more than a SC. As I said before, in the mid 50s I'll bet 50% of the tractors in our area were C, SC and 200 on one tractor farms. Those guys were awfully hard on those little tractors. I've seen more C and SC with welded up blocks and front ends than I care to remember. I remember one dairy farmer in particular running 3 C, SC , 200 or 230. He'd put his 75 year old dad on SC with pto driven baler. The old man knew two speeds 2nd gear and faster. He'd tie a baler twine on throttle linkage, supposedly to get him through the tough spots, then drove the SC until it stalled. You'd then see him pulling hay out of the baler and of he'd go again. He keep those tractors 3-4 years and trade them. The dealer told me his tradeins were little more than scrap. No one in farming wanted them. It only stands to reason that little engine aint going to stand 36" tires near as well as 24" tires.
My dad and later myself kept several size tractors around. We didn't cultivate rutabagas with a 1066 or even a 300. We didn't pull a 5 bottom plow with a 130. Didn't even bale hay with the 1066, have baled a few loads with 130. My point is, for those one tractor livestock farms of the 50s, an H was a better buy at roughly $200. more. If you were a two tractor farm, no point in 2 SC. Give me an H and a SA any day. Now George I do realize you were a tobacco farmer and that SC was quite valuable.
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