05-27-2018, 11:08 PM
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1 hour ago, heavyhorse said:
Even for a small farm, the 8-N proved inadequate (for me). They (the conservation district) used to have a co-op seed drill you could rent, suitable for the rugged terrain here, heavy and strong enough to split a rock and plant seed in the crack. The 8-N didn't have any hydraulics needed to lift and turn the machine, and couldn't move the weight on hills. I got a 50 year old mid-size Case that used to be a backhoe, so has hydraulics out the wazoo, and had a maintenance plan all it's life, so wasn't a total piece of shit at that age (although the wiring harness broke new ground for the definition of "POS". It was partially made of wire, (the parts not made of tape), but no friend of electricity. But you kind of expect that.) Later got a "Japper tractor" as they call them around here (Kubota) with 4WD and locking diff.
Mock not the Ford tractor! The 3-cylinder Jubilee was about as "imaginative" as the Tri-Motor. And, well, Ford-O-Matic tractor transmission. Movement optional--.
Well, there might be a Ford patch on that tractor, but it´s basically a Massey Ferguson hiding underneath the hull...and I really learned to hate MFs when I was an apprentice since the riding club I was working in only had those "M other F uck, call the mechanic!" tractors. [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title=";)" width="20" /> We had two Polish stablehands back then...and one thing you have to know about the Poles, they can build a running car out of a bicycle wheel, a few matches and four screws...but they couldn´t repair our two MF tractors most of the time. Ask any German farmer what MF stands for and he will tell you it stands for "mechanics friendly" , saving the mechanics´ jobs for decades... [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title=";)" width="20" />
