Posted by Banditfarmer on December 28, 2014 at 10:29:32 from (75.186.9.25):
In Reply to: Ahead of it's time posted by prawn farmer on December 28, 2014 at 06:12:59:
I would have to say the AC WD 45 as the best tractor in its day. Live power with a hand clutch, Power adjust wheels and good hydrolic and a wide assortment of implements for it. With an easy adjustable draft control to meet the needs of the implement in use. I still think the snap coupler was one of the best systems that was ever used. To have the only tractor that had a plow that pulled from the belly in front of the back wheels to pull down on the whole tractor not just the back end made it one of the best plowing tractor for its time. Its hard to beat a good WD 45. Oh I should also say that they built the first true round baler, If only they could see the hay industry now. Ac in the late 50s and early 60s were ahead of there time in combines with 20" rows and equipment to plant them.
Now Oliver had many of its own creations that were ahead of there time, The first crawler tractor that had rubber tracks comes to mind. In the 60's the 50 series tractors set the standard for White when they took over and for years to come.
If you get right down to it all the tractor companies made advances that may have been ahead of there time. To look back on them now it easy to see the hits and misses but it will always hard to see the future. Bandit
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