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Rubber Tires, Who Needs 'em?

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Andy Martin

10-02-2007 07:53:20




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An old man told me an intersting story about rubber tire traction. He and another guy were plowing a 160 acre field in Idaho in the late '30's, using identical tractors. He just couldn't quite keep up with the other guy, they were plowing around the edge of the field. The owner showed up with a tire salesman who had a set of tires mounted on rims. They stopped my friend and let the other guy plow. They mounted the rubber tires on the tractor and he took off, and found out because the tires slipped so much he could use the next higher gear, but it was pulling hard. Before they had finished the round he had caught up with the other guy. The owner bought the tires on the spot and sent the salesman back for another set. They never put rubber on the front because the owner was too cheap and didn't care about comfort.

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