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Old Stem vs Today's Tractors ???

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Alberta Mike

07-10-2001 19:14:12




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I've seen a lot of old photos in magazines, books, etc. of some of those HUGE steam tractors that were used to break the prairie sod 80 years ago. Now, it seems that they were pulling an unbelievable number of gang plows with what seems a dozen or so men just operating the plow levers, is that possible? Anyways, I was wondering if any tractor manufactured today could pull that many plows, and how many plows would we be talking about here?

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Puller

07-11-2001 19:28:48




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 Re: Old Stem vs Today's Tractors ??? in reply to Alberta Mike, 07-10-2001 19:14:12  
I guess I don't understand your first question, but yes, they did pull quite a few bottoms with the Oil Pulls and steamers. The differences are; They were 12 and 14" bottoms vs 18" today, They also didn't plow as deep and they pulled them at 2 MPH. Takes a whole lot more power to plow at 6MPH than 2.



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Ludwig

07-12-2001 15:48:43




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 Re: Re: Old Stem vs Today's Tractors ??? in reply to Puller, 07-11-2001 19:28:48  
Yeah, but I've seen pictures of 100 bottom gang plows. Theres one where the plow operators platform is so big they put a cart and horse on it!
That said, it could be done but it wasn't practical. Usually a HUGE plow like that was done to advertise the tractor or plow maker or both.

Still I went to a demonstration once where an old Case steam tractor pulled a three axle dump truck full of gravel with a trailer behind it loaded with a Cat D4 (I think it was a D4) with the brakes locked.
Pulled it off of the paved parking lot into a gravel lot. Made a MESS of noise, and they had that steamer fired right up, but afterward the guy said there was alot of throttle left.

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Flyin Farmall

07-10-2001 20:39:23




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 Re: Old Stem vs Today's Tractors ??? in reply to Alberta Mike, 07-10-2001 19:14:12  
I've got an F-12 that can do that, jk.



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