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Posted by Coloken on August 31, 2006 at 08:28:06 from (216.17.182.193):
In Reply to: Europe versus America posted by Bill Brox on August 31, 2006 at 08:01:50:
Here in the great plains.... the two wheels together were for corn in 36 or 40 inch rows. Planted with a lister in a furrow. In the irigated fields, like sugar beets, the single front wheel became popular. That is for narrow row spaceing, to cultivate. Great plains, dry land, wheat farmers, like myself, used "standard tread". Most of them did not even have 3 point. We pulled big machines round and round the field. A swinging drawbar helped on the turns. Round and round..maybe several days on the same field...like a 12 foot "oneway" on a 360 acre field.
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