Pic from the Fla flywheels show

[chucko]

Ford

 

[chucko]

1961 allis-chamers

 

[chucko]

1947 farmall (the kid is a little newer)

 

[chucko]

son look at the old truck
No day a toy train

 

[chucko]

last one for now...working scale steam tractor (some people have way too much time)

 

[buckle97]

Great pictures of some really fine antiques!

Lawrence

 

[GerardC]

Is there a specific reason why the front tires on some tractors (as on the Farmall) are close together? Gerard

 

[JayC]

<font color="red"> Is there a specific reason why the front tires on some tractors (as on the Farmall) are close together? </font>

If I remember correctly it was to get between the rows when they were in the field.

On a different note, is that Allis actually 4x4 or did the owner just put the tires on for effect?

 

[GerardC]

Thanks JayC. That makes sense but sure doesn't look to sturdy.

As for the Allis, that a good ?. I can't tell if it is or isn't. Gerard

 

[Tinkerer]

They are very sturdy, I have spent many hours on one brush hogging, planting, and cultivating. For many many years that was THE way a real tractor looked. It is called a tricycle front end. As the other poster said, they were intended to go between the rows of crops. One big advantage of the set up was that they could turn on a dime and give you some change back.