We had a 300 and a 400 on the o e f arm I worked.
That 400 would get the death wobble when you were roaring it.
Compared to new tractors it wasn't fast, to its compatriots it was.
Running it wide open on a narrow road, pulling a couple wagons,
And suddenly the steers and steering wheel start shaking and wobbling
all over!
That sumbich had to be running a buck-fitty.
But then, having brakes that either didn't hold,
or locked up,
helped offset the bad (worn clean dam out)steering.
But those old machines would pull.
Ain't hard to get one of those old beauty out and embarrass
some dude in a newer higher horsepower tractor.
Sometimes even 4wd.
Low rpm, high torque, heavy, and tall narrow tires that bite
will blow away high speed horsepower in a light unit.
Not always, but climbing in mud, pulling wagons full of maple sap?
I'll take old iron. JD 2-lung or an AC D-17 were the best I ever saw.
Last edited by Dillonbuck; 07/20/21.
