@AaronAhlrichs-hu7uc
Growing up on the farm, we had DC Cases, Oliver, John Deere and no PROBLEMS. We never touched the engines or carburetor ever. Neighbors had Farmalls, Ford, AC, and no problems. This author of the video has no clue and never grew up around tractors.
@Nailer2001
As a 78 year old who grew up working with and working on these tractors, I call BS to this ignorant, searching for hype video. It is evident the narrator/writer has no first hand knowledge of any of these vintage machines and certainly never had to depend on them to work his crops. Yes, they all had flaws, yes they all had idiosyncrasies, but compare them to what was available then and to the technology they replaced and then talk to me. The people who bought and ran them did not grow up watching a television or a video to get their information. They actually had mechanical knowledge taught and learned, and depended on their knowledge and troubleshooting ability to survive. I hoped for at least entertainment when I saw this video but all I got was my blood pressure raised by the level of ignorance demonstrated.
@kenloewenhagen2653
There is not one tractor in this video that doesn't have at least a ten times higher IQ than the narrator!!!!!!!
@GermanShepherd1983
The biggest problem with the Minneapolis Moline U and it's touchy governor was that they would tip over backwards if you were going up a steep incline in a low gear. The governor would surge and the light front up went up and over. My dad talked about several that tipped over when he was younger.
@garygrimm892
You can tell the narrator have never been on a tractor of any age old tractors were reliable but the operators caused lot of unneeded problems watch U tube and guys stop to lift the implement out of the ground and engine at full throttle and you wander why clutch's wear out or gears break.
@seaningram3285
We used to have a 1940-41 Ferguson. Unable to recall whether an 8N or 2N. We would have some issues with that small glass where the fuel (Gasoline) would pass through. We'd have use a piece of cardboard to keep it snug when you screw the little wheel at the bottom. We didn't have any headlights. We used it mostly in the daytime - plowing, Cultivating, tearing up the ground with the disc, had a blade on the back for grading our gravel driveway and sometimes making a path in the snow to get in and out. We also had a bush-hog. You had to hold the throttle lever all the way to you while mowing. It had 4 gears with 1 Reverse. Going up the driveway in 4th gear sounded just like a single engine airplane. I got my experience operating tractors with the Ferguson at an early age. At work now, I have operate a John Deere 5075 M with an H 310 Front-end Loader with Clamshell action, and an E-15 Bat Wing Bush-hog/Mower that I mow the Berms with. I have also operated a New Holland as well.
@tractorsold1
Biggest problem with the Ford 8N, and some of the later models, is the pedal placement. I'm a short fellow, and normally have to drive tractors with the seat adusted forward. But on the 8N, with the seat all the way back, I still have to pull my feet back underneath me to move from the foot rest to above the pedal. We have a taller fellow who drove it once with the seat adjusted forward and said never again. We took the wrenches out and adjusted the seat all the way back that day, and it doesn't help that much.
@MorganOtt-ne1qj
I noticed quite a few errors, but interesting video. I know that whenever an Oliver shows up for an Antique Tractor Pull, other brands are in for a tough time. And I like the other shade of Green!
@lttl858
Who is the idiot that came up with the narrative on the R? I have a '51 & '53 now and ran them in the rice fields in the 60's/70's. They were the best mud hog tractors of their era. Even ran some on steel. Just goes to show you, anyone can make a video and say anything......what a joke!
@thegreenerthemeaner
The Fordson F was prone to rearing up and over onto the operator because of a pull point too high. The worm gear drive differential was changed to counter that some but generated enough heat to burn your ankles after hours of hard work.
The WC had hand brakes, hard to apply evenly and stop straight with your knees in the steering wheel.
The D could be hard to start if not properly maintained. You didn't need to double clutch them to shift as most had just 2 speeds, slow and slower.
The 8N had 4 speeds not 3 like the 9N and 2N. The got a side mounted automotive style distributor in 1950-52.
The R John Deere was a beefy brute that needed Power Steering. The Hydraulics ran off of the PTO which had it's own clutch to make the Hydraulics live. They were very thrifty with a gallon of fuel.
Taking into account the enhineering and materials available, improvements came out of need and not laziness in those years.
Most of the complaints were due to not maintaining the machine correctly, not lack of good engineering.
@randyscott8660
I grew up working with two john deere Rs and we never had any of those problems.???
@karlendlich4951
That's 18 minutes of disonformation, mistakes, and outright lies, I'll never get back.
@Mowersandmayham
I don't think this guy understands that all these machines are from the 20-50s there not going to be the best top of the line tractors today back the all you could do was suck it up and figure it out
@garypeters2376
Loved seeing the tractor s. , hated the ai narrative
@FredericSwinehart
Why do you constantly show 8n tractors with V8 conversions?
@seaningram3285
What's the make & model of the tractor that "Mr. Douglas" (Eddie Albert) on "Green Acres" is seen driving on the opening credits of the show?
@ralphross2357
This channel is crap.
@danfry1669
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