GM skeleton wheels back to work

[MB Deere]

Getting the garden ready to plant. Using the cultivator to set up the rows so i can use it to cultivate the garden later.

 

[Fern(Mi)]

Nice picture.

Fernan

 

[No Horses]

too cool. I have a 4 speed GM, I wish it still had the steel.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Nice picture of a piece of history BUT I personally cant stand the sight of steel wheels.












i grew up on a 42 B and any time we had some work on unworked land it would shake the guts out pf you. My dad and I had some pretty good discussions on this and he finally converted to rubber. It would be interesting to hear about any other experiences with steel wheels

 

[1964Deere]

First off this is a neat tractor!! Don, my grandpa told me quite a few stories of steel wheels. They had a 38 A with rear steel, he said they would drive the tractor in the ditch instead of on the road so that they wouldn't get bounced to death. Another story of the steel is how they broke, My great-grandpa was out plowing one day, and he couldn't get the plow to come up at the end rows. He yelled woo (being used to horses) and the tractor went through the fence and into a ravine where the steel broke. At that time rubber was cheaper so the tractor went to cutoffs. I would also love to hear any more stories anyone may have

 

[gago]

Those are Oliver lugs on there.

 

[Walt in Jaxn Tn.]

Some old tractors just don't look right without steel wheels. The GP standard and widetread and unstyled "D" tractors look like they were designed around the steel wheel.
This is William Wendt's unstyled "A" with "dual" rear steel

 

[Walt in Jaxn Tn.]

Some old tractors just don't look right without steel wheels. The GP standard and widetread and unstyled "D" tractors look like they were designed around the steel wheel.
This is William Wendt's unstyled "A" with "dual" rear steel

 

[Jim in Ma.]

Here in the North East a lot of farmers used those for market garden work. They don't work very well for field work. The lugs punch the hay into the ground - Then you couldn't rake it.

 

[easydoesit]

Walt, I'm glad that you and your property made it thru the storm. The pretty steel on that A now need repainting. I used them to pull logs out of the woods this winter. I don't think that I could get it stuck and I went thru some mud! It's difficult keeping steel pretty. I hear the rough ride stories about steel but you have a smooth ride in good soil. The G on Oliver steel reminds me of the JD H I have on Oliver steel. Oliver steel is a little bumpy with the wide spacing and high lugs. Bill

 

[BlaineM]

Jim,
On the Deere wheels you flipped the lugs over when you raked hay.

 

[Jim in Ma.]

True - for mowing too. But most went to cutoffs.
The lugs on my 41 B are bolted and would be hard to remove.