Ya hafta wonder what those IHC engineers were thinking of. First they come out with the Farmall, with the dropped axle and limited width adjustment. Then others, Oliver for instance, come out with adjustable axles and big wheels that gave much better traction than the relatively small wheels of the Farmall. Then IHC makes the F-12 with adjustable axles and big wheels (great traction and a better ride, even on steel). Meanwhile, IHC goes on and on with the F-20 and F-30 with the same style axles as the original Farmall. Finally, IHC replaces the F-12/F-14 with the A and B, which go right back to the original Farmall formula--small wheels and fixed axles. Hmmmmmmm, makes you wonder.
I had a fair amount of time on both an A and a B "back when," and I have to admit that they are both delightful to drive. Nice seat, nice platform, nicely-placed controls, quiet with a muffler, easy to steer, useful ground speeds (they would pull a loaded steel-tired wagon over a gravel road at maybe 2/3 throttle in fourth gear; an H throttled back to that speed won't pull much of anything in fifth, and in fourth, it's roaring away full-throttle to get under 6 mph--that was always frustrating to me). Never cultivated with a B, but I'd think it a little strange to be able to see only one row well.
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