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The tractors were set up to run without an operator on them. The pulleys on the front wheels were set to drive a small pump mounted above the wheel. There was a set of gauges tied to the injector pump on the other side. I don't know why it was quite so elaborate, but the whole net effect was to kill the tractor if the front wheel quit turning. Years ago, Dad used to work in a tire shop - he said those unattended setups sent them a ton of business when the tractor would bog down, the rears would keep turning, friction would soon light them on fire, and he'd have to go clean the burnt rubber, calcium weight water, and cords off the rims... There was/is a furrow guide type piece that ties in to the arm sticking out from the front axle. The old-timey name for it was an extremely politically incorrect label called "blind ni**er"... The owner selling out had been in farming for 50 years. He told me the attachments were out in the scrap pile somewhere. I'm going to check with him to see if I could get one, just to keep it altogether. If that pans out, I'll put a picture on of it... These type tractors usually run between $1000 to $3000, though I got mine (#3) for just $700. Considering it has new rear tires and an apparently newly overhauled injector pump, I was very tickled to get it for that. It runs great and really sounds good. Yes, this fellow was a really big operator - it was a two day sale with these old tractors selling with the "little stuff" and then all the modern equipment and some airplanes selling the next day. Howard
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