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banjoman09

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I have been told over the years "no question is a dumb question"...but this may be close! What makes a "Row crop" a "Row crop" tractor? My family has always had "wide frontend tractors" to farm with; I have seen some tractors that say they are "Row crop" that have wide fronts- others have narrow fronts! Do the back wheels need to be adjustable? I know the narrow fronts are "not adjustable" So I'm a bit confused on this subject. Thanks.
 
row crops can be adjustable wide or narrow fronts and have a narrower tire on the rear. such as comparing a farmall tractor to an international tractor.
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here is the same tractor 560 ,... one international and on farmall.
 
I’ve often heard the non rowcrop tractors referred to as ‘wheat land’ tractors, wide fronts but neither axle is adjustable to match row spacings.

Paul
 
With the hundred series Fords, as well as the four cylinder 2000 and 4000 tractors, the row crop tractors are significantly different that the standards. There are final drives on the rear axle that raise the entire tractor a few inches. The row crop tractors have a pedestal front end that can accept either a narrow or wide front axle.
 
I always thought that a tractor that could have a narrow front under it was a row crop tractor, whether it had one or not.
 
What makes a tractor a ROW CROP????? what makes it a row crop is adjustable axle widths either on the rear or both ends You can even get bend in the middle four wheel drive row crop specials
 
Row crop tractors have adjustable axles so they can be set for different row spacing. They can be either a narrow front with adjustable rear axles, or a wide front with both front and rear adjustable axles.

Standard or "wheatland" tractors have fixed width axles.
 
Oh but narrow fronts ARE adjustable. You can mount the rims on either side of the wheels (on IHCs) to gain several inches or reduce several inches depending on which way you are starting from. John Deere has different depths of wheels and can be turned around or swapped side to side to provide different tire spacings.

I'm not familiar with other brands as to whether or not they can be somewhat adjusted.
 
I never thought that row crop needed to be adjustable, just high enough clearance to use on row crops.
 

Back many yrs ago farmers planted/cultivated several different width rows such as 36'',38'' & I think 40''(?). Later farmers went to 30'' rows. So wide frt & rear tires both needed & had adjustable widths on true rowcrop tractors.
 


Row crop tractors were originally for cultivating between rows and yes they had to be adjustable for different row spacings. To answer your question about the narrow front, true they are not realistically adjustable, however, cultivating rows closer than what the narrow front would easily fit between is very rare, so having the rear adjustable did the trick. Very little cultivating is done any more but most modern tractors are still called row crop models because of having high clearance.
 
You might also have had different crops on the same farm that were in different row spacings. Two good examples were corn in say 38 inch rows soybeans in narrow rows tomatoes in wide rows like 48 to 60 inches and sugar beets in narrow rows too.
 
Ok Im getting the picture...all kinds of scenarios that can be used....thanks guys for all the good information. I dont think Ill be using mine for that but wanted to know some of the history behind these tractors.
 
The Farmall was the first rowcrop. It allowed the farmer to do all the work necessary with one tractor. Tillage, Planting, Cultivation, and Harvest. Previous tractors could till and plant but row crop cultivation was not possible due to low ground clearance. Cultivation was the key to the row crop.

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Farmall may have been the first row crop, but I don't think it has adjustable tread. The "Regular", F20 and F30 were all row crop tractors, but had fixed tread widths. I believe the F20 was available in a narrow and wide tread width but it was fixed.

From my research the F12 was the first tractor with adjustable tread width.

So the first criteria of a row crop tractor is/was the CLEARANCE. Adjustable tread width came along a bit later.
 
So CLEARANCE was the Row Crop ? Didnt matter if the tires run over the crops? That makes no sense but I believe you....thanks
 
i worker for a Ford dealer he sold lots of 8000,9000 8600 9600 never saw a norrow front on any of them.
i always thougth they were underpowerd
 
Well, the Farmall was in fact adjustable tread, Starting with a standard tread or a narrow tread, they used inset and offset wheel equipment which together allowed for an unbelievable range of tread widths. Easily changeable? absolutely not, but the Farmall started the row crop revolution and set all the standards.
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