How was it? Noisy! Straight exhaust pipe, no muffler. The rear differential howled loud enough to almost drown out the engine. They were at their most efficient when the radiator was boiling, so occasionally steam would loosen the radiator cap enough to spit steam back at you.
They had only three speeds forward, so you did 98% of everything in 2nd gear. On a hard road with no load behind, you might get it to rolling in high gear. The clutch was immersed in gear oil, and wouldn't release fully until the gear oil was warmed up and thinned. To shift into gear while the gear oil was still cold you depressed the clutch and jammed it into gear without worrying about what you were doing to the gear teeth.
The couple that we had did have the 'teardrop' rear fenders that were designed to keep the tractor from flipping over backwards, although I don't recall that being a problem.
When we got a 1938 RC Case on rubber, I thought I was in heaven.
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