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Re: Why Hand Clutch,s
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Posted by Mike (WA) on December 24, 2003 at 12:18:45 from (209.213.155.107):
In Reply to: Why Hand Clutch,s posted by Farmaller on December 24, 2003 at 08:40:43:
The big "wheatland" tractors would get used from daylight to dark in the busy season, and operators often stood up for awhile on the platform, to relieve fatigue- and the hand clutch was easier to use while standing. An old neighbor recalled when he was about 12, he was plowing a huge field in North Dakota- drifted off to sleep, and the tractor continued plowing, sort of wandering off across the country. When he awoke, he had no idea where he was- so did the only thing he could think of- turned around and plowed back (for about 2 hours)until he could get back on track.
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