Posted 10/2/2014 00:29 (#4104282 - in reply to #4104205) Subject: RE: Why did tractors come with a single front wheel?
Oregon
If you had a tricycle front, the single was nicer for cultivating than two wheels- especially when turning / crossing rows. We had a Super M under a mounted picker and it was also nicer with a single front- the furrows didn't beat you up so badly. Remember, Deere had "Roll-o_matic" and IH did not! I used to see a lot of single fronts with a sugar beet tire- so I assume that it was a good setup for those operations back in the day.
Why did tractors come with a single front wheel?
