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<blockquote data-quote="Fordson1" data-source="post: 2916978" data-attributes="member: 22126"><p>My father used to say that in the horse days, and even in the early days of the tractor, there was less of a divide between the bigger and smaller farms. Ploughing was done with a single furrow and a pair of horses regardless of whether it was a big or small farm. Maybe the bigger farm might have someone ploughing all the time in the winter/spring whereas the smaller set-ups wouldn't be at it all the time but at least all were using the same equipment. The same applied when the Ferguson 20 and Fordsons came along. Nowadays it's easy for the smaller set-ups to be dwarfed by bigger equipment and the smaller plainer outfit can feel a bit inferior.</p><p>He also told of ploughing with horses in a field near the road and seeing the local Ferguson 20 dealer bringing 3 of them from the train station where they had been dropped off. One driver in front, and the other 2 tractors following without a driver, joined one after another with a tow frames that took care of the steering. It was quite a sight and he used to long for one to get left behind!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fordson1, post: 2916978, member: 22126"] My father used to say that in the horse days, and even in the early days of the tractor, there was less of a divide between the bigger and smaller farms. Ploughing was done with a single furrow and a pair of horses regardless of whether it was a big or small farm. Maybe the bigger farm might have someone ploughing all the time in the winter/spring whereas the smaller set-ups wouldn't be at it all the time but at least all were using the same equipment. The same applied when the Ferguson 20 and Fordsons came along. Nowadays it's easy for the smaller set-ups to be dwarfed by bigger equipment and the smaller plainer outfit can feel a bit inferior. He also told of ploughing with horses in a field near the road and seeing the local Ferguson 20 dealer bringing 3 of them from the train station where they had been dropped off. One driver in front, and the other 2 tractors following without a driver, joined one after another with a tow frames that took care of the steering. It was quite a sight and he used to long for one to get left behind! [/QUOTE]
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