*The "Tricycle" type tractor was, as has been explained, developed with the
extreme positive camber and the narrow tread width for both clearance from
the crop being cultivated and for ease of steering on the old non-boosted
tractors. They were also meant for the cultivation of "row crops": cotton
and corn primarily; which were planted and grew in "rows" of normally 36 -
38 inch centers and these "rows" or "beds" were raised by "bedders" or
"busters" which created fairly steep beds. The positive camber narrow tread
tended to follow the furrow for even more ease in driving. There was
another trait of the non-boosted tractors and that was kick-back of the
steering when only ONE wheel struck a rock, root, clod, etc. The kickback
would spin the steering wheel violently and one learned to keep his thumbs
retracted lest he have them sheared off or or fractured! The Farmall "M"
was biggest offender as I remember.*
*Tony*
*(ol' tractor dealer)*
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