An Amish tractor? Say what?

   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #61  
Have seen a number of local built steel wheels on tractors in the southern part of the province among different groups. Some of the best ones seem to be made out of a rolled OD of flat steel with 1 or 1.5" re bar bent into V type lugs. Similar to that in post #3..

The wheels in post #1 seem to be well adapted run flat, or no flat type tire. "Scrap yard" tires.
 
   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #63  
One of my SIL's came from a family that was Amish. Her parents left the Amish church after they were married. There was a family function that included a meal. My sister-in-law asked if we would sit at the table with her Amish relatives because the Amish weren't allowed to "break bread" with any of those relatives who left the church. It was OK to eat with people who had never been Amish though.

Here's a wheel of a forklift I saw passing through a small town near Jersey Shore (PA town, not the beach).
 

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   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #64  
One of my SIL's came from a family that was Amish. Her parents left the Amish church after they were married. There was a family function that included a meal. My sister-in-law asked if we would sit at the table with her Amish relatives because the Amish weren't allowed to "break bread" with any of those relatives who left the church. It was OK to eat with people who had never been Amish though.

Here's a wheel of a forklift I saw passing through a small town near Jersey Shore (PA town, not the beach).
Forklift it would probably be okay with, hard surface mostly. That would load up on soil.
 
   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #65  
I am sitting here trying to understand the benefit of that tire
 
   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #66  
As long as it runs on gravel, that should be great, it will make a mess on concrete or asphalt though...

Aaron Z
 
   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #68  
There are better options ( In my humble opinion) than those for no flats....
 
   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #69  
Well maybe for a foundry where lots and lots of hot metal is splashing around.....

But that would have to be like the worst foundry I have ever had the misfortune to be in
 
   / An Amish tractor? Say what? #70  
I had a Mennonite friend in school. To me he was closer in manner to Amish. He did drive a car to high school, but it was painted flat black, no chrome which was painted black also.
At our reunion he said he had lots of realtors wanting to buy his farm...a few hundred acres, offering a few million making it into a sub division. He said what would he do with the money as it meant nothing to him or his family.
 

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