Ever seen a german walk-behind?
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RobS
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Very interesting Bernhard, looks a bit like an old Simplicity walk behind my folks had years ago. Is it made in Germany?
Are there many compact tractors over there? My family came from Germany... in 1753 /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Are there many compact tractors over there? My family came from Germany... in 1753 /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
justractors
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I was stationed in Germany in 1974 to 75 and 1980 to 83. Both times I was in rural area and the German farmers did things very differently than the US farmers.
For one all but the very wealthy farmers lived in town and commuted with their tractors and implements each morning and evening. Their tractors at that time were what we would consider compact tractors, mostly diesel engine powered, relatively low horsepower, and without most of the frills we have, no FEL, MMM, or RFM for them.
Another area they differed from us was the relatively short distances their towns are from each other, usually with 5 to 7 miles. I suppose this was to cut down on the commute time and because of the high fuel prices. Back in 1983 the price of diesel fuel was about 75 cents a liter or about three bucks a gallon.
Many of the farmers farmed with horses even in 1983. The land in Germany was expensive and most farms were relatively small. The property in town was even more precious and most in town German farmers actually lived on the floor above their barn/stable and the houses were normally three floors high.
Even the Germans who were not farmers used the footprint their houses occupy much better than we do. The apartment we rented for two years was on the second floor above the floor occupied by the landlord and his wife. Their daughter and her friend had a seperate apartment on the second floor and the landlord's parents lived on the third floor. Probably if there had been more than one child we would have had to look elsewhere for an apartment.
Of course these are the observations of an retired GI who lived only in a couple of places there and may not be representative of all areas in Germany.
Bill
For one all but the very wealthy farmers lived in town and commuted with their tractors and implements each morning and evening. Their tractors at that time were what we would consider compact tractors, mostly diesel engine powered, relatively low horsepower, and without most of the frills we have, no FEL, MMM, or RFM for them.
Another area they differed from us was the relatively short distances their towns are from each other, usually with 5 to 7 miles. I suppose this was to cut down on the commute time and because of the high fuel prices. Back in 1983 the price of diesel fuel was about 75 cents a liter or about three bucks a gallon.
Many of the farmers farmed with horses even in 1983. The land in Germany was expensive and most farms were relatively small. The property in town was even more precious and most in town German farmers actually lived on the floor above their barn/stable and the houses were normally three floors high.
Even the Germans who were not farmers used the footprint their houses occupy much better than we do. The apartment we rented for two years was on the second floor above the floor occupied by the landlord and his wife. Their daughter and her friend had a seperate apartment on the second floor and the landlord's parents lived on the third floor. Probably if there had been more than one child we would have had to look elsewhere for an apartment.
Of course these are the observations of an retired GI who lived only in a couple of places there and may not be representative of all areas in Germany.
Bill
Sonny580
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I want more pics of German equipment! neet and interesting! --- thanks; sonny580
