Starting an IH Titan 10-20

Robert Fearnley starting a Titan 10-20 that he has for sale. The 10-20s were made in (relatively for the time) large numbers between 1915 and 1922.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• IH
• Titan
• 10-20
• antique
• tractor

[Guzzist11]

What the hell?

That´s not a steam engine isn´t it?

I can´t believe ppl actually worked with those huge and (on the first look) unpractical machins on the field...looks they need more work then they save.

[Manorfarmdenton]

@Guzzist11 You wouldn't say that if the alternative was to walk literally miles behind a horse to plough just 1 acre in a day, or to hitch the horse to a rotary gadget (horse-power) to drive a threshing drum. Also the horse needed care 365 days a year whereas the tractor just sat in a shed until needed next time, and the land used to grow fodder for the horse could be freed up to grow crops for sale.

[redspade04]

i thought you was hitting that truck.

[Manorfarmdenton]

He'd better not! The artic is his father's and the pickup is his sister's, so he'd be in deep wotsit :o)

[thersnomorecoolnames]

why are those 2 flywheels out the side?

[Manorfarmdenton]

The largest one is a flywheel, the next one the belt pulley, and inside it the pulley clutch.

[4freespeech]

That's a ONE LUNGER, alright!

Amazing what people used to have

to try and work with.

[mm07med]

I love the sound

[sv19722809]

он на каких оборотах сначала работал?

[Trumanwuzdabomb]

I suppose power steering was not an option.

[jozafax]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[bamasteve94]

nice old tractor

[chiconian49]

@Guzzist11 These tractors did the work of a dozen mules and you did not have to feed and keep them healthy all year like the mules. When not out in the field, you could put a belt on the power take-off wheel and have your own saw mill or thresher. You just parked them in the barn when not in use. They were a big savings for the farmer in the long run.

[rustybolt420]

the minds and balls of the guy who made these old thing, my hats off to them and the ones who still keep it going

[userunavailable3095]

@Manorfarmdenton Of course, you paid interest on the tractor loan year round. When it wore out, you took out a loan and paid interest on it year round. With the horses, you bred and raised your replacement. You owed no man. That is essentially why the Amish kept using them. They don't want to be beholden to a bank.

[tractormark29]

very very tidy and nice

im doing one of those up

[Guzzist11]

@Manorfarmdenton

yes, you are completely right. in these modern times it´s just sooo hard to imagine that driving on a muddy field with a machine that looks like it could rip your arms off is an improvement.

i wanteched a few other videos with old traktors. the sound and running of those "30-60" monsters...i wish i could see those live for one time.