LOVE IT! This guy actually got me to love these old tractors...
williamdejeffrio
I really enjoyed this video. My dad had a David Bradley with a sulky, rototiller, lawn mower, and snow blower. What a joy to operate! You could not wear one out. Foolishly, I scrapped it in the 1980's - would love to have another one.
haroldaugustjr.
What great memories I have of a two wheel tractor . Not only did I the garden with one when I was a kid, but also hooked a wagon to the back of it and road all over the place ! About 1963 thru 1965 .... good times !!!
reddog
My father had a Simplicity when i was young 1970's I scraped it out in the 90's. Still kicking myselt today! Great vidio.
scottcole
I bought a two wheel tractor with a rotavator which came with some extra bits, after watching this man i learned what I had. Thanks for this informative look at a great collection.
willtricks
my Dad had one and he was so proud of it. I remember the rope dangling near the rear and the directional levers to raise to determine which wheel spin. he dropped it off to get work done on it back in North Carolina and his body failed him so he never went back to retrieve it before he passed. A pleasure watching your video, he would have loved it, thank you sir
graces
Quite a nice collection of machines you have there Jeff. It's nice to see someone else enjoying them as much as I do. I thought I had a lot of these but you definitely have me beat in regards to quantity. Thank you for sharing the video.
superrf
Very nice collection Jeff. I have come along with my own collection and am constantly trying to dedicate time to repair and restore.
Eric-fvjx
Wow, I just traded a running car for a David Bradley and another 2 wheel tractor that will need alot of TLC.. but I cut my teeth on small engine stuff
That is a fantastic collection of history.
Thank you for taking the time to do this video.
outtatime
Love this video! I've found pictures online before, but never a video with lots of answers. My dad bought a David Bradley in the late 40's to work the garden next to our cottage in Wisconsin. He had the garden plowed the first time by a local farmer who used mules. The following year, the farmer traded the mules in on a Ford-Ferguson tractor and Dad decided, with the DB, he could do stuff himself. My cousin thought he was crazy, but we spent a couple of months at the cottage and we had a large garden all the time. Our DB had a 1½-HP B&S. The first mod was to make it easier to shut it down. You had to lift the hood to short out the plug. Dad bored a hole in the hood and stole some pieces of our Tinkertoys to make a push stick to short it with the hood closed. He bought the sickle bar (still wish I had it!), a single bottom plow, cultivator, lawn roller, and dozer blade for it. He made a garden cart to tow behind and he could stand in it and drive it. He also made a belt-driven cordwood saw that it powered. He tried towing a couple of old cast iron reel mowers with it, but that never worked out. They jammed too easily and would just slide. Finally, he bought a kit to add reverse to it. It was actuated with a push rod with a ball end. It added at least another belt and pulley at a cost of some already scarce power. It surely was handy to get out of tight places though. It didn't have ag tires. He used the snow tires and chains he kept from his '39 DeSoto.
billnelson
Great show. Great interview.
Great equipment. Thank you for sharing this with us, it was a joy to watch.
jenky
I picked up a Bradley with a Continental engine. Bringing it back to life!! Got spark in it lately. Any chance you sending me photos of the carb, gov area? Springs and linkage. I appreciate it
dwconfer
Very interesting collection of two-wheel tractors!!
greenams
Thank you for showing your tractors and telling us about them. I have a Simplicity walk behind that my father gave me. From what I can figure out online, it's a model from the late 1940's. My father and one of his friends went splits on it around the mid 1960's. I remember that my father's share of the purchase was $100. That was serious money for him. It was great to watch you talking about your tractors especially because you are so well versed in the history and operation of each model. It was a pleasure to listen to you.
hectormacneil
My grandpaw...had a 2 wheel Simplicty and a 1 wheel Chore master, I still have the Chore Master..i love this, grest video thanks
Richhatfield
I had a unit similar to what you were showing @ 24:00. I was told it was marketed in Canada as a Waterloo.
robertanderson
Great video. Grandpa had a Simplicity 2 wheel tractor for his garden, has a big 5 horse Briggs, 12 inch wheels, and a cultivator. Moved up to her house in 1993 and revived out for a few years, but it had rusted wheels and dry rotted tires, and eventually traded it for a welder. Dad had a Standard Twin that had high cleared metal wheels. I remember him using it before he got a Rototiller from Wards.
nbruce
AWESOME collection sir" thanks for the education on 2 wheel tractors" I remember my farther buying one from Western Auto back in the 70's" This video made me now wonder what happened to that equipment " THANKS AGAIN SIR""
jefferylivingston
Great video! I had a David Bradley many years ago when I did garden tilling as a springtime sideline job. I used a Troybilt horse model tiller to do already broken ground. For new gardens, I used the DB with a single bottom plow to break the ground, then the disc harrow attachment to bust up the clods, then went over it with the Troybilt to finish it. That was the ideal combo of machines for the task. Sadly had to sell the DB at some point when I moved and had no room for it. I still regret doing that. The DB's power was amazing. I'm pretty sure it had a 1 3/4 hp engine, that had the pulling power of a modern 20 hp riding tractor. Maybe the DB's transmission was the reason?
dkeith
I love this stuff. I have a David Bradley restored and 6 1970's Troy-Bilt Horse Tillers.
