Model R - Video Collection |
| What we have here is an assortment of Model R video's that I took with my handheld camera and converted to web format. |
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The first video is my Model R test drive. Ever wanted to take an R for a test drive? Here is your chance. I was picking up my R after a local tractor show and had the camera. What the heck I thought, I might as well see if I can manage this. I think it turned out ok, the R started right up and I was able to cruise around the field a bit. The background noise you hear at first is my friend Keith, and his Minniapolis Moline. This is how an R starts when it is cold (well, cold for Phoenix, 50 degrees or so...)
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As you can tell, I am not a expert Videographer, I had to hold
the camera in one hand, and drive with the other. It is nice,
especially with a R, to have a lot of room to drive around.
This is a test of a couple different video formats, I am
still deciding which one fits the most people.
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| Driving the R |
| This next video was taken of my R at the 2003 Fall Antique Tractor & Engine Show at Sahuaro Ranch in Gendale Arizona. This is really the first time I had the R out when I considered it done. I finally have the decals applied and the proper black seat. For the pull I put on a straight pipe, it made it pretty darn loud. They don't have a big enough sled to stop the R at this show so I don't know how much it would have taken to stop it in 1st gear. I have it in my own head that it is unstoppable. |
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2003 Tractor Pull
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| And finally a video also from the 2003 Show, but this time I tried running in second gear and ran out of steam near the end of the run. Made some nice smoke rings though. |
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2003 Tractor Pull #2
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