220FWA vs Oliver/Cockshutt FWA

Had a couple people wanting to see the comparison for 220FWA vs Oliver/Cockshutts FWA. Thought i would post a couple of pictures if found.

i just loved your tractors last fall ...

OK, I'll ask. Which one had better field performance? Oliver's Over/Under system was 3 ranges wasn't it? The 220 did have the 2 range power director didn't it?

Hey Igleaner you could have a sign just like Dpower!

Brian Jasper co. Ia wrote: OK, I'll ask. Which one had better field performance? Oliver's Over/Under system was 3 ranges wasn't it? The 220 did have the 2 range power director didn't it?

I would like to know where and when you have your GOYO (Get Out Your Orange) day. I would like to come and see it. Also I would like to know what size of AC is that beside the 220FWA wearing a factory cab with ac? It doesn't look like a 200 to me, but I can be wrong.

There were 2 tricks (engineering solutions) to popularize FWA in the 80's.  First was to take away the biggest negative (other than price) which was turning radius.  The FWA axles that were developed in the late 70's and early 80's provide a lot sharper turning angle.

The second was to add a clutch that could be used to engage or disengage the FWA on the go.  I remember discussions with the A-C marketing/sales people-----they wanted to avoid the cost of a clutch.  I wanted one because it would show farmers how much the FWA could do.  You could easily find conditions where the tractor would be working easily with a given load with the FWA on and, then when you switched the FWA off, the tractor would start digging in and struggling.  Turn the FWA back on and away you would go.  The discussion went on for a while, but we eventually told sales that a clutch was needed to avoid FWA axle problems when a loader was mounted and you reversed the tractor with a load in the bucket.  Over 50% of the torque could end up going to the FWA and the axle would eventually fail.  We sized the clutch to provide a little slippage to prevent the overloads.  End of discussion.

Of course, once the tractors got out in the field and demonstrations were held, it was easy to sell FWA.

I remember when Dad would take out a Two-Twenty FWA tractor with a 6-16" plow to demonstrate it for farmers.  Got a lot of lookers.  I think we only sold 2 or 3 of them that I can recall.  A lot of fun.