David EilersMarch 2, 2023

Jeep Not So Hot on the Farm

UPDATE: This article was originally published May 29, 2016:

This Canadian article from the November 20, 1944, issue of the Maple Leaf broke the news that the jeep didn't test well on the farm.

SteveMarch 2, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Tanks, universal carriers and other tools of war didn't work for farming either. Although I do know of one farmer that gutted the interior of a tank to haul grain on the wet Mississippi land. But a jeep is great for ranch work, not row crop farming.
ChuckMarch 2, 2023 at 6:56 PM
I pulled a drag with a 1947 CJ3a. It was very hard on the little guy. Even with an odd fire V6 and SM420 (4 spd with granny low). I could not imagine a stock four banger doing the same work!