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John

11-23-2003 15:46:42




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I'd just like to hear what you've done with a Super "C". I'm enjoying mine and I'm kind of curious to hear what they can do.




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Hugh MacKay

11-25-2003 03:30:30




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
John: Never had a C, SC or 200. My dad had a 300,130 and H. Another dairy farm near us had usually two C, SC or 200 and one of either A, SA or 100. They milked about 60 cows in an area with seven months stored feeding. They did all their work with those little tractors, including baling, mowing raking loading and spreading manure. And yes the baler was pto driven. The old man in his 70's did all the baling, with NH baler which are much easier to power. I have seen that old guy giving a SC one heck of a workout on the baler. One thing I did notice however they never kept a tractor more than 3 to 5 years. Probably of all the Farmall tractors ever built those C, SC, 200, 230 and 240 had the ability to over work themselves. Power train not much different from the offsets but look at the difference in rear tires.

An example of this, I had a small building on skids 10 x 15. My 130 would just spin, I hooked on with my brother's 230 it wouldn't spin but didn't move building either. That is just what happened under same condition for traction.

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John

11-25-2003 12:57:26




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 Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to Hugh MacKay, 11-25-2003 03:30:30  
Thanks for the story Hugh.
I knew I could count on you for a good one.
I'm considering an H or Super H as my next tractor.
Hope all is well up north. Thanks again,
John



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Hugh MacKay

11-25-2003 16:59:26




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 Re: Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-25-2003 12:57:26  
John: An interesting side note to that story on the three little Farmalls. That family is still dairy farming, next generation. The current senior of the group now in his 80's can still bale hay all day. The interesting part is they probably milk 120 cows now and it takes 300hp of Deere to do twice as much work as 70hp of Farmall did 40 years ago. I'm not trying to start a color war here, there are a lot of guys requiring 2,3 and 4 times the hp to get the job done as it did 40 years ago, doesn't matter what make.

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John

11-25-2003 18:17:24




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to Hugh MacKay, 11-25-2003 16:59:26  
Are they using fewer multi-purpose tractors or are they wanting to keep the big tractors longer? You said they were going through the smaller ones every few years. Maybe it was a durability or comfort issue. Air conditioning in a cab makes the job much easier. Either way, hats off to the boys for keeping the milking business going. As for the red vs. green, I like them both. The green tractors are a little expensive for me right now, plus I really like my Super C. Stay warm up north.
John
PS. I like your hp rule. I believe you said 1/4 hp per acre. Does that sound right?

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Hugh MacKay

11-26-2003 05:05:20




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-25-2003 18:17:24  
John: No question, those guys are getting more years out of the heavier tractors. I can remember seeing their old trade ins; C, SC, 200, etc. 3-5 years old and they looked like toast. If I look back over my own finincial records, always had better net profit when under powered. That one is also a bit decieving as 50's, 60's and 70's were pretty good times down on the farm. Anyone who did expansion in those days made quite decent anual income and even bigger rewards off inflation. The equity they have today, they can afford to set in a nice air conditioned cab and listen to the sterio. Problem comes now when someone wants that equity out of the farm.

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JB

11-24-2003 20:07:02




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
I learned to drive a tractor on a SC when I was only about 6 could bearly reach the clutch and the brakes. Dad had wired wooden blocks to them.
Some neighbors had attach fence wire from the hydraulics to the clutch and brakes so the sons could operate the SC by using the hydraulic levers.
We had a front end loader, mower, cultivators, 2 furrow plow and 6 foot IH disks. Had both wide and narrow front ends. Dad did a lot of custom work with the front end loader. Used it on a 45 baler but had to be careful going down steep hills as the baler would push the SC. Had a belt pulley used it to drive a hammer mill and in the early days a thresher and later a NH silage blower. It was the best for mowing and cultivating corn with that NFE. Although I was never allowed to cultivate corn. In 1958 Dad traded SC, mower, and cultivator for a 300U.
Everytime I see a SC at show it brings back good memories of times when life was much simpler and farmers were paid a decent $ for their products.

JB

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John

11-25-2003 12:54:00




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 Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to JB, 11-24-2003 20:07:02  
It's funny how these old tractors remind us of the good old days. Farm life wasn't so bad.
Most anyone you talk to remembers the days when...
And most of those days were spent in the country.
You're right, things were simple back then.
Thanks for the great story.
John



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bob p

11-24-2003 16:27:47




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
i am 58 years old and until my dad passed away in 96, i cant remember us not having a c or super c. we used it for anything and everything. he had a short stinger winch and pulled 5ton stacks of hay on the underslung, had a dozer on it to move snow. my earliest memories of it were in the hayfield. at 10 i mowed hay and then pulled the loads over the stacker with it. when i was 11 i got to drive a BRAND NEW super C home (25 miles). dad met me with a lunch on the road home. will never forget it.

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John

11-25-2003 12:50:39




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 Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to bob p, 11-24-2003 16:27:47  
Great story Bob, thanks for sharing it.
I'll bet that 25 miles on a brand new C at 11 yrs old was a great time. One you'll never forget.



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RAW in IA

11-23-2003 19:15:50




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
I grew up with a n early C and it dfid most everything except plow, and dad used it for that for the first couple of years. We dragged (20' drag), mowed all the hay, raked, baled with IH 45 baler, cultivated corn ,(abt 90 acres 3 times a year) hauled wagons of oatc, hay, corn, ground feed at times, hauled manure, and anything else we could think of. `I would love to find that tractor nowbut have no idea where it is.

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John

11-24-2003 02:28:17




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 Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to RAW in IA, 11-23-2003 19:15:50  
How did the C handle the 45 bailer. I've heard the bailers were rather difficult and that it pushed the C to the limit.... I don't blame you for wanting to find it. I'd want it too. At what age did you first get to drive it?



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dave l

11-23-2003 19:00:51




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
on our 400 acre dairy farm the super c was always committed to one job or another. it pulled the 4 row corn planter, the 10'drill, carried the mounted jd#5 mowing machine, and the mounted bean puller, it was light,thrifty, manueverable and the latest in technology with "live" hydraulics.



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Bill B

11-23-2003 17:07:51




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
When I was a kid, we had a 200 which is the same thing only newer. I used it for raking hay and mowing, before the days of the haybine. Not too exciting, huh?



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John

11-23-2003 17:50:53




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 Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to Bill B, 11-23-2003 17:07:51  
From what I've heard, the C, Super C and 200 were perfect for just such task. Good running tractor and decent on fuel.



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Dave_Id

11-23-2003 16:41:24




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 Re: Super C stories in reply to John, 11-23-2003 15:46:42  
Mine has been just sitting for the better part of 50 years, and will do the same for the next 50



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John

11-23-2003 18:14:32




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 Re: Re: Super C stories in reply to Dave_Id, 11-23-2003 16:41:24  
Nothing for that old girl to do???
I'm sure you could find some fun somewhere.



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