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Farmall Super MD
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Allen Goodman
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JR That's standard. Diesel on the diesel tank (that's not a gas tank). 
The Dukester
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One of my cousins had a Super MD about the same time I had my gas Super M and I got to use it a little to compare it with my tractor as I was thinking of getting another M type to increase my farming operation. The SMD didn't seem to have quite the power my gasser had...but that sort of figured, my tractor had 4 1/8" bore and firecrater pistons..the SMD was still standard 4" bore. Then it was pretty obvious the tractor was somewhat heavier on the front, it steered harder and handled a little different. Fuel usage was somewhat lower for the SMD, used only 2 to 3 gallons an hour of diesel while my SM would use nearly 4 gallons of gas doing the same job (plowing with 3-16's...and not wasting any time doing it, mostly near wide open throttle in 3rd gear). I would have bought the tractor but it had a nasty rear main leak that my cousin said was fixed once but came back about 2 years later...so I kinda wondered if the crankshaft was okay. Farming "fizzled" on me anyway so as it turned out I would have never needed the tractor. I did like it though, but then again I liked all M type tractors...still do....
The Dukester
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Curious...that tractor has a 11" rear rim...at least on that side you can see. Not stock for Super MD, that's like an H uses.
Paul D Canada
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did you have to start MD's on gas or could you direct start them on diesel? thanks Paul.
tractorsam
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You can start them directly on diesel, but only if you have a second tractor and some time to kill because you'll most likely have to tow it quite a long way. They are a very low compression diesel and they really need the preheat provided by running on gas. Sam
Paul D Canada
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thanks for your help
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