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jbp 10-12-2012 07:23:17 64.57.160.20 Report to Moderator	Last Sunday the wife and I went to an antique tractoe show at Philpot Ky. There was antique tractor pull going on so we stayed and watched awhile. There was an M that pulled all the way through. There was a 1466 Farmall and an 820 Deere that pulled after the M that only made it about 3/4 of the way. Its a thrill to see an oldie beat newer and larger tractors. Joe [Reply]   [No Email]
IH fan 10-12-2012 18:00:46 108.246.49.132 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to old, 10-12-2012 07:23:17   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Was custom picking corn with a JD 60 and a 227 picker when the tandem GMC with a load of corn got stuck in the field. He said there was no way I was going to pull him out, but I pulled him up onto the road... really impressed that truck driver. A lot of it is about maintaining traction. [Reply]  [No Email]
flambeauone 10-12-2012 10:34:38 173.157.238.119 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to jbp, 10-12-2012 07:23:17   Ive never been let down by mine. I pulled a loaded demolition dumpster with mine I honestly didnt think it would budge. Really impressed the guy picking the dumpster up. This one is my second one, didnt think I needed the first one around so I sold it. Found out pretty fast I could live w/out the other tractors easier so I found this one. It lives in the garage right beside the mini van. Despite all of their short comings they are my favorite. [Reply]  [No Email]
oldtanker 10-12-2012 08:31:31 66.228.255.239 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to jbp, 10-12-2012 07:23:17   While I will not say the M was a bad tractor I will never say it was the best. A lot of farmers farmed a lot of ground with M's. But a lot of farmers farmed a lot of ground with JD R's and G's, AC WD 45's, Oliver 77's and other tractors. I would say that the 560D could do more acreage in a day on less fuel and the 560 was not a great tractor. The 80626/56 was way better than the 560 and I think 3 times the tractor an M was. Pulling in different weight classes with different operators, different weight on the sled and or transfer rates makes pulling a very unscientific way to rate a tractor. I tend to go by the Nebraska test to really get a good fair rating. Rick [Reply]  [No Email]
CNKS 10-12-2012 14:19:27 216.144.104.128 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to oldtanker, 10-12-2012 08:31:31   The newer tractors are "supposed" to be an improvement--maybe not if you compare the M successor, 450 to a 560. Comparing a M to a 806 is like comparing an apple and orange. Both served their purpose in the time frame for which they were designed. [Reply]  [No Email]
oldtanker 10-12-2012 21:55:24 66.228.255.239 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to CNKS, 10-12-2012 14:19:27   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Ah but the original poster tried to do just that. But I guess that's ok cause he was trying to say the M is a great tractor. But I'm wrong cause I pointed out that IH made better tractors. I wasn't comparing power. I've done farm work with an Super C, M, 460D, 560D, 806, 826, 1086, 1206, 1566/86 series tractors made by IH, A, R, 3020, 4020 and 4440 JD's, Ford 8N's, CA and 190 XT AC's and with Case 970's. I'd rather spend a day in the field with a 460/560 than a day on a Super C or M and I've done with those tractors. If I don't get a bigger plow for my 1206 I will have to plow 60 acres in the spring with a 2-14 plow behind and Ford 8N because that's what I have. There is one guy in the area who uses an M for more tahn PTO power or poo spreading that I know of. Lots of 806/25/56/86 tractors still in the field doing work though. Fair number of 560's still being used too. Most of the non show M's I see are owned buy "summer" people with a couple of acres in case they come up in the winter to push snow and to mow a couple of ruff acres of ground once or twice a summer. I run my M less than 30 hours a year. But I run my 2 Ford 8N's about 100 hours and sometimes more. I mowed weeds in my pasture with the M, about 8 hours, did 4 hours of custom cutting and spread poo with it this spring. Now I know a lot of people love the way the older tractors look but I like the looks of about 1960 and newer. Each to his/her own on that count. I think that of the pre 1953 tractors made the best were the IH M, JD R and Ford 8N. Post 1952, 7/8/1206 56 series and 86's were about as good as it got. Don't really care for the JD's of that age, and while the Case 70 series were a very nice tractor to operate they had too many problems. The AC's while being great looking through the 100 series were not well made and with the "power director" were a pain to operate. Keep in mind I have formed these opinions by actually being in the field on them and or owning them. Biggest mistake I made buying a tractor was an AC 190XT series III. Rick [Reply]  [No Email]
Johninmn 10-12-2012 09:13:15 208.54.38.168 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to oldtanker, 10-12-2012 08:31:31   In order for a 560d to do anything much less outwork an m you had to get the cold blooded thing started first and hope you didnt blow the head gasket along the way. [Reply]  [No Email]
DeltaRed 10-12-2012 07:50:32 67.6.219.50 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to jbp, 10-12-2012 07:23:17   'M's are pretty amazing creatures.When I was a kid,my father would 'regale' me with stories of the mighty 'M'.He was of the opinion that an M was the greatest tractor ever built-by anyone.I tend to agree....Steve [Reply]  [No Email]
kennell 10-12-2012 17:02:55 142.68.118.165 Report to Moderator	Re: Never under estimate a Farmall M in reply to DeltaRed, 10-12-2012 07:50:32   My Father and Uncle share your Fathers stories Steve. Kent [Reply]  [No Email]