Re: Super M vs. Farmall 350

Posted by john d on October 24, 2001 at 19:10:16 from (205.188.197.164):

In Reply to: Super M vs. Farmall 350 posted by Farmall 1206 on October 23, 2001 at 18:48:11:

It may be worth noting that looking at Nebraska tests for 40 to 50 year old tractors is a start, but shouldn't necessarily be the ending point in exploring this issue.

Unless that SM has been lovingly restored to its original state, has been languishing in a shed somewhere and never used much, or is so old and tired that it needs CPR, it probably puts out more hp than it did when it left the factory! Many (if not most) farmers upgraded those beasties with IH or M&W goodies when they needed an overhaul. The same often happened with other models, including the 350, but the SM simply had more raw material to work with in searching for more power. Lots of the old M-SM tractors will dyno at 50 to 55 hp. Not many 300-350 models will do that.

The 300-350 models were derived from the H line. They were more powerful, and had lots of improvements. They're a little more refined than the M and SM tractors, but they lack that incredible reserve of power that the M-SM lines had.

Lots of farmers (and IH mechanics) turned the governors up on the 300-350 models to the same level the 300-350 Utility models were set by the factory. This gave them a little boost. The TA option gave them another advantage in the field. But when you work a 300 or 350 side-by-side with an M or SM and do the same work, the 300-350 model is using about all it has to get the job done. By comparison, the M or SM will likely not be working to its limit.

That's not to say that someone can't find a particular 350 that will outwork a particular SM in the field. In most cases, however, it likely can't. When I was a 140 lb. high school kid, I could handle bales of hay at the same rate as some guys bigger and stronger than I was. But at the end of the day, I was probably a lot more tired...

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