[AT] f-farmalls

[CEE VILL]

Hi Mike.

One exception to your statement.  When I was 13 or 14, Dad bought a used 
late F-20 (I think 1938).  The old Regular was pretty well used up.  Anyhow, 
4th on that tractor was really a road gear.  I am not sure of the top speed, 
but maybe around 12 mph.  Not as fast as the later M, but as a kid I thought 
I was a top dog driving it in 4th on our farm lanes.  It was a good strong 
old tractor with just the 90 degree elbow on top of the manifold pipe.  I 
loved to hear the governor open when the throttle was pulled back to that 
last notch in 4th.

Charlie
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>
>And when you put the Howard  and the Sherman in "low" and the transmission 
>in 1st, the tractor will barely move at idle. I could win almost any "slow 
>tractor" race, unless I was up against any of the F Farmalls (in almost any 
>gear). :-)
>
>Mike
>
>CEE VILL wrote:
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>>>From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>>>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
>>><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 9-n and a Cub
>>>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:02:37 -0400
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>>>I have a Ford 2N that has both a Sherman and a Howard unit, giving me the 
>>>equivalent of a 12 speed Ford N. 
>>><http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/1946_ford_2n/>
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>>Sure couldn't do much work with that one, Mike.  It would take the better 
>>part of the day just trying to decide which speed to run in. Lets see 
>>now---(9 th will be a little faster than 7 th, but might not give quite 
>>enough power so I had better use 6 th, or maybe 5 th would be just right.  
>>Oh heck. I can't decide.  Guess I will use the 340 today instead.  (grin)
>>
>>>
>>Charlie
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