[AT] MPG of tractors

[Ed Stewart]

When was a kid our second tractor after the horses left was a F20 
Farmall, I think the same tranny cover was used on all them but gears 
were different among tractors, depending on if they were on steel or 
not. The F20's road gear was third with forth being at a speed between 
second and third according to the numbers cast in the cover... Ed

George Willer wrote:

>Jason,
>
>Just to add to your statement... I doubt very many here remember.  Everyone
>who wanted to buy a tractor had to put his name on a list.  When your number
>came up you had a chance to buy whichever tractor came up next or drop back
>to the end of the line.  Many times the customer settled for a tractor other
>than the one he really wanted.  Pop really wanted a JD B, but he settled for
>an A when his number came up.  He bought it with a 2 bottom plow because he
>really enjoyed the time he spent plowing.  A 3 bottom plow would have got
>the work done soon enough to allow earlier planting and would have soon
>payed the difference.
>
>George Willer  
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>>bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Jason DeJoode
>>Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 3:33 PM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>Subject: Re: [AT] MPG of tractors
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>>1945 would make sense to possibly be on steel for another reason, WWII.
>>As we know, due to rubber shortages, many tractors during the war were
>>shipped with steel wheels.
>>
>>Jason
>>Eagan, MN
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <DAVIESW739 at aol.com>
>>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:28 AM
>>Subject: Re: [AT] MPG of tractors
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>>>In a message dated 5/6/2006 8:27:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>>>jldejoode at highstream.net writes:
>>>
>>>Sometimes, tractors were built without the "road" gear when they were
>>>originally equipped with steel wheels.
>>>
>>>Jason
>>>Eagan,  MN
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Jason you could be right mine is 1945 and it was used by a company  that
>>>hauled logs out of the hills around Amity, OR.   A real  possibility it
>>>came out
>>>with steel. The records were lost for this year so I  can't get the
>>>      
>>>
>>facts
>>    
>>
>>>on
>>>that.
>>>
>>>Walt  Davies
>>>Cooper Hollow Farm
>>>Monmouth, OR 97361
>>>503 623-0460
>>>
>>>
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