[AT] [Farmall] Super M Fan Belt -- and other fun stuff

[charlie hill]

Hi Dean,  Glad you had a nice day!   That sure is a fine Super M.  I'd like 
to see it in the field with a plow behind it.
The difference in HP between the two days could be due to a lot of factors. 
Air density, temperature are the main things that come to mind.  The reason 
our new computer controlled cars run so well is the computer is constantly 
measuring a lot of variables and constantly adjusting timing and fuel 
mixture to match the environmental conditions.  You don't have that option 
with your Super M unless you want to run along beside it with the 
distributor in one hand and a screw driver in the other to adjust the carb. 
If you ever get a chance to put it on the dyno when it is about 40 to 50 
degrees F. on a clear day give it a try.  If your carb and timing are dialed 
in right you might break 60hp.

Charlie

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From: "Dean Vinson" <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] [Farmall] Super M Fan Belt -- and other fun stuff

>> > 180 psi, 175, 178, and 175.  High-altitude pistons?
>
>> Not only are the pressures up there they are very uniform with less than
>> 3% spread.  Sounds to me like it was rebuilt by a good engine builder.
>
> Well, I took the Super M to the Old Timers Days tractor show in Xenia this
> past weekend for a couple of downright fine tractor days.  A cool front
> passed overhead just in front of me as I drove the back roads over to the
> showgrounds on Friday evening, pushing the overcast off to the east and
> leaving me in clear air with golden light at my back.  The area could use
> rain in a bad way, but as long as it wasn't going to rain I was glad for 
> the
> nice tractor-cruising weather.  (Steve, I bet you had some fine weather 
> for
> your show in Athens also).
>
> My girlfriend and I enjoyed browsing the show, and she patiently indulged 
> me
> (and took some video) while I ran the tractor on the dynamometer and drove
> in the parade.  We got to chat a little with Gene Dotson, and picked up a
> few nice tools from one of the vendors, and made sure not to miss the
> chicken-flying contest on Sunday afternoon.  (The chickens weren't much
> interested in flying, it seems, but it was fun watching a gang of little
> kids trying to corral each one up after its attempt).
>
> As to the high compression, I was pleased to see that Charlie Hill's 
> earlier
> comment above seems accurate... the Super M dyno'd at 57 horsepower on
> Saturday morning, and at 53 when I ran it again Sunday afternoon.  Not 
> sure
> what would account for the difference from one day to the next, but it was
> fun to hear it under a real load for a change and to see some nice high
> numbers.  There's a video of the first dyno test on youtube at
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl7_FgZGj5c.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
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