Re: IH 300 U for Haying?

Posted by Hugh MacKay on August 07, 2005 at 12:29:01 from (64.228.12.101):

In Reply to: IH 300 U for Haying? posted by Mark(PA) on August 07, 2005 at 08:52:42:

Mark: To me this discussion seems rather amusing. We're talking 300, now if it's Farmall or Utility not great bit of difference other than Farmall had much better steering, cast rear wheels and larger tires gave it much better traction. I ask myself why anyone would want to sit straddle the transmission of a utility on a hot day. Get a row crop and enjoy the fresh air. By the way 95% of 300 did have IPTO.

My dad bought a new Farmall 300 in 1955 for use on the dairy farm. By the early 1960s it along with two other smaller tractors were doing up 30,000 bales of hay per year. 300 pulled a 9' haybine and baler with thrower and 20' wagons. We did have some hills, but I've never seen one bother the 300 yet. In fact that old 300 baled 4,000+ bales per day on many ocasions.

If you were to ask me if I would buy one today the answer is NO. Might buy one to look at or take to shows, but never to try and work some land. 300s were great tractors, but they are heavy drinkers, at todays fuel prices they will take you to the poor house. There are all kinds of 35 hp diesels out there will do your work so much more efficiently. Yes they may be a bit more money but they are worth it.

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