Bucky: Driving a H or M and shifting from 4th to 5th is much like picking up speed with a 500hp truck grossing 150,000 lbs., You achive it on down grade. I once drove a truck like this with B-trains hauling the weight I just mentioned. Boss asked me how I got the best fuel milage in a fleet of 35 trucks. I said, "I never try to gain big speed increases unless I'm on level or down grade.
Quite a few of your respondents put forth the merrits of double clutching and some no clutching. Well, my friend, I can do both with the best of them on a truck, but I can't do it with a A, C, H or M between 4th and 5th. My guess is these guys hit it once in ten times, and that once happens on down grade.
I farmed for a good number of years, rarely had my 7 tractors in road gear. We used trucks for hauling on roads. Quite regularly loaded tractors on a loboy for moving field to field. There is no money to be made running tractors on the road in road gear.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Field Modifications (Sins of the Farmer) - by Staff. Picture a new Chevrolet driving down the street without it's grill, right fender and trunk lid. Imagine a crude hole made in the hood to accommodate a new taller air cleaner, the fender wells cut away to make way for larger tires, and half of a sliding glass door used to replace the windshield. Top that off with an old set of '36 Ford headlight shells bolted to the hood. Pretty unlikely for a car... but for a tractor, this is pretty normal. It seems that more often than not they a
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.