I ran a F-12 on steel for a neighbor back in 1946-1947. It was a dependable tractor that really took a beating from me, I was a 14 year old kid and I was rough on this tractor...virtually everything I did with it was at wide-open-throttle for all it was worth. Considering everything it took all I gave it and asked for more. Critically speaking I don't believe it was quite as good as it's counterpart from John Deere, the unstyled model B. The B had more gears and a little faster high gear. I liked the seating position on the B much better and it was easier cultivating corn with it, you could see better and the cultivators operated easier. As far as pulling power they were pretty equal, I have to give the nod to the B because I think it did a little better in tough conditions and it was easier to do a good job with it. The F-12 started better, using straight gas in it and the distillate/gas start on the B. If I killed the B I never really knew if I should drain the carburetor of fuel and get the gas to start it or just try to restart it on fuel(distillate). This is an honest evaluation as far as I remember those days. I loved Farmall H's and styled John Deere B's, they were both terrific tractors in their day...easy for a kid to use doing anything...hard to make a choice between them. Guess the H might have had a little more power and a faster road gear...not much difference though. Always felt the Farmall M was a lot more tractor than a John Deere A...never was a G around to compare. Got a souped up G now and love outpulling Farmall M's......So, what more can I say????
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