Take gravel back roads whenever possible to avoid traffic. Traffic is usually more tolerant of a slower vehicles on the back roads compared to the paved high traffic roads. Early Sunday morning is the best time to move farm equipment. People seem to be patient when they are going to church, but no so much after church lets out, LOL. Maybe drive your route ahead of time to find any hazards, maybe when going to the dealer to pickup the tractor.
Bring gas and a tow strap. It will probably burn 4 or 5 gallons to go 30 miles in hills. I would put in 10 gallons before starting out as fuel will move to the ends of the tank on steep hills. Wide open road speeds should be around 15 MPH in 5th gear and 5 MPH in 4th gear. A rule of thumb is to go down hills in the same gear as was needed to climb the hill. The engine won't be able to hold you back if you descend in too high a gear. The brakes on an H will not be anywhere near as strong as the brakes on a car and may fade on a long down hill. Throttle back and slow down when starting down a steep hill to reduce your speed ahead of time.
Just like on a bike, where it's not safe to have someone pass you hold your position in the center of your lane. If someone tries to pass you on a hill and an oncoming car appears, there may not be room for three vehicles side by side. You will probably be the one pushed into the ditch and maybe have a roll over accident. Be careful, think ahead, and when possible pull to the side at intersections to allow cars to pass you safely.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
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 - Product Review: Black Tire Paint - by Staff. I have been fortunate in that two of my tractors have had rear tires that were in great shape when I bought the tractor. My model "H" even had the old style fronts with plenty of tread. My "L" fronts were mismatched Sears Guardsman snow tires, which I promptly tossed. Well, although these tires were in good shape as far as tread was concerned, they looked real sad. All were flat, but new tubes fixed that. In addition to years and years of scuffing and fading, they had paint splattered on
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[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.
