Re: Super M vs. Farmall 350

Posted by The Dukester on October 24, 2001 at 19:12:11 from (216.93.118.95):

In Reply to: Super M vs. Farmall 350 posted by Farmall 1206 on October 23, 2001 at 18:48:11:

This is a common comparison, it is often deliberated among John Deere guys whether a late styled straight gas A could keep up with a late styled stock G. Or say, a Massey 333 against a earlier 44.
Well, in farm use such as heavy plowing or tillage work, or hooked to a field chopper cutting some of those ensilage corn varieties we used to see(featured a stalk like your wrist), the heavier built tractor with the bigger engine, cu. in. wise, with the same, or slightly more horsepower had the advantage.
But, in "runnin' around kind of work", planting, cultivating, and even plowing, the smaller, but same horsepower tractor seemed to have what it took to do more work, that is, to accomplish more on less fuel and less operator fatigue. It's hard to define what everyone wants in a tractor, some people like a big, heavy, tractor, just like they like a 1 ton pickup to drive, some like a smaller, nimble, "sassy-gutsy" tractor and a lighter 1/2 ton pickup with the biggest engine option they can get.
I had a Super M, I didn't like loaded tires so I had 3 wheelweights on the right driver and 4 on the left. I pulled 3-16's in a JD 555 plow, or No. 37 10-1/2 ft. disk in 3rd gear in every situation except where it was too stoney and I couldn't keep 'em in the ground. With 14.9-38's that tractor rolled right along in 3rd about 2 notches from wide open. I did have to drop back to 2nd plowing alfalfa-quackgrass sod. I never had or ran a 350, but I really don't think a 350 could'da cut it.
I'd have liked to have a 350 for all my other work, TA, independant PTO, easier steering, lower fuel use were great advantages. After 10, 12, 14, hours on the SM, I slept pretty good.

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