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Re: Re: Farmall M Trans.
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Posted by john d. on May 04, 1999 at 11:57:15:
In Reply to: Re: Farmall M Trans. posted by JustinB on May 04, 1999 at 08:08:10:
Agree with Red - if the tires are good, it's probably a buy at that price. I've got a '49 M and a '53 SuperM that seep oil around the pto housing. A new gasket would likely solve the problem on mine!
I have no first-hand experience with the 9-speed, but I do remember that at least one company advertised that their unit made the trans MORE durable than stock because you could pull heavy loads in high-2 or high-3 that put a lot of strain on low-4. Makes some sense, as when lots of farmers souped up the engines to 50+ hp and plowed in 4th gear, they soon found the weak point in the transmision. 4th gear puts a lot of side-thrust on the transmission shaft under heavy load, and the bearing that supports it has a very finite lifetime under extreme conditions.
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