'39 M road gear

Ralph46

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Hi, just wondering if a fast 5th gear was standard on the 1939 m's. A friend is looking at one this weekend and we are brand new to farmalls. Thanks
 
All Farmalls H and M as well as W-4,W-6 and W-9 have a 5th gear road speed. If on steel wheels the 5th gear is locked out by a long machine-screw at the front end of the 5th gear shifter, replacing the long machine screw with a shorter one enables the 5th gear to be used. If the tractor is on pneumatic tyres then 5th gear should be usable. Road speed 16 mph on Farmall M or Farmall H, about 14 mph on the W series.
 
There is no different gear ratio for 5th gear on these tractors if you are asking if there is a fast 5h like a fast 4th/

5th is direct drive- it couples the input to the pinion shaft speed variations can be noticed with different tire sizes
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I wonder if he'll be able to out run my jd, guess we'll have to race and find out!
 

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