dgoodman2

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I know all of us wish we knew the whole story of our tractors. I also believe we would be utterly amazed if we knew the hours some of these farmalls had ran.
So out of curiosity. Does anyone have a estimate for hours used based on wear of some items. For instance the 1" bar that carries clutch and brake pedals on Super M or M. If it was badly worn with lots of pedal play, brazed back to original dimensions, and now was wore slam out again. If it had never been replaced how many 1000 hours does it take to wear it out twice?
 
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Here's the clock on my Super M. It works but might be the third one on it for all I know.
 
Don?t have a picture but we?ve got a one owner 46 H and that the diamond tread on the clutch and brake pedals are worn smooth. got a 48 M the same way.
The H isn?t running presently but that M just keeps going. Was last overhauled in the late 60s
 
It's not like counting the rings on a tree to find its age, unfortunately.

Clutch pedal/shaft wear depends on use. The farmer that owned that tractor could have started it in the morning, shifted it into gear, and drove it non-stop 10 hours straight every day, so it could have tens of thousands of hours on it before it showed much wear. The farmer that owned that tractor could have been doing loader work or shunting wagons all day, constantly on the clutch pedal shifting forward to reverse, so it could have only a few thousand hours on it.

Also how do you know it's only been worn out twice? For all you know that shaft could have been built up seven times...

It's really a guessing game, throwing darts blindfolded.
 
Also how do you know it's only been worn out twice? For all you know that shaft could have been built up seven times...

It's really a guessing game, throwing darts blindfolded.[/quote]

Super tractor and later had clutch pedals that were equipped with a grease fitting. Some of these tractors have pedals that are still fairly nice and tight. A little grease sure makes a difference.

As already mentioned, I also have a pedal from a 1939 Farmall H that the diamond pattern is completely wore off.
 
I bought a Super M-TA Diesel on its 50th birthday. I thought I'd inspected it rather carefully. Got it home, ran it around a bit and figured it must just have a few hundred hours on it as solid as it seemed. It seemed like a new tractor. After a few days I found a tiny hour meter up near the governor. The hour meter read 16,423 hours and was working. Surprised me!
 
My dad bought a SMD in August of 52, it hasn't been used for 30 years and it sits with over 17000 hours. One overhaul, at 6000 hours, trans and rear end bearings, engine sleeves and pistons. For a few years it was the only tractor on 4/4's and a couple hundred cows to put winter feed up for. It was off of heavy field work as a SMTA showed up, then a 460UD and a 660, so for all but 7 or 8 years of its life pulling a drill, spreading manure, and haying were its jobs. Many jobs were done throttled down a bit, so the mechanical hour meter could actually be short somewhat.
 
One good place to look is not only the wear on foot pedals, but also the wear in the foot area of platform. The outer edges will show you what it looked like new. Was a rough surface from being casted, but foot wear would wear it smooth. Also, how sloppy the gear shift is, the steering, and the throttle control. These things usually got overlooked when these tractors received an overhaul.
 

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