Posted by Brian in MA on December 04, 2007 at 07:20:37 from (216.19.232.66):
In Reply to: Re: HAND CLUTCH posted by Andy Martin on December 03, 2007 at 17:46:37:
I have a 1980 Ford 5600 (65 PTO HP) that I use. Mowing and baling I consume around 1.5 gallons/hour, certainly less than 2. I always figured the H used better than 2, sometimes as much as 3 gallons/hour if I was pushing it and the M sucks between 4 and 5 under heavy load. Not to mention that with the Ford, PTO RPMs are constant, not subject to the governer on the FarmAll, especially useful with the haybine. Then there's the power steering, live power, better seat, canopy on the ROPS...I love the old iron, but I love to work with the newer iron. I'm only making 3,000 bales a year and "justify" is a relative term. I also bought a 1979 Ford 4600 (52 PTO HP) this year to use for raking & tedding to save even more run time on the H. The 4600 uses even less fuel than the 5600. My wife does most of the tedding & raking and the Fords are really much simpler for her to start and use than the FarmAlls.
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