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Thirstiest Gas Farmall

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Just Curious

01-06-2005 10:07:34




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What was Farmall's largest gas tractor and how many gallons per hour could it burn under heavy load? Thanks...Curious.




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OPEC

01-06-2005 16:24:03




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
I think the 826 hydro would like to drink.



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PAULIH300

01-06-2005 15:27:26




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
Wonder if anyone ever dreamed up a fuel injection system for old tractors? You'd think that would spoon feed the engines a little more carefully than an updraft carb...resulting in better fuel usage.



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lee

01-06-2005 15:13:34




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
I'll make a meaningless and totally unscientific comparison just for kicks. Nobody here except Allen is a scientist, far as I can tell. Take a modern automobile making 20 miles/galllon, 60 miles/hr, say 3 gallons per hr. Older/larger automobile might have gotten as low as 10 miles/gallon on a bad tune, 60 miles/hr, 6 gallons/hr. These tractors don't seem to be gas hogs, they're just getting a lot of hard work done dang it, more than these cars are!

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Allan in NE

01-06-2005 15:58:35




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to lee, 01-06-2005 15:13:34  
Hey! Wait a minute!

I resemble that remark! :>)

ROFLMAO!!!!



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lee

01-06-2005 16:14:20




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Allan in NE, 01-06-2005 15:58:35  
Oooops, shoulda figured you might swoop thru and see that. Guess your wheel slippage ain't all that bad as you say.



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Allan in NE

01-06-2005 16:16:35




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to lee, 01-06-2005 16:14:20  
Aw heck,

Wheel slippage is what I do best! :>)

Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed it,

Allan



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lee

01-06-2005 16:26:00




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Allan in NE, 01-06-2005 16:16:35  
fair enough, here's hopin ya get closer to your dream this new year.



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PAULIH300

01-06-2005 15:25:15




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to lee, 01-06-2005 15:13:34  
Thats a pretty good analogy.Plowing snow with my V8 Ford takes around 5-8 gallons per hour.Of course thats with a V8 of 351 cubic inches/4 barrel carb /over 5000 lb truck as opposed to a C169 4 cylinder with a 1-1/4" carb,and over 4000 lbs.So either the tractors get terrible mileage or the truck gets pretty good! lol
I guess its all reletive....conditions are never identical.



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lee

01-06-2005 15:45:25




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to PAULIH300, 01-06-2005 15:25:15  
That 351 Ford 4 barrel was never known for economy. Highway, that things prolly around 10 miles/gal, 6 gallons/hr. Starting to make those old tractors look good.



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Mike ISW

01-06-2005 14:18:59




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
I thought a 450 gas was bad. But other stories have her beat I think. I never worked a farmall gasser larger than the 450. Good Luck in 2005 All!!!!! ! Mike



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farmallkid From ONT.

01-06-2005 14:03:40




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
Never driven a big ih gasser bigger than my cousins w-9, but are w-6 man does she drink. I was plowing at the neighbors threshing and plowing days with it, i put about 25L into it, over a coarse of 2 days plowing, mind you it was a 3 furrow in HEAVY clay, and it liked every drop! Its got a super M head, so i dont know it that has anything to do with it. This ground was making the front end of a w-4 come off the ground with a 2 furrow, and the front of a 766 come up with a 4 furrow.

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supermpuller

01-06-2005 12:27:07




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
856 gasser would really drink it down.



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PAULIH300

01-06-2005 10:57:54




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
The I-300U was rated as consuming about 4 gallons per hour,so it would only be natural for a larger engine/tractor to consume even more.

Why the poor "mileage"? Was it the updraft carb? The low compression? (6.6:1).It certainly wasnt a high lift cam or too much fuel pressure(no pump at all)!!!!



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Brian in NY

01-06-2005 10:43:51




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
I was thinkin 806 but not sure....neighbor growin up had a w-9 that dad borrowed from time to time and BOY did she like to stop for a drink! Don't know if she was just runnin rich or what, but it seemed to suck down more fuel than the M.



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Paul in Mich

01-06-2005 15:01:28




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Brian in NY, 01-06-2005 10:43:51  
Brian, I had both the 806 and W-9 in mind, but I do believe that while the 806 could guzzle more fuel per hour, the W-9 would imbibe more relative to horse power in the same amount of time. Talk about gasoholics.....!



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Nebraska Cowman

01-06-2005 10:37:08




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Just Curious, 01-06-2005 10:07:34  
I'd guess a 666 gas Hydro would sure be in the running. i believe the 806 was the biggest gas tractor.



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PaMike

01-06-2005 18:57:11




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 01-06-2005 10:37:08  
I am with your guys. Had a 656 Hydro. Pulling a flail mower it used about 2 times the fuel as out diesel 1755, and the 1755 still has 20 more hp than the 656



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Stickler

01-06-2005 10:42:33




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 01-06-2005 10:37:08  
I have a 666 gasser gear drive that's pretty horrid. 36 gallons in less than 4 hours if it's working hard. In this kind of weather it takes an hour to warm up enough to use. easy 5 gallons before work starts! BUT..... ..at least it starts!



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Farmallguy

01-06-2005 19:38:47




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 Re: Thirstiest Gas Farmall in reply to Stickler, 01-06-2005 10:42:33  
I think the 856 gas would be worst. I guess it wasnt that bad when gas was less than 25 cents per gal.



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