Letter series axel length?

Come EAST young man, and we will find you all the standard axle Hs and Ms you want.

I remember a story, few years back of a guy from the bottom 48, pulling a small travel trailer behind his tractor north through Canada and on to Alaska. I understand right now we have a guy crossing Canada via a W4 and tent trailer. I can assure you, you will see far more countryside from a tractor seat than from a Buick.

If you enjoy ten hour days you can travel 150 miles, so take two weeks off and drive it home in ten days. That would be 1,500 miles.

Don't begin to think aobut engine wear. H's and M's used to get run ten hours per day all summer. If you are plowing 8 acres per day you'd take ten days to plow 80 acres.

It would be an interesting trip. I don't know what the fuel economy would be, but someone will help with that. I'd guess you could go all day in road gear on one tank, or 15 gallons, and it might do better than that, maybe 15 miles per gallon.

The real trip would be to do it alone with just a tool box. Having someone follow you would not only spoil the fun but would also cut the net fuel economy way down.

You would see lot's of the country with time to look! Long down grades would be a challenge, though, as a Farmall in road gear can get up quite a speed going downhill, even without an implement.

As I'm sure you were. The bumpiness of the tires along would drive me nuts after 100 miles.

They are smooth and sweet.

I was only partly kidding. Roading a tractor is great fun, and like Hugh, I've spent many ten hour days on a tractor.

For a long road trip the main thing is wind and bugs in your face, and exhaust when the wind is just right. And it takes a lot of time. And your arms get tired.

They ride pretty smooth on good roads and really rough on bad roads.

It is dangerous. You have to have your wits about you and pay attention at all times to traffic conditions, road conditions, and your inability to stop quickly.

However, the view is GREAT and you really do see things you never will from a car or truck because you are going slowly enough to really see. You'll also meet lot's of nice people and lot's of idiots who don't have time to wait tow minutes to pass you.

All that said, I would never start on a long trip on a tractor I had not run for several hours and know the condition of the steering, brakes, oil consumption, and knew for sure the rust ahd been shaken out of the fuel tank.

Allan