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I'm trying to deceide which one next??

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:30 am
by BigBill
Ok i'm slowly finding out my International 154 Cub loboy just doesn't cut the mustard in the power department in the higher grass so i'm in need for a larger machine. I was going to look for a Farmall Cub but it has the same motor as my 154 cub so I would still be in the same boat power wise. I would still like to get a farmall cub in the future to collect one.

Whats the most PTO horsepower I can get in a smaller farmall cub sized tractor like an "A" or "SUPER A" sized machine like which smaller farmall has the most PTO HP?

Sorry i'm a little tractor ignorant at times.

FArmall 130

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:48 am
by Ron Thomas
I've got a 1957 Farmall 130. If I remember correctly the PTO horsepower is 18 to 20, about the same as the 100 and 140. I added an aftermarket 3 point hitch and pull a 4' Woods Brushbull. Mow about 8 acres of very rough stuff with it and it walks right through it.

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:12 pm
by KETCHAM
I'm lucky,I came across a great deal on a 1950 H with a brush hog.It cuts grass real nice.I cut 7 acres of horse pasture once a month for a neighbor.It comes in very handy for other chores.It is a bit to big for where I live [5 acres]but it does come in handy once in a while.We have pig roasts and Halloween parties and use a couple of tractors for hay rides.With four tractors ya never have enough!!!!KETCHAM

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:33 pm
by BigBill
Your right 4 isn't enough I got a really bad feeling when i purchased my first international 154 cub loboy. When i cut my grass for the first time my son said he never seen me that happy. My wish list is growing more and more and my little barn plans are growing too. My new house with 1 5/8 acres isn't enough land too. My future plans are to own a small farm so buying a farmall "H" too isn't that far away too.

I got my present house on an estate sale(cheap) so i plan on rolling it over in a few years if everything goes good. Luckily it needs some TLC like trimming trees and planting flowers along with a few mods inside I should make some extra $$ when i roll it over. I can't wait to have a small farm and drive my farmall to the back 40 and drink a coffee and read the news paper, just relax and watch the corn grow.

Yup a good wish list; Farmall Cub, Farmall A, Farmall Super A, Farmall 140, and more to follow right now its what ever comes along first thats cheap. I figured i'd get everything to run the farm now.

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:56 am
by Brandon Webb
Get you a super A or a square hooded 140, Their plentiful with the tobacco on it's way out, and they have enough HP to run a good sized woods finish mower. I mow my yard with a IH 240 with a rear mounted 60 inch finish mower. A pull behind implement is hard to mow around things like your house and small trees, you have to be real careful. I would suggest a belly mower of some sort. Culti-Vision works to your advantage, plus the smaller turning radius. Brandon.

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:43 am
by BigBill
Ok I want to look for my next farmall after the holidays and how many tractors are within the same size as the Farmall A, Farmall Super A, Farmall 130, Farmall 140. Is there more models within that same size tractor?

I'd love to get an "H" or an "M" someday too. I need a tractor barn so i can hide them from the misses first.

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:14 pm
by 400lbsonacubseatspring
BigBill wrote:Ok I want to look for my next farmall after the holidays and how many tractors are within the same size as the Farmall A, Farmall Super A, Farmall 130, Farmall 140. Is there more models within that same size tractor?



Bill....there is the rarely seen 100, also, which is nothing more than a super-A with a different label on it..... Minor design changes in the 130 and 140....as in it's rare to find a 140 that doesn't have the fast-hitch.......

The A's are bigger than the cubs, by about a full 1/3, physically.... and the whole A-series has replaceable iron sleeves in the engine, making rebuilds, well......more expensive, but more do-able, generally speaking......

Getting an A with a belly mower will do the job for you.....but a super-A, with the hydraulics would be a lot more pleasant, and it's a whole lot easier finding implements for the super-A and up......

You see, the A's weren't standardized like the cubs, as far as implements went...... if you wanted say, a plow, you'd need the whole shebang, including the hand lifts and depth controls...... The hand lifts that the plows used wouldn't necessarily be usable with the cultivators.......and so forth..... I've got a sickle mower for my A, and it will take 1" saplings very nicely.....trying to lift it, however, is quite difficult.....

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:19 pm
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
might want to think about a C or super C also.

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:44 pm
by 400lbsonacubseatspring
Yup....EJP's right...

C's and Super-C's...... High-wheeling tricycle models of the Super-A....

Both had hydraulics, and implements seem to be a little more plentiful for them, by my observations.

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:31 pm
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
They are also available with wide fronts, but that option is not too common.

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:29 am
by 400lbsonacubseatspring
John *.?-!.* cub owner wrote:They are also available with wide fronts, but that option is not too common.


I saw a derelict one of those at a tractor show this year, John, near the Jersey border. I stood and looked at it for a few minutes, kinda scratching my head, but the only possibility was a C with a wide front.

Funny you should mention that, as I'd never seen one before......

It would have been a tough decision, I guess when buying new, whether to go with a Super AV, or a C with a wide front if you needed it.......their functionality being pretty similar, I suppose.