LUTHER - Ahhhh, Gravity unloading. Back when Dad still farmed most gas barrels were up on stands about 6-7 feet off the ground to the bottom of the tanks. Dad had two, one gas and one diesel, that reverted back to gas again when the 450-G FARMALL came on the place. Both tanks held about 300-350 gal and I remember draining the one gas barrel in a week one spring with the 450. It would use a tank of gas, about 20-21 gal in the morning, one in the afternoon, and if I stayed out close to dark Dad would have to bring me another 10-15 gal of gas about the time he started chores. It really wasn't THAT big a gas hog, burned about 4 to 4-1/2 gal/hour pulling 4-bottom equipment so was the same gal/acre as an M, just had too small a gas tank.
One night I plowed for the neighbor I worked for with a 4020-Gas tractor pulling 5-14's. Started about 7-8 PM in a half mile long 80 acre field. I always plowed in 5th gear, about 5-1/2 MPH with his diesel's, but had to run in 4th with the gas tractor, 4 to 4-1/2 MPH. I made 16 rounds in 4 hours and burned a tank of gas, about 32-33 gal, gassed up and went back out, 16 more rounds and was gassing up again about 4:30 AM when he came out to do chores! So close to 8 gal/hourwhen a diesel would do the same or more work on about 5 gal/hour.
One night I plowed for the neighbor I worked for with a 4020-Gas tractor pulling 5-14's. Started about 7-8 PM in a half mile long 80 acre field. I always plowed in 5th gear, about 5-1/2 MPH with his diesel's, but had to run in 4th with the gas tractor, 4 to 4-1/2 MPH. I made 16 rounds in 4 hours and burned a tank of gas, about 32-33 gal, gassed up and went back out, 16 more rounds and was gassing up again about 4:30 AM when he came out to do chores! So close to 8 gal/hourwhen a diesel would do the same or more work on about 5 gal/hour.
