Farmall "H"
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Topic: Farmall "H"
Posted By: BuckSkin
Subject: Farmall "H"
Date Posted: 12 May 2025 at 11:16pm
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Saturday_22-March-2025 Farmall "H" https://ibb.co/KxvN1TVd" rel="nofollow">  - --- - https://ibb.co/Rqb27dR" rel="nofollow"> 1939-1953 This tractor has a Distillate engine; note the little Starting Tank fuel cap immediately above the "F" on the right side. Note how the wheels, front and rear, are secured to the hubs via cleats or clamps instead of with lug-bolts/nuts. The distributor on this tractor is vertical; most are horizontal. Of all the "H" photos in my collection, 80% have the horizontal distributor. Is this Vertical versus Horizontal distributor a year model thing or what ? http://https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/2/9/290-farmall-h.html" rel="nofollow -
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 13 May 2025 at 7:18am
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All plain letter series Farmall used rim clamps on the wheels front and rear. Beginning with the "Super" series the front rims bolted on allowing different width settings. That distributer is a "Delco" replacement for the original magneto, the same unit that could replace a magneto on many other brands as well. In front of the distributer/mag mount you can also see the place where the control pivot would be for the radiator shutters that would have been factory installed on all kerosene tractors. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 13 May 2025 at 12:58pm
Thanks; I thought maybe it was something indicating a dated change. So, the factory-original horizontal was a magneto and the vertical ones have points. A neighbor machinist rebuilds old magnetos and takes them in from all over.
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PaulB wrote:Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 13 May 2025 at 2:55pm
| That same distributor will work on Aliis chalmers Wc & WD to replace mag. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 13 May 2025 at 3:54pm
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Where I grew up, a Farmall H was considered a ‘2 bottom’ plow tractor, 2-12’s that is. A Farmall ‘Super H’ could pull 2-14’s. The Farmall M and Super M were 3 bottom plow tractors ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 13 May 2025 at 6:57pm
Not the best pics, copy of a copy of a copy. I believe this was taken in 1952, the tractor was I think a 1949. The short-legged dude is me, with my father standing over me. In the other pic standing behind the tractor and seat guarding me from falling out of the seat, just barely visible, is the owner of the tractor and the farm I grew up on.  ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: BuckSkin
Date Posted: 13 May 2025 at 7:03pm
| It's good that the photos have survived; that has been a long time ago. |