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Andy in Manteca

02-17-2007 20:19:26

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My serial number tag on my M says:
MCH 149254X20A
I know its a 47 but don"t know much else?
Any thoughts?

Thanks Folks.

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Cotton Picker

02-18-2007 08:51:45

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Andy in Manteca, 02-17-2007 20:19:26

The picture below was an experimental cotton harvester. Harverster Co. tried to make an H "high drum" cotton picker but in the long run the H did not have the hp to run it so they were "low drum" pickers. There are a few down here in Mississippi that were used on Mississippi State Univ. farms. MCH was a high drum cotton picker with 20 spindles per bar.

Send me your email address and I will show you pictures of the different cotton pickers.

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NDS

02-18-2007 19:03:56

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Cotton Picker, 02-18-2007 08:51:45

Have seen a lot of low drum 14 spindle per bar pickers on Ms, Super Ms and 400s too. I have M I stripped one off of few years ago. Can not say for sure if they were factory installed the one I have was a dealer installed picker 1960 picker on 1940 M.

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Andy in Manteca

02-18-2007 08:30:13

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Andy in Manteca, 02-17-2007 20:19:26

I'll-be-darned! A cotton harvester?! Never had one before - glad to have one now. A sad story comes with the tractor though. It was set up as an antique puller - no major mods though. One day after a successful pull the gentleman that owned it was loading her on the trailer. The ramps and trailer were at an up-angle. As he was driving up the motor hesitated so he feathered the clutch and gave it more throttle and it did a wheelie and continued to flip all the way over. The gentleman was pinned under the tractor and lost his life on the way to the hospital. I didn't know him but it sent a shock wave of grief with many folks that knew him. The tractor sat for two plus years until yesterday. It had not been run since the roll-over - it started right up. My plans are to restore it to original next summer. I'm going to have the owners name pinstripped somewhere on the tractor "in memory of...".

Thanks so much for the info guys - really appreciate it.
Andy

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John M

02-18-2007 11:17:41

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Andy in Manteca, 02-18-2007 08:30:13

Thats why I back my tractors on a trailer.

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John M

02-18-2007 05:14:55

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Andy in Manteca, 02-17-2007 20:19:26

Some time ago, it was confirmed MCH meant M,(chassis) Cotton Harvester.

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Wardner

02-18-2007 07:54:03

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to John M, 02-18-2007 05:14:55

Sooo, that means the studio picture below is an HCH? Can anyone say that they have seen the designation "HCH" applied to a cotton picker? Somebody with the right H parts book would know. My M-SMTA book (TC-46) has alot of info on the MCH.

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Cotton Picker

02-18-2007 17:45:56

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Wardner, 02-18-2007 07:54:03

It was experimental only, you will not find any reference to it in parts books. The H did not have the hp to run a "high drum" cotton picker.

I know of one that survived, it is being restored by an Ag Engineer at Mississippi State University. He is having a very hard time finding certain parts.

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John M

02-18-2007 11:15:04

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Wardner, 02-18-2007 07:54:03

That I dont know since the M Cotton harvester was what was being discussed at the time, and not to mention I may have my facts just right, but I remember someone more knowledgable than me came foward saying MCH was the designation IH assigned to the M Cotton Harvester.Ill try to find it in the archives.

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John M

02-18-2007 11:22:27

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to John M, 02-18-2007 11:15:04

This is a newer link confirming what was said before, but the one I was looking for is older than this, maybe 2001 or earlier and Guy was the one who posted the info.

Here

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Mike CA

02-17-2007 21:34:55

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Andy in Manteca, 02-17-2007 20:19:26

Hi Andy, I'm down in Visalia. Nice to see someone close to me around here!

As far as your M, I don't know what the MCH means. The 'X20' means that it was a cotton harvester. When I was looking for a tractor I found an X20 M and was told on this forum that the gears were set up backwards in order for the trator to run a cotton picker attachment. I found this picture of an H with one.

Hope this helps!

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JayWalt

02-18-2007 06:39:54

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Mike CA, 02-17-2007 21:34:55

wow, that thing is interesting...

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georgeky

02-18-2007 07:39:26

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to JayWalt, 02-18-2007 06:39:54

They also made them for Super C and H.

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georgeky

02-17-2007 21:39:30

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Mike CA, 02-17-2007 21:34:55

Maybe cotton harvester

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georgeky

02-17-2007 20:31:16

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Re: Another Serial Number Question MCH in reply to Andy in Manteca, 02-17-2007 20:19:26

I am not sure but I think it is a cotton picker tractor

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