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Mike CA · Oct 26, 2009

I just noticed you were posting here at YT. A few of us had a falling out with Antique Tractor Forum, and were actually banned from that board because... well, just say I thought the admin was wrong on something, I told him so, and he booted me and a number of others.

Anyway, I never found out if you finished your H. I know you were making good progress. Do you have any current progress or completed pictures?

Mike CA · Oct 26, 2009

Oh, and Welcome to YT if you just got here. You'll find the technical help on this board to be far better.

Faster346 · Oct 26, 2009

Well, I just typed out a big long explination, and this site told me it couldn't be posted because of restricted words.

Anyways, I was just thinking to myself yesterday "Man A T F is kind of boring lately" and I was looking around on other forums I belonged to, and I've come to realize this site is quite a bit more knowledgeable, and has a lot of great information. I'm also on my tractor forum and a few guys over there had complained about being banned from the other site. Oh well, not a way to keep members around, but I'm sure they'll figure that out for themselves. I did get the H just about done. Only thing I still have to do is put the belt pully back on, and the belly pump. I just bought a '46 M last week, so I've been doing a lot of playing around with that, and the H has just sat in the garage all covered up. Here are a few pictures of it.

And here's the 1946 M that I just bought. I figured since the H is all nice and pretty, I needed to get something else to do the everyday work around the farm, such as driving through the woods and keeping the trails cut short for the horse riders.

Farmallhal · Oct 26, 2009

That is certainly a nice looking H in shiny new colors - I like the color and would like to know what paint you used. I'm sure the M would look even better if you would give it the same treatment. The way I see it, you need a little utility tractor with a front loader for trail maintanence that way you could spare the M from the bushes and gain another tractor. Very nice tractors and post another picture once you have a rollout party for the H. Nice job, Hal.

Faster346 · Oct 26, 2009

(quoted from post at 07:33:09 10/26/09) That is certainly a nice looking H in shiny new colors - I like the color and would like to know what paint you used. I'm sure the M would look even better if you would give it the same treatment. The way I see it, you need a little utility tractor with a front loader for trail maintanence that way you could spare the M from the bushes and gain another tractor. Very nice tractors and post another picture once you have a rollout party for the H. Nice job, Hal.

Thanks! The H was susposed to be a qucik spray paint job, so it looked better sitting behind the barn. However that quickly snowballed into a complete sandblasting, body filling, sanding, and booth spraying all out nuts & bolts resto. I used Tisco IH-110 paint. I have a smaller Ford 640 with a loader that I also use. And I have a Stanhoist loader for the Farmalls, that I plan to restore as well. I just can't seem to get away from the letter series Farmalls, so I like to stick to using those. That H was the first tractor I grew up on, and drove when I was about 10. Now I'm 20, and it's still a huge part of my life.

Mike CA · Oct 26, 2009

The H is looking great! What are those fenders from? I've never seen ones like it before. I thought they were home-builts, but now I'm not sure.

The M looks good as-is, but would look better with some special treatment as well. :wink: I'm concerned about that battery. Is it secured at all? Looks like it's just sitting there.

Farmallhal · Oct 26, 2009

I been around almost 5 more decades then you and was able to get into the tail end of thrashing grain. My grandfather owned the neighborhood thrashing machine and we just went from farm to farm doing everyones grain crops. That was quite an experience for a kid like myself less then 10 years old. Those letter series tractors were new in those days and seemed like almost all of them were H's. I drove tractors for all the neighbors picking up bundles and taking the wagons to the thrasher and back to the fields. The H was my favorite tractor during that period. The smaller kids drove the A's and C's along with the Fords but I always got the H's. Grandpa also had a M to run the thrasher but that is a little too much tractor for a kid of 10 or so and I didn't get to drive it that much. It was mainly used for the thrasher, corn picker, tillage work, etc. and that was the tractor my uncle always used. Just brings back fond memories of a childhood of years past. You don't know what you missed also at lunch with those thrashing crews - hint - a lot of chickens died everyday and gardens were picked clean along with pies made from everything fresh. Take care and you have a beautiful H and give us another photo when you have it all back together, best wishes, Hal.

Faster346 · Nov 6, 2010

(quoted from post at 12:05:56 10/26/09) I been around almost 5 more decades then you and was able to get into the tail end of thrashing grain. My grandfather owned the neighborhood thrashing machine and we just went from farm to farm doing everyones grain crops. That was quite an experience for a kid like myself less then 10 years old. Those letter series tractors were new in those days and seemed like almost all of them were H's. I drove tractors for all the neighbors picking up bundles and taking the wagons to the thrasher and back to the fields. The H was my favorite tractor during that period. The smaller kids drove the A's and C's along with the Fords but I always got the H's. Grandpa also had a M to run the thrasher but that is a little too much tractor for a kid of 10 or so and I didn't get to drive it that much. It was mainly used for the thrasher, corn picker, tillage work, etc. and that was the tractor my uncle always used. Just brings back fond memories of a childhood of years past. You don't know what you missed also at lunch with those thrashing crews - hint - a lot of chickens died everyday and gardens were picked clean along with pies made from everything fresh. Take care and you have a beautiful H and give us another photo when you have it all back together, best wishes, Hal.

I just found out I never replied to this thread. That is awesome! I wish I could've grown up in those times when these things were new.

And as for my old M workhorse posted above..well...I just couldn't leave it alone..it got the treatment too, just not to the extent of the H..this was a quicker job since it still sits outside and gets used weeky. This picture is from last week, it's been painted for about 4 months now. :lol: Going to wait until I replace the front tires to paint the front rims and wheel hubs.

IH fan · Nov 6, 2010

I like the looks of the M better than the H... no offense intended. I just think so many restorations are "over-done". To me it seems "restore" means to make it look like it did when new... most parts were not painted and then assembled carefully... the tractor was assembled and then painted. I'll get off that soap-box now, and get on another!!
I did grow up in the era and it WAS a great time... in more ways than the tractors and equipment we had. One of my Dad's cousins that lived close and we "traded work" with had an M, so I got to drive it some, hauling bales and wagon loads of corn, etc. I never got to work one in the field plowing or such... wish I had gotten the opportunity.
Trading work is another thing that has gone by the wayside... one farmer would own part of the equipment and another other things. Dad had a baler and mounted corn picker, Dad's brother had a chopper and blower and a 2 row pull picker and we helped each other without both having all the expense. Dad baled and picked corn for his cousin and he and his high school age sons helped with putting up hay, etc... worked good for years. It was a great part of my growing up and it couldn't have been a better life.

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