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James

10-16-2003 10:04:19




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My dad and I have a 1942 and 1944 Farmall H tractor. Both have a triangle front end. I was wondering if there were any made with a wide front end? If so, how many were there? If any one has any websites that I could look up please forward them to me.

Thank you very much,

James N. Adair




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Wayne Swenson

10-16-2003 10:39:42




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 Re: Farmall H tractor in reply to James, 10-16-2003 10:04:19  
The H and M models were available with a single front wheel, a double front wheel, or a wide front.
The farmer ordered what suited his needs and often had two or all three front ends available to use with the various crop and farmyard tasks.
My Dad & I used all three types on our farm located in western North Dakota & eastern Montana. The double front wheel arrangement seems to be the most popular style.

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Allan

10-16-2003 14:14:14




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 Re: Re: Farmall H tractor in reply to Wayne Swenson, 10-16-2003 10:39:42  
Yes,

Wayne is right; they were ordered configured as they were used.

Do you guys remember that old H with an IH beet topper mounted?

A special 1/2" plate had to be used between the tractor and the wide front to get the front end far enough out to make room for the flinger, knife, kicker bed and elevator. And if I recall correctly, the right rear wheel had to be set wayyyy out there to make room for it all between the tractor and the wheel.

To think of all acres of beets we topped doing one row at a time. You guys sure bring back some nice memories.

Allan

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Wayne Swenson

10-16-2003 21:38:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Farmall H tractor in reply to Allan, 10-16-2003 14:14:14  
That plate was used after you finished harvest so the wide front could be set back under the tractor allowing it to turn in a smaller circle.
The axle extension was clamped on the right side; there was a LOT of pressure on those axle bearings! A notch was cut near the end of the axle to allow the bolt to locate the axle clamp and keep it from working off the end.



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Wayne Swenson

10-16-2003 21:33:08




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 Re: Re: Re: Farmall H tractor in reply to Allan, 10-16-2003 14:14:14  
I still have knobs on my knuckles fron large beets hitting my hand while using the picking table when the beets were muddy.
Dad had 35 - 40 acres and took about a month to harvest them.
One 22" row at a time was slow going!!
I think that was my most favorite harvest time, however.



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Paul in Mich

10-16-2003 18:26:10




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 Re: Re: Re: Farmall H tractor in reply to Allan, 10-16-2003 14:14:14  
Do I ever remember the old days of harvesting Sugar beets. My father had one of the very first beet harvesters in Mid Mich, (Scott viner), and it was still "WORK" Yes, those old IH harvesters were a work of art, but they did make beet growing a lot less labor intensive. I remember as a young lad, that during WWII, because of the shortage of mexican labor, we used German prisoners of war that were posted in a camp 5 miles away. I can tell you that there was never a risk of escape or using a hoe or beet knife for a weapon. Working in the fields was a far greater fate than fighting on the eastern front. My contribution was to ride with my father and "test" the doughnuts that the Salvation Army and other organizations provided at various intervals along the way as loaded trucks waited for hours and miles to unload at the factory.

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Dave H

10-16-2003 14:01:49




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 Re: Re: Farmall H tractor in reply to Wayne Swenson, 10-16-2003 10:39:42  
I would modify that last a bit to say that the double wheel narrow fronts were the most COMMON but today the wide fronts seem to be the most popular. I think the perception is they are safer and there is definitely an element of rarer equals more valuable. You have only to search the web to find H Farmall sites. Ebay has great pics.
Also try Link and check out the info there.

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