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2 H farmalls lots of differences,,

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Jim in michigan

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We have 2 farmall H tractors,one seems heavier builtthen the other,one is 1944 one is 1942. The 42 has the small pto and it just seems lighter builtthen the 44,is this normal? my 44 is a distillate tractor,the 42 isnt.,,,Jim
 
They should be identical except for PTO. There may be fluid ballast in one set of rear tires, and not the other. The parts are however the same. JimN
 
'44? Did they make tractors in '44? Seems like all the production would have been taken by the war effort. At the very least a '44 would have had steel wheels, I guess distilate would make sense for that year.
 
Ludwig, I have a 1944 H serial# 160925, and it has the steel shift knob. If you believe the Production numbers at the left of this page, there were 35,872 Farmall H"s manufactured in "44.
 
Yes, they built tractors during the war. The soldiers needed to eat, and food comes from farms.

According to the stories I've read, it wasn't easy to get a tractor, especially one with rubber tires, but it was possible. I think the government was involved in rationing tractors like everything else.
 

In late 44 my Grandfather ordered a new M.... When it arrived in early 45 the dealership also received an H. As the story was told to me, he bought the H also and both were delivered. A few days later he was told that due to rationing he could only have one of those tractors. He kept the M and I still have it today...
 
I own a '44 H. It came on steel but was traded for rubber in the early 50's. Also has a steel shift knob.
 
H's are kind of like long-handled shovels- they all look alike but they each have a different feel to them.
 
Besides the PTO and lower transmission shaft and cast iron shift knob, you will probably find different radiators and caps, different front hood to accommodate the different radiator, different front hood mounting bolts. Frame rails are different. Early Hs used rubber front engine mounts with a closer bolt spacing in the rails. Belt pulley operating lever and rod were changed. Early rear housings had a hump on each side running forward from the brake pedal shaft. Brake drums were keyed to the bull pinions rather than splined like later models.

Other differences between our '40 and '43 that may not have been normal were that the '40 has a plastic covered steering wheel while the '43 had a hard rubber type coating. The '40 may have been changed in 1951 when my dad bought it. The '43 also had a plate on the side of the engine covering a hole where a fuel pump could be installed. This was probably a war time abnormality.
 
(quoted from post at 05:04:58 05/07/09) Besides the PTO and lower transmission shaft and cast iron shift knob, you will probably find different radiators and caps, different front hood to accommodate the different radiator, different front hood mounting bolts. Frame rails are different. Early Hs used rubber front engine mounts with a closer bolt spacing in the rails. Belt pulley operating lever and rod were changed. Early rear housings had a hump on each side running forward from the brake pedal shaft. Brake drums were keyed to the bull pinions rather than splined like later models.

Other differences between our '40 and '43 that may not have been normal were that the '40 has a plastic covered steering wheel while the '43 had a hard rubber type coating. The '40 may have been changed in 1951 when my dad bought it. The '43 also had a plate on the side of the engine covering a hole where a fuel pump could be installed. This was probably a war time abnormality.
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The '39 F20 and F30, '39 and early '40 Hs and Ms did have a different steering wheel, but it was rubber covered. Even the center hub and spokes were rubber covered.

The plate covering a hole for a fuel pump indicates that engine started life as a stationary power unit, probably to run an irrigation pump or similar.
 
The steering wheel has plastic in the same places as the hard rubber ones, just a different material. That is why I think it may have been new when my dad bought it in 1951 or 1952 rather than original.

The engine with the fuel pump opening has matching numbers with the chassis. That is why I think it was a war time abnormality.
 
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