The H comes home

Eastsider · Oct 11, 2009

Well, my Grandpa's H made it to my house and into the new shop. I built a 28x36 workshop this summer and this will be the first project to work on in there. I have had to drive a lot in the past to work on my other ones, so it will be nice to have this one at home. It is an early 1946 model with the cast iron shifter. My cousin started to tear it down, but never got around to finishing it. It probably doesn't need a complete re-do, but that is what I will probably do.
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Mike CA · Oct 11, 2009

I can't wait to see updates.

Cast iron shifter for a '46? I thought they stopped that in '45? I could be wrong of course.

Are those shutters on the front? Are you going to restore it back to a duel fuel tractor?

Good luck! Looks like a good place work!

ryanwheelock · Oct 12, 2009

Never heard of the cast iron shifter. I've got a 40 H and a 48 H and the shifters seem the same. How do you tell the diff.
Also my 40 has shutters but wasn't a dual fuel, is that a common thing with the early H's?

Wayne in MN · Oct 12, 2009

Farmalls were supplied with cast iron shift knobs during WW II due to a rubber shortage.
As soon as the war ended & rubber was available they switched back.
Dual-fuel tractors were common in the 30's & 40's since distillate (tactor fuel) was cheaper than gasoline. Farmers found out that using straight gasoline gave more power and didn't dilute the engine oil as much with unburned fuel. Gasoline prices came down to the point where it was more cost effective and distillate prices went up when the demmand for it lessened.
Catalytic cracking of lesser quality fuels at the refinery was another factor in the changeover.

Wayne in MN · Oct 12, 2009

Sooooo, when do we finish up the one sitting in my shop???
Sincerely,
your Dad

Eastsider · Oct 12, 2009

Well, I was a bit surprised by the shifter too, but the "46 models
were made during 1945, so a few of the early ones could/would
have had shifters like this one does. It has all the dual fuel things,
but I am not too sure the manifold is the best, so I may replace it
with a gasoline model. More than likely, I will put on a distributor
as well..lots of time to tinker and see what to do. The shutters will
stay...I like to have them on all my tractors..it helps with the
warmup and operating temps.

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