Pictures of the new project

Well the man brought it today, it was already on his trailer. Had a bit of trouble getting it off the trailer. The tires were frozen to the deck and the transmission must have water in it too, so I jacked it up and put some old roof tin under one wheel and a plywood scrap under the other. Had to jerk pretty hard even then with the Massey 35 to get it to budge, even with tire chains and calcium. Then once it was on the ground the only way I could move it the 50 feet to where I wanted it was to put the 3 point drawbar under the H drawbar and take some of the weight. Had to stop a few times to straighten the front wheels. Maybe tomorrow I'll start taking the wheels off to put on my H. One rim has some rust through around the valve stem, so it had calcium in it at some point, not sure now. The sheet metal is all beyond any use at all but I might be able to straighten the grill emblem out enough to put it on mine, which doesn't have one. I've never taken an engine apart before, so I'm looking forward to finding out what it all looks like in there. The gearshift has a cast iron knob, which I've heard was only used during the war. Serial 201378 makes it a 1945 model according to this site. Thanks for the advice.
Zach

not a bad lookin tractor at all!!! dont toss the sheet metal, you'd be amazed at the stuff that can be straightened with a hammer and dolley. looking at the gas tank, my stud welder would prolly pull those dents pretty easy. may want to drain some of the water out of the rear end, small charcoal fire in a pan or a torpedoe heater would thaw it enough to drain.

Thanks for the advice, Glennster. I'll try to thaw the rearend out soon. I'm surprised you could do anything with the tank, but I'll take your advice and keep the sheet metal. You'd be more than welcome to it if you're not too far away to get it. I don't have the knowledge or the tools to do that sort of thing. Tomorrow I'll take some pictures for you so you can see it better. It had a tree fall on it, I was told, but I don't know the details. I guess the moral is either don't park your tractor under the old oak tree or leave the tractor at a safe distance when felling. I also have the steering shaft and the radiator that are bent, a little. I'm assuming the rad. is probably junk, but could the shaft be straightened? The worm gear looks perfect and I'd hate to throw it out. I'll take a picture of that too. Thanks for the heads-up.
Zach

Gee, down south that would be considered a pretty good looking H project. Usually down here, they are dark brown in color and the texture of sand paper. Glad you got it, knowing it will either be restored or used to the max as a parts donor. mike

Great project tractor! Steel gearshift knob usually means a wartime production tractor. We had a 43 M with the steel gearshift knob.

where are you located? i"m up near yorkville illinois. steering shaft can usually be sraightened too, worse case would be to cut a section of cold rolled bar stock and splice it in with a coupler or sleeve for the steering shaft. i"d also start soaking the motor now so it has plenty of time to loosen up. loosen the oil pan drain and see if theres water in there, if so drain it out. fill the cylinders with automatic trans fluid and pull the valve cover and dump some across the whole valve train and put the valve cover back on. you could also buy a gallon jug of pb blaster and fill with that too.

Looks like a nice project. Hey
Glennster,saw you live in Yorkville. I live in Custer Park, Il, a little south of you. I have Farmallitis too! lol Ya ever want to chat tractors, shoot me a email. Steve

Thanks a lot for the advice. I'm 40 miles north of Syracuse, NY, so it'd be kind of a trip. I'm planning to part out the engine, so should I still put oil on the valves? I'll certainly put some in the cylinders like you said. What you said about the steering shaft makes a lot of sense. I took another look at the sheet metal and it looks like the hood might be something I could straighten out and use on the running H. The grill top piece has a big rip in it, so I'm not sure if that is even possibly repairable. The grill does have the insert, though, so that'll be handy. I was going to take the rear rims and tires off today and put them on the other H but a fellow came who likes to work in the woods, so I went out there with him instead, seeing as how it's always nice to have a helper. I hope to get the wheels done tomorrow. Thanks again for all of the help. I could mail you the tank if you'd like it and could pay for the postage, but I don't know if it'd be worth it in the end.
Zach