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My new Farmall H, and Farmall M (pictures)

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A friend of mine (who I bought my current 46 M from) had made me a deal I couldn't refuse on his 1948 M, and his 1950 H, and a TON of spare parts. I couldn't pass up the deal for both tractors, another loader, 4 spare rear rims and tires, spare hoods, grills, fenders, wheel weights, mufflers, carbs, and all kinds of other little stuff.

Here's a few pictures. It got dark before we got the M home, so I didn't get much of it. Both run great, the H has new rear tires, and the M has been converted to 12v.

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And the M

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(crappy cell-phone picture)

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Nice looking tractors. :)
What is the long box along side the H for,... tools?

,.... and the box like thing fastened on the front of the H's light bar?

I've never seen boxs like those on an H or M.
 
(quoted from post at 23:03:26 03/27/10) Nice looking tractors. :)
What is the long box along side the H for,... tools?

,.... and the box like thing fastened on the front of the H's light bar?

I've never seen boxs like those on an H or M.
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You and me both, I was shocked as well. Guess he needed that many tools to keep the Farmalls running. :lol:
 
(quoted from post at 23:37:47 03/27/10) poor tie down job.
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Well it worked fine, so I guess it wasn't that poor. :roll:

It worked for what we were doing. The straps for some reason didn't have any hooks, and were so big that we couldn't tie them into the hooks on the trailer itself. But it was fine, and wasn't going anywhere.
 
if you would have rearended someone that loader would have been in the back of your pickup probably taking your head off. always tie your tractor down with opposing straps or chains. i'm surprized nobody mentioned about the overloaded 5000# trailer. now for the good stuff. that horn loader is the 'caddillac' of trip bucket loaders they will lift about anything. the tool box on the steering shaft was sold by heisler. the long box was to carry an extra mower sickle. nice tractors.
 
(quoted from post at 05:20:56 03/28/10)
(quoted from post at 23:37:47 03/27/10) poor tie down job.
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Well it worked fine, so I guess it wasn't that poor. :roll:

It worked for what we were doing. The straps for some reason didn't have any hooks, and were so big that we couldn't tie them into the hooks on the trailer itself. But it was fine, and wasn't going anywhere.
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He's right, it was would not come close to passing a DOT inspection. The straps through the front tires are very prone to wear. There are a lot of other poor points, but I will let them be. Tie downs aren't really needed for when you are going down the road. They are more usefull when you hit/are hit or have to do eradic driving.

They look like decent machines to start with. How big are those spare rear rims ;) MI isn't too far to drive for 14x38's maybe even cheap 12x38s :D
 
Randy is making a valid point, and just constructive critism. I once needed to move a small tractor up a gravel road about 8 miles, and forgot my tie downs and chains. Decided that no further/faster than I was going I could load it and haul without the tie downs if I take it easy. Never made it 100 feet down a small incline until the front wheels of the tractor were on my rear bumper. Fotunately no damage was done, and no one was hurt, but lesson learned how easy they can move. In this case the trailer floor was wet from a rain that morning which made things even more dangerous in my case, as the water made it like ice.
 
I wish I could find a deal like that, those are nice tractors. HOWEVER, for future reference, for that kind of weight you need chains. You are asking for the death of yourself or someone else, "not going anywhere" is not good enough. Also that trailer with its 5 bolt wheels looks like a max of 7000 lbs GVW. If the label on the trailer says otherwise I stand corrected. You are overweight at least 2000 lbs with the M and the loader -- That is not safe. Good luck with your tractors.
 
The box is an aftermarket tool box that will open up
on each side, that way the tool box is accessible
from each side of the tractor. The box also has
knockouts on the ends so that a grease gun can be
put in the tool box with the end sticking out of the
tool box. These were rather popular in the 50s..
 
Nice tractors, good buy. Gotta agree about the trailer and tiedowns, though, you have to account for the danger to others from an overloaded/undertied trailer/load. I have an identical trailer to that one, right down to the diamondplate deck, sold as a "Dragmaster" as it's set up for drag racing cars, 7K gross maximum, light axles with brakes on one axle only, and only 4" main frame rails. I move little 8N's on it, but wouldn't even consider an M (I have 3) on there, it's just not right. M won't fit between the fenders unless the tires are way in, as shown by the fact that you pulled a fender off instead of sucking a wheel in. The tiedown straps are wholly inadequate and misplaced, should be chains pulling opposite directions from 4 corners with the tractor in gear and brakes set. If you'd have had to hit the brakes hard suddenly, either one of those tractors could have been in/on your pickup, or loose completely, in a heartbeat. Please heed the warnings by your forum brothers, and don't do that again- like to keep you, and the other folks on the road around you, alive
 

Thanks for the advice guys, I know I need to invest in some chains to tie it down. We actually only went a few miles, and didn't reach 45 mph. We could've drove them if the front tires held air long enough.

Here's another picture of the H, and the M, and a start up video of the M.

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Quick video of a cold start of the M this morning. Cell phone quality sucks.

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