NOS Parts A '39 H (Pics)...

I've found some really neat things this spring & I wanted to share them with everyone. The first runner up is an original break-away. I don't know if I'll ever lay eyes on another unused one again. It's ever so shiny!

The next runner up is a new PTO shaft for my 120 mower. The shaft that bolts to the mower came with a seal on it & NO paint. I've never seen such a thing. I also noted how cool it is to push the "button" on a fresh PTO shaft (yes, at times I really take great joy in the dumbest schtuff!).

The next pics are of the two new H's on the property. The lighter & more complete one is my friends. He is a new recruit to tractor collecting & that is his first machine. The budget bucket, on the bucket of my H, is my new '39. With a serial number of 1730, it appears to have been made in the first week or two of Sept. 1939. The engine is tight & it has a ways to go before it will be out cutting hay. There's a few castings that need to get changed out to make it more accurate & authentic. Steel wheels will be a must for shows! Not sure I'll have it running this year, but hopefully next. Once it's up & running, it will be a hay tractor (on rubber). Speaking of, will that tiny little PTO shaft hold up to the strain of a mower & hay conditioner or will I have to change it out?

Anyway, I'm glad to get a few minutes to get on here & post. It's been a very hectic spring with the new help/tractor collector about. I didn't forget about the post pertaining to a hydraulic filter for the F400 & thanks for the responses. I'm going to pass on the filter idea for now. Too many other projects for that. Speaking of, I'm off to bed so I can get up in the morning & have the electrician install 220 in my garage for the new welder.

You cats take care!!
Mike

just because it was a '39 doesn't mean it it was on steel. my '39 came on rubber. (the wheels have the same date codes as the rest of the tractor)

Agreed, anything could have changed on that tractor in it's lifetime. Steel wheels are my best guess at the moment. The rear hubs, front pedestal, & the front (W4?) hubs are all "K" ('41). The paint was unbroken on all of the rim clamps & hardware so it's possible this tractor got a set of skins right before we entered the war. Just my findings so far.

Mike

I think if you are going to work that PTO very hard you may want to put a 41 or later PTO and countershaft in it, as the early ones do not have a great reputation for holding up well.
Zach

Sounds like a plan. I'd definatly like to keep the original PTO in one piece.

Mike

the pto in it is the second generation PTO and would be a bit later then 39.

does the gear shift pattern in the platform have 5th gear? If so then most likely came with rubber wheels with 36" tires. If it doesnt show 5th gear then came with steel wheels

The front hubs look like cut off steel wheels with some kind of old truck or car rim on them. I have a 43 h that came the same way.