Farmall H with hi lo

Anyone know anything about these? Have a chance to purchase one with a Heisler (sp)out of Hudson IA hi -lo. Its mechanical, with a lever on left side. Ant info would be appreciated.

(quoted from post at 07:54:27 09/07/11) Anyone know anything about these? Have a chance to purchase one with a Heisler (sp)out of Hudson IA hi -lo. Its mechanical, with a lever on left side. Ant info would be appreciated.

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They weren't what you would call rare. I have had several in both H's & M's. I really never had a need for them and they never seemed to command an extra dollar value when I sold them. They were more or less the predecessor of the TA..

The Heisler 9 Speed increases ground speed in 1st thru 4th gears by about 40%. It also increases PTO speed and belly pump RPM by the same percent when engaged. It however does not affect 5th gear. Hence the "9 speed" designation.

The Heisler is not a true predecessor to the Torque Amplifier. A T/A DECREASES travel speed when engaged. Also a T/A can be shifted while under load. The Heisler however can only be shifted in/out while the tractor is stopped.

I have both a M and H with the Heisler 9 speeds and think they are a great item on those model tractors. As Bob M. says they are nothing like a TA but do provide 4 additional gears I find very useful. The four additional gears are for speed ranges between the standard 4th and 5th. When I obtained my M up in Iowa I was told they came out to provide a 7 MPH speed which was required for a rotary hoe to work properly. My uncle had one on a M when he farmed corn in Iowa back in the late 1940's and 1950's and found the Hi 4th provided about a 12 MPH road gear with considerable torque for a heavy load of picked corn. I believe the Heisler on M tractors is fairly common but no so on Farmall H's. After liking my M Heisler so much I went on a hunt for a H with one and it was not easy and took several years before I found a nice one last summer. There is also the same type of modification produced by M&W with a cable control mechanism which looks like a choke cable on a lawn mower. I believe the Heisler is a much cleaner and nicer installation which seems appropriate with the tractor. I would certainly recommend you give the tractor some serious consideration as you won't find many H's with one from my experience, Hal.
P.S. Since the Heisler speeds up the PTO and the belly pump it is not recommended to use either when in the higher speed ranges as those components will be over running their design limits. My tractors have a belly pump disconnect which can be engaged when using the higher speed ranges.

They want $1250, paint faded, not as much as a ding in the metal, straightest one I have seen for along time. Serial # puts it as a 46. They will throw in a Paulson loader as well, no welds either. Fair price?

Sounds good. Junk the loader for about $250 and you will then have tractor for $1000. If it has a set of rear weights, sell them for $150 and you have $850 invested. Front weights or a set of fenders and the cost goes down more. Pretty soon you have very little invested.

...and nothing left.

Glenn F.