1943 Farmall H on STEEL Looking for info! PICS!

Im looking for info on my Farmall H all original on full steel I know its a war tractor has shutters serial # 127723! Any help or info is good!

That's how they were sold during the war rubber was in short supply so they were on steel,most were converted to rubber after the war. Also during the war they would not of had an electrical system so no lights generator or starter (hand start only). You have an extremely nice peice keep it just the way it is don't change a thing. You can always buy another h cheap to play with. If you ever decide to sell it give me a shout I would love to have a wartime tractor like that. Jim.

Now THESE are some steel wheels.....road roller conversion, 1943.

Jim
Thanks for the info and yes the tractor does not have lights, starter or gen Hand start only! Also has a starting tank and all fuel manifold! What is the tractor worth too you? It is stuck from sitting but rolls fine clutch and brakes work! Sheetmetal is MINT! Let me know Chris

That is a VERY cool tractor you have there indeed !!!!

I wonder what happened to the "cleats" on the rear wheels????

The fact that its stuck does take some value away but I would say in my area it would still bring 12-1500 just because of what it is. You don't see any like that here in md. Jim

Jim
I kinda think around $1500 too the way it sits! How intrested are you? Chris

Where you located at? That would be the determining factor lol.

I am in Connecticut Not to Far away!

Why does the hood look so darn long? I grew up with an H and I remember it being shorter.

Not sure! Maybe because its on steel and gives the tractor a whole diffrent look! same hood!

JDChris,

A real rusted beauty! It is neat.

The first pic does not look as long... something about the second one looks longer - or maybe just the angle of the photo.

JDChris,

A real rusted beauty! It is neat.

The first pic does not look as long... something about the second one looks longer - or maybe just the angle of the photo.

I think the hood looks long because there is no battery.

You're right no battery, no starter and no belt pulley kinda opens up the mid section a lot and makes the tank and hood appear thinner and longer, the steel wheels also change the perspective a bit too!

That's cool 8), when you can find a untouched wartime tractor.

If rarity and originality are valuable this one would be priceless. I have heard that when the war got rolling they sold tractors on steel with no electric systems but after a while they figured out feeding the US and its' soldiers was also important and relaxed some of the restrictions allowing rubber tires, lights and starters again. Seems the women they wanted to replace the men that were drafted weren't getting along with the crank thing, not being able to work after dark or travel to fields away from the home farm was crimping our ability to grow food. I always suspected my H was war time production, it never had the die-cast IH emblem on the front or a knob on the gear shift. It did have a starter, generator and at one time had lights with a IH light switch in the dash box. Indicators like pedal wear, dents and general wear patterns indicated it didn't have a lot of use on it unless it was on a belt or shaft. After owning it for about 10 years we had to change tires, date codes in the inside of the rear rims indicated the rims were made in 1946 and the tires appeared to be the same vintage (this was in 1982) so maybe it was really a post war tractor boom model.