Yard art

MCM · Jan 2, 2013

The old girl just makes me smile when I see her out there.

Paul from MI · Jan 2, 2013

That's an unusual tractor, if it's fairly original. Most of the H's I have seen that were on steel were war tractors, and din't have starters or lights. This one seems to have a starter, no battery box visible though. It does seem to have the original magneto. Still a nice looking old H.

rustred · Jan 2, 2013

thats an expensive piece of art. nice.

Greg K · Jan 2, 2013

And a bent shifter handle that wasn't used until the late 40's. All things considered I sure would like to have it in my yard! Very nice!

CNKS · Jan 3, 2013

Not unusual at all. In vegetable areas steel rear wheels were common before, during, and after the war -- my dads H used those steel wheels for cultivating narrow rows, along with a single front tire. We had rubber rears for tillage in the off season. Used that way into the 50's. Many tractors had rubber and steel wheels. The steel wheels had nothing to do with WWII in vegetable country (of course rubber wasn't available). Our H was a 1947, purchased with both steel and rubber. We also had a 39-41? H with steel front and rear -- it was later converted to cutoff rears with rubber, the front was replaced with rubber also.

RegulaRog · Jan 3, 2013

Sure would rather see it sittin in a barn. They tend to dissolve outdoors, and it"s too nice for that.

John G. Hasler · Jan 3, 2013

> Sure would rather see it sittin in a barn.

Same here. "Yard art" does not make a positive impression on me. When I see it I think "What would that guy think of a place with an old car rusting away in the front yard?" Worst of all is old carriages rotting away in front of McMansions.

It"s yours to do with as you wish, of course, but IMHO you should scrap it, part it out, restore it, sell it, or at least stick it out back where no one can see it and you can get to it when you need a part.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 3, 2013

I think it looks great. Why would you want it behind the barn where no one could see it. H's are a dime a dozen so no big deal.

MCM · Jan 3, 2013

Inside? Not gonna" happen- "no room at the inn" as you can see.
I saved it from the scrappers, and could"ve put it out in the trees with the other parts machines, but I like seeing it every time I pull out the driveway....(it"s stuck and has a 3" x 8" hole under the rear end casting).

John G. Hasler · Jan 3, 2013

Your shed is empty compared to mine (though I"ve only got three tractors). I"ve got junk inside that belongs out and machines out that belong in. Trouble is, some of that junk is my wife"s. You could get at least three more machines in there. Of course, you"d have take two out any time you needed to move anything...

c leddy · Jan 3, 2013

I'm thinking this will be yard art. It was my Dad's first tractor and very used already then and has been sitting outside since maybe 1958 when the governer went out and my sister drove it home with him on the radator controling the engine. I could not give it away and fixing it up is a big job so what does it hurt.Maybe when I get Tires on it I will pull it behind the barn ever so often and put something else out front. Thers a little history there and I'm proud to have it.
cleddy

MCM · Jan 3, 2013

A couple here are family tractors too. The H in the shed was dad's and the unstyled A in there was my father-in law's.

rhtx55 · Jan 3, 2013

True yard art afficianados are aware the rain cap must remain in the vertical position, this is much more desireable and appealing.

The sweet throaty sound of one running definitely adds ambience' to such a palacial presentation.

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