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Question about Farmall with Farmhand on steel
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Posted by Bill Smith on July 10, 2001 at 22:55:10 from (128.242.4.59):
This story all starts back a few years ago when we used to have an old time Farmhand loader on an H farmall. You know, the old loader that went clear around the whole tractor. Some of the old timers called them the hay stacker. Well, when I was in high school I decided to restore the old H, so I talked dad into putting the farmhand loader on an M. After restoring the H, I refused to put the Farmhand back on the H becuase it added enough height to the tractor that it wouldn't fit into the shed. The H under a roof was a must to maintain its restoration. Over the years I have put together another H Farmall to use as an old beater. I have added steel wheels to its rough look all the way around. Skeleton on the rear. Well the M Farmall proved out to handle the Farmhand loader better than an H even though it barely fits in the middle of that old loader. The problem is the M is in need of some work now. It needs overhauled. I was thinking of taking the farmhand loader off the M and putting it on the H on steel. I am young enough that I didn't grow up around these steel wheeled tractors and have only been around this one H of mine on steel. It took a little getting used to, let me tell you, of running a tractor on steel. I have always said if you are into antique tractors you better have atleast one on steel. I really enjoy the little H on steel now that I have got some experience driving it. I have noticed that in damp or lose ground the H sinks a little lower and that in itself takes away a little horse power. I thought for pileing hedge and locust trees a tractor on steel wheels and a farmhand loader would be just the thing. Insuring that there would be no flats. But you know how it is with a loader, there is always a heavier job that needs to be done around the farm from time to time. These farmhand loaders add quit a little weight to a tractor and I was wondering how an H on steel would get along with a Farmhand loader. Would I be to light on the back? Would I be to heavy on the front? I am a little cuirious as to how this will all work out. We usually had fluid in rear tires when we had farmhand on other tractors. There is no way to add wieght to the rear steel wheels. Would the front wheels be saseptable to sink or break? I would certainly not want to break them. Any tips or knowledge on this combination of equipment would be appriciated.
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