Re: Mike Ireland

Posted by rankrank1 on January 25, 2015 at 09:17:28 from (107.77.87.26):

In Reply to: IH and JD tractors. posted by JD Seller on January 24, 2015 at 17:27:11:

I own a 1951 Farmall h, a 1946 Farmall m (distributer live pump to drive behlen add on power steering), and a 1950 JD model A (with the improved single stick 6 speed tranny, mag live pump to power Yetter add on power steering).

I am not a real farmer but only piddle patch between 5 and 8 acres of hay every year along with the usual grading, boxblading, snow clearing, disc smooth, post hole digger, etc that goes on around an old place needing lots of work.

All 3 tractors are bone stock and all 3 are Narrow front end. The Farmall h is an X1 suffix. The Farmall m is a distillate model, and the JD A has the two tanks but I believe it to be a gasoline only model. due to it having the heat shield for the gas tank which only the gas only models had.

Deere A: I like the add on power steering. I like the very nice selection of gear speeds that the tranny offers. NF is very maneuverable. The rollo-matic front end also really smoothes out the ride. I can operate the hand clutch okay (although hate backing with it), but I have to back the tension off of it almost to the point of it slipping under load for my weakling wife to use it. I hate the ergonomics of a 6'5" person trying to reach the foot brakes - what a joke. No safe place for a tall guy to stretch legs either. Do not care for the 2 cylinder on PTO loads. The unsteady PTO pulses will pop the center carrier bearing out of its holder on my haybine. I am sure the A would be a real treat to use on hard drawbar work, but I do not do any type of this work, so I mostly just rake hay with it which I love to idle it down and go up a gear or two and hear the putt putt sound. That said, not sure it is worth me keeping this around for this use alone. Tractor would be easy to add 3 point to, but have not done it since I am not sure I will keep it longterm.

Farmall H: Very nimble tractor with the NF. My only complaint with this tractor is it needs 1 more gear between 4 and 5th otherwise love it. Real miser on fuel for what it is. Very comfortable operator station for a 6'5" guy and my weakling wife has no problem running this tractor even without power steering. This tractor will run my 9' haybine. My haybine is a heavy massive beast and a load but the little h can handle it. Real miser on fuel even raking hay in 4th gear wide open throttle. I have added a 3 point kit to this tractor. I will never sell this tractor.

Farmall M: As with the h needs another gear between 4th and 5th. Not quite as nimble as the h but the power steering makes it real close to being as nimble. Tractor has only flat top pistons and not real bad on fuel at all (does better than the JD model A on similar loads). Handles my haybine with ease. I have added a 3 point kit to this tractor. I will never sell this tractor.

So what is the summary in all this: Yes the John Deere is worth the most money from a collector standpoint, but it would be the the first of the 3 that I would sell. Why? The Farmall h and Farmall m fit my uses better.

This post was edited by rankrank1 at 10:17:52 01/25/15 7 times.

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