For the 70th time

[jpm1]

We had a narrow front end 39 H, that started on a hand crank. About 3 or 4 turns over and it always started and run as brand new, I can say Farmall hit the jackpot when they made that tractor.They are still one heck of a work horse. Really miss ours. . . John

 

[Farmerford]

Pictures please!

The H was nearly perfect. I recall cranking one (and it started) with a pipe wrench on the shaft that extends through the front steering housing.

Three things I never understood: 1. Why not a plain old dipstick rather than those two petcocks, 2. That adjustable pulley on the generator seemed like a hard way to tighten a belt, and 3. automatic voltage regulators were in wide use by then, so why that manual control.

 

[tessiers]

Here you go, nothing special but she works for a living and does it well.

The petcocks are not that bad once you get used to them. Mine has been converted to 12v so I don't know much about the other 2 items.

I also have a 53 Ford NAA, they both work for a living.

 

[YesDeere]

Hand cranked mine tonight just because. Just like kickin a shovelhead cuz you can.

 

[jenkinsph]

The old H and M with a little care touch ups can be as good as new. This era produced lots of good dependable machines. Nice to hear about some of these still being used.

 

[rankrank1]

... 1. Why not a plain old dipstick rather than those two petcocks....

Actually there was a good reason for the petcocks or pipe plugs that some other manufacturers used in lieu of a dipstick.

Many tractors of that era were designed to burn distillate fuel. One of the side effects of burning distillate is that it did not burn away 100% like gasoline will. Hence some of the distillate makes its way into the engine oil which can thin out the viscosity. Proper recommended procedure back then was that for every so many hours of use you needed to let the the tractor sit overnight which allowed most of the distillate to rise to the top of the oil and then petcocks (or pipe plugs) were used to drain away the distillate contamination without doing an entire oil change. Then one quart of oil was added to bring it back to full again after bleeding off the distillate contamination.

 

[sixdogs]

Wow--imagine if that tractor could talk.

 

[JB4310]

Here you go, nothing special but she works for a living and does it well.

I also have a 53 Ford NAA, they both work for a living.

They Both Work for a living, I like that

I doubt there are to many of those oldies still in service, working the fields ?

JB

 

[JoeinTX]

Indeed, a good read.

Fired the now 60 year old 8n up a couple of weeks ago for the first time since fall. Of course, battery was dead, but once done she started on the second try. Love that little bugger and I do wish she could talk.

 

[sixdogs]

....Fired the now 60 year old 8n up a couple of weeks ago for the first time since fall. Of course, battery was dead, but once done she started on the second try. Love that little bugger and I do wish she could talk.

Anyone know how many 8N's are still in service?
I read the number somewhere and it was surprisingly high.