Plowing in Maine with a 1948 Farmall H

[Halfwayhomestead]

That's her.

Now you can see why my girlfriend is jealous, she's a looker

 

[stuckmotor]

That H looks like it's got at least another 60 years of service left in it.

 

[Thomas]

Always good to hear see yesterday's iron giving its all. :thumbsup:

 

[farmeratheart]

Nice picture! That is certainly a more robust plow than the stock IH grader blade that I used with our Farmall 200 to do my driveway in NY in the late 1980s ...

 

[groundcover]

That’s a rare one, factory LED’s !

 

[Jstpssng]

That's a great old tractor!!! Thanks for posting the pic. My father had a Farmall back in the '60s which had a snowplow on front but which mounted back around the rear axle if memory serves me correctly. I can't say how it went up and down as I've only seen the plow setup in family pictures but remember the tractor, before he upgraded to a "modern" 8N.

 

[rgr33]

Never been on a tricycle type tractor. Is that a bit dicey plowing snow covered hills?

When I was a kid, our neighbor farmed a 160 acres, had about six different farmalls to do it.

 

[Fallon]

Never been on a tricycle type tractor. Is that a bit dicey plowing snow covered hills?

When I was a kid, our neighbor farmed a 160 acres, had about six different farmalls to do it.

Modern 4 wheeled tractors aren't much if any better. All non-articulated ones just have a single pin the front axle pivots on. If you ever lift something to heavy with the loader & the back end comes off the ground, you are screwed. The front axle will flop to one side & the tractor will roll. There are stops to limit how far the axle will pivot. But by the time you hit those stops you have to much momentum & are going over anyway. Pretty much all the stability on a tractor comes from the rear axle.

 

[mwayne]

A Farmall H was the first motorized vehicle of any sort I ever operated, back in 1972. Nice to see one still working!

 

[LouNY]

Never been on a tricycle type tractor. Is that a bit dicey plowing snow covered hills?

When I was a kid, our neighbor farmed a 160 acres, had about six different farmalls to do it.

Just a minor correction, that H has what is called a narrow front end a tricyle front end only has one tire centered on the bolster.

I see why you had trouble on ice with those chains being twisted street cross chains. I don't know what gear you where in but with that style of chain tire speed will help some times. When I ran those at times I'd spin out in 2nd or 3rd gear, go up into 4th and it would chew a bit better.
They are getting harder to find but a few 100 pound wheel weights would help quite a bit.
And if you want to be amazed get a set of the newer Euro style chains, they are expensive but amazing.

Nice to see an H earning it's keep, if you can find one a weather or wind breaker will make it a lot less uncomfortable in the winter.