WWII Farmall H

[bbranstetter]

Got some work done last weekend.

 

[bbranstetter]

Rear bearing in the governor is junk. Front bearing has a lot of radial play and is going to be replaced as well.

 

[mhomrighausen]

My Dad said that when his FARMALL H and M were new the governor on each would open up if the tractor was at an idle and passing over a gopher mound. That is how sensitive he said the governors were set.

 

[mfrade]

Motor is looking great Brian. Is the block color going to stay stock?

 

[bbranstetter]

Marlin- Not sure how its going to turn out but the bearings have to be done and the parts manager at IH gave me a few tips on what to watch out for. The fly weights have wear marks on them but they appear to be smooth so it looks like they'll be ok to reuse. $300 for new weights so its worth a try.

Mike- Thanks! It will probably be primed and painted at some point but this project will certainly not be a 110 point tractor. I'm not taking all the dents out of the oil pain and I will be using as much of the original sheet metal as possible just to keep it 'real' if you will. I want to use it as much as possible and just might paint it myself, just for the experience. I'm very excited to see things coming together.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Brian, Ooo, more progress!

 

[mfrade]

Good to hear you're enjoying the build. It's always fun putting all the little bits back together and it's works as intended.

 

[mhomrighausen]

Brian B. When my Mom had the M overhauled after my Dad passed away that summer, I re-painted the M. Definitely paint your H yourself. The thrill of driving it the first time with new paint and being freshly overhauled is worth it. I felt on top of the world running the M and corn corn picker that fall.

 

[bbranstetter]

A few more updates from Saturday. Almost have a head now. Almost bought new keepers for the valves but the old ones looked better than the new ones on the shelf over at the IH dealer. I feel lucky though that they even stock parts for this old war bird.

I didn't get a picture of this but we took the old water pump off the tractor and the dumb thing came right off and came apart with no problems. Couldn't believe it! the pulley adjustment even broke free pretty easy. Dumb luck I guess

 

[bbranstetter]

 

[mfrade]

Looking real good there Brian.
Keep up the good work...

 

[bbranstetter]

Thank you Mike.

Here are the replacement wheels. The H only needs one and a good friend of mine has an H with a bad key so $100 didn't seem like a bad deal for the pair.

 

[mfrade]

I'd say you did real good on that deal!

And you get to help out a buddy too.

What do they weigh?

 

[bbranstetter]

I think there around 180

 

[mfrade]

Thanks Brian.

My "A" has wheel weights that I think are 150 each, and the steel wheel is maybe 30 to 40 pounds. I've always been curious what the cast wheels weigh.

 

[mhomrighausen]

Brian B. Very nice acquisition. Congratulations. My Dad's H will need the front cast pieces that hold the rim to the hub. I'll be making a trip to Franzen Family Tractor Parts in Monmouth, Iowa to get those and other parts when I start my Dad's 1946 H. I could spend days in his yard.

 

[bbranstetter]

Lifters are on there way to Effingham Regrind and should be the last thing on the list to finish the motor.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Brian, nice! Should be getting close to getting it started. That should be a fun day!

 

[bbranstetter]

Yes! Didn't know that lifters needed to be reground when I got started otherwise they would be done by now. Should be back next week I would think.

 

[mfrade]

Can't wait for the "re-start".. always an exciting milestone!