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Farmall MCH ???

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Easy1

09-05-2006 08:25:58




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There is a "Farmall MCH" for sale in thr photo ads. Is this real or is it like the "HTA", cobbled up out of different tractors?




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Harold H

09-05-2006 13:55:58




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Easy1, 09-05-2006 08:25:58  
Modified like that one is, it wouldn't fit under a cotton picker anyway. Like Cotton Picker says, there are still quite a few originals (not modified) around the Delta.

Harold H



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Wardner

09-05-2006 14:46:51




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Harold H, 09-05-2006 13:55:58  
Harold,

There were twenty AZ/CA MCHs that were stripped and fitted with M operator positions. That tractor is one of them. We first saw this one or one its sisters last year on this forum. It was unpainted at the time.

I don't live in cotton country but I suspect other MCHs have been converted. Hopefully, they were done right with a reverse operation lid. This tractor doesn't have the RO lid. This tractor has been listed on eBay several times.

Can you describe the fan/blower setup on those cotton pickers? Was it a Roots type blower or some kind impeller fan? Why did single row cotton harvestors come in sizes rangeing from C to M. Were the low drum and high drum sold in different parts of the country or for different crop species. In other words, why did IH build two different models in the same size?

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Cotton Picker

09-06-2006 07:19:23




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Wardner, 09-05-2006 14:46:51  
Harvester Copany made the low drum for areas that were either in a very dry part of the country or they could not irrigate, the plant was shorter, less lint on the stalk. High drum pickers were made for the Mississippi Delta region and out west where irrigation was available, bigger plant and more lint on the stalk.

Example- Mississippi Delta, plenty of water available, the Hill section of Mississippi was dryland cotton, no need for the added cos of a high-drum.

Hope this helps.

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KIP in MX

09-05-2006 16:00:52




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Wardner, 09-05-2006 14:46:51  
Most of the old pickers I´ve seen had squirrel-cage type fans. As for high and low drum, I grew up in New Mexico´s Pecos valley and don´t remember seeing high drum pickers until the two row self propelled models came about. Back in the 60´s when we had our IH picker mounted on a 340, we still had hired people and family hand picking, dragging those long bags down the rows. Got a JD 99 two row and no more hand picking after that.

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Cotton Picker

09-05-2006 13:51:29




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Easy1, 09-05-2006 08:25:58  
There are still plenty down here in the Mississippi Delta to own. I hope nobody gets ripped off.



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Wardner

09-05-2006 12:56:53




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Easy1, 09-05-2006 08:25:58  
Don't believe the spiel that goes with the ad. He claims "Only one still known to exist" which is balderdash.

Some people have alot of chutzpah. Did you see the JD G's? One for $40 grand and its painted sister for $70 thousand.



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crtwocyl

09-05-2006 18:38:14




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Wardner, 09-05-2006 12:56:53  
Sir, I own this tractor. Did you read the ad carefully? It has been modified with an extra transmission and the frame extended about 18". The fella I bought the tractor from was from Idaho. He said there were around 20 of these modified tractors rotting away in some ravine in Calif. He picked out the best one to restore. When he went back to see if they were still there--they were all gone. He assumed scraped. Yes I know there are M cotton harvesters all over. But not one like this. The nice fella that told me all this and was the previous owner is a well known collector from Idaho. He didn't feed me a bunch of bull. Now I suppose there MIGHT be another one like it---but I'd like to see a picture of it first. Oh -- I do believe it is sold to a fella in Texas??

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Wardner

09-05-2006 23:15:10




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to crtwocyl, 09-05-2006 18:38:14  
I am just trying to keep things honest here. Last year somebody tried to sell a genuinely rare (and bone stock) tractor that I own by using a picture I posted here years earlier. Your tractor is neither stock nor rare. It is like a SHTA but not nearly as useful. Anybody can build one of those and they have in some numbers.

Why don't you reveal the fact that your tractor has a maximum (calculated) forward speed of 2.3 MPH? It wasn't mentioned in your eBay ad or here. That is undoubtedly the reason why a previous sale by you went south and is also likely the reason you are trying to unload it now. I like it when people give me a heads-up.

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crtwocyl

09-05-2006 23:31:56




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Wardner, 09-05-2006 23:15:10  
Once again--read the ad closer. I said it would win any slow race. When people asked about that--I told them. In the YT ad I said e-mail me and I would give more details!!!!! !!!!! I"m trying to sell it--not unload it on anyone. The reason the first sale didn"t go thru was a private matter between the buyer and me--I promised him I would not reveal the reason--and I won"t now. Please show me a picture or tell me where another one of these can be found that is exactly like it and I"ll eat my words.

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Wardner

09-06-2006 08:14:18




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to crtwocyl, 09-05-2006 23:31:56  
I did reread the ad. Your tractor has a major defect and you have consistantly avoided mentioning it. You could fix it but don't want to go to the trouble or expense. If your tractor is indeed rare, it is because nobody else thinks it makes sense to build something like you have.

It would be nice if Howard H would revisit this thread. He has mentioned in the past that many, or at least some, high drum MCHs were converted in his dealership. They had to please the customer and did it right. With the price you are asking, I would advise you to do the same. You might actually sell the thing. With the way things are now, that tractor deserves a major discount or to be liquidated for cheap money at your estate auction sometime in the future.

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crtwocyl

09-06-2006 18:46:13




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Wardner, 09-06-2006 08:14:18  
I've written 2 responses to your replys: This one which will make it thru any editors so I won't get banned from this site, and another one which I will send to you directly if you give me your e-mail so only you see it. It's not as pleasant as this one. I'm not being dishonest nor am I avoiding anything. You seem to be able to read but can't comprehend what you just read??!! In short: take a hike!!

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JohnG(TX)

09-05-2006 10:35:36




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 Re: Farmall MCH ??? in reply to Easy1, 09-05-2006 08:25:58  
The MCH is a real deal. The one shown is a highly modified unit. The original MCH is an -X20 cotton picker tractor for a high drum cotton picker. I believe the -X20 serial suffix would also apply to a low drum picker tractor, but I have not seen one of these yet. The high drum tractor looks a lot like the MV but with a single front tire. However, the drop axles are not the same as an MV's.



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