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Find an old M&W catatlog, or a mid-1950s Tractor Supply Catalog on Ebay and look at what was available. This could get expensive. M&W provided live hydraulics, hand clutch that provided (sort of) live pto, 9-speed transmission option, overbore rebuild kits, better governor, friction disk throttle lever, etc. They made a stroker crankshaft for the model M; I don't know if they did that for the H or not. They also made add-on levers for the pto and belt pulley. If the tractor was used with a mounted corn picker, M&W made a "SuperSnoot" attachment that replaced the grill and brought in air from above. Heisler offered a 9-speed transmission, a dual throat carburetor, and probably some other options. Behlen and Charlynn were selling power steering units. Several companies offered canvas weather breaks for winter use, including Cab-Ette, HeatHouser, and others. Of course some tractors were also fitted with chains for winter use. Monroe and some other companies made special seats for Farmalls. Some were an improvement over what IH had designed. There were about a bazillion different types of steering knobs available. One company (perhaps M&W) made a steering wheel that had a special clutch/brake in the hub that prevented kick-back from the front wheels. There were a multitude of things designed and marketed to make setting the brakes easier. Tractor Supply provided at least two different designs of those. There was a special hand-clutch lever available that operated the foot clutch with a hand lever on the left side. I've only seen one of those in the last 50 years or so. Umbrellas were commonly used when cultivating or haying. A few had radios. I know of one that had an aftermarket cigarette lighter. An IH dealer not far from here handled a type of wheel weight that I've never seen anywhere else. It was essentially a round tank about 8" thick that fit just inside the rim of the rear wheel. It coulld be filled with water. In addition to all that, clips for mounting grease guns and oil cans. Toolboxes on the light bar, pto shield, and side of the frame. 3pt hitches, improved gas caps, better lights, 12 volt electrical systems, fenders, improved brackets and spacers for fenders, fenders from later models, higher speed 3rd and 4th gears to match the ratios for the Super H, over-running clutch for the pto, hour meter, spin-on oil filter, a multitude of variations on the drawbar assembly, including extensions, swinging drawbar attachments, etc. Every time I go to a big tractor show, I see another item I hadn't seen before. The Farmall H was one of the most popular tractors ever marketed. It was a good design to begin with, and the ingenuity of farmers and aftermarket companies (as well as IH) kept it in the field a long time. Some of them are still working.
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