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Started the Farmall H up after 10 years!!!
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Posted by Scott S. on June 11, 2001 at 08:44:04 from (209.180.31.9):
Well, I did it this weekend. I helicoiled a bad manifold bolt hole, plugged a hole in my Manifold, and cranked it over. No run, no nothing. Checked spark, check gas, checked my pulse. Had spark, had gas, no run! Pulled off the rotor cap and found tdc. Plug wires were on wrong. Re-fastened wires and cranked. Ran like a top. Information in Farmall H book is wrong. So is the picture in there. It is an M shown in the H book. Interesting! I changed the oil and thought about the tranny. When I pulled the plug on the other H I bought from a guy, the tranny held 4 gallons of water. Not good! I am gonna dump 6 gallons into it next wekend. How do I get that square head filler plug out without a special wrench? If any of you have never checked your tranny fluid, do it now, drain out the water. Next weekend I start on the other H. It is in pieces, totally. I even have the tranny cover off and the shifters are laying in the back of my truck. I need a sheet of very large gasket material, any ideas? Took the running H out on the road in road gear. The front end starts out smooth and then begins to wobble. If I do not turn the wheel to stop it, it gets worse. Any ideas? Is it the bolster bushing or the sector gear and worm gear? I have a lot of repect for a 5 thousand pound tractor rolling at 15 miles an hour! Learned a bunch about H's this weekend. They are not hard to work on, or fix. Anybody out there thinking about it but not wanting to try, rethink. They are fun and relatively un- complicated. Make sure they are out of gear before you try to hand crank them. They will run you over! Wear cheap cotton work gloves and you may be able to hug your significant other later without disagreement. My advice to all of you like me, just starting out....take your time, be patient. These tractors were built in an age of patience and repect. Think about the tractor, not your own frantic pace. When I get hurried, I lose sight of what the tractors mean to me. They remind me of my Dad, back when life was full of meaning and grace. Today's frantic pace does the tractor no good. Slow down and enjoy them. My Dad did. And so do I. Scott S.
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