Re: 1946 Farmall H question

Posted by williamf on August 31, 2003 at 13:59:41 from (66.82.9.25):

In Reply to: 1946 Farmall H question posted by Rob from Michigan on August 31, 2003 at 10:43:33:

For starters, the H has four cylinders. If they're calling it three you might want to carry along a set of plugs. Eight bucks to see if that's all that's wrong isn't bad.
Before you start it, take the radiator cap off. When you start the cold engine up, there shoud be almost no flow visible in the top of the radiator. A new thermostat is fairly easy to put in, but it's something to know.
Water in the rear end isn't unusual, especially outside. If I ever buy another I'm going to offer to change the six gallons of 90wt in the transmission/rear end on spec., just to see what all comes out. In my case it would have been two gallons of sludge and shreds of bearing keepers.
Drive it around, preferably with a load, and see does it shift and stay in gear. (If you're not used to it, they're not suppossed to shift except at a dead stop.) H's are notorious for having fifth gear abused so that that it will pop out of gear.
Look around the base of the radiator for staining from antifreeze leaks.
Take the front wheels by hand and try to wiggle them. Mine only needed to have the bearings snugged up, but it could be worse.
With the tractor not moving, turn the steering wheel side to side to check for free play. An inch or two isn't that bad.
If the oil pressure gauge doesn't work, the off the shelf kind from the auto parts store will fit, takes five minutes, ten bucks, then you'll know.
With the tractor not running, jack up first one rear wheel, then the other, and turn them fast as you can by hand. Listen. Tie the clutch pedal down and spin them in each gear.
Look closely at the brackets that bolt the rear wheels to the axle. Sometimes they're cracked.
You said they wanted to use it with a brush hog. The H will easily run one 48 or 56 or 60, but unless they want to use a pull behind it'll have to have an after market three point hitch. If it doesn't already, those are about 6 or 700 bucks, and somene else will have to tell you how to check the hydraulic pump. I've only had mine a few years and I haven't gotten that far yet. :-)
These are just a few things off the top of my head that if I had known I might own a different tractor now. Which would be a shame, 'cause I love mine the more for having gotten to know it so well.
Wm

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