Maybe my first Farmall

Posted by famousfather on November 29, 2005 at 22:23:01 from (207.75.179.246):

"For Sale- 1948 Farmall H farm tractor. Full size. Front scoop, front & rear lights & hydraulics. PTO. Has 3-pt. hitch kit. Recently rebuilt carb. Converted to 12 volt. Needs battery. Powerful runner. Good tire tread with lots of years left. Great for moving snow too! $1,800 obo/trade."

I contacted the owner of the above tractor and he claims that everything works as it should. I"m going to check it out over this coming weekend, take it for a ride and do a walk around after it"s warmed-up. What should I be looking for beyond the obvious? (smoke, major leaks, etc.) Anything unique to the "H" that I should be leery of? Also I"ve never dealt with a front end loader before. What problems should I look for? Am I off base thinking that if the loader raises and lowers and the hoses and fittings don"t leak that the loader is ok?
I"d truly appreciate anyone giving me a "heads up" before I take my test drive as this would be my first farm type tractor and I want to do things right.
Thanks, David H. from S.E. (Dexter), Michigan
(Sorry for the long post...I"m kinda excited!)

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