Posted by norm s on February 24, 2012 at 20:19:12 from (24.56.212.128):
In Reply to: Re: What can an H do? posted by Zachary Hoyt on February 24, 2012 at 18:02:10:
I have two H's. The first is a 42 H that my grandfather bought new. It is (was) a Kerosene model so has the large and small tanks. That small starter tank sure has come in handy over the years as a reserve! We always used it for mowing hay, it has a drawbar mounted 6 foot IH mower. My dad gave the tractor to me in the early 80s and I overhauled it. Flat top pistons and what I believe I remember my dad said was a high compression head. In recent years, I use it to plow with my Oliver 2-14" and I pull a 6 foot disk with a spilke tooth drag behind that, and in 4th gear in fairly heavy soil.
The other is a 50 H that my dad bought at a farm auction in the early 70s. A couple years ago I overhauled this one and put in thin wall sleeves and dome pistons. Head is what came from the factory. It runs good and for quite a number of years I've had an IH loader on it.
Now the intersting thing about these two tractors is the difference in power. The 42 H will run circles around the 50 - well not literally but there is a significant difference in power, and I have no idea why. They're virtually the same tractor but certainly different in performance. When I was growing up, this was "my" tractor. Used it to plow with the Oliver then too.
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