Posted by IA Roy on October 17, 2012 at 22:40:27 from (67.142.172.20):
In Reply to: FARMALL H VS. M posted by taichi49 on October 17, 2012 at 20:48:49:
We had an H with a loader in the mid to late 60's. It had a narrow trip bucket and used the belly pump. Dad at 84 still has the tractor and uses it for a few chores. About 1970 he came home from an aucton with an M with wide front and an oliver loader with about a 6' bucket. The M had a 12 volt conversion, live hydraulics and power steering. When cleaning out the cattle barn with straw manure and a dirt floor, we ran the H in 3rd gear I believe at full throttle and would ram into the manure pack. Then push the clutch in, put the transmission in neutral, and raise it a couple feet. Push the clutch in, shift into reverse and back it out while struggling to steer it where it needed to go. When we started using the M, we would also use 3rd gear, half throttle and drive into the pack, clutch it, shifting into reverse and then head out. Steering with one hand it was easy to maneuver and outside we would go. I was quite impressed at 15 or 16 years of age with the power and control. We also had a couple of 706 gassers so I knew what real power was. The only 2 things that we didn't like on the M was that the steering would sometimes lock up. (probably a worn steering sector gear). The other problem was that sometimes the brakes, or one of them would lock up when on the road in 5th. Dad traded it off for a 656 hydrostatic utility with an International loader after I moved to the city in 73. That was a real loader tractorl
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