Not always unlucky I guess

The first photo is of the stage 2 Super H I bought really really good original shape lights even still work-- took it to work to steam clean and look what I found under all that dirt.

Well my first response was I'll be a SOB, so it sat in the shed for a couple of months while I digested the bad news well I pulled the PTO yesterday and had a good surprise for a change someone has nickle welded it from the inside.

So I guess he moral to the story is sometimes things ain't as bad as they seem
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I have seen several Hs and Ms with that weld. If anything comes loose or breaks in the rear end, it eventually ends up between the bull gear and the housing.
 
dads h with mounted picker did the same thing. Traded it for an new AC with mounted picker. Looks like they did a good job fixing it.
 
Somebody went through a lot of work but did a good job. I used to V them out on the outside & braze the crack shut. If you can make the braze flow upside down, you know it is a good bond.
 
had plenty of old m's, 300's, 350's etc.... that had been repaired. never had one that was repaired fail. they usually seemed to be fixed ok ... at least mine were. I sure wouldn't let that scare me. The ones that haven't been broke are the ones waiting for the bearing to drop. lol
 
That looks like a good repair. They obviously had the bull gear out when they welded it.

I have several out back that have been patched and one SM where the gear rubbed on the inside of the case and made a groove but no breakage.
 
When I bought my 48 M I looked under the rear end and saw a 3 inch weld. The fellow I bought it from said does that scare you? I told him no that just means it's had some bearings replaced.
 
I fail to see how finding those "welds" could be anything but the WORST of "news"?

The "glyptal" (cast iron sealing paint) is not at all burned off, which tells me there was no preheating before the "welding" which means the "weld" is suspect, not to mention oil piddles out trough the "weld".

I hate to throw extra $$$ at a project, but (IMHO) if this one means anything to you, I'd suggest finding another rear end casting.
 
If it was I high stress area I might think about it, but the big question is how much do I think of it? Well not enough to find a new housing. I have to ask myself what I have to lose by leaving it the way it is, The tractor came from a neighbor who died a few years ago, his father bought it new so I would guess the repair to be at least 25 to 30 years old--- If it last 25 or 30 more that pretty much will finish me up.
 
Besides whats the odds of me finding a Super H rear housing made between November 1 1953 and December 31 1953 not real good I would say, if I wanted it to be correct.
 

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