Farmall H Long Axles?

Bryce Frazier · Apr 21, 2016

Bought another H today, price was right. It is a single front wheel, gas engine, X6 slow trans, tractor.

Has REALLY long rear axles? Like the ones on my C? Are they special? Single front wheel worth anything?

I am planning on just parting this one out, engine is stuck, was supposed to be running a few years ago, but sat with the exhaust uncovered.... One rear tire is GOOD, one is okay, both rims look good. Front tire holds air, thats about it. No sheet metal. Mag, hydraulic pump is in it still, and there is a cover on the bottom, so hopefully it has the couple that drives it, because I could really use one of those!

Anyone need anything?

FarmallCT · Apr 22, 2016

Bryce,

Do you have any pictures of it and are you able to take any measurements of the rear axle?

One thing that does come to mind is it might possibly be a sugar beet tractor? I read through some older posts about Farmall H's and long rear axles and that seemed to be a popular opinion. Another thing it could be since it has the single front wheel is possibly a Farmall H Cotten Picker? Not sure if those had longer axles but it would make sense because it would have added some stability for how tall the cotten picker was.

If you are able to post a few pictures and the measurement for the length of the axle it will help, and I'll see if I can get the measurement on my Farmall H to compare. Either way, it sounds like something you should try and save rather than part out since it was some sort of special version of the Farmall H. The problem now is determining what version.

~FarmallCT

Hendrik · Apr 22, 2016

It seems to me that the H sugar beet tractor had a) longer rear axles and b) a wider wide front.
See pics in:
https://www.google.nl/search?q=farmall+sugar+beet&biw=1219&bih=893&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwilife1lKLMAhUGDSwKHUDvDDYQ_AUIBigB

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Sugar beet harvester on Farmall H?

D Slater · Apr 22, 2016

100 inch axles were a attachment available for any H tractor. That means if one tire is 12 inches wide or 6 inches from center on both tires and they are set to max width that's close to 9 foot 4 inches to outside. Regular axles were 80 inch max to center of each tire when widest.

Allan in NE · Apr 22, 2016

Very common in this country years ago for beets and beans.

Allan

Bryce Frazier · Apr 22, 2016

I would guess that it is not a cotton harvester, just due to the location. Not a lot of cotton in North Idaho!

Also, if it were a cotton harvester, it would be reversible right? I don't see any signs of that.

Bryce Frazier · Apr 22, 2016

Thats kind of what I was figuring, I would guess around here that it was used on Potatoes. Lots of that a little farther south, and I imagine that a single front wheel would be ideal. It is on 11.2 rear tires too, so, nice and skinny.

Allan in NE · Apr 22, 2016

Farmers "here" planted beets and beans on an 18" center. The long axles let you cover 6 rows by straddling 4 with the planter and cultivator.

Spuds were planted in 38" rows and you straddled 2. That took a 76" spread instead of the 88".

Allan

DeltaRed · Apr 22, 2016

We always planted beets and (pinto)beans on 22" rows. We had our beet/bean tractors set at 88".Single front was most common. But a fair number also had a wide front.

Allan in NE · Apr 23, 2016

I think you are right......I'm gettin' old ya know. :>)

Allan

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