Farmall H, No 5th Gear

Bryce Frazier · Mar 23, 2018

Hey guys! I've recently brought home a nice Farmall H. When you try to put it in 5th, it immediately pops out. Am I looking at a shift fork problem, or is the main gear up front trashed? How hard is that gear to change? Thanks!

cuby · Mar 23, 2018

Take pulley drive off and take a look to see what is takeing place in there. Constant mesh-fifth is not hard to trpace but if you need slider too top has to come off.

FBH44 · Mar 23, 2018

Not sure what I'm looking at there, but if tht disc is buried down to the axles, the discs are half buried, that's a pond n the background and you're trying to disc up wet soggy ground with that old girl, you might be asking too much. If you're trying that in 5th gear, is certainly is too much.

Bryce Frazier · Mar 23, 2018

You have to be kidding me? An H won't hardly go down the road in 5th! Pretty sure it wouldn't be discing!

It was pretty dry this past fall when I was discing that. Dirt was nice, H handled it just great in 2nd or 3rd gear.

Janicholson · Mar 24, 2018

If the shift lever just seems to vibrate when it pops out (near no engagement) the 4th 5th slider and constant mesh (Input shaft) and pilot (intermediate) bearing can all contribute. It is a spline to spline lock of the input shaft to the output shaft. No gears are under power in 5th. The shifting of the trans from 4th to 5th by grinding it into 5th is the primary cause. Look at the condition of the splines. (pictures are on this site in the archives) Jim

Dave O'Brien · Mar 24, 2018

Just a guess. Since you said you recently got it. Have you checked to see if 5th was blocked out? As in it originally was on steel, changed to rubber later but didn't know about the lockout bolt?

rustred · Mar 24, 2018

lol. ya i dont think he knows ihc, or sat on one. 2nd and 3rd gear is the main field gears.

Bryce Frazier · Mar 24, 2018

I had that thought, but it DOES try to engage. It will move the tractor 4 or 5 feet usually, like while feathering the clutch, then when you put the clutch out all the way, it pops right out.

Bryce Frazier · Mar 24, 2018

It seems like, if I line up the gears, and then try to shift into 5th like FAST, not hard, but kinda fast, in theory throwing the gear forward a little more, it trys to bite better, but not much. I'll get the cover off and report back!

rustred · Mar 24, 2018

sounds like you have no teeth left . thats why i cringe when i hear people grinding gears. eventually you will have a problem.
if you cant find them grind them... rubber gears next year! is what we used to say.

gene bender · Mar 25, 2018

the gear is shot and needs to be replaced

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