PineKnoll43
New User
This is my inaugural post on the Yesterday's Tractors forum. I have enjoyed restoring farmall tractors for as long as I can remember, but I have never used them on anything except a large garden. I recently rented a small 15 acre field adjacent to our property to grow soybeans on it this upcoming year for college money. I am by no means a career farmer so I was hoping I could find counsel on the forum.
I plan to use my grandfather's 1942 farmall H as my main tractor. My father and I overhauled it with aluminum pistons so I know my way around the tractor fairly well, but I was wondering if there was any maintenance outside of the normal greasing and oiling that would be necessary to work this tractor for extended periods of time since it will probably take me upwards of ten hours to plow the field with a two bottom plow. I have already flushed the cooling system, put fresh antifreeze in it, and changed the oil and filter, but I can't help feeling like I am forgetting something. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Thank you to all who posted. I really appreciate the wealth of information that you guys have to offer. I have all the no till equipment necessary to farm. I have been looking into the plethora of varieties for soybeans. Without testing the soil, I can pretty much tell that the land used to be wooded, and most of the black dirt has been washed away over the years. There are several areas where rain has eroded trenches that are a foot deep. I plan on using my disc to fill them in.
I plan to use my grandfather's 1942 farmall H as my main tractor. My father and I overhauled it with aluminum pistons so I know my way around the tractor fairly well, but I was wondering if there was any maintenance outside of the normal greasing and oiling that would be necessary to work this tractor for extended periods of time since it will probably take me upwards of ten hours to plow the field with a two bottom plow. I have already flushed the cooling system, put fresh antifreeze in it, and changed the oil and filter, but I can't help feeling like I am forgetting something. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Thank you to all who posted. I really appreciate the wealth of information that you guys have to offer. I have all the no till equipment necessary to farm. I have been looking into the plethora of varieties for soybeans. Without testing the soil, I can pretty much tell that the land used to be wooded, and most of the black dirt has been washed away over the years. There are several areas where rain has eroded trenches that are a foot deep. I plan on using my disc to fill them in.