Years ago for some unknown reason I found myself needing to restore my Dads old 42 M. I would not have spent the time or money if it had not been Dads tractor. Ended up needing a motor and a few other parts. Found one a few miles away that had a good motor but had been picked for parts. What I have is a M with out the motor, rims & tires, and a few other things. I saved this stuff thinking I might need it some day. What is left is a lot of good parts setting in my pole barn that I need to move. I put adds up in farm stores and places like that. I even put a ad on CL a few times but I never got a call. Trouble around Kansas is you can drive down any farm road and see Farmall M’s still working. Folks that have a few acres don’t need parts for a tractor this size. I’m sure some of you have had this problem. I hate to haul things like a good hood, grill, belly pump, radiator, belt pulley drive, PTO, front end. Does a guy just bite the bullet and sell it for scrap? If any one has a good idea let me know. Dad would be proud of his old Farmall.
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Cory Schmidt
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could always repurpose if don't sell. Wall or hanging décor for hoods and grill. Some of the bigger parts (PTO, Pulley, frames) can be built around for interesting shop/garage/yard tables/decoration(just be sure to clean out oil). Try to never give up good metal or parts for scarp. Even junk parts can be repurposed instead of scrapped.
Zachary Hoyt
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Sheet metal should do well on eBay or on this site. I parted out about 10 Hs and sold off most of the parts, I still have some axles and castings around and a few odds and ends. Some of the parts like the belly pump are not easy to ship and you'll probably need to sell locally. For my H belly pumps I charged $40 and I sold them all over time. I would take a couple of pictures and put an ad up on Craigslist stating what parts you have and the price for each part, that has worked pretty well for me over the years. It is a little more work to set up but it saves a lot of time dealing with people who want to pay less than scrap price for everything.
Zach
Zach
Me, I'd keep it. For example, you might have those tapered clutch-drive-shaft wavey-connector-thing tapered bolts, and those only go for $45 each. Dot bolts are really cool. I'd keep the tin in good inside-condition, so it doesnt get rotted away. so when you drop a tree across your hood and grill, you already got the spares.
NoNewParts
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If you plan on keeping your M, keep the parts.
You'll need em eventually.
(usually works out that right after you sell a part for $20, something breaks and then you have to buy another for $100)
I usually tear big assemblies down so I can get them on pallets and move them around with forks.
(especially if it's something I haven't worked on before...ahhh..I see how this works)
If it ain't in my way, it can stay here....forever
You'll need em eventually.
(usually works out that right after you sell a part for $20, something breaks and then you have to buy another for $100)
I usually tear big assemblies down so I can get them on pallets and move them around with forks.
(especially if it's something I haven't worked on before...ahhh..I see how this works)
If it ain't in my way, it can stay here....forever
Thing is, there are many parts you're NEVER likely to use, and they're the ones that take up a lot of space.
There is little to no demand for the major castings such as the bolster, trans housing, diff housing, platform, and axle housings... You hardly ever need them. These just take up a LOT of room in your barn, or sit outside and rust away to nothing.
What do you do with those?
There is little to no demand for the major castings such as the bolster, trans housing, diff housing, platform, and axle housings... You hardly ever need them. These just take up a LOT of room in your barn, or sit outside and rust away to nothing.
What do you do with those?
It sounds like you want to get rid of the stuff, but you really don't want to scrap it. That is a problem we all have. If you price stuff cheap you will always find a buyer. The guys have given you several suggestions, but ultimately it is your call.
You can place additional ads, but you never have any guarantee that things will sell. It takes someone who needs what you have. I keep stuff around for a couple of years and then send it to the scrap yard, when I am tired of looking at it. Usually when my wife starts on me about having it laying round.
There might be some demand for the parts that wear out or are easily damaged: hood, grill, radiator, muffler, belly hydraulics & clutch. A few items might have a little value as cores: generator, starter, distributor, belly hydraulics & clutch. There will be very little demand for the castings and the parts that almost never wear out, might as well scrap them.
Aftermarket improvements should have some value if they are useable: 9 speed gears, power steering, M&W PTO, live hydraulics, etc.
Aftermarket improvements should have some value if they are useable: 9 speed gears, power steering, M&W PTO, live hydraulics, etc.
hang on to this stuff, even if it means putting it in a pile out back. 30 years from now, some kid will uncover it and contract "Tractor Fever", in the same way many of us have. That pile of parts helped build America, and to send it to the scrap yard would be a shame. If nothing nothing else, find a farmer with a grove of trees or a fence line that would let you park the remains there and just let it rust in peace.
rustyfarmall
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I have an H that was never going to be a tractor again. Got tired of moving it around the yard, so I got busy one day and totally disassembled it, right down to the very last nut and bolt. The sheet metal found a home in a shed where it's out of the weather, the transmission and rear end gears found a home under a work bench, and everything else is in a neat pile on an unused cement slab.
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