|
Rimshot -- It was neat to hear back from you on H-1010. Yes, I rather imagine several of those that initially sported serial H1000 up to a hundred and something are still to be found. What gives yours value is that you learned of it. Many never gave much thought to it, and don't want to pay the Two-Cylinder Club fee just to find out! I would be interested (in an eml) what serial number your tractor now carries. I rather imagine the re-manufactured ones were done and shipped fairly early on, say within the first 1000 tractors following serial number 1104. So far as available data has thus revealed, serial number 1104 is the lowest number given to model H tractors one would generally expect to find in the field today. H-1013 (Pavillion) is the single known exception. From the data I have come across, sketchy as it is, I can readily imagine the production line for remanufacturing was somewhat set apart from the main line, and that remanufacture of those between H1000 and (say) H1103 was accomplished by a special group, and that the remanufactured tractors entered the main production line for paint and final QC, then were shipped without further notice. I know of one in MA that carries serial number 1911 that was made from one of the early ones. Thus, I can easily see some of those popping up anywhere from 1104 on up to close to 3000! I doubt that many have been identified! And there may be some other strange markings such as 5/8" holes drilled and tapped into the pedestal & then closed as if they were drilled in error. There have been several such sightings. I would like to here from you with more data, and perhaps some close-up pictures. You mentioned the sparkplug shields as not being installed on the early ones -- that is a true case, however, it could also be that they were meant to be -- but that there was some procurement glitch along the way because all of the front end support frames were drilled & tapped for them. And if you decide to re-do your tractor, you should acquire the JD-H Restoration Guide, 2nd Edition if you don't already have it. Its 208 pages carry a pile of history on that model. What you see on the site for the 39-H is expressed in an appendix to the Book, just not in color! (PatB)
|
