For all you John Deere H fans. . .

Guy by the name of Jeff Moorman did this. I think it's neat.

Pretty neat. That thing must float over the wet lands ! An H isn't heavy to begin with.

Sharp looking little tractor with those duals!...I bet the correct police would have a hay day with those flashers coming off the fenders!!!!

Theres a guy about 20 miles from me that has an MT with duels on it....The duels make the H and the MT pretty sharp looking I must say.

I'm betting he had to do those flasher because of the REAL POLICE ! to make it legal on the road.

Your prob right. But nothing wrong with safety in book!

This is nice,, I restored an H for my young Son to drive (instead of a 3 wheeler) back in the early 80's, the rims were rusted through,, I looked high and low for a set of rims, couldn't find any,,this guy has 4 of them...I ended up putting Oliver 60 wheels on it,,wrong size tread but works...H's Oliver 60's and Massey Harris Pony's all have a 7 bolt rim,,very unusual bolt pattern..

That's neat, especially with the flashers and the little suitcase weights.

Here are some shots of other "H's" with duals - -


Dual rears and dual exhausts!


This tractor belongs to our fellow YT'er, msteinblock


A rare HWH with duals (tough to find those unique hubs for those tractors) and with a rare KW lighting system and an even more rare overpulley!

I have never seen an Over pulley,,was it to get more belt speed??

OK, What is a overpulley ? Never heard of it or one.

Tim and Ben,

Yes, the over-pulley was to compensate for the low belt speed of the "H" which was 2245 feet per minute. The over-pulley increased the belt speed to 3000 feet per minute which was necessary for proper operation of a little hammer mill, model 10-A. There were actually two over-pulleys offered; AH931R for the early "H's" and AH932R for serial numbers after S/N 16634. They simply slipped over the regular belt pulley and were attached by some sunken set screws that clamped to the belt pulley surface.

If anyone has Field Service Bulletin 115-S dated November, 1940, there is a little information about it there. They are also shown in the current parts catalog for the "H".

Those over-pulleys are super-rare. I've only seen the one in the picture.

Reminds me of what we did with our H back in the 60's. Neighbor ran a sugar camp in his woods with a Ferguson 20. His big tractor was a WD45 with a wide front. His WD was in the shop. He had some saw logs a half mile off the road back in the woods he'd not gotten pulled out all winter. It was now late February & mud was everywhere but the saw mill called & wanted to pick up his logs. All he had to do was get 'em to the road. The 20 couldn't pull them with all the mud and the condition of his tires. I'm sure if he'd had chains it would have handled the job nicely. As was it just sat there & spun the wheels. It didn't help that he was working alone either. He asked us if maybe we could help him out of this jamb. All we had at that time was the JD H and a Farmall H. We tried the Red beast because it had clearance, more power and more weight. We fought the trails crabbing & sliding sideways backing up & fighting the mud so badly with our tricycle front end we felt pleased to get back outta the woods the same day! We never even got close to the logs!

Sunday the neighbor was away from home all day. It was a nice day & after church there wasn't much going on. Not even anything to watch on TV. Dad asked us kids if we wanted to try something. We were bored enough we'd have forked manure so when he suggested we try putting the good wheels & tires on the little JD H as duals and going to the neighbor's woods to try pulling those logs, we were instantly game for it. We had scrapped an H that had been bought at auction just for the new tires it had. The engine had been let freeze up & was full of cracks. Had one hole the size of a baseball. It would still run but far from well. We scrapped the rest & kept the wheels.

We slid the first set clear in. We then slid the good ones on the outside. The little H is so maneuverable we were able to stay out of the trails trying to cross them as close to right angles as possible. The H could move between & around trees easily. We had to cut a few but not more than maybe 8 or 10. Had to lengthen & shorten the chain many times as well as back up & grab again at a different angles to make turns. We'd chain up short & when almost to the ruts of a trail we'd stop, unhitch, run just the tractor across the trail until back on high ground across the ruts then chain up long. Next we'd pull the log until the log's front end was just across the trail so we could back up & chain up short using the wheel rut to easily pass the chain under the log. Off we'd go again.

The one log was an oak about 30" at the butt. Having tackled that one first we went back knowing we had the other three if we could finish before dark. Sticks in my mind we pulled the big one out top (skinny) end first instead of butt first to keep it from digging in. Anyway when the neighbor got home & saw all 4 logs in his barn yard ready to go to the mill he asked how we got 'em out? Dad just said we got a tractor of the right color on the job!

Dad told me he first put me on that tractor's seat when I was 5. I gave the tractor ears so it would move the wagon ahead (like a good team would) while he stayed on the ground and forked up loose hay. We still have that H & I'm 62. The H is not a big tractor & it's not a power house but I believe it one of the toughest little 12 HP machines a feller can find! To this day it sometimes surprises me what that little goober can do!

We had a small JD hammermill & though I've never seen an over pulley I know about them & know why the H needs one. We ground our own feed for years with the little H. When we got the Farmall & belted that to the hammermill we were amazed! Cut our grinding time in half. We eventually traded the Farmall off on a '51 Gas B and a baler for I think $200. Dad didn't like the one foot clutch & one hand clutch arrangement & thought two hand clutch machines likely a lot safer. The first time we belted the B to the hammermill Dad mused over how he might miss that old Farmall. Then we throttled up & set to grinding. The B did as well if not better than the H and he never lamented trading the Farmall off again! The B did everything the H did and sometimes did some things the Farmall wouldn't. The B certainly wasn't as fast on the road but speed isn't everything and that certainly was true back in the 1960's!

Though a bit long hope ya liked this true story!

Great story Al. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks dan 41jdh. I will keep my eyes open for one of those.

Sad to say, but I had two sets of those wheels and two sets of fenders . They were trashed when the building burnt down back in '02. Amongst the other items lost were deluxe fenders, a NOS late 4020 hood, and a '49 chevy pickup.

I ran mine with duals last year at shows (photo above) but took them off this year as it looked a little funny with the hay rack I restored. Made a smaller hayrack to match the smaller tractor. No one really commented on the hay rack at shows this year, which I was pretty proud of, but everyone wanted to know what happened to the little tractor with duals!??!! Guess I put them back on and leave the wagon at home next time.