1950 Farmall H prep for pulling thread

I recently purchased a 1950 Farmall H. I have a spot for the Farmall H, as it was the tractor that dominated the farm I worked on in my teenage years. Now of course, the farmer, a long time friend of mine, has replaced all the gassers with newer diesels.
Anyways, I have used my friends tractors for tractor pulling and quickly decided that the scene is for me. The events we go to aren't just pulling. We camp the night before, and after the pull. Bon fires(depending on the location), cookouts and good people, and such.
So I decided to hunt for my Farmall H. But I didn't want just any H. The year wasn't important. The low low first gear was. I want it to pull good in the 6500# class. I didn't want a huge project, as getting it all ready for pulling was enough work for the time frame. The tractor I got, which I paid $1100 for has recently had the engine rebuilt within 10 years. 125 psi on all four. No abnormal transmission noises. The valve adjustment was out of whack but no biggie. Besides needing the brakes cleaned up, a new belt, a new hose and someday a decent paint job, she is ready to go. This is a picture when I got it. I will post the updates tonight or tomorrow. As of now, I got the rear weight rack all done with wheelie bars.

Your going to have a big problem pulling a stock H at 6500 lbs on a power track, low gears or not.

When the time comes a 350 kit with the 350 carb will really wake it up. Close to the tune of 50hp with the right cam. Best of all you can still plow,tractor ride,pull or parade all day long.

You would be surprised..i pulled with my buddies H that has low gears. It did well in the 6500#class.

Hi pretend farmer. I saw in an earlier post that you are in North central CT. Consider coming north to some pulls. We have one Sat in North Haverhill NH and one Sunday in Eliot Maine. Eliot is five miles from NH seacoast. Next Wednesday Cheshire Fair just outside of Keene NH. Then Bolton Fair in Lancaster MA and Hopkinton Fair just outside of Concord NH, Then New Boston just outside of Manchester NH. We also have two later on in Haverhill MA. Most guys around here like high gears and pull lighter weight classes. H's usually pull 3500 to 4500.

I would love to come but right now I am borrowing a fellow pullers weights to pull with mine. He is 70 and doesnt want to lift the weights. So I get to use his, if I load them on his tractor after. He pulls in the upper classes, 9000# and up so it works out well. On saturday the 10th there is a pull just east of Keene, NH in Dublin. Power of the red show. I am planning on going to that as I will be in there area. I can do that pull because from what I'm told its just for fun and I wont need much weight.

definitely pull light. any pull ive been to the stock or near stock Hs are already dying in the 4500.

Thats odd. I've been in the 6500# pull and it pulls strong. Transfer sled. Now you have to remember, thats with an H that has the low first gear. All the other H's quit after the 5500# class.

oh yea and in the assocation I'm in, the maximum pulling speed is supposed to be 3 miles per hour. No speed pulling or anything like that.