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Is this a good deal on a Farmall H?

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JohnV2000

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I have the opportunity to buy a Farmall H for $1,000. It runs well, but I haven’t see it Drive yet. Obviously I’ll drive it before I buy it.

What I’m asking is, is this a good deal? The tractor has a hydraulic pump, a belt pulley, looks fairly clean. It started very easily.

Here’s a video of it running, and a picture:
https://youtu.be/7AAT7kgJynw

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I think that is a fair price.

Is the hydraulic pump on the engine, or belly?

If on engine, then that is an extra.
 

I believe it’s a belly mounted hydraulic pump. Tires are 12.4x38 and have a lot of tread, some minor weather cracking but nothing very deep.
 
That's about what they're advertised for here. I see Ms for about the same money. Rear tires can be a big expense. Sounds like you will get some use out of them but might not be so pretty. I like them to match as well. One of my quirks I guess. I bought a jd 50. I said it's to bad the rear tires dont match. The owner said he never noticed. I guess it's not a big deal to some but it's one of the first things I look at.
 
12.4 is a perfect size for an H. Nothing wrong with a belly pump. You can easily make it two way hydraulics with the addition of a spool valve and a couple of hoses.Post back later and we can tell you how.Now,go out and buy that tractor.
 
I'm with you on the tires. Mismatched tires drive me nuts.John,as long as they are not deep cracks,I wouldn't worry.
 
That?s a good fair price. Buy the decal kit for it. I have many hours seat time on an H in the cotton
fields. It was by far the most common row crop tractor in this county in the fifties (Ellis County Tx.,
cotton capital of the world in those days). Perfect for front mounted two row planters and
cultivators, very dependable and affordable tractor. You could tell how much cotton land a farmer
had by his tractor, an H or an M or Super M 4 row rig. My little town of only 400 folks in those
days had a farmall dealer.
 
why do people want any tractor that don't have a three point hitch? the best you can do is drag the impl. around try backing a trailer plow to plow your garden when its to narrow to turn around only bush hog you can use it a trailer type tractor with three point is 100% hander then a old H. just my 2 cents worth
 
I would agree that the tractor is limited from a usefulness perspective, I guess it comes down to what the OP wants. If you want something useful, might be better to save up the money, spend more and get something more modern. From a nostalgia point of view, they are a cheap inroad to a good machine.
 
I have about that in this one. Mine has the M&W nine speed added to the transmission. Makes it a lot more useful in my opinion.
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(quoted from post at 18:58:10 01/05/19) why do people want any tractor that don't have a three point hitch? the best you can do is drag the impl. around try backing a trailer plow to plow your garden when its to narrow to turn around only bush hog you can use it a trailer type tractor with three point is 100% hander then a old H. just my 2 cents worth
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At least the three point hitch can be easily added. The problem I've always had with those tractors is that they are too tall for anything but an open field. Try mowing around trees with that muffler sitting eight feet in the air.
 
I have to post a disclaimer, I have an H, and love it, because it was my dad's, but I use my 6610 all the time.
 
It sounds like a good enough deal to me. I had an H that I used regularly to pull wagons, skid logs and run a haybine and small square baler. Now I have a 300 that is about
the size of the H but has more power, a hydraulic hitch, live PTO and TA, and it's even handier, I use it for everything. The 300 is not as cute as an H in my opinion, but looks
aren't everything.
Zach
 
(quoted from post at 19:36:42 01/05/19)

At least the three point hitch can be easily added. The problem I've always had with those tractors is that they are too tall for anything but an open field. Try mowing around trees with that muffler sitting eight feet in the air.
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Well that would be because it's a farm tractor not a lawn mower...
 
1,000 for that one? For here (and location matters greatly) that's about 200 too high. You can get one here already equipped with a 3 point, loader and near new rubber for 1200-1500 depending on how good the paint is.

Friend sold one a couple of years ago with good paint, near new rubber and, PTO hydraulic pump, all hydraulic loader, corn husker 3 point, heat houser and chains. Had it listed for over a year at 1500.
Don't know if he actually got 1500 out of it but he did sell it.

Rick
 
(quoted from post at 13:11:12 01/05/19)
(quoted from post at 19:36:42 01/05/19)

At least the three point hitch can be easily added. The problem I've always had with those tractors is that they are too tall for anything but an open field. Try mowing around trees with that muffler sitting eight feet in the air.
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Well that would be because it's a farm tractor not a lawn mower...
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8N is a farm tractor but it isn't 8 feet in the air :twisted: :twisted: bout the same HP as the H too. :twisted: :twisted:

Rick
 
Check the rear rims for rot around the
valve stem. Also ask if the tubes are
filled with CaCl, this can leak and rust
out the rims.
 
I’m not looking to use this as a farming tractor with implements. Mainly as a collector item and hauling logs and mulch with a trailer, etc., and maybe go to a parade of tractor pull sometime.

I also have the opportunity to get a Farmall H for $900, but it has no belt pulley drive and no hydraulic pump. I’m thinking it’s worth it to spend the $100 more for the tractor with the belt pulley drive and hydraulic pump. What do you think?
 
(quoted from post at 15:46:39 01/05/19) I’m not looking to use this as a farming tractor with implements. Mainly as a collector item and hauling logs and mulch with a trailer, etc., and maybe go to a parade of tractor pull sometime.

I also have the opportunity to get a Farmall H for $900, but it has no belt pulley drive and no hydraulic pump. I’m thinking it’s worth it to spend the $100 more for the tractor with the belt pulley drive and hydraulic pump. What do you think?
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I'd get the one with the hydro pump for sure for that price difference.

Price wise that's on the high end for around here, but location as others have said matters greatly. Basically out here it's hard to sell a non-factory hydro, non 3 point tractor anymore unless it's a real looker for collectors.

But regardless, I'd offer $850 and pretend you don't have a dime more and see what the seller says. You NEVER know, unless he has a line of guys waiting to buy it...

One thing I have to say is that if you ever tried even a small loader you'd want on your tractor. Even if you're not farming, nothing is as useful as a loader. I LOVE to use mine for wood cutting, I stack wood in the loader and then bring it back to the pile and leave it at waist height to unload. Much easier!


Grouse
 
(quoted from post at 21:36:40 01/05/19)
(quoted from post at 13:11:12 01/05/19)
(quoted from post at 19:36:42 01/05/19)

At least the three point hitch can be easily added. The problem I've always had with those tractors is that they are too tall for anything but an open field. Try mowing around trees with that muffler sitting eight feet in the air.
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Well that would be because it's a farm tractor not a lawn mower...
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8N is a farm tractor but it isn't 8 feet in the air :twisted: :twisted: bout the same HP as the H too. :twisted: :twisted:
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Rick
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Yep. The 8N was the preferred tractor to own where I'm from. One tractor that could handle everything you needed to do. I've always liked red, but you can't say an H or M is much use once you leave the field. And for most people that owned a few acres out in the country, owning more than one tractor wasn't practical. Not only because of cost, but space can be a consideration also. Especially if you have an idea to try to keep your equipment under cover.
 
Someone said the video link wasn’t working. Let’s see if this one works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AAT7kgJynw

I will add, in my area (Pittsburgh, PA), I haven’t seen many H’s for less than that, atleast on Craigslist. In fact, I’ve seen some exorbitantly priced ones on Craigslist that will probably never sell.
 
They are a fun and good solid tractor, modern tractors just have more features that make them more convenient.

You will find yourself gravitating to the convenient one.
 

I agree that modern tractors have more features, but really the only feature I need is a drawbar to haul logs and possibly hook up a trailer to. The rear PTO, belt drive pulley, and hydraulic pump are all bonuses that I might find a use for purely because I’ll have them.
 
"I’m not looking to use this as a farming tractor with implements. Mainly as a collector item and hauling logs and mulch with a trailer, etc., and maybe go to a parade of tractor pull sometime."

If this is the case, why would you care about the belt pulley or
hydraulics? Not that they're bad options, just trying to figure out
why they would matter to you for the stated purpose.

Many people tractor pulling delete those items to save weight.
If I were looking for a collectors item, it would have to be a very
special H as they were a very common tractor.

Finding a 1939 with the notched rear floor board and original seat
mount/pedestal for example would make it more collectible, but
still an H. Almost as common as a Ford N. I've owned and love both.

$1000 with a narrow front end is still a decent price with good
tires and good paint, as that one seems to have. I am also in
the crowd of liking matched tires, but at the price it seems fair.

Not a good photo, but my 1939 H notched floor board.

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It all boils down to do you really like the tractor and want to own and drive it? A lot of value is in your head.I wouldn't give a thousand$ for it because I don't want to use one and the way old IH tractors always sound to me like they are constantly under a load.
 
Nothing wrong with an H for doing what you want. The prices on em are where they are because of desirability/availability on the collectors market. Most collectors want something they can personally connect to. Tractors they ran as kids. Well the guys old enough to have run H's are now living in town, possibly assisted living or a nursing home or are looking at the wrong side of the sod. Add in that IH sold a lot of those. Collectors market as a whole has dropped. High production number tractors have been affected more than others.

Rick
 

In reality, I PROBABLY will not have a use for the belt pulley drive or hydraulic pump. But I am a project loving person, so I anticipate eventually making something to utilize a belt pulley drive or hydraulic pump.

As for the price of $1,000, it seems that it’s a pretty good price for the tractor. I’m going to test drive it a day this coming week, and assuming it drives well in all gears and shifts nicely, good clutch, etc, I think I’ll buy it.
 
John, the likelyhood of it still being avaible sometime this week can be very small as a top tractor if others know about it night already by the time you post this it just might already have been sold. If you think it is what you want get over there YESTERDAY and get it bought, DO NOT WAIT for somday this week. And in the picture it looks to have the new style lights.
 
(quoted from post at 11:12:20 01/06/19) John, the likelyhood of it still being avaible sometime this week can be very small as a top tractor if others know about it night already by the time you post this it just might already have been sold. If you think it is what you want get over there YESTERDAY and get it bought, DO NOT WAIT for somday this week. And in the picture it looks to have the new style lights.
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Thanks for the advice about being quick to buy it. Luckily, it’s actually sold by an “old tractor” and tractor scrapyard type dealer, and we discussed me coming back to pay for it.
 
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