Ken Christopherson
Well-known Member
Hello all! I thought I would give a quick update on the 1942 H we are doing for Suicide Awareness. We received some memorabilia for the
tractor to display at shows (2 magnetic awareness ribbons and a U.S. Flag with the ribbon laid across it). Ended the weekend by removing
the shift rails and detents from the trans top cover.. Finished up some final cleaning at my cousin's shop using his hot water cabinet
washer, parts washer, and his boiler/hot water pressure washer. Got the broken bolt cleaned out of the front bolster, and one out of the
front wheel center.. All that is left is to pull the rear wheel centers out of the rims, and disassemble the seat and everything is ready
for sandblast.
On a side note - got to cleaning up the radiator. It looks real nice except for one of the threaded inserts that is soldered into the
bottom tank has been re-soldered at some point, and that solder is starting to crack. Radiator did not leak a drop while it was running..
But am probably going to have it all checked at a rad shop. I asked one locally about re-coring it and they quoted over $700. Seemed a bit
steep to me. I know that most of the aftermarket radiators people have bought have had a lot of fitment issues. Really would rather not run
into that.
Anyhow. Here is a photo of some of the large parts laid out, and a link to the video is below.
1942 Farmall H Shift Rail Removal/Final Cleaning
tractor to display at shows (2 magnetic awareness ribbons and a U.S. Flag with the ribbon laid across it). Ended the weekend by removing
the shift rails and detents from the trans top cover.. Finished up some final cleaning at my cousin's shop using his hot water cabinet
washer, parts washer, and his boiler/hot water pressure washer. Got the broken bolt cleaned out of the front bolster, and one out of the
front wheel center.. All that is left is to pull the rear wheel centers out of the rims, and disassemble the seat and everything is ready
for sandblast.
On a side note - got to cleaning up the radiator. It looks real nice except for one of the threaded inserts that is soldered into the
bottom tank has been re-soldered at some point, and that solder is starting to crack. Radiator did not leak a drop while it was running..
But am probably going to have it all checked at a rad shop. I asked one locally about re-coring it and they quoted over $700. Seemed a bit
steep to me. I know that most of the aftermarket radiators people have bought have had a lot of fitment issues. Really would rather not run
into that.
Anyhow. Here is a photo of some of the large parts laid out, and a link to the video is below.
1942 Farmall H Shift Rail Removal/Final Cleaning