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To buy a M or an H?

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Dakotaclassiccycle

10-05-2006 20:17:26




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H has 12 v, 3pt, straight sheetmetal, narow front, decent tires but needs a tube in 1 front,side belt and pto and can get for around $800

M has 6 volt. needs battery,belt on side and pto 2 point, (its 1940), ok tires, fires right up with a pull, narrow front. sheetmetal ok, dented on grill but all there, and has a scraper blade. can get for $1000

i wana use it to pull a trailer in parades for the kids cub scouts, have fun with in the field mowin the ditches around my field (just bought a farm 2 months ago) and somthin to take to some shows and restore.

i realy want both but can only get 1 right now..... ..... ..... what to get?

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Dakotaclassiccycle

10-06-2006 17:35:55




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
UPDATE!

now i own an H

but the dam 12 v alternator took a $#!+ on the way home, anyone got a good 1 wire layin around. alll and all it runs good so now to sink countless dollars and hours i could be inside gettin honneydooed by the wife out in the garage gettin dirty. i never saw so many places to build a birds nest before?



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Brian in NY

10-06-2006 06:27:11




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
I would rather have one tractor and have $ in my pocket for other implements. If you get stuck (you should never get stuck if you use your head at all times) with the H, a 4wd pickup would pull you out of most places.

To me the H sounds like a better tractor for the money. The three point makes a big difference and will be great to hook up a 5 ft 3pt rotary cutter for your ditches. You can find a used scraper blade pretty cheap if you want one.
A tube for the front is no big deal whatsoever...$20 or so for the tube, and depending on condition of rims and your skill, you might be able to install the tube yourself.

Search archived posts for the saftey differences between 3pt and wide front. The only real difference is perception. Tractors in general and ditches don't mix. Narrow front or wide, makes no difference. I don't have a preference either way.

Either tractor sounds like a fine machine and priced ok.

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MeAnthony

10-06-2006 05:18:21




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
You need to do some creative financing to get both. If you only buy one, and somehow get it stuck, how you gonna get it out? Having both is quite justifiable.

Happy tractoring,
Anthony



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dej(JED)

10-06-2006 05:17:26




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
If you can't buy both, then get the M. It is heavier and a whole lot safer. Set the rear wheels out to near max. and use a lot of common sense. An H is much lighter in the frontend and with an implement on a 3 pt behind it, it will be even lghter and prone to come off the ground.
The H will be easier on fuel, but having teh extra power is well worth it.



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Andy Martin

10-06-2006 05:14:40




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
$1,800 is just not too much.



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Tasbrus

10-06-2006 04:55:06




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
If you dont care about the 3 pt hitch then buy the H and sell the hitch on ebay (last one sold for $500+)then go buy the M.



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sammy the RED

10-06-2006 04:14:30




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
Get the H. It has a 3-pt.
Unless the M is really a Super M-TA w/the 2-point ?



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Dakotaclassiccycle

10-05-2006 20:28:15




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
they arent to bad over here, but im not gona baja it either. i also was going to use it in the local tractor pulls ans such. would they run in the same class? if so i think the m would eat the h by the 100 foot mark..... ..... .



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chadd

10-06-2006 06:28:09




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:28:15  
H and M should be in different classes, at least I hope so for the H operator's sake. The H is pretty close in size, but it is nowhere near the power of an M. I doubt the H (assuming it is stock) would even make it to the 100 foot mark pulling a load an M would pull. However, if the H was weighted properly and the M wasn't it would be another story. It is pretty hard to call a tractor pull, many things factor in. All things being equal, the M would walk over the H.

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Jossette

10-05-2006 20:56:20




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:28:15  
dont know the pulling end of it. they are both good tractors for the little jobs.



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Jossette

10-05-2006 20:23:08




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 Re: To buy a M or an H? in reply to Dakotaclassiccycle, 10-05-2006 20:17:26  
hope the ditches are not to steep. Narrow front and ditches are dangerous...

for rebuild later. The M with 6 volt to keep it original.



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