Old iron price going down? But a super H holding...

OliverGuy · Mar 8, 2014

I was offered good money for my super H and I see them on here for decent money. They seem to hold their value pretty good? Were there not that many made in comparison to a super m or what? Besides my handle name, my favorite tractor I own is a straight H I've had for 10 years that's a little hot (35hp). It runs just as strong as my super I think!

Zachary Hoyt · Mar 8, 2014

Stage II SH were made in low quantities and seem to have more value than the stage I around here. The live hydraulic are handier. Many fewer SHs were made than SMs overall.
Zach

John -OH · Mar 8, 2014

About 44,500 SM's (includes SMD SMDV SMV)
About 28,700 SH's

oldtanker · Mar 8, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:22:45 03/08/14) I was offered good money for my super H and I see them on here for decent money. They seem to hold their value pretty good? Were there not that many made in comparison to a super m or what? Besides my handle name, my favorite tractor I own is a straight H I've had for 10 years that's a little hot (35hp). It runs just as strong as my super I think!

While a lot of old iron (IH H, M, JD A, B..ECT) prices seem to have tanked somewhat any tractor that had low production numbers or were specialty (demo's and ones like the Case Spirit of 76) tractors seem to be holding their value. The SH at 25,000 or so units are a low production run.

Rick

OliverGuy · Mar 8, 2014

Maybe I have a tractor that is worth more than the tires! I've
got a decent M that i put lawns in with that I put new 15.5's
and fronts on her about 8 years ago. It hasn't been used a lot
in 4 years, the tires are worth more than the tractor I bet!

Brent Zappe · Mar 8, 2014

There is just some thing aboout those farmall tractors. I had bought a farmall M one day from a person who just wanted to get it out of his way. What I did not know it was a cotton picker model. Farmall tractors where made to do just that Farm all use for all differnt jobes on the farm. They claim the H was a good model to have but when th Farmall M came out the farmers like it more. YOu might say the size and bigger engine gave the farmer more (that is what the books say is it true) Who knows.

rustyfarmall · Mar 9, 2014

(quoted from post at 21:11:00 03/08/14) There is just some thing aboout those farmall tractors. I had bought a farmall M one day from a person who just wanted to get it out of his way. What I did not know it was a cotton picker model. Farmall tractors where made to do just that Farm all use for all differnt jobes on the farm. They claim the H was a good model to have but when th Farmall M came out the farmers like it more. YOu might say the size and bigger engine gave the farmer more (that is what the books say is it true) Who knows.

The M and the H were both introduced in 1939. The H outsold the M for several years because the H was the appropriate size for the farmer with 40 acres, and most farms of that era were just 40 acres. The M was targeted at the farmer with 80 acres, but as things progressed, a lot of those 40 acre farmers bought out the neighboring 40 acre farm, and then sales of the Farmall M started taking off.

GordoSD · Mar 9, 2014

In 1939 there weren't many farms less than 320 acres here in SD. The "home place was the initial homestead and that was 160 acres. Then your 16 year old son could claim a 1/4. Then most farmers bought out the closet neighbor that gave up and went somewhere else. There were also a lot of guys who were just "professional homesteaders". As soon as the claim was secure they sold and filed a new claim somewhere further north or west. That's how my great grandfather got his second quarter for 535 dollars in 1892.
Grandad's first tractor was an F-20 but he still used horses until 1936. He bought a pair of M's in 1939.

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