[Farmall] New '47 H

[John Wilkens]

I've had a high lift loader (not the bulky Farmhand type) on my H for 
over 30 years and wouldn't part with it for even a newer 
tractor.  Great old girl!  To power the pump I just took off the belt 
pulley and installed a sprocket with a guard over it to a Farmhand 
pump mounted on the side of the trany case.  There are some big bolt 
holes on the side which make it easy to mount the pump.  Not full 
time hydraulics but I got used to it.   Good luck!    John W.




At 05:13 AM 09/08/2009, you wrote:
>I will give you my personal view on mounting a loader on an H. If there
>are no hydraulics on the tractor (highly unlikely on a '47), you are
>going to have to rig up some kind of pump. The most obvious way is a PTO
>mounted pump, but then you will only have hydraulic pressure when the
>clutch is out and the PTO is engaged. You will also lose the the use of
>the PTO for anything else. If you can find a crankshaft mounted pump,
>that will work better, but you will have to butcher the grill to mount
>it. The added weight of the loader in front is going to make steering
>difficult and also bring out any wear in the steering mechanism, front
>wheel bearings, etc. Then there is the loader itself, if it doesn't come
>with valves, hoses, and reservoir, you will have to rig those up also,
>at no small expense. The only "good news" about your arrangement is that
>you have plenty of weight in the back of the tractor, so you won't lose
>traction when the bucket is full. I think that there are better tractors
>for loaders, but if you are looking for a "project" and don't mind the
>expense and effort, go for it.
>
>I bought a "Super Six" loader for very little money a couple of years
>ago. I intend, eventually, to mount it on my Super M, but I have the
>advantage of an existing engine driven pump, spare valve ports, and
>reservoir+filter (installed when I added a three-point hitch). Even at
>that, the loader will have not down pressure and only a trip bucket.
><http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/tractor_loaders/unloading_loaders_07.html>
>
>Mike
>
>szabelsk at gdls.com wrote:
> > I picked up a 1947 H this weekend. Had to drive it home since I couldn't
> > borrow or rent a trailer that could carry it. PO had the rear tires filled
> > with calcium chloride and a set of weights mounted. Said it weighed in at
> > about 4200 pounds. About a 45 mile ride, resulting in a 3 hr tour of the
> > backroads. Ran fine, oil pressure stayed right in the middle of the gauge
> > and the temp gauge didn't show any signs of it getting over heated. One
> > minor leak I noted after it sat for a day. Looks like the seal on the belt
> > pulley might need to be replaced. When my wife was sitting in the driver's
> > seat giving it the once over, I turned the belt pulley by hand to look it
> > over and noticed a small puddle of oil on the cement. I'll have to call my
> > normal parts supplier and see what a seal is going to run.
> >
> > Now I need to start looking for a front end loader to mount on it. Can
> > anybody provide some insight into what it's going to take to mount one.
> > I've got a pretty good idea of what's involved, but then this is my first
> > H and I don't want to pick something up that I can't use or have to go
> > find other missing parts for it. Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Carl Szabelski
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