[Farmall] New '47 H

[Mike Sloane]

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.
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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