[Farmall] Farmall H Tire Width

E. John Puckett ejpuckett at centurytel.net
Tue Oct 4 06:16:00 PDT 2011


One more thing, in addition to what others have pointed out is to make 
sure your brakes are in good shape, because you will be doing a lot of 
steering with the brakes.

On 10/3/2011 11:31 PM, Jerry Bossard wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Thanks for the information.  I've heard about the stiff neck issue.  :-)
>
> I noticed that your Ford 860 is rated by the Nebraska Tractor Test to be
> rated at 39 HP and my H is rated at 25 HP.  Would you still go with a 7'
> blade or with the less HP would you consider something else?  I suppose it
> does matter if I can stay a head of the snow fall and not wait til the storm
> is over in which the blade and tractor may be asked to do too much and/or
> the amount of time to move it would increase.
>
> Again, thanks for your information and opinions!  They are greatly
> appreciated.  :-)
>
> On Monday, October 3, 2011, Mike Sloane<mikesloane at verizon.net>  wrote:
>> I use a rear mounted 7' three point blade on my Ford 860 (similar in
>> weight to the H), and I have (almost) no problem with the the blade
>> pushing the front end around. I wouldn't go much wider than 7', and 6'
>> might be too narrow when angled. As far as the rear tire spacing, I
>> would say that anything narrower than the angled blade width would be
>> fine.<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/fordcab2.html>
>>
>> Based on my experience I would make two recommendations: use chains
>> (preferably the "duo link" type) on the rear tires and avoid waiting
>> until the snow is deep - once it starts going over the top of the blade,
>> you will waste a lot of time going over the same area. I should point
>> out that is hard for a three-point blade to "bulldoze" a wider path,
>> once you are done. So, if you are in an area that gets repeated snow
>> storms, make the path as wide as possible and try to keep it that way.
>> One year, we had half a dozen snow storms in succession, and the cartway
>> got narrower and narrower, until it was barely wider than the blade.
>>
>> It is tempting to turn the blade around and plow backwards, and that
>> will work fairly well, but you will have a stiff neck for a week
>> afterwards (don't ask me how I know this).
>>
>> (I now use a truck mounted plow to clear the private lane and no longer
>> have that problem.)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 10/3/2011 5:05 PM, Jerry Bossard wrote:
>>> Can someone tell me what is best tire width for traction for moving snow
>>> with 3 point?  Would it be best to move tires in or out or leave them in
> the
>>> middle somewhere?  Just working to try and get things ready for the
> winter.
>>>    This will be my first winter with the Farmall H for moving snow.  I
> intend
>>> to use a rear mounted blade on the 3 point, but not sure what footage to
> buy
>>> (6', 7' or 8') as I have reservations about how much blade is too much
> blade
>>> for moving snow and getting stuck.  ;-)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jerry Bossard
>>> 1942 Farmall H
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