[Farmall] Farmall H Tire Width

[Jerry Bossard]

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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