BrodyNC Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Glad you got it fixed. When are you going to paint the H red? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 3:37 PM, BrodyNC said: Glad you got it fixed. When are you going to paint the H red? Thanks for asking, I'm hoping to get it done yet this summer. I have to go back and fix some of my other screw ups but most of that is just leaks and drips that need further attention. If I had the foresight, the flat sealing surfaces of the block would have had a few tenth taken off in the mill to get things to seal. It just boils down to lack of experience with this type of restoration. It's nothing serious but need to be finished before paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Taking 10 days of vacation. Praying for good weather and a load of work gets done on this machine. Going to try and make the final push to get this wrapped up this week. I will try and snap a few photos and video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnfarmer Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Good looking restoration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Some plow action. Hope you all enjoy! https://youtu.be/5iGQdb1FIdU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Warning! Lots of pictures ahead. Hope you enjoy. Oh, these Brillman cabels are fantastic. Great quality packaging, product and so on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fbh31118 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 This is the original engine from the tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Battling leaks. Water jacket, governor shaft seal and so on. I know that I should have done all of these in the rebuild but it's really tough tossing something to old but i digress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fbh31118 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Steering was pretty sloppy so we broke out the old file and tightened up the coupling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Great plow but was struggling to get good results. Adjusted the coulters and cleaned things right up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Little bit of balast to help with plowing. Not IH but they do get the job done for the season. Maybe I'll find a Massey collector to trade with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branden3006 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Nice pictures!! I’m glad you’re having fun with it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Just a short clip of the wife learning to drive the H and helping out a friend. It just dawned on me the other day on how I can close my hood gap too. Hmmm. Got some work to do.... https://youtu.be/Uwfq4mRqEnc Edited December 8, 2020 by fbh31118 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaFarmall Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Nice, it's always been an enjoyment to teach someone a new skill. My mother in law learned to drive my C. Had to about pry her off of it. My wife was chomping at the bit to drive and her mom was not willing to get off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Wow, been awhile since I posted an update. My last 'time off' didn't yield all the work I wanted to get done and my window of time is slowly closing rather I want to admit it or not. Wife has given me the green light to really take the gloves off and get this project closed out and finished. Got a new shop space that has been offered to me so the H may take another trip to a new facility, for a hopefully short duration. The tractor still has an axle leak between the axle houses and the rear end case. Even after new seals for the pedal shaft and the last remaining original bull pinion seal. If the axles have to be pulled it seems wise to go through them for bearings, seals and just be done. Got to get color on this soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfarmkid Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Have enjoyed scrolling through this thread. I like all the pic's and video's. Thanks for the time and effort you've volunteered so I could enjoy. She is one sweet running and soon to be great looking tractor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Not exacty my H but very closely connected job that had to get done. Tail wheel was getting really bad on the plow and needed a new tire. Just can't mount a new tube and tire on a rusty torn up rim so spent a day wire wheeling and cleaning and another day getting some color down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 OK, trying to get it back in gear with some updates. Here i'm getting back to correcting some of my mistakes in the rear end. I knew I should have pulled those axles and put new seals between the rear end housing and the axle housings. They drip just enough to be annoying. ??? Also, here is my original amp meter vs. the repop. Wow!!! Couldn't resist playing around with an original hood emblem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Just some more picture of me cleaning up some things that should have been done in the beginning. Oh well. It's getting done now and it really wasn't that hard to do. A few buddies of mine helped me pull the top cover off and used a fork lift to take the wheel castings on and off. My friend that is letting me use his place (and fork lift) are John Deere fellas but they are sure impressed with how quickly I can pull the tractor apart and put back together again(thank you IH engineering!). I'm really blessed to have the support of all of my friends and family to make this happen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fbh31118 Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 A little story on this group of photos. You may notice that the drive coupling going into the transmission does not have the proper dot headed bolt. I thought that was odd but I know that my dad had it apart in the early to mid 1960's so I thought nothing of it. When I got done replacing the seals and the gaskets I turned my attention to the mice nest that had been built on the top of the hydro pump and started cleaning. This is the point were I found the original dot bolt for the coupling trapped just behind the output lines, just sitting there. Hmmm. Threads were a little worn from riding there but nothing that the thread file couldn't fix. Installed the original bolt with no problems and moved on. Win for the day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh31118 Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Busted out the old rotted plugs, scrapped out the cavity and replaced the plugs with new ones. Finished off with some high temp paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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