WWII Farmall H

[bbranstetter]

Marty- Yes, so true and thank you!

Got to find some thing I can do on this tractor while this weather is going crummy. Been thinking about going to Alro Steel and seeing if I can find some flat stock to start fabricating a new battery tray. That would be a good project.

 

[mgallas]

Nice Work.. I restored a 1941 distillate H myself, You did a great job! Keep the old iron going...

 

[bbranstetter]

Well not much has happened with this weather but finally made it to Alro and picked up a chunk of 10ga steel to get the battery bracket together. Hopefully I can use the shear and the brake press at work.

 

[bbranstetter]

Finally got time to lay out the battery tray.

 

[bbranstetter]

Little bending and fab going on.

 

[kmcconaughey]

 

[bbranstetter]

Thanks Kraig!

Few more updates.

 

[bbranstetter]

And a few more.

 

[bbranstetter]

And more

 

[bbranstetter]

Good grief.

These are just temporary till I can get real cables ordered with the cloth wrap.

And who knew it would fit in the trailer? Little bit of a trick getting the steering wheel under but with a few bolts it squeezed by.

 

[bbranstetter]

A little plow action from yesterday.

https://youtu.be/FdsaNcPlOaY

 

[mfrade]

Interesting POV shot / action. I'm surprised the camera stayed on!

under edit; OH, and nice work with the battery box too!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Brian, very nice job on the battery box! Interesting view of the plowing.

 

[bbranstetter]

Ya, strapped my camera down to the draw bar and let it roll. I was more interested in working on the tractor than the camera but I still wanted to get some video in. I'll upload some more as soon as I can.

Thanks for the look guys!

 

[mfrade]

As always - Thanks to you Brian, it's a great ride so far.

 

[bbranstetter]

I have some more to share now that I think about it.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Brian, awesome!

 

[mfrade]

That plow setup works very, very well.

Great pics once again.

 

[bbranstetter]

Another video of the No. 8 at work in the field.

https://youtu.be/jjaBShXSkGc

 

[klindstedt]

Great video Brian! Using antique equipment like that and your tractor gives one an appreciation for how much more physically demanding farming was 'back in the day'. No tractor cabs - sitting out all day in the heat and humidity, breathing in dust... long days in the field because you are only plowing two bottoms at a time.