New H, Serial Help?

[Bryce Frazier]

Brought home a new H today. Nice tractor, runs OK, but something is dirty/wrong in the carb. Serial number makes it a 1943, Distillate engine. But it has an "X6" at the end of the serial number?

I am guessing this has something to do with the trans, as 1 and R seem to be REALLY slow? Anyone know what that means? Rare? Cool? Valuable?

Bryce

 

[CNKS]

X6 means low speed gears, 1st and reverse as you say. Not valuable unless someone has to have it.

 

[Janicholson]

It would be good for live plant planting of some plants, or use with a roto tiller. (or if someone was pulling with it in certain types of tractor pulls. Jim

 

[mschwartz]

Low speed gears also helpful baling hay or for use with a loader. Did you find this one down by me again? Might have to go check and see if my wife is trying to clean up my collection again as I also have a 1943 distallate H with low speed gears. How did your farmall A turn out, good tractor? Good luck, Mike

 

[Bryce Frazier]

No!

I got this one over in Springdale area.

I LOVE that Super A!!! Spread all of my fertilizer, and seeded / packed with it this year. Love it! So nice, quite, smooth riding/driving, just really really like it...

 

[Bryce Frazier]

Are they all slower, or just 1 and R?

 

[fastfarmall]

There is M for sale, in my area, that a X6, thought i would buy it for the roto tiller, but no 3 point and the like so i forgot about that idea.

 

[Hendrik]

Or for slow races 😉

 

[CNKS]

Just 1 and R.

 

[Bryce Frazier]

10-4, so the other gears should be the same as a standard H then? I think I like this H better than the one I had been using, so I think I am going to put my Wide Front onto this one, and sell the other!

 

[PretendFarmer]

First and reverse are slow. About 1.5 mph at rated rpm. Its great for stone boat (dead weight) tractor pulls. Its real nice for backing up trailers too.