farmall m

1939 - 1954

Row-Crop tractor

Row-Crop tractor

Manufacturer

Farmall (a part of International Harvester)

Row-Crop tractor

Built in Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Total built

270,140

Original price

$1,440 (1946 )

$2,600 (1952 )

The M was also available in the MV high-clearance "vegetable version" and the MD diesel. The Farmall M was the row-crop version of the McCormick-Deering W-6. In the late 1950s, the M continued production at Doncaster after it had ceased at the Farmall Works, these are often referred to as a model BM.

MD

diesel engine

MV

high-crop

MDV

diesel high-crop

AM

Australian-built M, built 1949-1954

BM

British-built M

W-6

standard-front

I-6

industrial

International Harvester 4.1L 4-cyl distillate

International Harvester 4.1L 4-cyl gasoline

Fuel tank

21 gal 79.5 L

Aux. fuel

1 gal 3.8 L

5-speed sliding gear

Drawbar (claimed)

25 hp 18.6 kW

Belt (claimed)

31-33 hp 23.1 kW

Plows

3 (14-inch)

Drawbar (tested)

33.1 hp 24.7 kW

PTO (tested)

36.07 hp 26.9 kW

Belt (tested)

36.66 hp 27.3 kW

Two-wheel drive

Manual steering

Mechanical contracting band brakes

Open operator station.

Type

Lift-All *Optional. Transmission-driven pump.

Pressure

500 psi (early) 34.5 bar

 

800 psi (late) 55.2 bar

Rear PTO Type

540 (1.375)

Wheelbase

88.5 inches 224 cm

Weight

4858 lbs 2203 kg

Front tire

6.00-16

Rear tire

11-38

front-end loader

Data plate on the left side of the engine area.

1939

FBK501

1940

FBK7240

1941

FBK25371

1942

FBK50988

1943

FBK60011

1944

FBK67424

1945

FBK88085

1946

FBK105564

1947

FBK122823

1948

FBK151708

1949

FBK180514

1950

FBK213579

1951

FBK247518

1952

FBK290923

Final

FBK298218

FAQ: How to read a serial number table.

Farmall Letter Series Tractors by Lee Klancher

No. 30 Power Loader published by International Harvester

Farm Loaders published in 1962, by International Harvester

Operator's Manual Farmall M and MV

General Line Catalog published in 1949, by International Harvester