Farmall Tractor Trivia

JohnSpencer

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Farmall Tractor Trivia (from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmall_tractor )

Trivia

* From 1924 until 1963, Farmall's were the largest selling tractors of their design type.
* The Farmall Cub (later re-named International Cub) remained in production the longest from 1947 until 1979 with very minor updates in engineering & design.
* The Culti-Vision feature remained in production the longest from 1939 - 1979.
* A Farmall Cub appeared in an Old Navy television commercial that aired from 2002 to 2003.
* IH "Red" became the standard tractor color after 1936 through the 1970s. The only variations known from the factory were Highway Yellow, used for municipalities and Demonstrator White used for dealership demonstrator models. Other colors have been known to exist outside of the official colors. Most likely these were painted by the dealer at owner request, or painted by their owners.
* Many Farmall tractor models also have a mechanically similar model under the International brand designed for industrial or utility use. Utility models have lower ground clearance and wide spaced front axles.
* A few clever mechanics have created so called Super H-TA (Super H with Torque Amplifier), Super-HD (Super H Diesel) and F-16 tractors. IH never manufactured such models.[1]
* The Farmall 560 (introduced in 1958) was recalled in 1960 to strengthen the rear differential gears. The 560 used essentially the same differential assembly designed for the Farmall M in 1939. The 560's 6-cylinder 263/cid engine produced 15 to 20 more HP and increased torque. Under severe duty this sometimes caused premature differential wear. This issue and the way it was handled by the factory caused IH to lose their lead in the farm equipment industry.[2]
* IH discontinued use of the Farmall brand in the 1970's (all IH tractors henceforth carried the International brand).
* The Farmall Works plant Rock Island, Illinois opened in 1926. The last tractor was built in May 14 1985. Internationals Ag division was sold to Tenneco in 1984.
* Case IH has revived the Farmall brand on some of their latest tractors.
 

Doc

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Good post John. I'm glad you joined up.
Do you have an old Farmall?

Enjoy and post often. :thumb: :D
 
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