Farmall M

[Birchhatchery]

I am thinking of buying a farmall m tractor they guy is asking 1400 for it no 3 point just a draw bar tires are good shape no leaks on the tractor its a 12 volt system it only needs a battery. he doesnlt no the year of the tractor he thinks its late 40s, they used the tractor to bail hay and spread manure so it must have sum nuts he also said its been proly 2 years since oil been changed but in the 2 years its sat with just being fired up and ran now and then. I have the serial numbers wrote down to match with it when I go and look at it. is their anything that I should make sure I look for on these tractors? and also do all the M;s take the same oil filter and what type of rear end fluid do I need? and how much engine oil and how much rear end fluid? it has no hydralics

 

[3v0]

Just curious which front end it has. I have seen 1 and 2 wheel tricycle setups as well as the wide front end (not sure if that is adjustable, not or comes both ways.

Thinking if it has a PTO is is not live.

 

[Soundguy]

1400? runs? no major issues?

i'd jump on it!

 

[MIKE R]

1400? runs? no major issues?

i'd jump on it!

I agree. That is a great price.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. i'd be on that like white on rice.

heck.. I'd pay that all day for an H.

 

[Birchhatchery]

it is a narrow front end Row crop model looks nice in pics. he used it to bail hay and run manure spreader and grain auger told me it was 40hp or bigger im guessing if they bailed hay with it as much as he said then has a live pto. im going Saturday to drive it I thought 1400 asking price is good deal all needs is new battery. he also said he has some other farmall tractors. im looking for a good antique pullin tractor

 

[Soundguy]

if you don't get it.. I may have to go get it.

 

[Soundguy]

if you don't get it.. I may have to go get it.

 

[3v0]

I hope it works out for you. I might get crap for this but if this is going to be used given the choice I would much rather sit on a W9.

 

[Birchhatchery]

I am goin to get it tomaro

 

[MIKE R]

I am goin to get it tomaro

I expect to see some pictures.

 

[Soundguy]

i expect to drewl over some pics...

 

[stuckmotor]

it is a narrow front end Row crop model looks nice in pics. he used it to bail hay and run manure spreader and grain auger told me it was 40hp or bigger im guessing if they bailed hay with it as much as he said then has a live pto. im going Saturday to drive it I thought 1400 asking price is good deal all needs is new battery. he also said he has some other farmall tractors. im looking for a good antique pullin tractor

To me "live PTO" means that the clutch can be pushed in to stop the tractor's wheels from turning and the PTO will continue running. The only way I could make the PTO on my M turn, while the tractor was standing still, was to place the shift lever in neutral. If the owner of the M you're considering can show you how to do this in any other way, please explain it to me. Maybe his definition of "live PTO" is different to mine.
My M had a patch on the rear end, on the same side as the brake. I believe I saw another Farmall with a hole where mine had been patched. My understanding is that a bearing went out and a gear cut through the differential housing. You might want to check that out.
If the tractor you're considering is one with a good shock absorber attached to the seat, it should help the ride. I sure wished mine had had one. People loved the M and Super M. Good luck.
TractorData.com Farmall M tractor information

 

[Kiwi Farmall]

I hope it works out for you. I might get crap for this but if this is going to be used given the choice I would much rather sit on a W9.

The W9 is a bigger tractor than the Farmall M. The W6 was the standard version of the Farmall M

 

[3v0]

What stuckmotor said about live PTO is how I understand it too.

 

[Birchhatchery]

do all years of the M take the same amount of engine oil and rear end fluid? and how much fluid

 

[stuckmotor]

Tractordata.com says that the Super MTA had independant PTO. I "THINK" that's the same as live power. Is it a Super MTA?
TractorData.com Farmall Super M tractor information

 

[3v0]

Tractordata.com says that the Super MTA had independant PTO. I "THINK" that's the same as live power. Is it a Super MTA?
TractorData.com Farmall Super M tractor information

You you are talking IH and see TA they are talking about Torque Amplifier. For the people that do not know it is a 2 speed transmission designed to shift under load without using the clutch. I did look it up to check

International Harvester (IH) produced the Farmall Super M from 1952 to 1954. There were many variations of Super M's back then. One variation was a "Super MD", which used diesel fuel. Another variation was the "Super MTA" which had a torque amplifier. That basically means that you double the gears.The Super M has a 264 cid engine with a 6 volt electrical system. The Farmall Super M has 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. There were about 44,551 Super M's produced, 5,199 Super MD's produced, and about 26,924 Super MTA's produced.

 

[stuckmotor]

You you are talking IH and see TA they are talking about Torque Amplifier. For the people that do not know it is a 2 speed transmission designed to shift under load without using the clutch. I did look it up to check

Please click on the link below. The last sentence under "Overview" says that the Super MTA had a tork amplifier AND an independent PTO. Is an independent PTO not the same thing as live power?
TractorData.com Farmall Super M tractor information

 

[3v0]

This explains the types of PTO