Most people think of the small Farmall tractors when they think of Farmall tractors. But that wasn't always the case. As a matter of fact, they manufactured nearly 300,000 (290,000 to be exact) of their larger Farmall M Series.
Larger than the Farmall H, the M series was capable of pulling much larger implements, like a 3 or 4 row bottom plow. The M series was first manufactured in 1939 and continued for fourteen years until 1952. Even though it was larger than it's little brother, the H series, it was designed to allow the use of the same implements as the H series. Making it easier to convince farmers to upgrade to the new, larger model.
In 1941 the diesel version of the M series was introduced. The diesel series, known as the MD series, had more power than its gasoline counterpart but was priced much higher (50% higher). The standard gasoline tractor sold for about $1100 and the MD series sold for about $1700. Price varied somewhat with the configuration options chosen. In 1952 the Farmall M was replaced with the new Farmall Super M series.
With its larger size, the Farmall M was a big hit with those that owned larger farms.
With the wide variety of needs from larger acreage farms, Farmall had a few options that could be ordered on their M series. Options included:
- Engine: High compression (for gasoline) or Low Compression for distillate
- PTO system
- Hydraulic System (known as their "Lift-All" system
- Rubber Tires
- Electric Starter system
- Wheel Configuration:
- High Clearance for higher growing crops (known as the MV series)
- Distance between the front tires could be ordered as "Wide" instead of the normal close, or tricycle, configuration.
- Loose, or swing drawbar
Below you will see all the listings for the Farmall M tractors:
