FARMALL

Farmall started as an informal project name at International Harvester for an all-purpose tractor that could replace the horse in every job, including cultivating. By 1923 the Farmall was chosen as the official name. Its tricycle configuration, high ground clearance, adjustable axle track, power take-off and standard mounting points for implements suited row crops, and it was priced for small and medium family farms. Because its high-riding design looked spindly, it was first released only in Texas; by 1926 IH was ready for large-scale production at its new Farmall Works in Rock Island, Illinois.

The original Farmall became known as the Regular, followed by the F-30 in 1931 and the F-20 and F-12 in 1932, which made the F-series. In late 1939 came the famous Letter series (A, B, C, H, M and the MD diesel), restyled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, and its production did not end until 1954. Many H and M tractors are still working on farms, and the Farmall Cub and the Model 350 of 1956 carried the line on.