M

IH produced the Farmall M from 1939 to 1952. It was a very popular tractor, with over 250,000 tractors sold. The Farmall M was the largest row crop tractor at the time that International Harvester made. In 1941 IH introduced the MD. This was a diesel version of the M. It would start on gasoline and then when warmed up switched over to diesel. It has a 248 cid 4 cylinder engine with a 6 volt electrical system. The Farmall M has 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. There were 270,140 M's produced from 1939 to 1952 and 18,253 MD's produced.

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Farmall M Serial Numbers
The serial number is located on a silver plate on the left side of the clutch housing.

Prefix Letters: M=FBK, MV=FBKV, MD=FDBK, MDV=FDBKV

SERIAL NUMBER........................................YEAR
501 - 7239..........................................................1939
7240 - 25370......................................................1940
25371 - 50987....................................................1941
50988 - 60010....................................................1942
60011 - 67423....................................................1943
67424 - 88084....................................................1944
88085 - 105563..................................................1945
105564 - 122822................................................1946
122823 - 151807................................................1947
151708 - 180513................................................1948
180514 - 213578................................................1949
213579 - 247517................................................1950
247518 - 290922................................................1951
290923 - 298218................................................1952