Often asked: When Did The First International Tractor Come Out?

How do I identify an international tractor?

Look all over the tractor for identifying marks. Check the grill and the hood for marks or stamps from the maker, and look on the engine for serial numbers and identification. Clean the tractor so that you can see as much of the metal as possible.

What happened to International Harvester tractors?

The truck operations continued, and International Harvester was renamed Navistar, which continues today as a public company. Navistar makes heavy trucks and school buses, but has had its own struggles and the stock has remained essentially flat for years.

What was the last international tractor made?

The last IH tractor, a Model 5488, was built there on May 14, 1985. International’s Agriculture Equipment Division was sold to Tenneco the prior year, in 1984.

Why did IH go broke?

There were two situations that came to a head in 1984 on the ag equipment side of IH that the already much weakened IH was in a poor situation to handle, making a sale to Tenneco very attractive before either of the situations exploded and forced IH into bankruptcy.

How do you find out what year my international tractor is?

When you want to identify the year of your tractor, you can look at several things. First and foremost is the tractor serial number, which is stamped into an aluminum plate located on the right side of your tractor, on the steering gear housing. Use the tractor serial number table to look up the year.

How do I identify an international v8 engine?

Look for the distributor at the front of the engine. The distributor has a plastic cap with wires running to the individual spark plugs at each cylinder. All International V-8s have the distributor located at the front of the engine, whereas most V-8 distributors are located towards the rear of the engine.

Does International Harvester still make tractors?

The letter series tractors were updated to the “super” series in 1953 (with the exception of the A, which had become a “super” in 1947, and the B and BN, which were discontinued in 1948). Many of these tractors (especially the largest, the H, M, and W models) are still in operation on farms today.

Is International owned by Ford?

Ford does not own International. They purchased engines from International until International made such a mess of those engines that Ford sued them and dumped them. Ford used to own Volvo cars, but sold it last year. Dealers are franchisees of the parent company.

What killed Farmall?

On May 23, 2003, a 13-year-old farm youth was killed when he became entangled in an unguarded rotating power take-off (PTO) shaft at the rear of his narrow front Farmall Model M tractor.

Why do international scouts rust?

According to legend, here’s why a Scout is almost always rusty: When Scouts were being built, many American automakers including International Harvester purchased steel from this one particular facility in Ohio. The steel was sold in rolls.

When was the last international scout made?

The Scout was discontinued in 1980. International became Navistar and has been committed to commercial trucks only. But it still has all of the elements needed to produce a new Scout. That’s why it made so much sense to make them for almost 20 years.

Are McCormick tractors still made?

Both McCormick and Case brand tractors are manufactured in the Doncaster plant until the end of 2002. After that, the plant will make only the McCormick tractors.

How much is a Farmall H worth?

If you haven’t heard the news, a Farmall H tractor sold for $40,000 at the Mecum Gone Farmin’ Auction on November 7.

Who took over International Harvester?

The IH farm equipment division became part of Case IH. The portion of International Harvester that was the truck division became Navistar. Harvester’s gloomy announcement on November 26, 1984 of plans to sell of its loss-ridden farm equipment division after more than 150 years in the industry.