Survey: How many Super M Distillant have you seen?

NE NEB FARMALL · Sep 7, 2008

I am trying to find out how rare a 1953 Super M distillant tractor is? I have just acquired one that a relative may have owned. I found it 20 miles from where they farmed. I talked to a few guys the other day and they have never seen one in all their years of working on IH tractors.

rustyfarmall · Sep 7, 2008

They do exist, but I don't know if I have ever seen one. A friend of mine HAS seen a Farmall 450 distillate.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 7, 2008

The first thing we need to know is; What the heck are you asking about ??? There is a Super MD, which is a diesel engine Super M. The other choice might be a DISTILLATE burning tractor, which might only be a straight M. One of the reasons for the "SUPER" designation was the larger cubic inch higher compression engine(45+ HP versus 35 for an M on distillate). Since the M and SM overlapped in 1953 I'm inclined to believe you have a redecaled M.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 7, 2008

After every pay day, a friend of mine sees ELVIS.

NE NEB FARMALL · Sep 7, 2008

I am asking about a 1953 Dual fuel/ distillant Super M. It would of had Gasoline in the starting tank and tractor fuel in the regular tank. In 1953 IH quit the ditillant option on the Super H. I was just curious if anyone knows how many distillate Super M's were made in 1953. Around here in Nebraska Gas Super M's are kinda a dime a dozen.

John M · Sep 7, 2008

Well, Id say it pretty rare, since by then IH was building mostly gas tractors, with the exsception of diesels. It was an option right up through the 450 at least, as I know of 1 450 dist.

randy hall · Sep 7, 2008

if you were to go to the plantation area in the south most every super m that you would find would be of the low compression variety that you are asking about. the help couldn't steal the fuel to power their cars with and it was very cheap. the larger plantations would have upwards of thirty tractors. it's a big country. what's common in the area you are from could be very rare in my area and vise versa.

rustyfarmall · Sep 7, 2008

Elvis is dead. Distillate burning Farmall Super Ms, 300s,350s,400s, and 450s are still alive.

NDS · Sep 7, 2008

If you want proof go to Super M parts catalog there is good drawing of gasoline manifold AND distillate/kerosene manifold.

CNKS · Sep 7, 2008

"In 1953 IH quit the ditillant option on the Super H"

That's a new one on me -- where did you get that information? There is no serial break in the parts catalog. Also, IH made 3 engines, not counting the diesel MD, WD6, and WD9, plus crawlers. Gasoline, distillate, and kerosene. The engines were different, one designed for each fuel. Thus there were no "all fuel" or "dual fuel" IH engines. Kerosene and distillate engines were available through the 450.

D Slater · Sep 7, 2008

Right CNKS. I never saw Bigfoot anywhere, but have saw 54 SH distillate tractors. Also more SM distillate models than SMD or SM LP tractors.
Ever year of SM tractors and also SMTA had some distillate ones.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 7, 2008

Rusty,
Could very well be, here in NCIL, distillate IH tractors after WWII are very rare, don't recall ever seeing one. But I've never seen Elvis either.

red_power · Sep 7, 2008

Hey i got one also has a three bolt starter

NE NEB FARMALL · Sep 7, 2008

"In 1953 IH quit the ditillant option on the Super H"

I got this from the "Big Book of Farmall Tractors".

The actual text states:

"The Super H also featured new disc ball ramp brakes. The distillate option, which had been offered on the standard H, was dropped.

Maybe the author wasn't 100% correct. Who knows.

MIKE FRENCH · Sep 8, 2008

I have had a 1954 super HV all fuel, 350 high crop all fuel, and restored a 450 high crop all fuel complete with shutters and starting tank. A friend has a super mta all fuel row crop that came less than 20 miles from home, my 2 cents

CNKS · Sep 8, 2008

I have most of the IH books -- most of them have MANY mistakes -- most of the authors do not do their homework, and get their info from other incorrect books. I think there are only about 4 good authors, at least two of which post on this site. Mostly, I just look at the pictures, and take the text with several grains of salt.

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