tips for looking at a Farmall 100?

Have a couple Farmall's to see this week. A Super M with loader and an H with old/small loader; both at an auction and I doubt the prices will run low enough for me to buy them. But I'm going to see. And I realize auctions are a gamble due to the limited time to try to see if the item is any good.

Third is a Farmall 100, billed as a 1957, but I think they quit making them in 1956. The 100 I understand to be merely a Super A, with slightly more h.p. This 100 has an old loader on it. Private party, and he wants $1400 for it.

The size of the 100 would work fine here. My concern is how much of a loader this poor little tractor can stand. Evidently it has been used for such for some time. The bucket is small, so maybe it has not over-taxed the front running gear. Did the 100's come with hydraulics? I am told some came without any rear power lift, (like 3-point).

Thoughts on the 100's? Tips on looking at one? I have no former ownership/experience of any of the above mentioned models of Farmalls to draw on.

Thanks, Dennis

Dennis: If it's front end loader service your looking for, forget the 100. Those might seem like a nice little unit but they probably only lift 500#. The front end of the tractor is too light even for that.

The 100 all had hydraulics, some were equiped with one point fast hitch. 3 point hitch was not an option from IH, however there are aftermarket kits today. From the factory, 100s not equipped with fast hitch, just had a U type drawbar. It has 123 cubic inch engine compared to 113 in Super A.

Dennis, having a Super A with an IH 1000 loader myself, I can say it's handy when used reasonably within its limits. Moving yard debris, mulch, loose dirt, rocks, firewood... It's a powered wheelbarrow. It's a great light-duty crane for moving things like the other implements that came with my A. I picked up a 48" snow bucket off a New Holland skidsteer that I'm going to adapt and use this winter to clear my driveway.

Thanks; good info. I've got a Ford 1841 Industrial loader tractor that needs a lot of rebuilding. I've been putting it off. The Ford will be my heavy duty loader tractor...down the road. I like Farmall Cubs, but not the limited/dedicated attachments required for them. A Super A or this 100 would be perfect here for cultivating and working around our windbreak, etc. Your comments about the 500# limit for the 100's loader is important for me to know. The loader on this 100 is the old, "tube framework," style from long ago. I can't tell from the guy's photos if it is totally factory, but probably.

When you referred to your, "Farmall 1000," loader on your Super A, is that a tube frame loader that sits a little like an A-frame over tractor? Narrow bucket, with single vertical cylinder positioned behind the bucket, in front of the tractor grill? If so, this 100 has the same loader.

So for yard work/windbreak, this 100 would be perfect. BAD side is, what damage has been done to the tractor's front end by past mis-use of the loader by previous owners use?

Seller said no 3-point, which I expected. PTO, yes, but no comment on a single-point lift.

Are under-belly implements hard to find for these?

Thanks for listening, Dennis