What does FBH mean?

Anonymous-0 · Jan 20, 2009

My H has ser. number FBH 343809. Making it 1950 model. What does the FBH mean anything?

ScottyHOMeY · Jan 20, 2009

Simply the prefix designating and H. Bs were FAB. Ms were FBK . . .

rustyfarmall · Jan 20, 2009

F-Farmall
B-beautiful
H-self explanatory.

Actually, I don't know what the B stands for.

Dave H (MI) · Jan 20, 2009

You were doing fine until you got to the M...

Don't mind me, I'm just aspiring to "guru". 900 some posts to go! Gives you faith in America, where anyone can aspire to anything. I never thought that being so thick headed that you had to ask every question three times could bring such a prestigious reward!

old · Jan 20, 2009

Yep and getting there is ok but a cup of coffee will still cost you a dollar if your lucky
Hobby farm

Red Mist · Jan 20, 2009

Actually, it is abbreviated inner-city ghetto dialect:
"[b:c168751267]F[/b:c168751267]armall [b:c168751267]B[/b:c168751267]e [b:c168751267]H[/b:c168751267]."
mike

Charles E. McNelly III · Jan 20, 2009

Now that's funny!

Charles

Gene Stevens · Jan 20, 2009

Unless U go to Mickie Ds and it's .27 for Ol Foggies in TX. Gene

old · Jan 20, 2009

What can I say I have to guess what the price of coffee is because I can not drink it unless I want to go to the hospital

Mike Farmer · Jan 21, 2009

@+""@<> big hammer MTF

mkirsch · Jan 21, 2009

The F and the H are pretty much self-explanatory: Farmall model H.

I have a theory on the B and I'd like to hear what people think:

My theory is that the B indicates chassis style. The A/B/BN/Super A tractors all were prefixed with an A.

A = "frameless" design, load bearing engine block
B = dual rail frame

Frankly, I think there is the distinct possibility that there was a good chance that we'd all be waxing nostalgic about the old Farmall K instead of M, too.

Red Mist · Jan 21, 2009

(quoted from post at 06:00:42 01/21/09)
I have a theory on the B and I'd like to hear what people think:
My theory is that the B indicates chassis style. The A/B/BN/Super A tractors all were prefixed with an A.
A = "frameless" design, load bearing engine block
B = dual rail frame
Frankly, I think there is the distinct possibility that there was a good chance that we'd all be waxing nostalgic about the old Farmall K instead of M, too.

Well, that makes sense about the "A" and "B" frame designation. And by the time the "FC" came along, perhaps they decided they didn't need to designate the frame???
I have also wondered if the M was originally going to be a K. Then, somebody at IH must have said, "Hey, my sister is named Kay. 'K' sounds too much like a girl's name to be our biggest, most powerful tractor model. Let's call it an 'M' as in 'MAN'." And the rest is history, as they say....... Who knows? But, what an imagination I have, eh? mike

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