Louisville IH's?

Anonymous-0 · May 3, 2009

How can you determine if an IH tractor is a Louisville model? Which ones were built there? Is there a serial number run somewhere, or??

Thanks,

Moki

Bob M · May 3, 2009

Moki - Only reliable way to determine a Louisville is by the serial number.

Louisville serial numbers are in the format L5xxxxx ("L" + 6 digits, the first digit always a "5")

Farmall Works SM's have no prefix letter and will be 3, 4 or 5 digits long.

D Slater · May 3, 2009

If it has a readable serial plate its easy. Louisville ones have a L before the serial # and the rest have a F. If the serial is 6 numbers, its a Louisville. If no serial #, there's no way to tell. On stage 2 most farmall built ones have holes drilled and tapped in bosses on left side of clutch housing and most louisville don't. But like about everything IH you can't depend 100% on that.

D Slater · May 3, 2009

Disreguard my post I mistakenly thought you were asking about Super M tractors. Other models will be different. There's a listing of louisville models on the web, but I don't know how to put you there now.

Andrew Z · May 3, 2009

if i recall alot of the smaller tractors were made there like the super a and super c's not sure about the cub, a, b and c though have to refresh my mind with some reading

Andrew

georgeky · May 3, 2009

All SA, C, SC, Cubs, 100, 130, 200, 230, 140's were built in Louisville. 240, and 404 may have been but I am not sure. Some Super M's were also built there. Some 444's were assembled there. I am sure there are others since the Tractor Works at Louisville was the largest tractor factory in the world.

May have been a few of the last A and B tractors built there too.

I suspect Guy Fay would know a bit more about it. Maybe he will get in on this thread.

Bob M · May 3, 2009

My previous post applies only to the Super M!

Other Farmall/IHC tractors produced at Louisville include the Cub, A, B and later the Cub Cadet.

Jim Becker · May 3, 2009

The first tractors built in Louisville were the A and B, after production was moved there in early '47. After that, most of the smaller tractors were built there, including several British models that were completed in the US. Follow the link to a WHS page for serial number lists that will give details.
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ihc&CISOPTR=4641&REC=1

Anonymous-0 · May 4, 2009

Was all the serial tags a different color? The Louisville SM's Ive ever seen, all had red colored tags instead of the traditional black lettering. Was that a clue or?? Chad

Anonymous-0 · May 4, 2009

OK, here's the real question (I think): I have a Super M with the serial number of 5555. I don't believe there is anything in front of the first 5 but I will check later today.

Thanks to everyone responding, I've learned something already this morning and that is always apprecaited!

Moki

45M-meathead · May 4, 2009

I have a 1952 Super M S# SM L500047. It has the same black tag that I have seen on other super M's and H's.

D Slater · May 4, 2009

Don't think so, there's black ones on both.

Red Mist · May 4, 2009

(quoted from post at 05:44:07 05/04/09) Was all the serial tags a different color? The Louisville SM's Ive ever seen, all had red colored tags instead of the traditional black lettering. Was that a clue or?? Chad

I've never seen red tags. I'll have to watch for that; seeing is believing.
mike

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