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Farmer_Adam

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I have a 1949 Farmall Super AI that was converted into a high crop. Would I be able to change it back to the way that it was? Are the front spindles longer for a high crop than they were for a regular Super A. Also, what size tire combinations have you seen on Super A's. I've seen different combinations. Don't know for sure which size is considered factory.
 
(quoted from post at 14:14:19 02/25/10) I have a 1949 Farmall Super AI that was converted into a high crop. Would I be able to change it back to the way that it was? Are the front spindles longer for a high crop than they were for a regular Super A. Also, what size tire combinations have you seen on Super A's. I've seen different combinations. Don't know for sure which size is considered factory.
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You can get lots of good information about things like tire size and specs / capacities from a website called tractor data. external_link, this is what it lists for tire size

Farmall Super A Tires:
Ag front: 5.00-15
Ag rear: 9-24
 
I've looked at Tractor Data but on the Steiner Tractor website that have different sizes of rims available for the A's and Super A's. They have 3x15 for fronts and either 8x24 or 10x24 for rears. Just wondering if Tractor Data is correct or if there were other sizes available.
 

Most tractors had tire size options and sometimes tractordata shows more than one and sometimes I think they only show the size used for the Nebraska tests. From what I have heard, for what that's worth, Nebraska tests were done using the smallest tire choice for a given tractor.
 

You need to get either an original, or a reprint parts catalog for that tractor. It will list all the available options such as rim size etc. Tractor-data is O.K. for a quick reference, but there is information that is missing and sometimes what info IS there is not quite right.
 
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There were SA1AV so it might not be a mutt. Jim
 
I'm glad you said it because I started to ask if he was sure it was a hybrid and then decided I wasn't knowledgable enough to comment on that one.
 
I agree. That tractor is worth more as a high crop especially when you figure the cost of parts and your labor finding and changing parts. Sell the high crop as a high crop if you don't want a high crop and buy what you want! Armand
 
From 1951 data book, standard tire sizes Farmall Super A front 4:00 x 15, rear 9(9.5)x 24. Optional front 5.00 x 15 and optional rear 10(11.2)x 24 and 11(12.4)x 24. Standard Farmall AV front 4:00 x 19 and rear 9(9.5)x 36. Does not list any optional sizes from factory for Super AV.

Harold H
 
1. There are factory IH "V"egetable hi-crops.

2. There are clone hi-crops made using a regular tractor and factory parts.

3. There are CUSTOM hi-crops made using (sometimes crudely) fabricated parts.

Yours falls under category 2 or 3.

If it's #2, its still worth more than a regular SA in equal condition.

If it's #3, it depends on who did the conversion. A conversion done by an aftermarket company would make it a rare tractor, and potentially valuable to the right collector. A barnyard conversion would be REALLY rare, as in one-of-a-kind, but not particularly valuable.
 
Here is a picture of what I have. It was a Super A Industrial, it has the square front axle and the foot throttle, that someone converted to high crop. My problem is that I have cultivators for a Super A but they don't fit on the tractor now with the bigger tires and more ground clearance. Would it be cheaper or better to convert it back to a non high crop or should I just try to get a Super A to use the cultivators on. Maybe I can get the cultivators to work.
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I would just buy the back wheels of an super a or 140 and on the front it looks like maybe just the wheels of a super a or super c would lower it a lot. Erik..
 
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