McCormick-Deering Farmall Tractor, circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
International Harvester (IH) released the Farmall, the first commercially successful row-crop tractor, in 1924. It featured closely-spaced front wheels that ran between corn or cotton plants and a high rear axle that passed over plants during cultivation. A power take-off ran attachments such as corn pickers. The Farmall gained the name Regular after IH released a larger row-crop tractor in 1931.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tractor (Agricultural equipment)
Date Made
circa 1925
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture
Object ID
52.38.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Color
Red
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.75 in
Diameter: 5 in (Bore)
Weight: 38.5 lbs
Height: 86.5 in
Width: 139 in
Length: 144 in (Stroke)
Length: 3650 in
Weight: 3950 lbs
Inscriptions
marked each side of tank above and towards rear of engine: F 20 / MCCORMICK-DEERING/ FARMALL/ REG. U.S. PT. OFF. JULY 17, 1923/ MADE BY / INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY; CHICAGO U S A
Marked twice in the rear: FARMALL
also marked in the rear: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PULL WHEN DRAWBAR IS REMOVED/ ALL HITCHES MUST BE ATTACHED TO DRAWBAR
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