Farmall Super M

International Harvester (IH) produced the Farmall Super M from 1952 to 1954. There were many variations of Super M's back then. One variation was a "Super MD", which used diesel fuel. Another variation was the "Super MTA" which had a torque amplifier. That basically means that you double the gears.The Super M has a 264 cid engine with a 6 volt electrical system. The Farmall Super M has 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. There were about 44,551 Super M's produced, 5,199 Super MD's produced, and about 26,924 Super MTA's produced.

Farmall Super M Serial Numbers

The serial number is located on a silver plate on the left side of the clutch housing.

Prefix Letters: F-SM

SERIAL NUMBER.....................................YEAR

(Farmall Plant)

501 - 12515......................................................1952
12516 - 51976..................................................1953
51977 - 52627..................................................1954

(Louisville Plant)

500001 - 501905.............................................1952
501906 - 512541 or 512540...........................1953
512541 - up.....................................................1954

Farmall Super M-TA Serial Numbers

The serial number is located on a silver plate on the left side of the clutch housing.

Prefix Letters: M-TA

SERIAL NUMBER...................................YEAR
60001 - 83523...............................................1954

Nebraska Tractor Test

Test Number

Fuel

Max. Belt/PTO HP

Drawbar HP

Max. Pull (lb.)

Weight (lb.)

475

Gas

43.9

37.1

5,676

8,929

484

LPG

45.7

39.5

6,115

9,145

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