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The McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, formed by Cyrus Hall McCormick, merged with several other manufacturers and formed the International Harvester Co. They were primarily known for the production of harvesting equipment. They began experimenting with tractors around 1905. These tractors were huge, powerful and clumsy and although they were useful for large areas, they did not work well for the small acreage farmer.
Their first attempt at a smaller tractor was the Mogul 8-16 and was a big hit. International Harvester continued to refine their small tractor line with several follow-on models. The famous letter series tractors, including the A, B, H and M began production in 1939.
IH produced many tractors during their reign and were ranked as one of the largest manufacturers of farm tractors. In 1984 IH was purchased by Tenneco and merged with the Case Corporation.
The Fabulous Farmall
Introduced in 1924, the multipurpose Farmall tractor was designed not only for drawbar, power take off, and pulley work, but also for cultivation of row crops. The Farmall became one of the most popular tractors ever; within six years International Harvester had sold 100,000 of them. The company redesigned and expanded the Farmall line in the early 1930s to include three different models, of which the F-12 was the smallest and cheapest. With so many Farmalls on public roads, International Harvester switched from gray to red paint as a safety feature in 1936.
FARMALL F-12
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