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Farmall F-30

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Farmall F-30
Farmall F-30
TypeRow-crop agricultural tractor
ManufacturerInternational Harvester
Production1931-1939
Length147 inches (370 cm)
Width90 inches (230 cm)
Height81 inches (210 cm) to steering wheel)
Weight5,300 pounds (2,400 kg)
PropulsionRear wheels
Gross power33 horsepower (25 kW)
PTO power32.80 horsepower (24.46 kW) (belt)
Drawbar power24.85 horsepower (18.53 kW)
Drawbar pull4,157 pounds (1,886 kg)
NTTL test198
Preceded byFarmall Regular
Succeeded byFarmall M

The Farmall F-30 is a large three-plow row crop tractor produced by International Harvester under the Farmall brand from 1931 to 1939, with approximately 28,900 produced. It was a larger successor to the Farmall Regular, and was replaced in 1939 by the Farmall M as the largest tractor in the Farmall line.

Description and production

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The F-30 was a modernization of the earlier Farmall Regular, with the capabilities of the International Harvester 15-30. It had improved narrow front wheels and a four-cylinder overhead valve engine with 33 horsepower (25 kW), feeding a four-gear transmission. The F-30 name implied that the machine could pull three plows.[1] Versions were available for gasoline, distillate and kerosene fuels. The rear portal axle used drop gears to raise the clearance underneath the tractor higher than a simple axle would allow. A wide front axle was available as an option. The first tractors were delivered with steel wheels, with pneumatic tires being offered in 1933. Early-year F-30s were painted gray, like the Regular. Beginning in 1936 the F-30 was painted bright red, to increase visibility; this quickly became a trademark of the Farmall line. About 28,900 were produced during the product run.[2][3] Purchase prices were between $1,100 and $1,300.[4]

Variants

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The standard-tread tractor version of the F-30 was the International W-40, a predecessor to the McCormick-Deering W-6. The standard tractor was meant for work not involving row crops, and had wide front wheels, a lower profile, and smaller rear wheels. A version of the F-30 with a narrow rear wheelset and wide front wheels was produced for sugar cane cultivation, known as the F-30 Cane Special.[2][1]

Comparable product

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The Oliver 18/27 was a comparable product offered by the Oliver Farm Equipment Company.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pripps, Robert N. (2020). The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors. Motor Books. pp. 34–39. ISBN 978-0-7603-6389-8.
  2. ^ a b Klancher, Lee (2017). The Farmall Dynasty (1.2 ed.). Octane Press. pp. 92–96. ISBN 978-0-9821733-0-5.
  3. ^ "Farmall F-30". TractorData. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Pripps, p. 55
  5. ^ Pripps, p. 38
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