Farmall Tractor Parts: Keeping an Original Row Crop Tractor Alive

Farmall Tractors are part of the Case IH family ofthem functioning and today there is still a demand for
tractors, but it was the original row crop tractor, thatcertain parts, for different series of the Farmall
many manufacturers duplicated. For those that aretractors. In the antique tractor collection market,
familiar with old or antique tractors, it is a popularFarmall tractor parts that are original to the tractors
model among collectors, and many of them werethat are being restored to original equipment new can
capable of taking the place of the plow horses theydemand quite a high price, in some cases. With the
replaced, back in the day. Like all good things,Internet, it is possible to find the Farmall parts you
eventually these workhorse tractors would breakneed no matter, no matter what model or series the
down, but many farmers kept their Farmall Tractorstractor.
going, part by part.Because the farming industry has had such rough
As tractor manufacturers became privy to the plighttimes, especially through the past few decades, small
of selling new tractors to farmers that would keepfarms started disappearing and many older small farm
their beloved Farmalls alive, Farmall tractor partstractors, were left sitting in their tracks. As the
became more scarce for the older models, almost onfarmland has been resold to investors for
purpose, it might have seemed. Today, many of thedevelopment or others that own large commercial
oldest tractors are in the hands of antique tractorfarming operations, these older tractors have started
collectors, although there are probably still some ofre-surfacing and along with them, the interest in
them in existence and working on small family farms.these antique tractors has increased.
Farmall tractor parts still enjoy a high demand, for thisThe market for Farmall parts is a strong market,
purpose.which indicates that there are still some capable of
Like many of the International Harvester brands ofrunning. These restored, antique tractors have a
tractors, the Farmall tractor went through severalmarket, all their own, much like the finest classic
model changes from its original prototype release inautomobiles. The only difference is that many
1923. Through a combination of series, that evolvedfarmers loved their tractors more than they did much
over a period of time, to perform additional duties,of anything else. For this reason, many of the
they would evolve from their original letter series totractors were well taken care of during their working
a "super series" that progressively demonstratedlife, because an entire family depended on their ability
more tricks. This didn't daunt some of the die-hardto function in the farming operations. Some of the
Farmall fans that owned earlier series tractors, thatFarmall tractors are still running and working, but
were still in running condition and quite capable formany of them have been retired and are enjoying a
what they needed.restoration, which has caused the demand for Farmall
It did, however, make it harder to find parts to keeptractor parts to increase.