International Harvester built many good tractors over its years. Today I will be talking about the Super M-TA. The Super M-TA was International Harvester’s first tractor to have live power and other user friendly features. Before I talk about the tractor I’m going to give you a little International Harvester history.
International Harvester started as McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in 1847, founded by Cyrus Hall McCormick and was consolidated by his Son Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. 1902. About Farmall and IH, Burlington. McCormick harvesting consolidated with Deering Harvester Company; Plano Manufacturing Company; Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner Company; and Milwaukee Harvester Company. This became known as the International Harvester Company. About Farmall and IH, Burlington
The International Harvester Company began experimenting with tractors in 1905. International Harvester’s first tractor was the Mogul 8-16. (About Farmall and IH) The International Harvester company then went to the F series until 1938. In 1939 the International Harvester Company paid Raymond Loewy to reshape the F series. These tractors had more sheet metal, such as the hood and grill. These reshaped tractors became known as the Letter series. International Harvester made the letter series till 1954. International also made the “Super” tractors from 1952 to 1954. (Farmall Letter Series) This leads me to the Super M-TA which was made from 1953 to 1954.
Between the two years International Harvester made the Super M-TA they produced 26,924. The Super M-TA was International Harvester’s first tractor to have live power. Live power made it so you could push in the clutch on the tractor the Power Take Off or PTO would not stop spinning. (New McCormick...
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...26,924 of the tractor it’s considered a collectors tractor. Another factor is that it was the last of the letter series along with the other “Supers”. The Super M-TA also, as shown by my research, made life a lot easier for farmers who owned one of these amazing tractors.
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