| Farmall F-30 | |
| Manufacturer: | International Harvester |
| Production: | 1931-1939 |
| Length: | 147inches |
| Width: | 90inches |
| Height: | 81inches to steering wheel) |
| Weight: | 5300lb |
| Propulsion: | Rear wheels |
| Gross Power: | 33hp |
| Drawbar Pull: | 4157lb |
| Drawbar Power: | 24.85hp |
| Pto Power: | 32.8hp (belt) |
| Type: | Row-crop agricultural tractor |
| Preceded: | Farmall Regular |
| Succeeded: | Farmall M |
| Nttl: | 198 |
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.
The F-30 was a modernization of the earlier Farmall Regular, with the capabilities of the International Harvester . It had improved narrow front wheels and a four-cylinder overhead valve engine with 33hp, 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]
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]
The Oliver 18/27 was a comparable product offered by the Oliver Farm Equipment Company.[5]