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Years in Production / 1954–1956
Farmall
300
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Farmall 300.
42hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1954–1956
Production years
Farmall
Manufacturer
300 / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Original price was $2,900 in 1956
- Manufacturer
- Farmall (a part of International Harvester)
- Total Built
- 29,077
- Total Built
- 170 (High-Clearance)
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Mechanical disc brakes
Open operator station.
- Final Drives
- bull gear
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Valves
- 1 to 3
Hitch
- Type
- IH Fast Hitch
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
Electrical
- Ground
- positive
- Battery Volts
- 6
300 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
International Harvester C169
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 169 ci2.8 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.5625x4.25 inches90 x 108 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 6.6:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1750
- Idle Rpm
- 900-1750
- Starter Volts
- 6
- Coolant Capacity
- 16.5 qts15.6 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
International Harvester 2.8L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 17 gal64.3 L
300 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
- Transmission Type
- sliding gear
- Gears
- 5 forward and 1 reverse
Transmission (Option 2)
- Transmission
- Torque Amplifier
- Transmission Type
- two-speed power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
300 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 140 in355 cm
- Width
- 100 in254 cm
- Height
- 88 in223 cm
- Wheelbase
- 96 in243 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 92.25 inches (tricycle)234 cm
- Wheelbase
- 96 inches (wide-front)243 cm
- Weight
- 5361 lbs2431 kg
- Front Tire
- 5.50-16
- Rear Tire
- 11-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 5.50-16
- Front Ag
- 6.00-16
- Front Ag
- 7.50-16
- Rear Ag
- 11-38
- Rear Ag
- 10-38
- Rear Ag
- 12-38
- Rear Ag
- 13-38
300 / 05
Tractor Photos
See it in action
Videos
Watch Farmall 300 videos from their original YouTube creators.
300 / 07
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 538
Gasoline 2WDApril 29 - May 2, 1955
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1-TA used for pull test.
- Id
- 538
- Belt Power Max
- 38.16 hp28.5 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 3.4 gal/hour12.9 l/hour
- Max Power
- 33.73 hp25.2 kW
- Max Pull
- 5,650 lbs2562 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 573Nebraska test report ↗
LP-gas TA 2WDMay 9 - June 4, 1956
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1-TA used for pull test.
- Id
- 573
- Belt Power Max
- 38.42 hp28.6 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 4.4 gal/hour16.7 l/hour
- Max Power
- 35.43 hp26.4 kW
- Max Pull
- 5576 lbs2529 kg