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Years in Production / 1948–1951
Farmall
C
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Farmall C.
23hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1948–1951
Production years
Farmall
Manufacturer
C / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
- Manufacturer
- Farmall (a part of International Harvester)
- Total Built
- 79,932
- Original Price
- $1,500
Pto
- Rear Type
- 540
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1650
Serial Numbers
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- 1948
- FC501
- 1949
- FC22624
- 1950
- FC47010
- 1951
- FC71880
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Manual contracting band brakes
Open operator station.
C / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
International Harvester C113
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 113.1 ci1.9 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.00x4.00 inches76 x 102 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 5.33:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1650
- Idle Rpm
- 525-1850
- Firing Order
- 1-3-4-2
- Oil Capacity
- 5 qts4.7 L
- Sparkplug Gap
- 0.025 inches0.635 mm
- Point Gap
- 0.020 inches0.508 mm
- Intake Valve Clearance
- 0.014 inches (hot)0.356 mm
- Exhaust Valve Clearance
- 0.014 inches (hot)0.356 mm
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Options
International Harvester 1.9L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 11 gal41.6 L
C / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- sliding gear
- Gears
- 4 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
C / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 81.625 inches207 cm
- Weight
- 2845 lbs1290 kg
- Front Tire
- 4.00-15
- Rear Tire
- 9-36
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 4.00-15
- Rear Ag
- 9-36
- Rear Ag
- 7-36
- Rear Ag
- 8-36
- Rear Ag
- 10-36
C / 05
Tractor Photos
See it in action
Videos
Watch Farmall C videos from their original YouTube creators.
C / 07
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 395
Gasoline 4-speed 2WDJune 7 - 16, 1948
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 395
- Belt Power Max
- 21.12 hp15.7 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 1.9 gal/hour7.2 l/hour
- Max Power
- 18.57 hp13.8 kW
- Max Pull
- 2902 lbs1316 kg