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Years in Production / 1952–1954
Farmall
Super MD
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Farmall Super MD.
52hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
2WD Only
Drive
1952–1954
Production years
Farmall
Manufacturer
Super MD / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
- Manufacturer
- Farmall (a part of International Harvester)
- Total Built
- 5,199
- Total Built
- 89 (Super MDV)
Hydraulics
- Type
- IH Lift-All
Hitch
- Type
- IH Fast Hitch
Pto
- Rear Type
- 540
Serial Numbers
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- 1952
- 501
- 1952
- 501 (SMDV)
- 1953
- 12516
- 1953
- 12516 (SMDV)
- 1954
- 51995
- Final
- 52627
- Final
- 50464 (SMDV)
Electrical
- Ground
- positive
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Volts
- 6
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Differential mechanical disc brakes
Open operator station.
Super MD / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
International Harvester
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 264 ci4.3 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.00x5.25 inches102 x 133 mm
- Compression Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1450
- Firing Order
- 1-3-4-2
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 28 qts26.5 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
International Harvester 4.3L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 20.5 gal77.6 L
Super MD / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 5 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Transmission (Option 2)
The Torque Amplifier first became available in 1954 on the Super MD-TA.
- Transmission
- International Harvester Torque Amplifier
- Transmission Type
- partial power shift
- Gears
- 10 forward and 2 reverse
Super MD / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 141.13 in358 cm
- Width
- 84.5 in214 cm
- Height
- 79 in200 cm
- Wheelbase
- 95.75 in243 cm
- Ground clearance
- 18.5 in46 cm
- Front tread
- 8.63 in21 cm
- Rear tread
- 52 in132 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 95.75 inches (tricycle)243 cm
- Wheelbase
- 99.75 inches (wide)253 cm
- Weight
- 5725 to 5770 pounds
- Front Tire
- 6.00x16
- Rear Tire
- 13.00x38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 6.00x16
- Rear Ag
- 13.00x38
Super MD / 05
Tractor Photos
See it in action
Videos
Watch Farmall Super MD videos from their original YouTube creators.
Super MD / 07
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 477
Diesel 5-speed 2WDJuly 7 - 11, 1952
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 477
- Belt Power Max
- 46.73 hp34.8 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 3.4 gal/hour12.9 l/hour
- Max Power
- 39.52 hp29.5 kW
- Max Pull
- 5772 lbs2618 kg