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Silver King
Explore 7 farm tractor models. Follow a model into its engine specifications, transmissions, dimensions, historical photographs, and available test records.
About Silver King
Silver King was Fate-Root-Heath’s successor tractor badge after the Plymouth name was transferred to Chrysler. Its utility and industrial tractors were later sold to Mountain State Fabricating.
- Beginning
- Badge introduced after the Plymouth naming dispute; exact launch unverified
- Founder / origin
- Fate-Root-Heath
- Known for
- Utility and industrial tractors
- Sale / later history
- Tractor line sold to Mountain State Fabricating in 1954
History and legacy
The name reflected the tractors’ silver finish. The parent company wanted to concentrate on locomotives, while the new owner’s tractor production was short-lived. The reviewed history does not establish a precise final shutdown year for every Silver King activity.
Sources & further reading
History reviewed 2026-10-20.
Showing 7 of 7 models
42 Row Crop
1942–1954
36 hp
Engine estimate from belt power
2WD Only
Drive
3-Wheel
1936–1939
25 hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
4-Wheel
1937–1941
25 hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
41 Row Crop
1940–1941
Power not listed
No index power figure
2WD Only
Drive
42 Standard
1942–1954
Power not listed
No index power figure
2WD Only
Drive
370
1955–1957
Power not listed
No index power figure
2WD Only
Drive
371
1955–1957
Power not listed
No index power figure
2WD Only
Drive
Index power values can include estimates derived from belt or PTO power. They are identified on each model card and are not interchangeable with a measured engine rating. Model years and missing values follow the source index.