Misplaced Pages

Farmall F-12
Farmall F-12
Type	Row-crop agricultural tractor
Manufacturer	International Harvester
Production	1932-1939
Length	125.5 inches (319 cm)
Width	72.3 inches (184 cm)
Height	62.5 inches (159 cm) to steering wheel)
Weight	2,700 pounds (1,200 kg)
Propulsion	Rear wheels
Gross power	14 horsepower (10 kW)
PTO power	16.20 horsepower (12.08 kW) (belt)
Drawbar power	12.31 horsepower (9.18 kW)
Drawbar pull	1,870 pounds (850 kg)
NTTL test	212
Succeeded by	Farmall F-14, later Farmall A and B

The Farmall F-12 is a small two-plow row crop tractor produced by International Harvester under the Farmall brand from 1932 to 1938, with approximately 123,000 produced. An improved model, the two-plow F-14, was produced beginning in 1938 and ending in 1939, when the Farmall letter series tractors were introduced.

Description and production

The F-12 was a smaller, modernized version of the earlier Farmall Regular, developed from a prototype designated the F-10. To reduce mechanical complexity and to improve transmission efficiency, the Regular's portal axle rear wheel arrangement was changed to a straight axle, with larger wheels to provide ground clearance. This had the additional benefit of allowing a broader range of wheel adjustment to accommodate different row-crop row widths. Versions were available for gasoline or distillate. A wide front axle was available as an option. F-12s were delivered with steel wheels, with optional rubber tires. Early-year F-12s were painted gray, like the Regular. Beginning in 1936 the F-12 was painted bright red, to increase visibility. This quickly became a trademark of the Farmall line. The F-12 cost about $600 when introduced, rising to about $700.

Early W-12s were equipped with a 14 horsepower (10 kW) 113-cubic-inch (1,850-cubic-centimetre) engine, which was superseded by a similar engine produced in house by International Harvester, The sliding-gear transmission offered three gears. More than 120,000 F-12s were produced through the model's production run.

Variants

A McCormick W-12 version with a wide front axle was produced as well. The F-12-G4 was produced in an International Harvester plant in Neuss, Germany. I-12 industrial tractors, and O-12 orchard tractors with fairings and underside exhaust routing were also produced. The Fairway 12 was produced for golf course and mowing use. All of these variants except the Fairway had rubber tires.

Farmall F-14

The Farmall F-14 replaced the F-12 in 1938, with a 16 horsepower (12 kW) engine of the same displacement, running at higher RPMs, which allowed a two-plow rating. A hydraulic lift was a popular option on the F-14. O-14, W-14 and I-14 models were produced as well. The F-14 was produced in 1938 and 1939, with a run of about 32,000 units. The Farmall A and B replaced the F-14 in the Farmall small tractor line-up beginning in 1939. Cost was between $800 and $850.

Comparable product

The John Deere H was a comparable product from John Deere.

References

1. ^ Pripps, Robert N. (2020). The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors. Motor Books. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-0-7603-6389-8.
2. ^ Klancher, Lee (2017). The Farmall Dynasty (1.2 ed.). Octane Press. pp. 97–101. ISBN 978-0-9821733-0-5.
3. ^ "Farmall F-12". TractorData. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
4. Pripps, p. 155
5. Klancher, pp. 104-106
6. Pripps, pp. 52-55
7. Klancher, pp. 101-104
8. "Farmall F-14". TractorData. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
9. Pripps, p. 55
10. Pripps, p. 52

External links

• NTTL Test #212 - Farmall F-12 at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory archive
• NTTL Test #297 - Farmall F-14 at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory archive

• Farmall tractors
• Vehicles introduced in 1931