B 450 tractor

[Appr]

I thought that I had made a reply to those who responded to my post dated 4-20-17, however, I've just learned that it didn't go.
I appreciate those who responded very much. From those who responded to my request, it appears that parts maybe available to
repair this tractor. I looked this tractor up on tractordata and they indicated that the engine in this tractor is a 4 cylinder
diesel with 264 cu. inches, similar to the engine in the SMD tractors, except for the fact that the engine in this tractor is a
direct start diesel. Is it likely that at sometime over the production run for this tractor that IH changed the engine from the
264 c. i. engine to the 281 c. i. engine? I had wondered if other parts from a SMD would work on this tractor. What about sheet
metal and parts such as gears and clutch? I appreciate the earlier responses and if anyone has more info, I need to know as much
as possible about this tractor. I haven't decided whether to buy it or not. Any other comments would be appreciated. Thanks,
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[Janicholson]

I believe the engine shares no parts or fundamental design with the Gas start Diesel Run Farmall engines. Other components may be shared, but measuring is more than likely needed for sheet metal. Interesting tractor, but certainly not much in the way of spares on the west side of the Atlantic. Jim

 

[richardinnz]

Do not think there will be many, if at all any, interchange of engine parts, I do have a B450 parts manual if you want to cross reference any part numbers from the U.S. models. I would think most chassis parts would interchange we had the SBMD, and SBWD6 tractors and I think a lot was common to the B450 and even through to the B634 which I would call the last of the W6 derived tractors built at I-H. G.B.Ltd.

 

[Appr]

Thanks for the reply. Is there a place to buy a copy of a parts manual for this tractor? Also, are there dealers in Britain, who could provide parts, etc., for this tractor, if so, how can they be contacted? Thanks,
Mike Elam

 

[Appr]

I appreciate the replies. Is there a way to buy a parts manual for this tractor? If these tractors were built until about the seventies, are there dealers in other countries that can supply parts, etc., and, if so, how can they be contacted? This seems like it might be a possibility for parts, but this tractor would still be about 45 years old. What do you think? Thanks,
Mike Elam

 

[George 3]

(quoted from post at 05:50:19 05/03/17) I appreciate the replies. Is there a way to buy a parts manual for this tractor? If these tractors were built until about the seventies, are there dealers in other countries that can supply parts, etc., and, if so, how can they be contacted? This seems like it might be a possibility for parts, but this tractor would still be about 45 years old. What do you think? Thanks,
Mike Elam

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Is this a Farmall B450 or a B450 standard. There were about 4 times as many Standards produced as compared to the Farmall's.

 

[richardinnz]

Repair and Maintenance Services in Dudley supply what can be supplied for these tractors, most of the I-H dealers that were around in the 60s and 70s are no longer i'm afraid, some stayed loyal to the Doncaster factory and changed to McCormick when CNH was formed and brought Case-IH tractor production to a close in Gt Britain.

 

[Appr]

This tractor is a Farmall model. I'm still in a quandary about what to do about this tractor. I would love to restore this
tractor, but I'm not sure about finding the missing parts that it needs to make it correct. I wonder if I could install a
regular M or SM engine in it without too much extra work? If the correct parts can't be located then that would make a really
unique tractor. Thanks to everyone who responded on this subject. I don't know if it is OK to give out my contact information
or not. I'd like to be able to correspond with anyone that has any info that might be helpful. Anyway, thanks everyone.
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[BarnyardEngineering]

From what I've seen up close of a Farmall B450, the engine block looks very similar in shape to the M block, but missing a few things.

Overall the design and layout of the tractor looks identical to the American M/Super M. The only way to be sure would be to get both tractors side by side and get out a tape measure. My guess is that the American engine will bolt right up between the frame rails on the B450. I would go with a gas engine.