Precleaner Factory Option?

[Cdog2cool4u]

Question for the masses I've seen many different brands with different variations of an air precleaner ie Mason Jar attached to a fixture that goes inline with the air intake. Was that a factory option or something farmer's/operators added depending on their region? Asking to learn more about this wonderful hobby we all enjoy.

 

[NDIHC]

Of my 4 Farmall Ms, 3 have the jar precleaner while the oldest one has just the round dome with the screen on the bottom. I believe they are all factory installed units.

 

[casecollectorsc]

Question for the masses I've seen many different brands with different variations of an air precleaner ie Mason Jar attached to a fixture that goes inline with the air intake. Was that a factory option or something farmer's/operators added depending on their region? Asking to learn more about this wonderful hobby we all enjoy.

The mason jar attachment was a factory pre cleaner on IH tractors but aftermarket pre cleaner attachments with the jar were made also...have seen them on LA Case and DC Case tractors.

 

[rustred]

the air cleaner with the original Ball jar is the donaldson air pre-cleaner. the mushroom style is the ihc air cleaner . thats the way i have known them. but it seams odd that they would go to donaldson for air cleaners when ihc built all their own stuff, or mostly did. was pretty much a 1950's thing with them Ball jars and they worked good instead of having the dirt go directly in the oil sump. in the 1960's and later they used the plastic pre-cleaner on the top.

 

[bweb]

Question for the masses I've seen many different brands with different variations of an air precleaner ie Mason Jar attached to a fixture that goes inline with the air intake. Was that a factory option or something farmer's/operators added depending on their region? Asking to learn more about this wonderful hobby we all enjoy.

My Ford has the factory pre cleaner on it.