Rear tire fenders

[shot560]

I know during the 40's 50's rear tire fenders were optional when you purchased a new farmall. My question is, what year did they make it mandatory that tractors come equipt with fenders from the factory? Thanks

 

[caterpillar guy]

Didn't now they did. Only tractors with fenders here came on them when we got them. The MD we took them off so we could get on easier The H if it had them came off to get the cultivator on. Never were on again. I've never ever seen it with them on.

 

[rustred]

a tractor without fenders is like a bar with no beer. something about location from what i have seen. in canada all tractors have fenders, in u. s. most old tractors have fenders missing. plus they dont even look right without fenders then there is the safety factor. i did not know tractors were sold without fenders, always thought they got removed and thrown in the bush , but why dont know.

 

[cornerpost]

Think they were required in some states. Have a set of shin skinners I took off SMTA.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

My educated guess is it happened during the late 1970's, as this is about the time rollover protection became mandatory on all tractors over a certain HP rating.

According to Wikipedia, the date was October 25, 1976, after which new tractors (over a certain HP rating, maybe 70 drawbar, based on the 786's 69HP drawbar, as I'd expect IH to push it right to the limit) had to be manufactured with ROPS.

 

[DR. EVIL]

Dad's first tractor with fenders, a '63 4010, He didn't buy till December 1968. He did buy some Ford N-series fenders about 1965 to put on the H and Super H that I ran a lot. He had some think they were Minneapolis Moline full coverage fenders on the Super M-TA Farmall for a short time in 1963. Otherwise fenders were pretty rare. Never bothered me a bit to run something without fenders. Yes, fenders were an option for years, one most midwest rowcrop farmers didn't waste money on. Just something else to remove to put the mounted corn picker on. And when corn and soy beans were cultivated the rear wheels were set out several inches on each side. The fenders looked pretty silly spaced over a foot from each rear tire.

 

[MARK ROBKE]

I've not driven a tractor without fenders, and all those had the paint wore off from arms resting on them. But I have really only ran utility tractors - heck I'd probably lean on the moving tire and get drug off of a fenderless tractor! Mark.

 

[gene bender]

only in some states were fenders required most states didn't have any such law

 

[mccormicksw4]

(quoted from post at 09:51:59 06/17/20) I know during the 40's 50's rear tire fenders were optional when you purchased a new farmall. My question is, what year did they make it mandatory that tractors come equipt with fenders from the factory? Thanks

I cannot comment on other brands mentioned in the thread but since its the IH section I believe you were referring to IH
in my 1951 sale book Farmall C,H and M fenders were optional at a price of $17.50 for the pair. Like Evil said they were sold as row crop tractors mostly and if the farmer was only going to take them off for the cultivator they often didn't order them. I have seen more pre 1950 Farmalls without them and with them .- In Canada

 

[DanMD]

(quoted from post at 01:27:24 06/18/20)

(quoted from post at 09:51:59 06/17/20) I know during the 40's 50's rear tire fenders were optional when you purchased a new farmall. My question is, what year did they make it mandatory that tractors come equipt with fenders from the factory? Thanks

I cannot comment on other brands mentioned in the thread but since its the IH section I believe you were referring to IH
in my 1951 sale book Farmall C,H and M fenders were optional at a price of $17.50 for the pair. Like Evil said they were sold as row crop tractors mostly and if the farmer was only going to take them off for the cultivator they often didn't order them. I have seen more pre 1950 Farmalls without them and with them .- In Canada

$180 in todays dollars, if your curious like me.

 

[mccormicksw4]

(quoted from post at 17:53:59 06/17/20)

(quoted from post at 01:27:24 06/18/20)

(quoted from post at 09:51:59 06/17/20) I know during the 40's 50's rear tire fenders were optional when you purchased a new farmall. My question is, what year did they make it mandatory that tractors come equipt with fenders from the factory? Thanks

I cannot comment on other brands mentioned in the thread but since its the IH section I believe you were referring to IH
in my 1951 sale book Farmall C,H and M fenders were optional at a price of $17.50 for the pair. Like Evil said they were sold as row crop tractors mostly and if the farmer was only going to take them off for the cultivator they often didn't order them. I have seen more pre 1950 Farmalls without them and with them .- In Canada

$180 in todays dollars, if your curious like me.

1951 M with standard equipment $2346

MD with standard equipment $3145

 

[DanMD]

(quoted from post at 02:11:33 06/18/20)

(quoted from post at 17:53:59 06/17/20)

(quoted from post at 01:27:24 06/18/20)

(quoted from post at 09:51:59 06/17/20) I know during the 40's 50's rear tire fenders were optional when you purchased a new farmall. My question is, what year did they make it mandatory that tractors come equipt with fenders from the factory? Thanks

I cannot comment on other brands mentioned in the thread but since its the IH section I believe you were referring to IH
in my 1951 sale book Farmall C,H and M fenders were optional at a price of $17.50 for the pair. Like Evil said they were sold as row crop tractors mostly and if the farmer was only going to take them off for the cultivator they often didn't order them. I have seen more pre 1950 Farmalls without them and with them .- In Canada

$180 in todays dollars, if your curious like me.

1951 M with standard equipment $2346

MD with standard equipment $3145

$24,114 and $32,327

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Fenders were always AVAILABLE.

The question is when did they become MANDATORY. It was certainly not during the production of letter series tractors.

 

[Ron W]

Around here, north of Ann Arbor, MI, utility tractors came with them standard - like Fords & Ferguson. Allis b & c's had them, and a few other mfg's put them on the smaller tractors. John Deere & IHC were hit and miss. Most pre-1948 tractors didn't have them unless it was thrown in with the deal. As the Hp's got higher and prices of the fender got cheaper, you saw more them on tractors.
Also, tractor mounted cultivators started to disappear so fenders were left on.

 

[rustyfarmall]

Fenders were always optional at extra cost. Never made mandatory except in some states but then ONLY if the tractor would be used on the road.

I owned a 1969 856. It had fenders, and a year-a-round cab, but the owners manual had wiring diagrams for both with fenders, and without fenders, and showed the location of the headlights for tractors without fenders.

 

[Leroy]

Easier to get on without fenders? The H the fender was the hand hold to pull yourself up on the tractor.