Posted by Red Mist on January 21, 2009 at 05:37:54 from (67.142.130.48):
In Reply to: What does FBH mean? posted by 697447 on January 20, 2009 at 13:58:54:
mkirsch said: (quoted from post at 06:00:42 01/21/09)
I have a theory on the B and I'd like to hear what people think:
My theory is that the B indicates chassis style. The A/B/BN/Super A tractors all were prefixed with an A.
A = "frameless" design, load bearing engine block
B = dual rail frame
Frankly, I think there is the distinct possibility that there was a good chance that we'd all be waxing nostalgic about the old Farmall K instead of M, too.
Well, that makes sense about the "A" and "B" frame designation. And by the time the "FC" came along, perhaps they decided they didn't need to designate the frame???
I have also wondered if the M was originally going to be a K. Then, somebody at IH must have said, "Hey, my sister is named Kay. 'K' sounds too much like a girl's name to be our biggest, most powerful tractor model. Let's call it an 'M' as in 'MAN'." And the rest is history, as they say....... Who knows? But, what an imagination I have, eh? mike
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