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stn: These tractors BMD, SuperBMD and B-450 were all built at Doncaster England, very much to Farmall M specs. There never was a Super BMDTA, and there never were very many gassers built. In fact I think the BM was the only gasser. The production of these tractors does not run in sequence with US MD, Super MD and 450. The BM and BMD were built until mid 50s, then it became Super BMD with a factory 3 point hitch. Super BMD production ended around 1960, give of take a year and was followed by the B-450 until roughly 1966. These never had IPTO and M sheet metal remained until the end of B-450 production. The reason you see some these in the US, they were brought in to the southern US by IH during the early 60s to substitute a shortage of 460s. Being direct start British diesels of that era they don't start very well in northern winter climates. There were British W6 WD6, Supers and 450 etc., same time frame a the British Farmalls and I'm told some of these made it to the Western Canadian grain belt. I'll bet they never used them in winter. We had to keep a Super C around just tow tow start the B-250, B-275, B-414 etc. in winter. Can you imagine trying to tow start those big ones at -30F There is a fair bit of detail about these tractors on a site called Les Tracteurs Rouges. French site and it tells all the IH tractors built in Europe plus US built tractors imported to Europe. The one I like and it may surprise many North Americans is a Super C diesel, built in France. Man would I love to have one of those diesels for my Farmall 130. I know George would want a Super C diesel.
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