Hi James: I saw a Farmall M with a "Shepard" engine in it a couple years ago. The conversion was the whole engine block and not just a few parts bolted to a M block. There were Shepard diesel tractors built/sold in the 1950s because a neighbor about 4 miles from us had one. In the early 1940s the Farmall MD diesel engine was VERY high priced... so shepard had a chance since it was cheaper.. but gas was so cheap back then that it took a lot of years to pay for buying a diesel even if it was just an engine replacement.. Besides that, the mind-set of farmers just after the "great" depression of the 1930s was to NOT buy anything, if possible. The MD was hard to sell early on and farmers were not inclined to spending more money on taking care of a high priced engine. We had a MD so I had an interest in any other diesels around home back then. By the way, there was a huge change in using money now compared to back 50-60 years ago. Cash was King back then. Nobody bought on credit, if possible back then. Now it's "Get rid of it" and buy a NEW one right now. Amazing how much has changed in equipment but also in the way people handle money now. Not many consider the big change in the mind-set of todays farmers and how much money they throw around.. The idea of a replacement engine doesn't have much of a chance today.. quick, buy a whole new tractor now. ag.
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