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Farmall M Steel Shift Knob

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I just received a war-era steel shift knob for my Farmall M as a gift. You can still see the IHC in the center of it, though it is very vague. The casting number is easy to read though. Is this thing rare to the point it needs to be a conversation piece or should it go on the tractor to replace the rubber/plastic one that"s on there? I have been told the steel ones are fairly rare and were only manufactured during the rubber ban during WWII.
 
They are somewhat scarce as the bottom end of the lever would wear and the farmer would replace it. The iorn knob will not fit on the lever because it is not threaded.
 

It's rareER, but not particularly rare. They made fewer tractors during the war.

Is yours a wartime tractor (1942(?)-1945)? It'll have the threaded shift lever. Otherwise as Cowman said, you can't use it.
 
I have one on my 1940 M that I found in my Dads spare parts stash along with with newly built up and ground down shift lever.
 
Interesting subject! I never knew such things existed. I imagine one could use a die to cut threads into the top of a normal shift lever, and then helicoil the iron knob down to that diameter. Kewl thought anyway.

It wouldn't be correct for my 1951 M, but...I think I'll start keeping my eyes on e-bay, just for the conversation piece.
 
I have a 1943 H that has the cutoff rear wheels and single front wheel. It didnt have the cast iron knob when I got it but have since put one on it. The shifter wasnt threaded but I threaded it and screwed the knob right on!!
 
Neither of my '42 H's had a cast knob... but one of my '45 W-9's had a cast knob and the other had rubber.

I've seen them come up on eBay quite often so they aren't all that rare...
 
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