R MM with Allen Cab from literature

Alan K · Feb 16, 2014

Was going through my literature and ran across this from Im assuming 1949. It shows a "doctored up" model R with the cab. All of the cabs came in the color of grey. I remember seeing similar literature with one on a ZA. Wonder if any survived?

maj-mm · Feb 17, 2014

MM sold that cab as the cab option for the RTI for several years. there are still some around, there has been one on eBay several times but in rough condition.

G1355 · Feb 17, 2014

Here's one at a dealer by me that a guy stuck a lot of money in. Don't know where he found it but I'd say a grove or a barn it was sitting along time the first time I seen it, he had new rubber on it and I haven't seen it since dont know who's it was.

MM RTI · Feb 17, 2014

I have an RTI with that cab. I remade the canvas attachments. It originally had a snow sweeper on it but the guy before me cut it off and threw it out. No heat in the cab but at least it would keep the snow off you while you were sweeping. Would it be possible to get a copy of that literature?

BMG1 · Feb 17, 2014

Looks like a UTID. They only made 119 U industrial diesels in UTID and UTILD versions. Kind of a rare tractor. Worth putting a little money into in my opinion.

BMG1 · Feb 17, 2014

Looks funny how they modified the picture of an R with different grill and frame rails.

Alan K · Feb 17, 2014

That is what I thought. I thought it was maybe a Z at first with the fenders the way they are but they look to have extensions on the originals. Then the air cleaner top and muffler are from an R. Ive seen that in a lot of older literature when they remake a tractor to be a generic one.

Rich'sToys · Feb 20, 2014

(quoted from post at 20:28:06 02/17/14) That is what I thought. I thought it was maybe a Z at first with the fenders the way they are but they look to have extensions on the originals. Then the air cleaner top and muffler are from an R. Ive seen that in a lot of older literature when they remake a tractor to be a generic one.

They probably did that to avoid trademark infringements. You still see that today. I've got several T-shirts where the tractors have been modified just slightly, and no names or logos are shown. If you're not licensed to reproduce those logos, they will sue you. John Deere is especially noted for that, but the others will do it too.

I could especially see that in this case. Since MM was producing their own cab, I'm sure they would not take kindly to an aftermarket cab being shown on one of their tractors. So they had to doctor the tractor up just enough to avoid any legal complications.

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