Posted by John A. on February 03, 2011 at 21:40:45 from (76.1.122.180):
In Reply to: L.P. GAS Super MTA posted by J.D HEICHEL on February 03, 2011 at 12:21:08:
J.D., IH commissioned 500 SM-TA to be built They used the LP Tank companies to complete the conversion work even thought they were not all completed at the factory,....Were considered Factory tractors, There were about 5 known LP Tank companies that did the work 2 in Texas and the other 3 scattered through out the Deep South. In Texas,,,, San Angelo and Lubbock. The quintessential SM-TA Has a long wise tank with a Mono-valve assembly @ the 11:00 o clock position at the rear of the tank if you were sitting in the seat. Not the Cross-wise tank the SM Stage I. & Stage II had. The Stage III SM,,,aka.. SM-TA had this type of tank mainly The one below it the 2nd one I have seen. A Stage III, SM-TA with a crosswise tank that would be rare. Of the 500 built there were no consecutive #s known of, IH would pull the tractors at random then load up RR flatcars or trucks and sent the tractors to San Angelo or Lubbock, less Carbs and tanks and completed there and shipped on the Dealers. The Tank Companies would load up tanks and Carbs and sent them to the factory to be completed there then sent to the dealers.
The reason for the long tank helped make up the difference of the longer Torque tube needed to hold the TA unit. Plus I think it was prototype for the 400/450 series and then the 460/560 series. IH was notorious in poor record keeping so the information I have has been gleaned from other researchers, old IH Service guys, Dealers, Certified Field Reps. About 5 yrs ago I knew of an old IH Field Service guy that did field conversions @ Farms ans Ranches. He converted Gas tractors to LP Under IH Authorization! he had a little Black Book .....Farmers,Names Addresses, Ph #s, + The Tractor Serial # he worked on!!! He had authority the re stamp the factory tags!!! He died, Kids cleaned out his home, Little black book was thrown away, All that Information... Lost Forever!!! OBTW the pic above the round SM-TA emblem with NO wing Is A TA Delete Emblem, Yes that is not correct for that tractor. The Circle with the wing is correct for TA equipped tractors YES, a SM-TA factory delete IS still a SM-TA tractor! JD My # is 512-577-3837 if you should like to visit about this more in depth, Call most any time and I will visit with you and tell all I know I just don't care to type this much. Hope this helps, Look forward to visiting with you or others about this or other tractor subjects. Later, John A.
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