The first wheel tractor to be built at International Harvester plant in Doncaster UK, was the Farmall M, which was driven off the assembly line in 1949, and was known as the Farmall BM.

(The "B" in the BM identification denoted a British made tractor)

Farmall Super BMD, 50hp. Built in 1956, again at Doncaster.

Introduced in 1952, the BMD was the diesel version of the Farmall BM.

Farmall B450

Shown here is the Regular version, it was also available in Farmall Rowcrop and in Four Wheel Drive versions. Manufactured in Doncaster from 1958 to 1969.

The B450 used the BD264 engine producing 55hp, with 5 forward gears and 1 reverse.

Launched initially as the International 454 and 574 using 52hp (3 cylinder) and 68hp (4 cylinder) engines produced at the engine plant of IHC Neuss, Germany. (Doncaster had its own engine plant up to this point).

Standard transmissions were available with 8 forward and 4 reverse gears plus torque amplifier option. The 8 forward and 8 reverse transmission was available for loader work and a hydrostatic version was also produced.

Available in Cab, Non-cab and Safety Frame versions

There followed in 1973 the 68hp 674 model and also the 474 and 475 tractors.

Transmissions were also shipped to Louisville, Kentucky for final assembly for the U.S. market but in later years were shipped as finished tractors to North America.

74 Series transmissions were also supplied to Komatsu, Volvo and to Manitou in France who used it as the basis of their site handler.

The transmission was also used by IH as a basis for its own industrial tractors and loader/backhoes.

The B250 had a 30hp engine, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse and was nick-named "The Little Giant"

This was exported to around 50 countries with Canada as a major market.

Around 28,000 were produced by the end of 1960

The B275 tractor was introduced in 1958 with a 35hp engine, 8 forward and 2 reverse gears and was available in Hi Clear version also.

From 1959 onwards many thousands were imported into the U.S.A.

The 276 followed with an increase in power to 37.5hp and styling changes.

Production was transferred to Doncaster ca. 1966 along with the 434 tractor.

276 with safety cab. Picture taken at Craigevour Castle in Scotland.

The B414 was launched in 1961 and built up to 1966.

This incorporated the many of the features of the earlier B250 and B275 tractors but had a 40hp engine.

This one looks a bit battered but still working hard.

This is how the B414 can look!! Another pic from Nordhorn

434

This replaced the B414 in 1966 with better features and improved styling and retained the 40hp engine.

This was available in regular, hi clear, narrow configuration and with speed amplifier and safety cab options.

Final assembly was subsequently transferred to Doncaster and production continued up to launch of the 74 Series.

At the same time as Doncaster launched the 74 Series, Bradford launched the International 354 and 444 tractors, which replaced the 276 and 434 tractors.

With 38 and 45hp engines respectively it was available in Cab, Non Cab and Safety Frame versions.

The Bradford tractors were a very successful range and are still such a popular little tractor around the world.

The transmission was also the basis of the International B2275 and B3434 industrial loaders and like the 74 series was supplied to Manitou for use in their site handlers.

The transmission itself has continued to be manufactured. The Mahindra Company of India produce a tractor range which are assembled in Texas. They were originally built under licence from International Harvester back in the 60's and are still closely based on the B414.