Hello all new here, I just picked up a model M the engine is stuck can’t find number on transmission but engine makes it a 1939. Any parts sources for these? Thanks!!

That M with the PTO looks very familiar to me, was it sitting with an All Crop combine by any chance?

Congratulations on the M - they are a favorite of mine.  By appearances, it looks to be in pretty solid condition!  Pfouts is a good place to start, as well as placing wanted ads in the classified ads section of the forum.  

Tad1991,

So Jake did you move the old M with that Willy's Overland truck? What the year of birth of that truck, I have a 1956 & a 1958 setting in my barn.

It’s a 1948, we used it to pull it around at our place, actually came from same ranch the M did.

Let me know if you would like any pictures of anything specific, the machine was the right price for me at free and isn’t my first crawler, I have caterpillars and internationals. I plan on getting the engine running and it mechanically sound and leaving it in it’s working clothes.

If your M has a replaced case and no serial number, get ahold of those brothers from Gadsen Alabama and get them to stamp it #1  Just be sure that you get them to do it right side up 

I was speaking with mark from pfouts and ordered parts for my m crawler. He then fell off the face of the earth. Any ideas what’s going on or other AC resources?

I was speaking to Mark last night all is well. Just had a big order delivered to the uk.

Got a call. Was good to hear he’s ok! Thanks for the replies all.

We had 2 Model M's growing up on the farm. One wide, one narrow. We overhauled the narrow's engine. In the end we used the wide one for parts. We liked the narrow to log with and it had a small winch. They were sold at the farm sale in 1980, 1 running, 1 parts....James 

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The only reason I ask is because I looked at a Model M back in the 80's over the hill in Sunflower Valley on Hyway 41 on the way to Fresno, as I remember it had a PTO like yours and I think some kind of hydraulics for the All Crop sitting next to it. I took a trailer to bring it home but the engine was stuck and there was a sizable crack in the block and so I decided not to buy it, I regret that decision. There was a McCormick Deering 10-20 sitting there as well and try as I might, it was not for sale. I don't know what happened to any of them. It just peaked my curiosity when I saw the PTO unit on yours, there couldn't have been very many of those around here and they were probably used to run All Crops, one of the very few PTO possible combines of the day.

mine doesn’t have a pto or cracked block and don’t think i posted a pic would like to but not sure how to do it. I got the engine running and a new radiator. Despite the rebuild kit for the carb that i got from Pfouts, it’s not being a good team player. You think that one on 41 is gone? I am in Paso Robles so thats not too far. Any recommendations on other carbs that might work? Or carb guy to whip it into shape? My mechanic thinks i should ditch the project but i am invested and stubborn.

FarmerChuck wrote: Purchased a Model M.  Don't really need another project, but ""price was too good" to pass up !!  New to forum. Is operator, service or parts manual available free on line?  Can purchase manuals from Jensales or others, but have found free access in past to Mercedes Benz, Chrysler and some others.  Is there a group or whatever specific to M/WM (or U/UC for engine) here somewhere?  I am not good with forums, searches, posting and the like.  Should I start a new topic for my project specifically?  Thanks in advance for any help/advice