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Don't know if I'm the right "BOB", however, I have posted about Versies a few times on here. The trouble you will run into is the 855 turns almost 1/3 slower than the 118's original V-6 engine, making most of your field speeds too slow. We had planned for years to put an in-line 6 in our 145, and had planned to eliminate the topshaft in the tranny, to do away with one reduction, to make a 1900-2100 RPM engine more feasable. We were going to turn around the second shaft, using the previously-unused rear-facing PTO spline to connect the driveline from the engine to, and then flip the "third members" in the front and rear axles to correct the tractor going in reverse from the one gearset being eliminated. THANKFULLY, a DEERE 8630 came into the picture before we did all that work! Dave Christianson, at Langdon, ND has wrecked out some Versatiles, and repowered some, as well as repowering a few IH 4X4's that had the poor IH V-8 engines. It might be worth giving him a call. He would probably have some ideas, as well as bellhousings, etc. His business phone number is (701) 256-5400.
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