High Octane
03-05-2007 08:43:48
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Re: armstrong vs bfg's in reply to 460/560, 03-05-2007 06:39:19
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Im running a C263 for now,,, out of a late 403 combine. Same as a 706, but no sleeves. Ive milled the head, ported the exhaust and manifold, left the intakes alone. Oh yeah,, the carb made a difference,,,, Where before, I could ride the brakes and lug the engine,, now I simply fry the brakes off and the rpm seems to hold stronger. On the power steering,,, A late 403 combine will have the hydro steering,,, 715 will too, but they seem to ask for more money at the junkyards for 715 parts VS 403 parts. Grab the steering column, there is a hyd unit right under the cab,,, and then grab the cyl from the axle. Route the lines, mount the steering wheel pump, and the hyd valve somehwere,,, the auto power steering pump runs it just fine!!! If you have gutted the steering column on the 560-460, should not be hard to mount the steering in a new bracket. Im thinking of removing the wide front I built on my 460, and building a narrow front with the same hyd setup to operate it,,,, I like the look of the narrow front,,, and drop it down to give it some rake and it looks tough as nails!! It would also be easier to transport,,, more room to put a second tractor on the trailer and not have the front end in the way. The whole wide front on it weighs like 150 lbs with tires and rims,,,, but it mounted solid,,, no tilt in the center, but can be easily added. I do like the wide front, but the terrain I run into,, it can twist the frame rails if Im not careful the way it is. We have 4 H"s, 1 m, 1 SM, a few deeres, and a moline to make some color in the shed. The club I run with stops at 57 and will not think of opening up to 58 just because of the 460-660 tractors coming to pull. Seems like our club is always looking for ways to improve attendance,,, I belive, that we already have bout every pre 1957 tractor in the area that wants to pull with us,,, but the numbers diminish over the years and dont seem to be gaining many more back. I took my 460 to a big pull last year to run some exhibition runs,, and they said no way,,,, so it sat up by the starting line and intimidated the heck out of everybody!! WAIT!!!I did get to pull it that day,,,, A JD A died in the pits and I got to pull start it with my farmall. LOL!! The crowd loved it, many came up and asked questions bout my 460,,, All I could say that day was it was a trailer queen for a day. On a personal note,, I was inspired to build the 460, after seeing a few 460-560"s out of Ill,,, I loved what I seen, and I know they can whoop on an Oliver. I learned that the 460 had sold, and he had built a pro stock 966. Years back, I always seen him in the HOOK, "KING OF THE HILL" with a 460. Do you know em?? Im in Northern Indiana,, that should be a good hint. Right? Ill leave it at that for now. I may never get as good as those guys are,, but its fun to play with a faster machine than an old M or H.
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