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Hi Bill All up to how many acres you have and how much time. I farm with WD 's have two running and two that are in repair. 2 farmall H's one super with step pistions and 300 IHC head so she about 35-40 HP. But I would say you need live PTO or like the allis wd have a trans. clutch. 656 is a good tractor if you find a good one. Cost of a good wide front around here is 4-5 K so for a tractor of that size they are a little pricey compair to some. I'm sure you can fine a Good H for around 1000. WD Allis Chalmers 1200- 1500 wide front on any of them would add 400- 600 more. Listen we have a wd 1951 or so, 53 years old and allot of time and she runs ok ( she is the one I bale with). I'm thinking I'll get a about 500 more hours out of her before mains and complete head redone, or strip her for parts, replaced a king pin in rearend some 15 years ago. I was half way worn. Some of these old small tractor were made for war time they had no idea how long WWII was going to last and made the best they could make, too last . I say; mabe I'm wrong they stop making good tractors around 1970, but I see some of these guys talking about newer one and they are running ok. I would say to you be friend a person close to you and learn from any one you can about engines and start looking and asking. Would hate to see someone get burn on an junker, and there are allot of them out there. Every tractor has its troubles things you not going to like but it is your opinion that counts. One last thing if you can live with one tractor you better have a back up, if your doing row crop and planting corn and spraying tilling etc, what a pain to have to take time to switch equipment around. I 'm looking at a tractor for baling, mowing, raking, tedding, and hauling hay . WD's do this all ok , but the H's are only good for raking and tedding and hauling. I need to get just a bit bigger for baling around 70-80 plus horsepower to pull baler wagon with 100 + bales on these hills, WD 35 HP is only able to pull 50 bales than it is time to head to level ground. Look and talk and learn what you would like to have, don't be scaired (sp) of a 50,40,30 + years old tractor if run right they last and last. Have a Good One !! Teddy
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