Re: ih 340 question

Posted by K.B.-826 on March 23, 2006 at 19:17:42 from (24.180.143.103):

In Reply to: ih 340 question posted by jim gordon on March 23, 2006 at 18:31:44:

They were built from '58-'63, Check your serial number, it's on the tag riveted to the left side of the clutch housing. Compare your serial number to the list found under "Research & Info" on the left side of this page. No, a 340 U really isn't a collector tractor, unless it's been perfectly restored. There's a ton of them out there. As for history, this site is the best place for info, all you gotta do is ask. A 340 U is basically an updated version of the 330 U built from about '56-'58. The 330 U was pretty much a totally new size of tractor for IH when it was introduced. It used a C-135 engine, which was based on the design of engine used in the small tractors, while using the big tractor transmission/rear end. A Row-Crop (Farmall) version of the 330 was never built, while the 340 was offered in both Row-Crop and Utility versions. The 340 continued to use the C-135 gas engine, and was also avalible with a D-166 diesel engine, unlike the 330. The model 504 replaced the 340, and was built until '67. Once again, the 504 was avalible as a row-crop or a utility. The engines were of the same design as the 340's, the gas engine was now the C-153, and the diesel was a D-188. The 544 Row-Crop and Utility followed, and they had quite a few improvements. their C-200 gas and D-239 diesel engines were of totally different designs. The 544 continued to use the 5-speed gear drive transmission with optional TA, and the new Hydrostatic transmission was optional. the last U.S.-built IH utility tractor was the 664, which replaced the 544. 664's were only offered as a utility, and are very rare. The 574 British-built utility replaced the 664, and the 574-style design continued to be used by IH and Case-IH right up into the 1990's.

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