Just to be clear, my ONLY point is, the 656 shares the smaller clutch housing bolt pattern, and side rail-to-clutch housing bolt pattern, with the H and 460. Which is a bit surprising to me, as the 656 shares the more powerful 60+ hp 263 engine with the 560 and 706. And, the 656 "appears" to have a very beefy rear end, perhaps even more beefy than a 560.
So why would IH choose to use the smaller clutch housing, I guess, is my delimma??
I have no personal knowledge of internal part sizes, and am not implying anything in my observation.
This is strictly a "structural thing", for me.
When I say "structural", I mean.... the larger clutch housing-to-engine pattern of a 560 is a larger "truss", capable of handling more load/bending/twisting, which only makes sense when a larger 60+ hp engine is being employed. Also, the side rail bolt pattern on a 560 is larger (than a 460), capable of providing more structural rigidity....yet IH choose to use the smaller 460 pattern for the 656. ....
I always thought of a 656 as a heavier tractor... yet in a way, it isn't, at least in this area.
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