Hank: Most IH tractors from that era had the serial number on the clutch housing.
Here is my argument on the issue of disbelief. IH built Hi-Clear models of most Farmall two wheel drive row crops. This was done by either a drop final drive or in the case of the offsets much larger rear tires. Front ends were all done using either larger wheels or front ends with longer spindles. Most of this was done on two wheel drive tractors, and most under 100 hp.
There were a few 4 wheel drive tractors under 100 hp with larger diameter wheels front and rear.
When one gets into the big 4 wheel drive tractors, mainly intended as a draft machine, usually big wide tires were the order of the day. It becomes quite easy to put large diameter wheels on the big articulateds, as the wheels always stay inline with the chassis. All one needs is long enough wheelbase so front wheel don't hit rear when turning.
The 4100 is rather a unique animal, rather than articulation, IH used two steering axles on a solid end to end chassis. Much more than a 6' diameter wheel and wheels would strike chassis when turning. I rather doubt that a drop final drive could be engineered to work on steering axles. Massey Harris did it in the 1930s with their GP, but that probably only generated 35 hp.
The IH 4100 is 150 hp, built for drawbar lugging of plows, disks, cultivators, chisel plows, etc. If they built a Hi-Clear 4100, I'm sure most of the old hands here at YT would love to see a photo. I know I would. So, could you just fire up the family buggy and drive that hour for some photos.
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