I wanted to add my 2 cents worth to this discussion.
My dad, mostly an IH guy, had a 656 gasser that he bought new. But when it required a 3rd valve job at about 1400 hours, he traded it for a 4020 JD. This would have been in the early 1970's and I don't know what fuel or oil he was using, though I suspect the oil was IH Low Ash. The 656 was his big tractor and it was used for all of the heavy field work. Dad took care of his equipment and did not abuse it. And he farmed with an M without problems for 18 years before trading it for the 656.
I now own a SH that was my dad's and I know that he used Low Ash oil in it. Dad had sold the SH when he retired from the farm and I bought it back 20 years later. The people who had bought it never used it much and I'm guessing that the parked it when the battery died. Fortunately it was inside, but from years of storage, it was the filthiest tractor I've ever seen. I don't think the engine has ever been overhauled. After buying the tractor, I went through everything before starting it. When I pulled the valve cover off, I expected to find a lot sludge. But instead, the engine was clean as could be. The only sludge was in the bottom of the oil pan. That was when I decided to use nothing but Case IH Low Ash Oil in it.
Finally, I have a 666 gasser that I bought with perhaps 12,000 hours on it. I am the 2nd owner and the original owner told me that it had been their main tractor for many years. When I asked him about valve issues, he said that they had always used Coop unleaded regular and Coop oil in it and never had any problems.
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