According to "A CORPORATE TRAGEDY" by Barbara Marsh, IHC recalled the 560's because of weak rearends after the updates, It became a very good tractor. This recall hit the co. hard financially and contributed to the end of IHC.
Wikipedia says 4 5 &660s were recalled but as I remember Barbara's book said only 560's were recalled. 60 Series recall In July 1958, IH launched a major campaign to introduce a new line of tractors to revitalize slumping sales. At the Hinsdale, Illinois Testing Farm, IH entertained over 12,000 dealers from over 25 countries. IH showed off their new "60" series of tractors: including the big, first-of-its-kind, six-cylinder 460 and 560 tractors. But the joy of the new line of tractors was short lived. One of the first events that would eventually lead to the downfall of IH presented itself in 1959. In June of that year, IH recalled the 460, 560, and 660 tractors: final drive components had failed. IH, who wanted to be the first big-power manufacturer, had failed to drastically update the final drives on the new six-cylinder tractors. These final drives were essentially unchanged from 1939 and would fail rapidly under the stress of the more powerful 60-series engines. IH's competitors took advantage of the recall, and IH would lose customers in the ensuing months,[8] with many customers moving to John Deere's New Generation of Power tractors introduced in 1960.
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