I have a 1966 IH 1600 Loadstar with IH 304 small block engine, two speed rear end, grain bed with twin hoist cylinders with only 74k miles. I used it in Georgia on my grain farm to shuttle soybeans, wheat, corn to elevator. Great truck for small operator, especially when it has a hoist. The only problem I ever had in over 20yrs of use was the brake system which was common on these old IH Binders. I've completed replaced everything in the brake system at least once except for the brake-ovator booster. Now it appears it has gone bad so that is on my list of repairs needed. I personally think the 304 is a bullet proof engine and has about the same horse power as the 345 but the power and torque band requires you to keep it revved up and shift gears with a full load going up hills. I used to run it empty at 65-70 mph until I put a tachometer in and saw the rpm's required to run over 60 mph. When I sold my grain farms and moved to a ranch in Texas, the grandkids insisted on bringing the old Loadstar and IH 3588 with us as that was their favorite vehicles to drive around, plus all my antique John Deere tractors, etc. Still have the Loadstar and use it on the ranch as a dump and trash truck or a backup hay hauler.
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Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
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