In 1958, IH introduced models that could run on different fuels, like gasoline, diesel or LP gas. The Farmall 560 had between 57-61 HP depending on fuel. The Farmall 460 had between 47-50 HP. The Farmall 340 had between 32 and 39 HP. The Farmall 240 had 28 HP.
In 1958, IH introduced the Farmall 460 and 560 with more horsepower than their predecessors. But the company didn't extensively test the transmissions for those models. Before long, farmers were coming back to dealers reporting that after around 300 hours of heavy usage, the drives on their tractors were failing.
Some say this mistake may have hurt IH.
Somewhere I read IH when changing over from letter tractors to numbers, they used the same transmission and rear end parts,
Same with ford having tranny and rear end problems using 8N parts on the larger Jubilee overhead valve enging. 8n were in the 20's hp Jubilee in the 30's hp.
Not sure what ford had a flat head V8. It may have been an aftermarket idea.
Ford also made a huge mistake with the 6000. The SOS tranny couldn't hold up. My dad bought one and after spending more time in the repair shop Ford gave him a newer model with a better SOS. Ford also changed colors.
I only asked WHY?? because you may have the same tranny issues IH had in 1958.
I usually make death machines and get yelled at on Yt after I make them.
A good Redneck can do about anything. Please don't let me stop you. GO FOR IT!! Please keep us posted.
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