Re: What's better 1066 0r 4440

Posted by G/MAN on December 17, 2004 at 10:30:09 from (67.52.48.10):

In Reply to: Re: What's better 1066 0r 4440 posted by Super A on December 17, 2004 at 08:46:25:

Yes, the 4440 was still being sold in '81, but had been on the market for a number of years, and as I said, although it was much more tractor than the 4430, it hadn't brought anything completely new to the scene apart from the 4440. The large-frame 4640 and 4840 were a completely new animal, but that's a different discussion, and probably not one any IH fan wants to get into, as IH didn't have anything to really compete with those big dogs when they came out. And apparently Cliff was basing his comparisons on what they sell for used now, not what was competing against what, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. The big changes in the 50-series were the switch to the 15-speed powershift and the introduction of MFWD. The tranny C1 and C2 clutch packs were moved from the front of the trans housing to the flywheel, and a two-speed unit was installed to give the 15 speeds. The PTO clutch was moved to the large gear that drives the shaft. It had been located in the clutch pack on the 20s, 30s, and 40s. The Investigator II instrument package and digital tach/speedometer/clock/PTO tach also came along with the 50s, as did the switch to brown interior upholstery. The A/C system was changed a bunch, from the Frigidaire A-6 compressor to the newer aluminum units and high- and low-pressure switches and lights instead of the superheat switch used on the 20s, 30s and 40s. The headlights in the hood look pretty, but after a few years don't do much lighting as the lenses discolor and get scratched. The real work lights found in the hoods of 55s and 60s are way better.

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