[Farmall] Mystery IH tractor - 340 Industrial

[Mike Sloane]

I think Jim is correct - I took a look at the parts manual, and the only 
reference to the "industrial" model was the grill, everything else is 
pretty much identical to the Utility model. I suspect that IH marketing 
may have taken advantage of the fact that the "industrial" tractor 
didn't have to meet Nebraska testing standards showing exact PTO and 
drawbar hp - so they used flywheel brake hp in their advertising literature.

Mike


Jim Becker wrote:
> Decision 446 pretty well tells the story.  It should have the same C-135 as 
> the other 340s.  Introduced in 1960, it would have been a couple years 
> before the 504 was built.  Industrial horsepower seems to run higher than 
> farm horsepower on the same basic tractor.
> 
> Other than the cast iron grille shell and name badges, I think it was 
> identical to a 340 Utility.
> 
> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:35 AM
> Subject: [Farmall] Mystery IH tractor - 340 Industrial
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> 
>>A friend of mine just picked up an International 340 Industrial tractor.
>>It is not a 340 Utility, as it has the cast iron grill and recessed
>>headlights that I found to be in the "IH Product Identification
>>Committee Decision No. 446". The only other piece of information I have
>>found to date is a sales brochure I found on eBay No. 250091872259 that
>>shows it having a 47 hp engine. Other than those two items, I have not
>>been able to find anything else about the tractor in my "library" or in
>>a Google search. I am guessing that IH might have dropped the 152 cui
>>engine from the 504 into a 340 Utility chassis, painted it yellow and
>>called it an Industrial tractor. It has the IH three point hitch but no
>>other auxiliary hydraulics. Images can be seen at:
>><http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/kirks3405.html>
>>
>>It is in pretty rough shape cosmetically, but the engine does turn over
>>(and he didn't pay a lot for it).
>>
>>Any thoughts about the machine would be appreciated, especially an image
>>of one in better shape to use for a restoration guide.
>>
>>Mike
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