[Farmall] Mystery IH tractor - 340 Industrial

[Jim Becker]

I have a brochure from 1966 "Power Package Units and Parts".  It promotes 
OEM sales of partial tractors (basicly tractors without wheels and axles) 
for use in building special equipment.  It is newer than the 340 but 
includes the 2424 (Industrial version of 424. which used C-146 or BD-154). 
It is fairly comparable to a 340.  The description of the 2424 includes: 
"Gas; 47 bare hp, Diesel; 43.5 hp.  Both with 36 pto hp and 31 drawbar hp." 
It also lists the Cub:  "13 bare hp, 10.9 belt hp, 9.9 drawbar hp."

So comparing all that to the 47 hp listed in the 340 Industrial brochure, it 
matches up as flywheel hp.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Mystery IH tractor - 340 Industrial


>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
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:35 AM
>> Subject: [Farmall] Mystery IH tractor - 340 Industrial
>>
>>
>>
>>>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