[AT] '60s Loader tractor (was Re: Looking at a New Tractor

[charlie hill]

Hi Mike,   I would have thought that Cast parts, at least some of them, 
would be easily available through their industrial line.  I guess not?  I 
have a friend with a rental fleet full of Case backhoe loaders and Skid 
steers.

Charlie
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From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 5:35 AM
Subject: [AT] '60s Loader tractor (was Re: Looking at a New Tractor


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> Tim Nobles wrote:
>> Mike,
>>     Thanks for the picts of the counter weights.  Like the 240.  Does 
>> that
>> have a 3 point?  I just looked at one, but didn't have 3 point, so wasn't
>> interested.
> The 240U came with a fixed hitch, a "Fast Hitch" (IH two point), or
> "Industrial Three Point. If it has the two point hitch, a three point
> hitch is a very simple conversion with a readily available top link
> bracket and lower links that slip into the lower link sockets. Mine came
> with no hitch at all, so I bought a wreck and salvaged the three point
> hitch. The 240 is a nice enough tractor, but the C-123 engine puts out
> about 24 hp, and the 4 speed transmission shift pattern isn't conducive
> to quick loader work. My friend Paul Sigmund just acquired a 240U with a
> loader, Sims cab, and power steering. He quickly discovered that,
> without a counterweight, he had virtually no rear traction when the
> bucket was filled. Paul also has an International 340U that he is fixing
> up a loader for. If I was looking for a loader tractor of that vintage,
> the 340U would be my first choice.
>
> Aside from the Ford 800 series having about 45 hp, there isn't all that
> much practical difference between the Ford 800 series, Case 430 and the
> International 240U/340U. In my situation, the Case 430CK is a far better
> loader tractor because it has a "shuttle shift" that provides a
> forward/reverse operation using an extra lever. It also has power
> steering. On the "downside", Case parts are nowhere nearly as available
> as Ford and IH parts. Comparable tractors from John Deere would be the
> 40/400 series, but I have very limited experience with them.
>
> Mike
>>
>> Tim
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