[Farmall] IH Hydro tractors (was Re: Some ads from the 8/11 Lancaster Farming (Mike Sloane)

[Mike Sloane]

While I have no personal experience with them, I understand that the IH 
hydro mechanism is about as "bulletproof" as the rest of the tractor. 
According to various publications, many farmers were skeptical that a 
hydro would hold up under the heavy loads presented by actual farming 
operations in 50-90 hp tractors, but IH engineers did their homework and 
  apparently built systems that did very well in actual practice. The 
544 is probably the smallest of the farm hydros (the 884 and 966 were 
among the other sizes sold). Operators appreciated being able to change 
"gears" depending on ground conditions without first stopping, which can 
means all the difference when working in soft or wet soils or baling, 
etc. And, of course, many farmers appreciated having clumsy/ignorant 
employees not crashing gears and burning out clutches.

Mike

Matthew Gray wrote:
> haha, believe me, i wasn't the slightest interest in the horse, it doesn't 
> run on petroleum products, so no interest lol....
> 
> wonder if the hydro spec was common.......in the tractor that is
> 
> matthew
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