[Farmall] Farmall 340

[Stan Bass]

Ron,
It's what I refer to as one of the "hybrids", meaning a 300/350 rear end (5 speeds, options for Torque Amplifier "T/A" and Independent PTO "IPTO") with a motor from the C/SC/200/230/240/404 line. If it's gas, it'll have the C135 which bumped up the bore (3-1/8" vs 3-1/4") and stroke (4" vs 4-1/16") of the 230/240 motor yet still has wet(replaceable) sleeves. The last rendition of that motor was the C153 in a 504 which bumped bore to 3-3/8" (but no longer replaceable sleeves) and stroke went to 4-1/4". It should be a real handy utility/chore tractor with more beef that the lighter SC/200 line, but don't expect it to lug like a SH/300/350 would. Engine parts should be common between the 330/340 C135's but the C135 in a 404 is a whole 'nuther beast with fairly little in common.
Stan(VA).

--- On Wed, 4/28/10, Ron Cook <rlcook at longlines.com> wrote:

> From: Ron Cook <rlcook at longlines.com>
> Subject: [Farmall] Farmall 340
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>, "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 10:04 AM
> Certainly not an antique by my
> standards, but I bought one yesterday.  
> Not home yet.  I know nothing about the thing, but it
> appears to be a 
> nice small, and probably handy little tractor.
> 
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
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