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Front-wheel-assist is one of the rarer features found on the International 706 line, and this 1965 706 was fitted with the front-wheel-assist from an 806. "I had no idea what it was worth at the time," owner Lyle Johnson said of his purchase of the front-wheel-assist assembly. The hardest task was timing the front and rear wheels to match speed properly, which requires the front to turn about 5…
This rare bird is an industrial version of the venerable 806, which was the flagship of the IHC line when it was introduced in 1963. The high-horsepower tractors were available with front-wheel-assist, and the front-wheel-assist on this 2806 is a factory-installed option made by Coleman for IHC. Late owner Sylvester Hohlfield restored this tractor shortly after having a kidney transplant.…
Introduced in 1948, the Model C was the replacement for the Model B. It was larger and heavier than the Model B, but used the same narrow front end and was designed to be a two-row cultivator. The Model C no longer used the dropped-rear drive of the Model A and B. Instead, the Model C used larger rear wheels and a straight axle like those introduced on the F-12 and used on the Model H and M.…
Wilson Gatewood bought his International 1468 in 1997. He is the only the third owner since it was delivered to the dealer in Madison County, Indiana. Other than its short life at the dealership, this 1468 has only lived in two counties, about 30 miles apart from each other: Tipton and Hamilton. The original owner got this particular tractor after trading in his 1456. He ran it for five years…
Ride Date: January 29, 2016.
Leaving the office to ride was hard as hell for the first four Fridays. I’m changing a ton of systems right now, and much of it must go live in the next month or two. I typically work a lot of hours—I truly don’t count and don’t want to start—but 2016 has been a step up. I’m excited to be making some critical changes and working on new projects, so the hours fly…
This 560 spent most of it's life in southern Indiana, working on the farm owned by the father of well-known Chicago Radio Broadcaster Max Armstrong. The tractor was sold to a neighbor in the 1980s. The neighbor flipped the tractor over, and then it sat outside for many years. The 560 was returned to Max a few years ago in rough condition. The FFA chapter from the Prairie Central High…
International 1941 T-6
This 1941 T-6 crawler carries two revolutionary birthmarks. The most noticeable is the Raymond Loewy-designed sheet metal, a smooth, timeless skin penned by one of the great industrial designers of the 20th century. The other mark of distinction on this line comes from brethren, so to speak. The T-6 is a family member, and shares a basic design and lots of parts…
This tractor has special significance to owner Gerald Forsythe, as his father purchased it brand-new in 1948. The tractor worked on the Forsythe farm for many years before being immaculately restored and retired to live in Gerald’s extensive collection of red tractors on 28,000-acre farming operation in Marshall, Illinois. Forsythe owns a very successful energy conglomerate, and was part-owner of…
Charles Klein’s father purchased an F-14 brand-new in 1938 or 1939. Charles took over his father’s peach and peanut farm near Stonewall, Texas, just a few miles from the Lyndon B. Johnson ranch. His dad’s F-14 was eventually sold, but Charles saved the unique headlamp housing from the tractor. He searched for years for another F-14 like his dad’s to restore, and ended up buying two rough ones…
The last and best of the Letter Series line came in 1954, when IH rolled out the wonders of a full independent PTO and torque ampliflication. A planetary gearset allowed the operator to switch speeds on the fly, a feature greatly appreciated when the load bogs the tractor down and a bit of extra power is called for. The tractor was produced at the height of International Harvester's dominance of…