Buying Advice 60/70 HP tractor

[budpat105]

With todays gasoline, I would never get a gasoline tractor due to stale fuel setting in a seldom used piece of equipment. I agree with looking at the XX 10 or xx20 series JD or the IH 706, 756, 766 tractor all in diesel engine of course. All of these were very reliable tractors. Just make sure the TA (torque amplifiers) work properly on any of these models

I knew the T/A would show up, how do I check this? Do all tractors have this? Thanks for all advice.

 

[jibe717]

International had the T/A's for years. From the Super M to the 80's models, maybe beyond? As far as I know either the T/A engages or it doesn't when you pull the lever as far as testing it. It was quite obvious when it shifted.

I don't think other tractors had it. We had one go out on a 706. But had a 400 from the 50's that had it last until we sold it in the 90's.

Going downhill with it engaged in high I believe was quite dangerous. The tractor would freewheel. It happened to us while square baling hay. We never made that error again.

 

[jibe717]

In retinking my statement it was in low that they would freewheel while going downhill.

 

[jibe717]

As far as the equivelant of the IH T/A, MF had the Multipower, Case had the Case-A-Matic, Ford had the Dual Power. I don't recall that JD had anything like these.

 

[motownbrowne]

As far as the equivelant of the IH T/A, MF had the Multipower, Case had the Case-A-Matic, Ford had the Dual Power. I don't recall that JD had anything like these.

I'm certainly not an expert, but isn't JD's power-shift like a TA? It lets you shift into a lower range on the fly without clutching.