ih340 help

[trailwart]

here is the story. my uncle died in 1985, he had teh 340ih and my aunt said its deisel. after he died my cousin continued to work the 40acres they had with this tractor until the clutch went. he was replacing the clutch sometime around 1987-88 and he was trying to get the engine drawed tight and was using the engine bolts and cracked the blosk because somthing was not aligned. this tractor is sitting in the same spot in the barn all blocked up as if when this happened that was the end of farming there. my aunt is the only 1 still around and said i could have the ih340 if i fixed it. all parts are there, just a bonehead cousin tried doing a repair he couldnt handle. she has all the attatchments i would need, disc, harrow, planter. i hunt on the property and have food plots for the deer, a couple 1 acre plots. i do this all by hand with a tiller. so my questions are

1. would it be worth finding a block or another motor for this tractor?

2. after all these years of sitting, would it be better for me to just find a running tractor and not worry about the ih.?

3. are there any good resources for ih tractors?

4. are there any other engines that would bolt up?

 

[scott_vt]

1. would it be worth finding a block or another motor for this tractor?

2. after all these years of sitting, would it be better for me to just find a running tractor and not worry about the ih.?

3. are there any good resources for ih tractors?

4. are there any other engines that would bolt up?

Afternoon trailwart,
Welcome to TBN !
1/ IMO yes it would be worth it depending on the condition of the tractor to begin with. Especially if the tractor has sentimel value to you !

2/ Your going to have to decide that on your own depending on the amount of time you have to devote a project like that !

3/ You can buy many parts for these old tractors through your loocal Case IH dealer !

4/ I would suggest that you post tractor specific questions over on Antique Tractors - Yesterday's Tractors : Antique Tractor Headquarters on the farmall forum !

Lastly you didnt say if this was a IH 340 Utility or Rowcrop, get your serial numbers off of the tractor and use the site I just provided to do some investigation on exactly what you have ! Good Luck !

 

[skipmarcy]

I owned a 1958 340 Utility for about 5 years and really liked the tractor. Some parts will be easy to find, some almost impossible without alot of research. Don't know much about them overall but mine was a gas engine, not sure if they had a diesel version. Mine also had an industrial hitch that someone had built a 3 pt adapter for so I could use standard implements. The hitch hydraulics are very tricky - it's a mix of position control and draft control - took some getting used to and getting the linkages adjusted properly etc. but worked well once I got it all repaired & adjusted. The torque amplifier in mine was bad and I only had high range - it slipped when trying to use low range but I didn't plow, just light boxblade & bushog work.