International Harvester Comparisons

[Tidetravel]

Hi there! My husband and I just bought a 20 acre property. We will be moving our horses there in a few months and also want to try our hand at the homestead thing.

We are looking for a tractor for our new farm. We will generally be using it to brush hog the fields, move round hay bales and plow/scrape snow (western NY winters.)

There are two older (1960s) tractors that we are looking at that are approximately equal in price ($3300-$4000.) All else being equal (assuming they both start and drive) is one better suited for the job than another? Is there any particular advantage/disadvantage to either (known issues, hard to get parts, etc?)

#1 - International Harvester 2424 - comes with bucket
#2 - International Harvester 606 - comes with bucket and forks

Thank you for your help!

 

[1Mech]

Parts should be available for either one with a little digging.
Check out this website for a more detailed comparison of the two.
The 2424 is listed as an industrial tractor.

TractorData.com - International Harvester farm tractors sorted by model

www.tractordata.com

 

[Torvy]

Is one of you mechanically inclined?

 

[lilranch2001]

The good thing about those tractors are, they are both easily worked on if you have a little bit of ability and no computers

 

[Torvy]

The good thing about those tractors are, they are both easily worked on if you have a little bit of ability and no computers

Pretty sure if you are mechanically inclined and have a computer they are still easy to work on. Why do you even care about their computer status? You join some FBI computer status task force?

I apologize ma'am. We're not well.

 

[Tidetravel]

Is one of you mechanically inclined?

My husband can do more than basic maintenance on cars but we don't know anything about tractors specifically. We figure that the older tractors are probably easier to work on if necessary than newer ones

 

[lilranch2001]

My husband can do more than basic maintenance on cars but we don't know anything about tractors specifically. We figure that the older tractors are probably easier to work on if necessary than newer ones

You are quite right, ma’am, and ignore the previous posts. He’s jacked up on some sugar and chocolate stuff.

 

[Torvy]

Very true. There are some good folks out here that can help with mechanical questions.

My dad had a IH dealership when I was a kid...you're looking at some a bit older than those.

 

[Tidetravel]

Very true. There are some good folks out here that can help with mechanical questions.

My dad had a IH dealership when I was a kid...you're looking at some a bit older than those.

I will keep that in mind when mechanical issues arise!

 

[Torvy]

You are quite right, ma’am, and ignore the previous posts. He’s jacked up on some sugar and chocolate stuff.

Nope, I have munchausen by proxy and my wife's been drinking.