International tractors

Tomtom2106

Hi there folks.....im looking for advice.....im in the market to buy a used tractor and I was looking at the international range......are they any good or whats the story with them.....the tractor will be doing light work but mainly will be used to draw home turf for 3 households......distance from bog to house is appox 20 miles on public roads.....ive up to 5k to spend.....any help would be greatly appreciated.....thanks

John J. Lyons

Great tractors, parts can be expensive

Some rust issues, hand brakes and torque amplifier are poor,

Tomtom2106

Whats a torque amplifier......sorry not a dust.....help.....lol

Testacalda

Tomtom2106 wrote: »

Whats a torque amplifier

Basically its a High - Low splitter for the transmission that allows you to speed up or slow down a little while on the move, without the need to use the clutch.

Used normally in 'High' it allows the driver to switch to a lower 'gear' as such, without clutching, if the tractor comes under load, eg when ploughing, towing heavy loads etc... a lower gear amplifies the torque, more torque means you can keep pulling!

A common trouble area in older Internationals and a system that's often simply disabled rather than repaired

Tomtom2106

Ah ok.....thanks......so basically you can change gear with out clutching

Tomtom2106

do u think that im mad if I try to buy sight unseen and take a sellers word for it

colm_mcm

Yes, that would be crazy.
Incidentally I have some magic beans for sale

John J. Lyons

Tomtom2106 wrote: »

do u think that im mad if I try to buy sight unseen and take a sellers word for it

Why would you buy a tractor on taking a man's word on it ?,

What model IHI are you looking to buy?

Project or work?, I have a couple for sale

Tomtom2106

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yes, that would be crazy.
Incidentally I have some magic beans for sale

Ive a son called jack.....handy out......lol

No its just I cant get up to see the machine during the day and feck all point going in the dark

Tomtom2106

John j.......work

Tomtom2106

Interested in an IH 674 1981

Tomtom2106

John J. Lyons wrote: »

Why would you buy a tractor on taking a man's word on it ?,

What model IHI are you looking to buy?

Project or work?, I have a couple for sale

What have you got......PM me.....thanks

stock>

Tomtom2106 wrote: »

What have you got......PM me.....thanks

Feck the PM tell us all....................

Tomtom2106

Hi folks......looking for someone around the Carrickboy area in longford to do me a favour......please and thanks

Tomtom2106

Any mechanics around the Carrickboy area.....please get in touch

Tomtom2106

Looked at an IH 674 today.....dont think their for me......couldn't get my head around the gears on the left and id say they take a bit of getting used to

Tomtom2106

Are fiat tractors any good

Testacalda

yes, very good actually, but the early ones rust at an alarming rate

Tomtom2106

Im going to look at an 1985 880dt5 any ideas on the pitfalls to watch out for

White Clover

Tomtom2106 wrote: »

Im going to look at an 1985 880dt5 any ideas on the pitfalls to watch out for

Rust is the big one on fiat. An 880 was a big tractor in its day so was more than likely bought to work hard. It's 32 years old now so you can expect plenty of wear I'd imagine.

selectamatic

The head/head gasket design isn't the best on them. That said they won't give issues unless the tractor has been redened.

The 90 series tractors have a more robust head design. 80-90, 90-90 etc.

Tomtom2106

Anyone up around mayo that could do me a favour.... Thanks

Geezer1000

NCT coming in for tractors that are used on the road. Just something to bear in mind too.

Gorteen

Geezer1000 wrote: »

NCT coming in for tractors that are used on the road. Just something to bear in mind too.

Is that for all tractors? I'm in a 1971 MF165, used for bringing home turf in summer and an occasional round bale to horses in winter. On classic insurance and tax at the moment. NCT would put us off the road for sure!!!

stock>

Gorteen wrote: »

Is that for all tractors? I'm in a 1971 MF165, used for bringing home turf in summer and an occasional round bale to horses in winter. On classic insurance and tax at the moment. NCT would put us off the road for sure!!!

Does it do more than 40kmph?? because all I've read suggests that is all that will be affected and only if used in commercial operations which has yet to be defined fully.
It appears that is an optional Eu directive that Mr Ross wants to implement............

Gorteen

stock> wrote: »

Does it do more than 40kmph?? because all I've read suggests that is all that will be affected and only if used in commercial operations which has yet to be defined fully.
It appears that is an optional Eu directive that Mr Ross wants to implement............

More than 40 kmph???? I'm safe so