I love them all but the 1086 is my favorite - they were new when I was working for IHC in the late 70s. Good size, power and balance - lots and lots were sold and some are still in use today.
The 86 was great but due to the pain in the ass poor visibility hooking up to implements I got to go with the 1066 over it. It would not have made my list but a very good tractor. In their time the M, 560 and 806 were top of the pile, even the Cub and A. The 1086 was not that far ahead of the competition as they were. Believe me I liked them once you got in the field except the ride on rough ground. The fuel tank in back moved the seat forward making the ride a lot more rough. The tank in back was a big mistake in my view but was much better for filling.
Good job with the list C D,but leaving out Legendary super durable *806 is odd also not to be picky but the V8 in the 4786 was not great as well the awesome Td24 was super cool but the engine had ,some issues, really glad to see 1206 and 1066as they are great tractors, anyway thanks for a good video Dave,all the best.
856 is hard to beat, but the 5488 is like heaven and Imho the nicest looking tractor ever made. Head and shoulders above a 1586 but I liked it too. If you want parts for 88 series see Triple R Tractors and some beautiful pictures.
Hey there crazy d, I think at least an honorable mention would be in order for the 4366. The first 4wd tractor Steiger produced for IH. The history of these tractors are quite unique, being IH was the company that actually kept steiger from going bankrupt! Steiger had a contract with IH to build around 300 of these units a year for 3 years. It was based on the cougar series frame with the IH 466 motor and IH front and rear ends. Yes people did bitch about axles failing, but if you actually pulled an implement that it was rated for instead of overloading it you didn't run into that issue! It was a great partnership for both companies at the time cause IH was trying to break into the articulated 4wd tractor scene at the time, and steiger was about ready to bankrupt out of that same scene! Great story of 2 companies that needed each other to keep on keeping on!!
International shot themselves in the foot with their late adoption of the three point hitch. Many farmers in my area had used the old M and H Farmalls for years, but had also started using Ford and Ferguson tractors for many chores, and had grown accustomed to the three point hitch. International pushed their 2 point Fasthitch, and most people simply didn't want it. People had plows, disks, mowers, and many other pieces of three point equipment. When their old utility tractors wore out, they didn't want to mess with something that didn't accept their implements. Allis Chalmers was never as popular as several other makes, but they made the matter even worse when they started building so many with their snap couple hitch. But this didn't have the impact that Internationals stubborn refusal to go with what people wanted. As a result, International utility tractors were virtually invisible on the small farms of America. AC, JD, Ford, Massey Ferguson, and countless others had the three point that everyone wanted. In my part of the country, fairly small farms are the norm, and utility tractors rule the landscape. And International simply didn't exist in the market as far as the farmers were concerned. I believe this was among the worst mistakes any machinery maker ever made.
Exactly why my folks switched from International (Farmalls) to Case for row crop farming. My dad used Case tractors, almost exclusively except for one JD 6040 that I really liked b/c it was the first tractor he bought with a cab and a/c. And a radio! When I got to drive the 6040 I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.
I am a new comer to this channel so I did not know about voting and such, good video though. A couple I think should be on the list. The 15-30 /22-36 and the 10-20.
To be absolutely honest with you I thought one of those who would win over the W-40 especially thought like the 15:30 or the 10:20 would be or w30 would be the w40 but the voters decided that they like to w40 better but honestly it wouldn't have been my pic
The 3588 was actually the most versatile (and popular) out of the 2+2s. The 7288 and 7488 were the coolest (in my opinion anyways lol), as there were only 19 and 16 of them made, respectively. Nothing against the list, I know its one people vote on, just thought I'd put it out there.
You are hundred percent right when I was doing my research there was only like three hundred and something made of the that model of the TwoPlusTwo now I personally love the two plus two in high school I spent all summer running one I believe it was a 3588 but I have to go with what they voted on
We have an old 2504 on our hunting property to cut the fields. I've unstuck the engine twice and rering'd it due to water intrusion. Old girl still runs like a top!
Yes and the 1206 but the 806 definitely makes the list and the M, personally so would have the 560. The list seemed to have many rare tractors than best tractors. I kept saying I would love to restore one of those rather than yes one of the best.
question I think tractor is a 1956-1959 international torque amplifier and only Mccormick farmall letters in white stripe on hood is only markings left. it's tricycle. know anything about them?
Why No European IH the 1455Xl was a beast, and far more relaible than the 86 and 88 series. Drowe one with 17000 hours on the clock, she was old but still providing 186 on the Pto
I have run them my whole life and got to agree but the 826 with the German diesel beat it. They didn’t sell near as many but that engine was terrific. I have run 806’s Dynode at 150hp run in the field. I have one set at 130 never been apart. It was definitely my number 1, but the M, A and 560 definitely should have made it also. The greatest tractor IH ever made in its day was the M. 80 years old and I know many that have never been apart still working around the farm. The H would also make the list in its day.
I am subscribing in hopes I can fix the many errors in your next list, lol. Your voters seem to pick tractors rare and great collecting ones. Definitely not the best in its day tractors. A quick look at numbers sold would have been a better more accurate list. But don’t get me wrong loved the video! But skipping the M and 806 was a huge mistake.
if you were a newby with 5 acres what tractor would you suggest? I need something that gives me value for my money and is easy to repair with parts cheap and easy to find. thanks
It was good maybe in the future you could say what are the failure in each of them I have a 504 I would like to know what the problem with them and other tractors to
I think the 66 series was great and the changes made to the 86 series tops my list as failures. The spark plug gas Diesel engines had to be one of IH’s biggest headaches, I would love to restore one and park it for shows.
Not sure how a list like this doesn't have either the H or M. The H is the best selling model tractor of all time selling over 391,000 units. The M didn't sell quite as well, "only" 270,000 units. Between the 2 over 660,000. That is a lot of tractors. as someone that spent my growing up years driving an H every day there is a good reason it sold so well.
according to a gentleman I know here in Kansas his family had a large international dealership in Kingman Kansas and he still has all the price sheets that's where I usually get a lot of my pricing information for these videos anyways at least for this one and then the Farmall one
I might have misspoken the video I haven't gone back and watch to see but the actual price according to my notes is 70.500 and that information was took from a dealer's price list
Queridos gordos; me suscribi y los felicito. Tambien yo soy entusiasta de los IHC ,Bien olvidastes el 22 36 para mi el mejor tractor de IHC se construye desde la decada del 20 hasta la decada del 30 y se vende masivamente a Rusia donde fue copiado y dio base a los tractores rusos ucranianos y rumanos Universal.- El 2236 se vuelve w40 y da origen luego enlos años 40 al W9 y wd9 Deberia ser el Nº1 en la lista
A great tractor but really not as big an improvement over the M as it should have been. Fast hitch and TA didn’t compare to the big 06 series change, those tractors beat everybody else.
No 1566, 806 or Hydros? Obviously the people voting on this list don’t know anything about IH. 1086 #2? Are you kidding? The 86 series was the beginning of the end for IH. The roughest riding tractors ever. IH was the king of the tractor world with the 66 series - the 86 series was a mistake from which they’d never recover.
You are a 100% right, the people voting are not voting for good dependable tractors of their day, the are voting for highly rare collectors tractors. The M and 806 should have been number 1and 2. The 1086 was a pain hooking up equipment and the ride because they move the seat forward was awful. The 1066 was way better.
I also agree the 86 series was a complete let down after the 66 series. Just plain stupid to move the tank to back blocking view and seat forward to make you feel every bump twice as hard as the 1066. The engineers should have been fired on those mistakes. Other than those Engineering problems the 1086 was a good tractor but because of them the 66 was lots better.
After 1970 would be a key word, before 70 John Deere was always second fiddle. The very popular 4020 was garbage compared to a 806. As a mechanic they always kept food on my table, lol. 17 hour job to change the very lite duty PTO clutch. Just did my 806 original PtO clutch, i think draining the rear end oil took the longest, the rebuild of PTO clutch 45 minutes.
Not very popular but a good tractor, just sold my 1566 a few months back. I would not have it in top 10 tractors, but loved them. Top 10 would be the M, I know many still working today. That tractor did more to change farming than any other in it’s time.
Great video. I Love and appreciate the 2+2's! Always tops in my book!
The International designation means it's a Wheatland or standard model tractor. The Farmall designation are the row crop version.
I love them all but the 1086 is my favorite - they were new when I was working for IHC in the late 70s. Good size, power and balance - lots and lots were sold and some are still in use today.
The 86 was great but due to the pain in the ass poor visibility hooking up to implements I got to go with the 1066 over it. It would not have made my list but a very good tractor. In their time the M, 560 and 806 were top of the pile, even the Cub and A. The 1086 was not that far ahead of the competition as they were. Believe me I liked them once you got in the field except the ride on rough ground. The fuel tank in back moved the seat forward making the ride a lot more rough. The tank in back was a big mistake in my view but was much better for filling.
Thanks for the great video. Many of us don't realize how much work it takes to put together a video like this, of this caliber.
Good job with the list C D,but leaving out Legendary super durable *806 is odd also not to be picky but the V8 in the 4786 was not great as well the awesome Td24 was super cool but the engine had ,some issues, really glad to see 1206 and 1066as they are great tractors, anyway thanks for a good video Dave,all the best.
Hi Dave I love this video I have a special international 300 I love made from 1955 to 1956 she runs great
856 is hard to beat, but the 5488 is like heaven and Imho the nicest looking tractor ever made. Head and shoulders above a 1586 but I liked it too. If you want parts for 88 series see Triple R Tractors and some beautiful pictures.
I remember my grandpa telling me about the WD-9 he had in the 1940s. That and his Oliver were his favorite tractors he ran.
I would say the Oliver was a lot better tractor at that time. Sadly they kept getting worse while IH got better.
@@johnhalter7287 D9 was a good ol work horse. They took the prize for the first diesel agriculture tractor didn't they
I would have thought the 6788 would have been #1 because its so cool
i think you should do john dere tractorsfrom a modle a to a john dere big buds
International. 606. Straight 6 Gas with a high lift - Awesome Dependable Tractor - from running a Haybine to moving dirt # powerful !
Hey there crazy d, I think at least an honorable mention would be in order for the 4366. The first 4wd tractor Steiger produced for IH. The history of these tractors are quite unique, being IH was the company that actually kept steiger from going bankrupt! Steiger had a contract with IH to build around 300 of these units a year for 3 years. It was based on the cougar series frame with the IH 466 motor and IH front and rear ends. Yes people did bitch about axles failing, but if you actually pulled an implement that it was rated for instead of overloading it you didn't run into that issue! It was a great partnership for both companies at the time cause IH was trying to break into the articulated 4wd tractor scene at the time, and steiger was about ready to bankrupt out of that same scene! Great story of 2 companies that needed each other to keep on keeping on!!
Just used 4366 half hr ago to pull tree out. Love that tractor
International shot themselves in the foot with their late adoption of the three point hitch. Many farmers in my area had used the old M and H Farmalls for years, but had also started using Ford and Ferguson tractors for many chores, and had grown accustomed to the three point hitch.
International pushed their 2 point Fasthitch, and most people simply didn't want it. People had plows, disks, mowers, and many other pieces of three point equipment. When their old utility tractors wore out, they didn't want to mess with something that didn't accept their implements.
Allis Chalmers was never as popular as several other makes, but they made the matter even worse when they started building so many with their snap couple hitch. But this didn't have the impact that Internationals stubborn refusal to go with what people wanted. As a result, International utility tractors were virtually invisible on the small farms of America.
AC, JD, Ford, Massey Ferguson, and countless others had the three point that everyone wanted. In my part of the country, fairly small farms are the norm, and utility tractors rule the landscape. And International simply didn't exist in the market as far as the farmers were concerned. I believe this was among the worst mistakes any machinery maker ever made.
Exactly why my folks switched from International (Farmalls) to Case for row crop farming. My dad used Case tractors, almost exclusively except for one JD 6040 that I really liked b/c it was the first tractor he bought with a cab and a/c. And a radio! When I got to drive the 6040 I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.
I am a new comer to this channel so I did not know about voting and such, good video though. A couple I think should be on the list. The 15-30 /22-36 and the 10-20.
To be absolutely honest with you I thought one of those who would win over the W-40 especially thought like the 15:30 or the 10:20 would be or w30 would be the w40 but the voters decided that they like to w40 better but honestly it wouldn't have been my pic
Can't beat a good old 66 series hey big fella they and the 06 56 created the start of the big frame tillage/row crop tractors e.g. the magnum
As a non farmer, I am shocked at the high prices for these nice tractors. I wonder what the service life would be on these machines? 10 years?
I needed this video. Have a Happy Fourth! Go have some fun
The 3588 was actually the most versatile (and popular) out of the 2+2s. The 7288 and 7488 were the coolest (in my opinion anyways lol), as there were only 19 and 16 of them made, respectively. Nothing against the list, I know its one people vote on, just thought I'd put it out there.
You are hundred percent right when I was doing my research there was only like three hundred and something made of the that model of the TwoPlusTwo now I personally love the two plus two in high school I spent all summer running one I believe it was a 3588 but I have to go with what they voted on
Would be interesting which John Deer tractors, Keating would pick as top ten.
internashnal tractors are good tractors
Thank You
We have an old 2504 on our hunting property to cut the fields. I've unstuck the engine twice and rering'd it due to water intrusion. Old girl still runs like a top!
Great video
I def agree with 1066 being #1 and 1256 but i cud have found some better ones for the other 8 lol. Thanks for vid
Yes and the 1206 but the 806 definitely makes the list and the M, personally so would have the 560. The list seemed to have many rare tractors than best tractors. I kept saying I would love to restore one of those rather than yes one of the best.
question I think tractor is a 1956-1959 international torque amplifier and only Mccormick farmall letters in white stripe on hood is only markings left. it's tricycle. know anything about them?
Why No European IH the 1455Xl was a beast, and far more relaible than the 86 and 88 series. Drowe one with 17000 hours on the clock, she was old but still providing 186 on the Pto
I had a 1586 with 23000 hours on it when I sold it
The 1086 and the 1066 where in the best spots
The 806 should’ve been #1, it’s the most versatile tractor they made (in my opinion)
I have run them my whole life and got to agree but the 826 with the German diesel beat it. They didn’t sell near as many but that engine was terrific. I have run 806’s Dynode at 150hp run in the field. I have one set at 130 never been apart. It was definitely my number 1, but the M, A and 560 definitely should have made it also. The greatest tractor IH ever made in its day was the M. 80 years old and I know many that have never been apart still working around the farm. The H would also make the list in its day.
Why did I did I ever sell my Hydro 100?
What about top ten white and versatile Tractors?
Great video but you are missed informed on the WD9. They produced fifty hp I know this because I own one
I am subscribing in hopes I can fix the many errors in your next list, lol. Your voters seem to pick tractors rare and great collecting ones. Definitely not the best in its day tractors. A quick look at numbers sold would have been a better more accurate list.
But don’t get me wrong loved the video! But skipping the M and 806 was a huge mistake.
Nice veido you missing 1486 we had one it was a awesome tractor
Grandfather broke virgin prairie in North Dakota with a 30-60 Mogal.
if you were a newby with 5 acres what tractor would you suggest? I need something that gives me value for my money and is easy to repair with parts cheap and easy to find. thanks
The 1086 is a GREAT!!! tractor we have one
I agree with most but what about the hydro powers -great pto tractors balers chopper feedwagons
It was good maybe in the future you could say what are the failure in each of them I have a 504 I would like to know what the problem with them and other tractors to
I have a 504 1968 diesel,,, way under powered,,, to say the least !!!
There way under powered,!!!!! Gas or diesel,,
I think the 66 series was great and the changes made to the 86 series tops my list as failures. The spark plug gas Diesel engines had to be one of IH’s biggest headaches, I would love to restore one and park it for shows.
Not sure how a list like this doesn't have either the H or M. The H is the best selling model tractor of all time selling over 391,000 units. The M didn't sell quite as well, "only" 270,000 units. Between the 2 over 660,000. That is a lot of tractors. as someone that spent my growing up years driving an H every day there is a good reason it sold so well.
And many of those still in use!
He says at the beginning of the video "no Farmalls in this countdown." I'd say that's why
He's talking about the Wheatland or standard models. The Wheatland version of the H was a W 4.
1066 all the way
Crazy D, you could bring the values to current day, so it would be easier to compare.
I understand you were a kind of want me to do what it sold for new and what it would sell for today
@@CrazyDEquipment exactly. Because in the end 5000 USD in 1934 it was a fortune today not that much. :) Congrats for the video.
Sad to see the 444 didn’t make the list. :(
Didn't think they were that popular at all !!! Gas or diesel,,,,,
Was that actually the price of the 6788, $7500.00?
according to a gentleman I know here in Kansas his family had a large international dealership in Kingman Kansas and he still has all the price sheets that's where I usually get a lot of my pricing information for these videos anyways at least for this one and then the Farmall one
@@CrazyDEquipment To me that don't seem like enough for that tractor. thanks for sharing.
I might have misspoken the video I haven't gone back and watch to see but the actual price according to my notes is 70.500 and that information was took from a dealer's price list
@@CrazyDEquipment That sounds more like it.
New to the channel has there been an allis chalmers video
Yes there is a top 10 Allis Chalmers video I'm thinking about doing a updated version here in the future
Crazy D Equipment ok I’m a allis guy we have 4 among other brands
1455XL is the best, no doubt
Queridos gordos; me suscribi y los felicito. Tambien yo soy entusiasta de los IHC ,Bien olvidastes el 22 36 para mi el mejor tractor de IHC se construye desde la decada del 20 hasta la decada del 30 y se vende masivamente a Rusia donde fue copiado y dio base a los tractores rusos ucranianos y rumanos Universal.- El 2236 se vuelve w40 y da origen luego enlos años 40 al W9 y wd9 Deberia ser el Nº1 en la lista
how about the 300 utlty im restoring my granpas old tractor its a 1956
A great tractor but really not as big an improvement over the M as it should have been. Fast hitch and TA didn’t compare to the big 06 series change, those tractors beat everybody else.
Just bought a 350 utility that's rusty and been sitting for years outside. Got her running with little effort. Looking like a great tractor.
No 1566, 806 or Hydros? Obviously the people voting on this list don’t know anything about IH. 1086 #2? Are you kidding? The 86 series was the beginning of the end for IH. The roughest riding tractors ever. IH was the king of the tractor world with the 66 series - the 86 series was a mistake from which they’d never recover.
I disagree I love our 1086 it's great!!
You are a 100% right, the people voting are not voting for good dependable tractors of their day, the are voting for highly rare collectors tractors. The M and 806 should have been number 1and 2. The 1086 was a pain hooking up equipment and the ride because they move the seat forward was awful. The 1066 was way better.
I also agree the 86 series was a complete let down after the 66 series. Just plain stupid to move the tank to back blocking view and seat forward to make you feel every bump twice as hard as the 1066. The engineers should have been fired on those mistakes. Other than those Engineering problems the 1086 was a good tractor but because of them the 66 was lots better.
Yes you’re right the 806 and 856 are the greatest tractors IH made
Give me on old 806 or 1066 dam good tractors
How about top ten John Deere after the 1970 ‘
After 1970 would be a key word, before 70 John Deere was always second fiddle. The very popular 4020 was garbage compared to a 806. As a mechanic they always kept food on my table, lol. 17 hour job to change the very lite duty PTO clutch. Just did my 806 original PtO clutch, i think draining the rear end oil took the longest, the rebuild of PTO clutch 45 minutes.
Wht bout the 1568 diesel
Not very popular but a good tractor, just sold my 1566 a few months back. I would not have it in top 10 tractors, but loved them. Top 10 would be the M, I know many still working today. That tractor did more to change farming than any other in it’s time.
I was sad I didn't see a 444 or 484
IH 674 utility tractor
A pretty good tractor if you can get parts for them, and when you can$$$ I have a 674 row crop version and the motor went down. $9,000 later...
7500 smackers for a 2+2, eh?
$7500 for the 6788?
Yes I believe that there was a misprint in the script on that one I think you need to add a zero to that LOL
504 was biger
Can't take the music er noise
You lost me at $7500 for a 2+2.
That didn't make sense to me either
Yeah I misspoke there it's supposed to be 75,000 not what I said two reasons why I have quit doing the voiceovers on these kinds of videos
Your intro needs to be longer...
Cub lo boy where
Cub and A were very popular tractors, yes I would definitely put them on this list.