Have operated M, 400, 806, 1206, 856, 1086, 403 combine and 915 combine. Owned 915, 856 and 1086, still have 856 and 1086. Both tractors are wonderful, favorite 856. Steady all day worker on small amount of fuel.
Spent many hours on IH Farmalls. My uncle farmed with 560, 400, and an H. The 560 being the main workhorse of the farm. I can still hear the 560 as my uncle throttles and lowers the 4 bottom plow. Loved the sound of the 6cyl engine. Great memories!
I grew up on what now would be considered a small dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin in the 70s and early 80s. Our tractors… 706, 560 and the Super M were my favorites! Thank you for the great memories
I've driven everything IH manufactured since 1945, but what an exilerating and refrreshing and enjoyable memory it was to use an M after endless and tedious operation of the usual WD9! the M was my favorite when young.
We have never owned an IH tractor but when my great grandfather built my house, he bought a new International Harvester deep freeze and put it in the house. It's still there and still works!!!
William Fick My grandfather was the I H dealer in the county where I grew up, such as I did. I started working for him in grammer school, a dollar a day. I still have my H.
I grew up on JI Case equipment but have had the pleasure to run several IH tractors and my favs are 1066, 1206, 1586 and the low boy for mowing grass. We run Case IH on the farm in Illinois plus a couple of New Holland from same dealer.
I grew up on a dairy farm in north central Wisconsin. We had the H, M, 966, and 1086. It was the 1980's when I spent the most time on them before pursuing a career outside of farming. I'll always remember my hours on those red tractors as some of my best memories from that time.
When I was 7 or 8 my grandfather would take me to the Hightstowm market. The IH tractor building in the front of the property had an 806 inside. I would jump on that tractor and dream. 20 years later I would drive that tractor in Yardville over many acres. Favorite IH is anything with a V8 and those long nosed tractors with duals front and rear.
International harvester was one of greatest tractor manufacturers in the world. I worked at Louisville works for over 15 years. I loved the tractors I have several old farmalls and a 1486 the super m is one of my favorites.
When I was in high school in the mid 70’s I worked for a guy that was an international dealer mechanic and went on his own. We worked on everything but mostly international tractors and trucks. I learned a lot about international and how to work on them. My favorite was probably the M and the 1066. My son has a nice 666 with a loader. Thanks for the video
I learned to drive on a IH 274 and spent many hours on Dad's 140 Hi-Clear. My two favorites though are the 826 as it was the first large row crop tractor I ran and the 5X88 series. The 1400 series Axial flows also hold a soft spot in my heart.
I was lucky enough to grow up on a grain farm in the 80's and 90's. We had a few H's, 706, 856, 1066, 1566, 3788, 1440 and 1460 Combines. It was a great way to grow up and I would not trade it for anything. I'm always looking to connect to that time and this video was great. Thank you for sharing.
We grew up with a 966 and 1066 the most amazing workhorse and then us 5 boys left from home and now we all have a international, one 886 and the rest either 966 or 1066. The 66 series is my all-time favorite. Thank you for showing these classic tractors Big Tractor Power.
Favorite one is the German built 1455. 😉 IH also has quite a history over here in Europe and used to be one of the biggest here too. I do own an IH McCormick D 430 from 1961 and a IHC 433 from 76 both built in Neuss, Germany.
Love watching the old international tractors. I was raised on a farm driving a super A, 140, 574 and 674. Great tractors for farming 100 acre farm raising tobacco, corn and soybeans. Love your channel. Look forward to more videos and videos with Matt.
My grandad had lots of older Farmall tractors but that was before I was born (Dec 1960) and when he passed away suddenly in Nov. that same year, my dad took over the farm at 24 years old. He eventually bought a 806, 966, 1086, 1466, 5088, 686 and a 7130. We still have the 966, 686 and 7130, but the 5088 caught fire in the field last year and burned up... a complete loss. My favorite was the 1466.
We owned 2 IH tractors in Serbia in the 90s and 00s. One was a 1066 in yellow color, and the other was a 1086 in white color. Both of them had double wheels in the back. I was just a little kid but I always wanted to sit in the cabin with my father in the 1086 since you could seat in the back in that tractor. A few times I even fell asleep in that tractor as a kid. I remember that they never wanted to start up on the first try so we always used K2 spray to start it up.
I worked for a young farmer in south central Kansas, back in the late 1990s. Every tractor and combine was red, being a John Deere man I was running red paint. He had about every one of your favorites. Don’t remember all the numbers, but my favorite was a Perkins powered two wheel drive. The mufflers were shot so I put two straight pipes on it, ma was it loud when she was pulling hard. She would blow smoke about 40 to 50 feet in the air on a windless day. What a thrill. Loved that diesel smoke smell. Miss those days. Keep up the good work.
1566 White stripe!! I basically grew up in that tractor. I love IH, what other company could you drive their truck to the field and run their tractors and implements all day and then go home open your IH freezer and fridge and eat a great supper!
I spent a lot of hours eating dirt on both the 966 & 1066 with the open cab like the 966 in the video. Brings back a lot of good memories! Thanks for the great video! Keep it up!
The IH emblem on International Harvester vehicles and equipment always catches my eyes, and is my favorite trademark in most industry machinery since i was a kid.."
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM SO IMPRESSED!!!!! I LOVE ALL FARM EQUIPMENT. BOTH NEW AND VINTAGE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INNOVATE. GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR TRUTH.
We have 1954 Farmall Super M-TA and it was my Dad's favorite and will always be my favorite. It took Dad a long time to find the perfect one but in 2005 he did. I love you Pop and think about you everyday. I never realized it was possible to miss someone as much as I miss my Dad. Rest in peace Johnny B. Andrew, the best man I have ever known.
I grew up with IH tractors. Spent a lot of time running an 826 and a 1086. I never got a chance to drive an 88 (50 series) but I remember being 10 years old when they first showed up at the dealer ship. It was the first time I saw an International with front wheel assist. It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw at the time. 5488 is still my favorite tractor to this day.
👍👍. I remember when the 88 series came out in 1982. At first I thought these don’t look right they are all red where is the white cab and decals. I am Always excited to find an 88 to film now.
Nice video. IH was very popular in our area in the '70s and '80s. Very fond memories of operating the 4166, 3788, 3588, 1456, 1466, 1468 (Of course it had the deluxe cab, belly mounted auxiliary fuel tank, chrome pipes and chrome heat shields lol), 1066, and all sorts of utility size tractors from the 606 to 574, 684.
@@bigtractorpower There weren't many 4166s in our area. The ones I saw all seemed to be cranked up to higher hp which meant they ran with straight pipe exhausts. It was a beast! Used it to pull a 32 foot Vibrashank cultivator and occasionally a 24 ft. disc. .Small by today's standards, but uncommon in those days.
My grandfather had a 1940 Farmall M which I spent a lot of time on so that is my favorite. When I find myself out driving in rural areas love seeing how many of those old Farmall's still out there working!
My favorite IH tractors out of all the ones I've drove have to be the 2 656's that we had and my great grandpa's super c. Raked a lot of hay with the C. We also had a 350 utility when I was very young, don't remember it very well.
Learned to drive on a McCormack international B-275 built in Bradford UK in 1956. 38 engine hp , pto 30 hp . Hi lo range 8 forward 2 reverse great little tractor still going today. Great videos good job man 👍👍👍👍👍
The dumbest thing Tennoco did was pull the plug on IH. They finally began building a LARGE tractor able to compete with Deere's. So many of them are still working today
Between Case and IH, I personally believe that IH made superior products. At least part of their downfall can be attributed to being involved in some many diverse fields. The early 80s Financial Markets struggles did them no favours either.
At the age of 12 , I first drove a 1586 IH dual wheels in the back, then moved on to a 5488 for a few years, then a front wheel assist 7240 Case IH, We planted and harvested rice in south west Louisiana. Our first 4 wd tractor was a Case IH 9150.
Great tractors and machinery.. I grew up with grandpas Farmall H and a M dad had a 460 and a Black stripe 966 also had a international 540 manure spreader a 430 small square baler a 990 international haybine international 5100 grain drill all bought from the same dealership grandpa said if the dealer takes care of the customer don’t go anywhere else and to this day even though the land is rented out, I still bought my first tractor a CaseIH 30c at the same dealership...thanks for the great videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
All tractors are cool,but I have a special place in my heart for Ih tractors,they’re my favorite farm equipment brand.We have several Ih tractors that get used on our farm...I love driving them
A soft spot in my heart for the 1026 Hydro too... Our neighbors had 2 1026s-( 1 fender tractor and 1 with a Hiniker Cab..).. In the spring when I would get our of school,I would wait at the end of our driveway for Old Fred to pick me up in one or the 1026s to go out plowing,discing,chopping or whatever fieldwork needed to be done.. I wouldn't get back home until 9:30 or 10 PM on a school night!!.. Needless to say Mama wasn't too pleased LOL!!
My dad had a super mta and I use to standup in front of him when I was small and steer and when I started farming I bought a 1256 .Love both those tractors and still have them.They run forever !
When I was a kid my daycare lady's husband was a case ih salesman, I remember going in with her at times and seeing a sea of 5488 and green stigers, it was the mid 90s and local farmers were trading them in on the new magnums, been a huge fan of red paint since then, kinda conflicting since I come from a John Deere family, haha
Enjoyed the video. The tractor I grew up on was a IH 350 utility tractor. It ran on propane gas. No power steering and refueling was always an adventure. Put in my first crops with it. Did a lot of bush hogging with it. Kinda hated it when Dad sold that old tractor. Tractor we got after that was a lot bigger more power but it never was as reliable!
Asking what my favorite IH tractor is like asking which child is my favorite. I'm gonna have to go for the 504 and 560 because I spent so much time on them as a kid. Both have very distinctive sounds that I can still remember it to this day. Spent a lot of tillage time in our 966 as well.
In 1977 I coaxed my dad into buying an 806 at an auction. Huge step up from our M and one heck of a workhorse. When I sold my 75 cows 4 years ago and retired I had a super H, two M's, 656 gas, 886, 806, 1566, 3588 2+2, and a JD A! The 15 and 2+2 went to my nephew's farm and are getting a lot of use but I will never get rid of the 806. Along with the letter series some of the toughest machines ever made. They just keep running forever it seems.
I remember back in 1972 when dad bought a new 1066. I was a big upgrade from the A/C D17s and the JD 4010. We then got a 1466 and those two IH tractors were our main tractors into the 80's farming about 2500 acres. GREAT MACHINES! This video brings back a lot of memories, THANKS!
I live a few miles East of the Rock Island plant and grew up with these: Farmall M, 300, 560, 706, and 966. We were lucky enough to have a tour of the plant during production just before they closed. An amazing people and facility.
My favorite International was an 806. It was the first diesel tractor I ever operated. I loved the TA on the transmission. I baled a lot of hay and did secondary tillage with that strong machine.
It was always the bearing that would let go often messing up the crown wheel and pinion the clutch. They were are nice tractor to drive with plenty of power to the ground
I spent many hours on my grandpa's farm back in the day raking hay with a Farmall H and discing with a 666. A neighbor had a 4786 and I loved watching and hearing that beast work.
The only way to have a favorite lime you said is have them all. You look at one and tho I ...this is perfect for some job Nd another is perfect for another. Lol. Awfull decision ain't it
I grew up in South Georgia. From the summer of 1983 until 1989 I worked on a neighbor's farm, which ran several International Harvester tractors. '70 826 Gold Demonstrator, '72 766, '74 1566 & '74 574. My favorite was the 766.
We had 2 1256 Internationals bought in 1969 and pulled it against a 5020 JD and there was no comparison. The 1256 pulled everything we hooked on to at least one mph faster than the JD. Loved those tractors and put 6000+ hrs. on one and over 8000 hrs. on the other one.
Importar tractores de esta marca de segunda cero horas de reparación sería ideal para el campo colombiana en la gama de 70 a 180 hp. @@bigtractorpower
My grandfather and father all had International tractors and combines. Our last four tractors were 1066,986,686,484 and the last combine was a 715 international combine. All classic and some of the best that there was.
@@bigtractorpower hard to find there's a few here in Oregon though. In the Willamette Valley that is. And I really like all your episodes too. Especially the classics and the 8850 John Deere clips too
@@bigtractorpower we had a 615 here in the 90s and a neighbor had the diesel 715. We had 2 and one was for parts and when they were scraped we kept the engine off the 615s because they are the same on the 656 tractor we still use.
I grew up with Ih when dad so tired the horses bought Far all C and Super C new new,farmall 460 and Farmall 706 German dsl were his biggest tractors. I don't farmall but own farmall Cub, 504, 686, 766, 806, 1456, 1566 all favorites and enjoy all of them.
We had a 966 with the cab and an open station 806. Both worked good, but the 966 was pretty rough and probably needed an overhaul. Never wanted to lug down low, which seems uncommon. 806 was a true workhorse and is still in the family after selling everything else. Hour meter rolled over at least once, maybe twice!
Until recently all we ran was internationals and over years you just really start to realize how amazing and we'll built tractors they were. They don't make them like that anymore and no tractor company ever will
I owned 2 1466 ‘s 1206,856,706,350,super M and a450! The 1206 and 856 both had over 12,000 hours on them when I traded for the1466’s! Neither engine had been reworked,1206 had aTA and rear end replaced.It was turned to150 HP from day one! The 856 had rear engine seal and clutch replaced! It was turned to120HP from day one.they were really good ones!!!!!!!!!!
A wonderful collection of grand machines. Sad that the company was not able to continue. That, of course, was the fate of hundreds if not thousands of manufacturers of farm equipment over the years. Thanks for keeping memories alive with wonderful pictures, motion, and sound of these great giants of the past. - Dean from Minnesota
Thank you for watching Dean. IH was a great company but it was a company built on mergers and IH as part of Case IH has gone on to become a bigger and better farm equipment company.
I enjoyed your video on international tractors and the history of international tractors I also enjoyed your videos on 55 years of Ford blue as a Canadian I am proud to watch versatile videos when I was a boy in the seventies my stepfather also worked at a Massey Ferguson dealership so we had older 50s 60s 70s tractors on our farm all brands but my heart is still with the Massey Ferguson and I would like to see videos on the Vintage and history of Massey Fergusons
Grandpa had 3 a 52 H a 53 super M and a seventies 484. The H needs a rebuild but the other two run and get work done. The narrow front end of H and M made good skidders for the woods.
Grew up with c, super c, (which was first tractor i drove alone, and was given to me by my grandpa), had an M, Super M, super H, 2-560’s, WD-9, 504, 656, 1206, 1256, 2-966’s, 684, 686, 2-1086’s, 5088 while i was growing up.
great video. I love it. I have had a few Ih tractors. Cub regular, 100, 200, 300, 400, 450, H, m, Super M, W-6, B-414, 404, 460, 560, 706, 756, 966, 1066, 1086 1494, and 895. Fav is the 1086.
Any cattleman that had a Hydro 3488 a Hydro 186 or Hydro 100 with a loader on it would say it was one of handiest tractors made of any brand. They also worked very well on a snowblower, mixer feeder wagon, and are great on big round balers. The 826 & 656 were ok as haying tractors, just very underpowered, none of them were any good for field work, but they served their purpose very well in other areas on the farm.
Over in Australia, I own an A-554 McCormick International, that was made in the Geelong factory in Victoria, Australia. I'm hoping to restore it in the coming years to it's original beauty. The 'A' in A-554 stands for Australian built.
I STARTED AT 6 ON A FARMALL H TO A M AND THEN A 706 WITH THE GERMAN DEISEL. I NOW OWN 2 H'S 4 MS AN A CUB A 340 ROW CROP AND A 806. MY IS A 1940 H THAT IRESTORED IN 96, LOVE DRIVING THAT TRACTOR.. GO RED
Grew up with my Dad’s 986 and my Grandpa’s 1486, both had been turned up by the previous owner. We put a ton of hours on them and they always worked. We lost both in a fire, when our barn burned down Christmas morning of 2011. Now we have a Case Magnum 110 and Case Magnum 7120
My favorite.... All of them. I just love IH and have as long as I can remember. Maybe I'm crazy but it just seems that we always got much more tractor for the money than any of the other brands. Not bad mouthing the other brands by no means but the numbers and what we could do with the IH's was very apparent.
for the small dairy farms around me, the 1066 or 86 is still one of the go to machines that everyone is using for it's versatility, simplicity, durability, and cost. In that 100 cow operation it's tough to beat. And if there's extra room of course and 806 always seems to hang around. My all time favorite is the 4166. Has it's flaws, but a terrific 4wheel drive that can get in small steep fields where a larger machine cant get through the old stone walls and narrow access in fences and whatnot that seem to be literally everywhere here in north eastern N.Y. Maybe there is no great practical reason I love the 4166 and I'm just making excuses for it, but damn it's just such a sexy beast. Any plenty big enough for my spreading and tillage needs. Great video really enjoyed it. Thank you
In my country very poor of this so now I working at korea, nowadays I am is a repairman tractor 🚜 I fix a lot of per day, I hope I can shearing of my work to the world.
Shows what happens when the unions try Toruń the business they want to work for. The economy may have been bad,but what really happened to ihc was the unions wanted to control them.
Great video BTP. Had an old Farmall from the 60’s that I used on my horse farm. Just a few acres, but had an old belly mower on it for pasture work and I bought a 4 foot disc with a seat and disc adjustment handles that I used in the round pen. That tractor always started and always had guys stopping wanting to buy it.
My favorite is the 856 XL made in Germany, which my father almost bought in 1984, but got wind of the financial hard times IH was in, and chose a different brand of tractor at the time. My father farmed in northern Jutland, Denmark. Here is a link to its specs: www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/002/3/0/2309-international-harvester-856xl.html
Have operated M, 400, 806, 1206, 856, 1086, 403 combine and 915 combine. Owned 915, 856 and 1086, still have 856 and 1086. Both tractors are wonderful, favorite 856. Steady all day worker on small amount of fuel.
Spent many hours on IH Farmalls. My uncle farmed with 560, 400, and an H. The 560 being the main workhorse of the farm. I can still hear the 560 as my uncle throttles and lowers the 4 bottom plow. Loved the sound of the 6cyl engine. Great memories!
I grew up on what now would be considered a small dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin in the 70s and early 80s. Our tractors… 706, 560 and the Super M were my favorites! Thank you for the great memories
Thank you for watching. The 706, 560 and Super M are great IH tractors.
I've driven everything IH manufactured since 1945, but what an exilerating and refrreshing and enjoyable memory it was to use an M after endless and tedious operation of the usual WD9! the M was my favorite when young.
We have never owned an IH tractor but when my great grandfather built my house, he bought a new International Harvester deep freeze and put it in the house. It's still there and still works!!!
Very cool. The refrigeration units were built in Evansville, IN. I drive by the old plant a few times a year. Very cool item to have.
@@bigtractorpower cool. I'm up in Washington, about one hour north of Evansville. Makes sense we would have one.
It is my dream when I came back my country
Don't throw it away, even if it quits. There are a lot of people out there that collect them.
William Fick My grandfather was the I H dealer in the county where I grew up, such as I did. I started working for him in grammer school, a dollar a day. I still have my H.
I started driving a 1066 turbo at age of 9. My grandpa used primarily a 966. We also had a 706 we cultivated with. Love those IH tractors
I grew up on JI Case equipment but have had the pleasure to run several IH tractors and my favs are 1066, 1206, 1586 and the low boy for mowing grass.
We run Case IH on the farm in Illinois plus a couple of New Holland from same dealer.
I grew up on a dairy farm in north central Wisconsin. We had the H, M, 966, and 1086. It was the 1980's when I spent the most time on them before pursuing a career outside of farming. I'll always remember my hours on those red tractors as some of my best memories from that time.
I grew up in Western New York. The 1086 was the big tractor on many area dairy farms until the 7120 Magnum came along.
My father had a 856 and a 1206. Wonderful machines !! I loved driving them
When I was 7 or 8 my grandfather would take me to the Hightstowm market. The IH tractor building in the front of the property had an 806 inside. I would jump on that tractor and dream. 20 years later I would drive that tractor in Yardville over many acres.
Favorite IH is anything with a V8 and those long nosed tractors with duals front and rear.
International harvester was one of greatest tractor manufacturers in the world. I worked at Louisville works for over 15 years. I loved the tractors I have several old farmalls and a 1486 the super m is one of my favorites.
When did they close Louisville
@@CheeseMiser about nov. of 1983
I'm sorry but the best International tractors were built in Neuss😂
When I was in high school in the mid 70’s I worked for a guy that was an international dealer mechanic and went on his own. We worked on everything but mostly international tractors and trucks. I learned a lot about international and how to work on them. My favorite was probably the M and the 1066. My son has a nice 666 with a loader. Thanks for the video
I learned to drive on a IH 274 and spent many hours on Dad's 140 Hi-Clear. My two favorites though are the 826 as it was the first large row crop tractor I ran and the 5X88 series. The 1400 series Axial flows also hold a soft spot in my heart.
Very nice. I hope to film a 1480 Axial Flow. I have filmed a 1420, 1440’and 1460.
Still miss my 1026. What a great haying machine ❤
I was lucky enough to grow up on a grain farm in the 80's and 90's. We had a few H's, 706, 856, 1066, 1566, 3788, 1440 and 1460 Combines. It was a great way to grow up and I would not trade it for anything. I'm always looking to connect to that time and this video was great. Thank you for sharing.
Didn't have to wait long to see my favorite red tractor: the 1066. If I knew someone with IH equipment, they most certainly had a 1066 or a 1086.
When my great grandpa bought a 1066 it was the biggest tractor in the county
We gottem both we farm with a 66,
86, 560, m and h
We grew up with a 966 and 1066 the most amazing workhorse and then us 5 boys left from home and now we all have a international, one 886 and the rest either 966 or 1066. The 66 series is my all-time favorite.
Thank you for showing these classic tractors Big Tractor Power.
Favorite one is the German built 1455. 😉 IH also has quite a history over here in Europe and used to be one of the biggest here too. I do own an IH McCormick D 430 from 1961 and a IHC 433 from 76 both built in Neuss, Germany.
Growing up we had the IH 560 and the 706. The 706 was always my favorite.
Love watching the old international tractors. I was raised on a farm driving a super A, 140, 574 and 674. Great tractors for farming 100 acre farm raising tobacco, corn and soybeans. Love your channel. Look forward to more videos and videos with Matt.
My grandad had lots of older Farmall tractors but that was before I was born (Dec 1960) and when he passed away suddenly in Nov. that same year, my dad took over the farm at 24 years old. He eventually bought a 806, 966, 1086, 1466, 5088, 686 and a 7130. We still have the 966, 686 and 7130, but the 5088 caught fire in the field last year and burned up... a complete loss. My favorite was the 1466.
Sorry to hear of your grandfathers sudden passing. Your family has some great red power.
My dads 1985 5288 caught on fire last year as well luckily it was just the turbo and we are lucky that the insurance company coved most of it
We owned 2 IH tractors in Serbia in the 90s and 00s. One was a 1066 in yellow color, and the other was a 1086 in white color. Both of them had double wheels in the back. I was just a little kid but I always wanted to sit in the cabin with my father in the 1086 since you could seat in the back in that tractor. A few times I even fell asleep in that tractor as a kid. I remember that they never wanted to start up on the first try so we always used K2 spray to start it up.
I worked for a young farmer in south central Kansas, back in the late 1990s. Every tractor and combine was red, being a John Deere man I was running red paint. He had about every one of your favorites. Don’t remember all the numbers, but my favorite was a Perkins powered two wheel drive. The mufflers were shot so I put two straight pipes on it, ma was it loud when she was pulling hard. She would blow smoke about 40 to 50 feet in the air on a windless day. What a thrill. Loved that diesel smoke smell. Miss those days. Keep up the good work.
1566 White stripe!! I basically grew up in that tractor. I love IH, what other company could you drive their truck to the field and run their tractors and implements all day and then go home open your IH freezer and fridge and eat a great supper!
I spent a lot of hours eating dirt on both the 966 & 1066 with the open cab like the 966 in the video. Brings back a lot of good memories! Thanks for the great video! Keep it up!
The 66 series are one of the all time greats. I grew up watching several 1066s in my neighborhood. Thank you for watching.
The IH emblem on International Harvester vehicles and equipment always catches my eyes, and is my favorite trademark in most industry machinery since i was a kid.."
And we owe that logo to Raymond Loewy!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM SO IMPRESSED!!!!! I LOVE ALL FARM EQUIPMENT. BOTH NEW AND VINTAGE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INNOVATE. GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE YOUR TRUTH.
The Farmall cub was the first tractor I learned to drive on my own! Still a favorite!
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Me too
We have 1954 Farmall Super M-TA and it was my Dad's favorite and will always be my favorite. It took Dad a long time to find the perfect one but in 2005 he did. I love you Pop and think about you everyday. I never realized it was possible to miss someone as much as I miss my Dad. Rest in peace Johnny B. Andrew, the best man I have ever known.
The M-TA is great tractor. I am sorry to hear of your dad’s passing.
I love all Ih tractors!! I can’t have a favorite!!
I grew up with IH tractors. Spent a lot of time running an 826 and a 1086. I never got a chance to drive an 88 (50 series) but I remember being 10 years old when they first showed up at the dealer ship. It was the first time I saw an International with front wheel assist. It was the most beautiful thing I ever saw at the time. 5488 is still my favorite tractor to this day.
👍👍. I remember when the 88 series came out in 1982. At first I thought these don’t look right they are all red where is the white cab and decals. I am
Always excited to find an 88 to film now.
Oh, man, i love these old iron giants!
Greetings from south tyrol, the northest part of italy
Nice video. IH was very popular in our area in the '70s and '80s. Very fond memories of operating the 4166, 3788, 3588, 1456, 1466, 1468 (Of course it had the deluxe cab, belly mounted auxiliary fuel tank, chrome pipes and chrome heat shields lol), 1066, and all sorts of utility size tractors from the 606 to 574, 684.
What a great IH line up. I want to find a 4166 to film. I have always thought it was a very cool tractor.
@@bigtractorpower There weren't many 4166s in our area. The ones I saw all seemed to be cranked up to higher hp which meant they ran with straight pipe exhausts. It was a beast! Used it to pull a 32 foot Vibrashank cultivator and occasionally a 24 ft. disc. .Small by today's standards, but uncommon in those days.
I grew up on my uncles IH 666. We still use that tractor almost daily and is still my favorite tractor, although my 1066 is a close second
My grandfather had a 1940 Farmall M which I spent a lot of time on so that is my favorite. When I find myself out driving in rural areas love seeing how many of those old Farmall's still out there working!
My favorite IH tractors out of all the ones I've drove have to be the 2 656's that we had and my great grandpa's super c. Raked a lot of hay with the C. We also had a 350 utility when I was very young, don't remember it very well.
Learned to drive on a McCormack international B-275 built in Bradford UK in 1956. 38 engine hp , pto 30 hp . Hi lo range 8 forward 2 reverse great little tractor still going today. Great videos good job man 👍👍👍👍👍
The dumbest thing Tennoco did was pull the plug on IH. They finally began building a LARGE tractor able to compete with Deere's. So many of them are still working today
Between Case and IH, I personally believe that IH made superior products. At least part of their downfall can be attributed to being involved in some many diverse fields. The early 80s Financial Markets struggles did them no favours either.
@jamesbarbour8400 they had way too many lurking factors hit them at once.
And a strike in the middle of an recession was the final blow
@CheeseMiser thank you for your reply.
The CEO is to blame on this one!
At the age of 12 , I first drove a 1586 IH dual wheels in the back, then moved on to a 5488 for a few years, then a front wheel assist 7240 Case IH, We planted and harvested rice in south west Louisiana. Our first 4 wd tractor was a Case IH 9150.
Favorite? My 1949 Farmall Cub
It is small, but it is fierce.
Great tractors and machinery.. I grew up with grandpas Farmall H and a M dad had a 460 and a Black stripe 966 also had a international 540 manure spreader a 430 small square baler a 990 international haybine international 5100 grain drill all bought from the same dealership grandpa said if the dealer takes care of the customer don’t go anywhere else and to this day even though the land is rented out, I still bought my first tractor a CaseIH 30c at the same dealership...thanks for the great videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Very nice red power line up. Thank you for sharing.
I loved the sound of a 1468 with the V8 and twin stacks.
Never seen one
All tractors are cool,but I have a special place in my heart for Ih tractors,they’re my favorite farm equipment brand.We have several Ih tractors that get used on our farm...I love driving them
I was always excited to the IH dealer as a kid. It was a great time in farming.
My favorite IH will be the european made 1455XL, thats a legend😊
Nice video.
Which also was the last built tractor that was constructed by IH. Case IH cancelled it in 1996.
A soft spot in my heart for the 1026 Hydro too... Our neighbors had 2 1026s-( 1 fender tractor and 1 with a Hiniker Cab..).. In the spring when I would get our of school,I would wait at the end of our driveway for Old Fred to pick me up in one or the 1026s to go out plowing,discing,chopping or whatever fieldwork needed to be done.. I wouldn't get back home until 9:30 or 10 PM on a school night!!.. Needless to say Mama wasn't too pleased LOL!!
There all my favorite!! I currently own a 62 504 diesel utility that was my granddads and use it every chance I get!!
I'm not sure what ours year is but it's a 504
My dad had a super mta and I use to standup in front of him when I was small and steer and when I started farming I bought a 1256 .Love both those tractors and still have them.They run forever !
When I was a kid my daycare lady's husband was a case ih salesman, I remember going in with her at times and seeing a sea of 5488 and green stigers, it was the mid 90s and local farmers were trading them in on the new magnums, been a huge fan of red paint since then, kinda conflicting since I come from a John Deere family, haha
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Enjoyed the video. The tractor I grew up on was a IH 350 utility tractor. It ran on propane gas. No power steering and refueling was always an adventure. Put in my first crops with it. Did a lot of bush hogging with it. Kinda hated it when Dad sold that old tractor. Tractor we got after that was a lot bigger more power but it never was as reliable!
Asking what my favorite IH tractor is like asking which child is my favorite. I'm gonna have to go for the 504 and 560 because I spent so much time on them as a kid. Both have very distinctive sounds that I can still remember it to this day. Spent a lot of tillage time in our 966 as well.
In 1977 I coaxed my dad into buying an 806 at an auction. Huge step up from our M and one heck of a workhorse. When I sold my 75 cows 4 years ago and retired I had a super H, two M's, 656 gas, 886, 806, 1566, 3588 2+2, and a JD A! The 15 and 2+2 went to my nephew's farm and are getting a lot of use but I will never get rid of the 806. Along with the letter series some of the toughest machines ever made. They just keep running forever it seems.
Own a 706, but 1066 is my favorite. Also like the 5488
I remember back in 1972 when dad bought a new 1066. I was a big upgrade from the A/C D17s and the JD 4010. We then got a 1466 and those two IH tractors were our main tractors into the 80's farming about 2500 acres. GREAT MACHINES! This video brings back a lot of memories, THANKS!
The M will always be my favorite. I have 3 and still use them.
I live a few miles East of the Rock Island plant and grew up with these: Farmall M, 300, 560, 706, and 966. We were lucky enough to have a tour of the plant during production just before they closed. An amazing people and facility.
My favorite International was an 806. It was the first diesel tractor I ever operated. I loved the TA on the transmission. I baled a lot of hay and did secondary tillage with that strong machine.
The 806 is one of the all time greats.
U wouldn't believe how many ta's I seen my father tear apart. That was the week point of th 706,806, etc, that and the pro clutches
It was always the bearing that would let go often messing up the crown wheel and pinion the clutch. They were are nice tractor to drive with plenty of power to the ground
I spent many hours on my grandpa's farm back in the day raking hay with a Farmall H and discing with a 666. A neighbor had a 4786 and I loved watching and hearing that beast work.
👍👍. Thank you for sharing.
My favorite international tractor is simply all of them because it's so hard to choose just one.
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Me too
The only way to have a favorite lime you said is have them all. You look at one and tho I ...this is perfect for some job Nd another is perfect for another. Lol. Awfull decision ain't it
One question, then why do you have a picture of a White
I grew up in South Georgia. From the summer of 1983 until 1989 I worked on a neighbor's farm, which ran several International Harvester tractors. '70 826 Gold Demonstrator, '72 766, '74 1566 & '74 574. My favorite was the 766.
We had 2 1256 Internationals bought in 1969 and pulled it against a 5020 JD and there was no comparison. The 1256 pulled everything we hooked on to at least one mph faster than the JD. Loved those tractors and put 6000+ hrs. on one and over 8000 hrs. on the other one.
Great history.
Importar tractores de esta marca de segunda cero horas de reparación sería ideal para el campo colombiana en la gama de 70 a 180 hp. @@bigtractorpower
My grandfather and father all had International tractors and combines. Our last four tractors were 1066,986,686,484 and the last combine was a 715 international combine. All classic and some of the best that there was.
Nice line up. I am always on the hunt to film 15 series combines.
@@bigtractorpower hard to find there's a few here in Oregon though. In the Willamette Valley that is. And I really like all your episodes too. Especially the classics and the 8850 John Deere clips too
@@bigtractorpower we had a 615 here in the 90s and a neighbor had the diesel 715. We had 2 and one was for parts and when they were scraped we kept the engine off the 615s because they are the same on the 656 tractor we still use.
I grew up with Ih when dad so tired the horses bought Far all C and Super C new new,farmall 460 and Farmall 706 German dsl were his biggest tractors. I don't farmall but own farmall Cub, 504, 686, 766, 806, 1456, 1566 all favorites and enjoy all of them.
We had a 966 with the cab and an open station 806. Both worked good, but the 966 was pretty rough and probably needed an overhaul. Never wanted to lug down low, which seems uncommon. 806 was a true workhorse and is still in the family after selling everything else. Hour meter rolled over at least once, maybe twice!
The 806 is a solid tractor. The 66 series are also good.
Worked for my uncle in the late 70s. He had a 4568 1566 1456 4388 966 hydro 1206 706 gas 300 drove them all. Lots of good memories.
Until recently all we ran was internationals and over years you just really start to realize how amazing and we'll built tractors they were. They don't make them like that anymore and no tractor company ever will
same here in Germany th-cam.com/video/wH9FdynyA68/w-d-xo.html, th-cam.com/video/KpkhCqSzsPk/w-d-xo.html
I owned 2 1466 ‘s 1206,856,706,350,super M and a450! The 1206 and 856 both had over 12,000 hours on them when I traded for the1466’s! Neither engine had been reworked,1206 had aTA and rear end replaced.It was turned to150 HP from day one! The 856 had rear engine seal and clutch replaced! It was turned to120HP from day one.they were really good ones!!!!!!!!!!
i own an IH 744, it s a hell of a tractor!
A wonderful collection of grand machines. Sad that the company was not able to continue. That, of course, was the fate of hundreds if not thousands of manufacturers of farm equipment over the years. Thanks for keeping memories alive with wonderful pictures, motion, and sound of these great giants of the past. - Dean from Minnesota
Thank you for watching Dean. IH was a great company but it was a company built on mergers and IH as part of Case IH has gone on to become a bigger and better farm equipment company.
I really enjoyed that video! Thank you so much.
The 1066 all day 👍✌😉
Thank you for watching.
I have a 1947 Farmall C narrow front end. Used for fun at a steam and antique tractor show. Love the sound of that little 6 cylinder engine.
Very cool.
Best company that ever existed
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Agreed
Indeed! 35 years since the last one and you still see them everyday! Perfect workhorses and great simple design! Still 3 IH's for daily use 😁
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Agreed unfortunately lack of r&d and that pos mcCardell didn't help anything
I enjoyed your video on international tractors and the history of international tractors I also enjoyed your videos on 55 years of Ford blue as a Canadian I am proud to watch versatile videos when I was a boy in the seventies my stepfather also worked at a Massey Ferguson dealership so we had older 50s 60s 70s tractors on our farm all brands but my heart is still with the Massey Ferguson and I would like to see videos on the Vintage and history of Massey Fergusons
Really cool video. I do love old school tractors. I know your proud of yours! I enjoy your videos and narrating. Keep up the good work BTP!!
Thank you for watching. I enjoy working in the field with my 4786.
It was the 1066. Ran one for my uncle. This has to be one of your best videos ever!
I learned farming on a super M. We still have it and a 400. As for a favorite, just too many to choose from
Two of the greats. 👍👍
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Thank you for that. Everyone of these machines are my favorite as is every thing these great farmers do for us.
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Learned how to drive a tractor, sitting on grandpa’s lap, turning that old H’s steering wheel.
On the farm I grew up on my Dad owned many IH tractors and combines. My favorite was the 5488. A very ambitious and snappy pulling tractor.
Grandpa had 3 a 52 H a 53 super M and a seventies 484. The H needs a rebuild but the other two run and get work done. The narrow front end of H and M made good skidders for the woods.
Super c, 1206, 1086. Grew up with all of them, plus more. My great grandfather and 2 of my great uncles had an IH dealership till the end in1985.
Grew up with c, super c, (which was first tractor i drove alone, and was given to me by my grandpa), had an M, Super M, super H, 2-560’s, WD-9, 504, 656, 1206, 1256, 2-966’s, 684, 686, 2-1086’s, 5088 while i was growing up.
My favorite international tractor is the 1066 black stripe.
great video. I love it. I have had a few Ih tractors. Cub regular, 100, 200, 300, 400, 450, H, m, Super M, W-6, B-414, 404, 460, 560, 706, 756, 966, 1066, 1086 1494, and 895. Fav is the 1086.
Any cattleman that had a Hydro 3488 a Hydro 186 or Hydro 100 with a loader on it would say it was one of handiest tractors made of any brand. They also worked very well on a snowblower, mixer feeder wagon, and are great on big round balers. The 826 & 656 were ok as haying tractors, just very underpowered, none of them were any good for field work, but they served their purpose very well in other areas on the farm.
Over in Australia, I own an A-554 McCormick International, that was made in the Geelong factory in Victoria, Australia. I'm hoping to restore it in the coming years to it's original beauty. The 'A' in A-554 stands for Australian built.
And we owe that logo to Raymond Loew !!!!
I have a black stripe 1466. She’s a rippa. Straight piped too.
Like the 1206 and 806.. had a 806 on the family farm growing up.
Would have to be the 1486 we had before we purchased the 7120 magnum
I STARTED AT 6 ON A FARMALL H TO A M AND THEN A 706 WITH THE GERMAN DEISEL. I NOW OWN 2 H'S 4 MS AN A CUB A 340 ROW CROP AND A 806. MY IS A 1940 H THAT IRESTORED IN 96, LOVE DRIVING THAT TRACTOR.. GO RED
I just made two end tables with slab wood tops that have International Harvester cream separators for bases !!
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Grew up with my Dad’s 986 and my Grandpa’s 1486, both had been turned up by the previous owner. We put a ton of hours on them and they always worked. We lost both in a fire, when our barn burned down Christmas morning of 2011. Now we have a Case Magnum 110 and Case Magnum 7120
My favourite series' are the w, td, 06, 26, 56, 66, and 68 series tractors
Dad farmed with a Super M, 706, 826, 856. The 826 was his only new tractor and by far my favorite
I always like the 806 and the 1456
My favorite.... All of them. I just love IH and have as long as I can remember. Maybe I'm crazy but it just seems that we always got much more tractor for the money than any of the other brands. Not bad mouthing the other brands by no means but the numbers and what we could do with the IH's was very apparent.
IH was a great tractor maker. It’s always neat getting to film them in the field to capture some red history.
The best traktor is a IH 1455 XL ! Made in Neuss am Rhein/Gernany👍
1246 is better 😉
for the small dairy farms around me, the 1066 or 86 is still one of the go to machines that everyone is using for it's versatility, simplicity, durability, and cost. In that 100 cow operation it's tough to beat. And if there's extra room of course and 806 always seems to hang around. My all time favorite is the 4166. Has it's flaws, but a terrific 4wheel drive that can get in small steep fields where a larger machine cant get through the old stone walls and narrow access in fences and whatnot that seem to be literally everywhere here in north eastern N.Y. Maybe there is no great practical reason I love the 4166 and I'm just making excuses for it, but damn it's just such a sexy beast. Any plenty big enough for my spreading and tillage needs. Great video really enjoyed it. Thank you
In my country very poor of this so now I working at korea, nowadays I am is a repairman tractor 🚜 I fix a lot of per day, I hope I can shearing of my work to the world.
Great stuff! Ran an 806 a lot as a teen loved ever minute of it!
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Shows what happens when the unions try Toruń the business they want to work for. The economy may have been bad,but what really happened to ihc was the unions wanted to control them.
Great video BTP. Had an old Farmall from the 60’s that I used on my horse farm. Just a few acres, but had an old belly mower on it for pasture work and I bought a 4 foot disc with a seat and disc adjustment handles that I used in the round pen. That tractor always started and always had guys stopping wanting to buy it.
Very nice.
My favorite is the 856 XL made in Germany, which my father almost bought in 1984, but got wind of the financial hard times IH was in, and chose a different brand of tractor at the time. My father farmed in northern Jutland, Denmark. Here is a link to its specs: www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/002/3/0/2309-international-harvester-856xl.html
4WD 1486 was my favorite International Harvester. Great tractor.
Very cool.