354 IH year

I have a 354 International. I would like to know the year it was produced, but the serial# can not be read from the tag. Is there another # somewhere that I can pull the serial# from, or is there some other way to look up the production year?

Camo Man: If I remember correctly the 354 was built in the early 70s, I don't see it listed in serial numbers at left of page. It's British designed tractor and some of those aren't listed.

I have another source that may tell me more precise numbers. If I'm wrong I'll come back.

Camo Man: I don'r see the 354 in European listings I have. It must be one of those British designs that were assembled at Louisville.

Thanks,
I forgot to mention that it has a gas engine, if this matters. From looking at pics and from other websites, I was guessing a 1972. I do have problems getting parts locally, or if I do find them they are outragously expensive.

I do believe you are correct. I remember seeing something on the tag that made me think it was produced in Louisville. Thanks for the help.

The 354 is what replced the 424/444. It is more or less the same tractor with different sheet metal. I think it is fron the mid 70's Would have been made around the same time of the 574, 674 and so on. 354 was later replaced by the 384 which was still a 444 tractor.

go to Tractor Data.com They have a little info on it there.

Made the same time as the UK 444, so mid 1970's anyways

The 276 was replaced by the 354, IH Bradford built tractor

Friend of mine has a 354 and it is nearly identicle to my old 444. Same BD 154 engine, same lift, same rear end and tranny. Don't know what a 276 looks like. Never seen one.

Camo Man: You say locally, where are you located? I'm in southern Ontario, and a fried near here bought a 434 gasser. He tells parts for gassers are not as readily available as the diesel, but CaseIH dealers in Canada can and will order the parts.

495man: The reason I said early 70s is the 354 is not in the 1975 Canadian buyers guide. 454, 464 and 444 British version are there. Another reason I said early 70s is my neighbor in Nova Scotia had a 354, and he had it a couple of years when I bought my 1066 in Sept of 75.

276 looks exactly like a 434, these is a post on a 434 with some links to some photos elsewhere on this site.

Well, if it's not in the 1975 buyers guide, then it wasn't sold here at that time. According to an article on IH Bradford, the 444 came out in 1972, so the 354 would likely be same time. Article does not specifically mention CDN market, but appears 10,255 354s in total built.

B275 276 354 (end of line)

B414 434 444 374 (find that one 617 made) 384

Keep in mind IH in England, Canada and US didn't change model numbers all at the same time, or have them the same i.e. 364 US = 444 UK

I'd love to read an article the CDN market IH's that came from England as that is the bulk IH's in this area.

According to an old book I have it says the 354 was built from 1971 until 1975.

Maybe the 354 was never offered in Canada. I know when our 484 was new they weren't available in Nebraska because they hadn't put one through the Nebraska Tractor test then. Don't know if the 484 ever was or not.

495man: That is why I specified the Canadian buyers guide. Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s I had a cousin farming in MA,and ocasionally we compared those guides. The US and Canadian guide were never exactly the same

George: Note what I said to 495man. The 354 was sold here for a year or two. I don't think IH ever sold very many. Around here we seemed to go from 434 right into the British assembled 444, plus diesel was the big seller.

Was the 354 ever built as a diesel. I ask that as I've never seen a 354 diesel.

Hugh, the 354 was available with the C-144 gas engine or the BD-154 diesel. Not to many of them around here either but see one now and then. Most do seem to be gas but a friend of mine has one with the diesel engine in it. Other than the sheet metal it is nearly a dead ringer of the 444.

George: I must admit I found these 30-50 hp British designed tractors of the 1970s a bit confusing. There always seemed to be a couple of models that were basically the same tractor. Generally speaking if it had a swept back front axle it was British design assembled at Louisville and if it had straight front axle it was assembled in Britain. Then to confuse us here in Canada even worse, one year we'd get Louisville then the next year we'd get British assembled model. About the only model they never sold both sides of the Canada-US border was the 444. I have never seen a Louisville 444, but Canada is lousy with British assembled 444.

The reason I remember this 354 next door, it was owned by a very part time beef cow calf farmer. His main income was explosives and forestry. He had a son very much a playboy and he was learning to fly helicopters. One evening he stopped one of my hands (Mike) with 1066 and 5 bottom semni-mount, asked him to figure out why his manure spreader floor chain kept breaking. Mike had been up past his place plowing headlands that didn't get plowed in fall. I don't know what they resolved about the manure spreader, however during the process the son circled a couple of times with a helicopter. Mike said he thought the dad was going to go for the rifle to try and shoot him down. He was growling about the son always screwing up his equipment, then it wouldn't work when he needed it. In the end the subject switched to his plow, and he took Mike to the drive shed. He wanted Mike to mount the plow on his 354 to plow his garden. Mike told him, he could plow the garden with 1066 quicker than they could remove rubble in front of his plow.

I remembered this at the time as I thought Fred had a SC with the old pre fast hitch mounted plow. Mike was telling me this story next morning at milking, and advised me the SC was gone and he had this 354, and had it for about 2 years. Mike told me before evening was over, young Angus landed the helicopter and it sunk in soft clay, bad enough that it could not lift off again. He said I expect Angus is up there this morning jacking the helicopter out of the mud. This made me remember my dating of the 354.

Ken Updike's 1955-1985 IH book says 1972 to 1975 for the 354. I would imagine that reflects US market availability, but sounds right for overall production.

I haven't seen too many 354s, but they have been all diesel.

There were a few 276's around, (a diesel 276 w/1501 is down the road) and those were mainly diesel (only know of one gas) so I'd bet most 354's in Canada were diesel.

I didn't really seen the need for two tractors as close as the 276/434 and 354/444 and apparently IH didn't hence the 354 wasn't made as long. The Bradford plant basically turned out only 444's until the 384 was in production.

Apparently 46,045 444's made versus the aforementioned 10,255 for the 354. I am unsure if the 364 was lumped in with those 444 numbers.

The 384 is less common at 9157 made.

Haven't seen any swept back axle Bradford design tractors locally, only even saw one Doncaster design tractor with a swept back.

I live in central Kentucky.I have one IH dealer near, but other dealers can order parts for me. I have just found a local tractor salvage yard that can order new parts and is a lot cheaper than the dealer. Just so happen I was out yesterday and saw an IH just like mine and stopped to have a look. It turned out to be a 364 diesel. Everything is the same with exception of the engine,sticker and the rear tire size (larger).