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Ever thought of towing a HYDRO?????

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Farmallkid

04-09-2004 19:21:07




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I was at an auction today and met my mechanic, hes got about 15 farmalls from an f-20 up to a 1486, he said he got a 656 hydro that he got from a tobacco farmer. The hydro was shot in it. usualy if they had a tractor that wouldnt start they towed it. So this farmers hired guys tried to start it it wouldnt so they towed it. Now this is a hydro, i dont think it would tow real well. From what i read in red power about the hydros there would have been alot of pressure while towing it, my friend said it almost went KA BOOM!. So he has switched it over to gears in stead. its in parts in his shop. Sometimes you wonder how stupid some people are

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Aces

04-10-2004 08:49:03




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 Re: Ever thought of towing a HYDRO????? in reply to Farmallkid, 04-09-2004 19:21:07  
Farmallkid Some time back there was a post on here about towing tractors, I said I would never tow a tractor, others disagreed with me. I would never tow a tractor of any kind most don't lub that well being towed. Haveing said that any Hydro, IH made can be towed without harming the Hydro if the range transmission is but in neutral. The Hydro is lubed by the oil that drives it so if it has to build 5000 PSI to drive it has 5000 PSI lube pressure. If you tow it has none. Even with engine running.

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farmallman

04-10-2004 15:35:28




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 Re: Re: Ever thought of towing a HYDRO????? in reply to Aces, 04-10-2004 08:49:03  
My brother got a W4 from his grandfather and it has been sitting for about 10 yrs or so. I got my dad on the tractor towing me on the W4. I got my brother's W4 running after 5 or so min. I think towing is the easiest way to see if a tractor will start. Please correct me if i'm wrong.



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Aces

04-10-2004 20:13:27




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 Re: Re: Re: Ever thought of towing a HYDRO????? in reply to farmallman, 04-10-2004 15:35:28  
By towing I was talking about down the road. But you can't tow some to start them like a Hydro or any with hydraulic TA.



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kev@ia

04-10-2004 11:52:18




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 Re: Re: Ever thought of towing a HYDRO????? in reply to Aces, 04-10-2004 08:49:03  
Like Aces said, put the range lever in neutral, if you see an exploded view in a repair book you will see a hydro is real simple after the hydrostat, just make sure there is oil for the bull gears to run in.



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Keith T

04-10-2004 03:36:39




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 Re: Ever thought of towing a HYDRO????? in reply to Farmallkid, 04-09-2004 19:21:07  
Years ago when I worked at an IH dealer ,a farmer had a 1026Hydro that wouldn't start.To save the pickup charge he towed to town ,about 6 mi.When he got there he had an additional$3500.00 bill to replace the Hydro and this was in the 1970's



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