IH 560 Diesel

Jim 777 · May 5, 2010

Hi,

Could anyone tell me anything about this tractor

Hp, dependability, ect. if it could handle brush-hogging 60 ac and how much I might give for it? it has a loader.

Thanks, Jim

Anonymous-0 · May 5, 2010

Very great tractor to own. simple to operate and to work on. Very good hydrolic system on it to. I have had the pleasure to run two of them before. I would say if in good shape bout $5000 to $6000 max.You could farm about two hundred acres. Ive sub soiled and bailed with one. Great all around tractors.

Cas · May 5, 2010

I remember when they came out. The IH dealer
said they were so big that no farmer in our
county was big enough to need one. Boy have
things changed.

senilefellor · May 5, 2010

boy, aint you tellin the truth. I remember back in the good old days when we used to plow 200 acres a day with 1 mule, tied to an old shovel, it sure was hard on the mule, but he loved to work. That sure was a good old mule, one time I rode him to mexico to pick some fresh oranges, course back then all the best oranhes came from mexico, now it is just cheap labor and government burden that comes from there. But back to the trip, that mule walked for 4 days, with nothing to drink or eat and we got there, he ate a case of oranges by himself. Crazy old mule, I almost hated to eat the old thing, but heck, what else do you raise them for. Ah, the good old days, when a dollar would buy you a good time and the change would by you a new suit.

Charlie M · May 5, 2010

I've read stories where dealers said no one had a farm big enough for an M. They make garden tractors with more HP now.

mkirsch · May 5, 2010

Okay guys, let's paint a realistic picture here.

$6000 is for a prime example. Painted WELL, not slobbered on over 30 years of crud. Good tires, new or nearly new. No mechanical problems whatsoever.

For what most people use them these days, which is a little hobby farming, the 560 will make a powerful dependable tractor. The engine power was right at the limit for the drivetrain, and there were bearing problems with them initially. The surviving 560s most certainly have been upgraded, or babied. Either way if you pay a fair price for one you can't go too awful wrong.

The hydraulic system is good when it's working correctly, and most work just fine, but underneath it's kinda complicated to work on.

rustyfarmall · May 5, 2010

(quoted from post at 12:26:41 05/05/10) Okay guys, let's paint a realistic picture here.

$6000 is for a prime example. Painted WELL, not slobbered on over 30 years of crud. Good tires, new or nearly new. No mechanical problems whatsoever.

For what most people use them these days, which is a little hobby farming, the 560 will make a powerful dependable tractor. The engine power was right at the limit for the drivetrain, and there were bearing problems with them initially. The surviving 560s most certainly have been upgraded, or babied. Either way if you pay a fair price for one you can't go too awful wrong.

The hydraulic system is good when it's working correctly, and most work just fine, but underneath it's kinda complicated to work on.

Agreed. $3,500 is much more reasonable, and unless you are a seasoned mechanic, you might want to leave everything but the regular maintenance to someone who is.

IH 560 Diesel

Jim 777

Member

Anonymous-0

Well-known Member

Cas

Well-known Member

senilefellor

New User

Charlie M

Well-known Member

mkirsch

Well-known Member

rustyfarmall

Well-known Member

Similar threads