international 404

butch49 · Apr 7, 2012

does anyone know if these tractors handle a loader well? Can you change them to live hydraulics? just looked at one for 2000.excellent rubber and nice loader.

Janicholson · Apr 7, 2012

The tractor does have live hydraulic. It also has the possibility of front driven hydraulic accessory pump (live)
it does not and cannot have a live PTO. I would sa go for it unless you need live PTO for bush hogging etc. Jim

Wardner · Apr 7, 2012

Make sure it has power steering.

IH fan · Apr 7, 2012

(quoted from post at 17:06:43 04/07/12) does anyone know if these tractors handle a loader well? Can you change them to live hydraulics? just looked at one for 2000.excellent rubber and nice loader.

I have a loader on a 240U which is the predecessor to the 404 and very similar. The steering on these is a little weak, but as long as it's not overloaded or used a lot, it should be okay. My steering had been rebuilt before I got it and it needed it when I bought it, but I found used parts. I would not want one without power steering... mine has a CharLynn unit and it robs enough flow from the live pump that I lose my 3 point below about 1/3 throttle. The factory PS on a 404 is different than on a 240u as it has cylinders on the steering arm, where the 240U factory is a torque generator which functions like the CharLynn. This 404 system would take a lot of load off the weak steering sector.
My loader is on a crankshaft driven pump. Loader is a Wagner-IH 120 which has the reservoir in the loader frame. It is capable of lifting more than I want to lift.... it will pick the back wheels off the ground.

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