farmall 706 30 yrs asleep

I bought my wifes granpa's 706 it was last run 30 yrs ago when he passed. it looks good but leaks hydro fluid out the bottom of trans. I havn't tried to crank it yet lots to do first fuel tank filters.i am experienced in ford and john deere but a complete rookie on IH. one other thing torque amp delete. any ideas about any of this would be great

It's your tractor now so what you do with it is up to you . The one thing i can tell you is if it has a T/A in it now then keep it as the delete change over costs almost as much as a new rebuilt T/A and if you delete it ya just lost over 1500 in resale value . The T/A is not the thing that is going to go out everytime you turn around . If you keep the clutch dump valve and transmission brake adjusted and you NEVER use the T/A as a means of braking or slowing down then depending on your age it may outlast you. Ya want to know about a 706 i can help you with that .

thanks for the info do you think the leak could just be a gasket on the trans

Pictures would be good since i can not see the tractor. But if the leak is under the tractor's bellhousing then more then likely it is the seals on the PTO input shaft. If they are at the back then it is probable the rock shaft seals on the draft sensing .

Doesn't "TA Delete" mean that the tractor never had it and never will? If so, why talk about it?

Well if it is a true delete then the MCV will be different . For over 40 years i have heard all about the nasty gobblin that the T/a is . Yes they do fail so does the engine clutch and anything else on a tractor and you are tearing one out all the time then either your doing something totally wrong or the guy that is installing them is NOT doing his job to do them wright . Years back my lets go Saling buddy and i went to a sale far away and at this sale they had some I H's there that came from the factory with the T/A delete . Well i bought and 856 really nice clean straight tractor with NO T/A it was like 7 Up it never had it and never would my buddy he bought a 966 and a706 D NO T/A . we trucked them home and put them in a local sale . we found out fast how much a non T/A tractor was worth in our area real fast and on the Avg . it was 1500-1750 dollars LESS then one with but was OUT on the low side . SOOoooooo we never bought one with OUT a T/A after that , we bought a lot with the T/a's out and installed new rebuilt T/A's and that would bring them up 2 to 2500 buck over what we would have got for them .So with what everything cost me and my labor i was making out well as everyone that i installed a T/A in all came with a TWO or three year warranty including LABOR

just getting back on the 706 ta. it is a ta tractor and after seeing this about decided to go with rebuilt ta.i don't know if its even bad yet going to fire it this week.would it be recommended to go ahead and change it if I have to go inside since its been sitting for 30 yrs ? thanks for the IH info.