806 international standard.

rustred · Aug 26, 2020

i was wondering in the five years they built these tractors if there was any upgrades or was each year the same quality tractor.

fastfarmall · Aug 26, 2020

All i know is the front end on a standard work loose, hope they got tightend before they wore the hole oblong in the casting!

rustred · Aug 26, 2020

where is that 806 man when u need him, tractor vet? lol. and dont want to wait for sunday sermon. going to look at one.

caterpillar guy · Aug 27, 2020

What are you wanting to know. The engine is about as good as it gets. They when in good condition start good in cold weather and run very smooth like most 6 cylinders do. If it has the RD pump they claim there are no parts for them if you need them. I can't say, mine with the RD pump is still going. The shifting mechanism is probably the weakest link on them. If they shift good and are tight should be fine. Fast shifting and slam shifting will be the problem they had over the years. The going through low range to get to reverse was the issue since they used a cam that tended to flip the linkage inside to get reverse. If you have to work the lever some to get reverse it probably needs a bushing for the pivot and the wear fixed on the fork and pivot slot. Or you can convert to a 56 series shifter and then can adjust the reverse linkage separate from the other.
Don't know about the front end working loose never owned a standard only a row crop model.

rustred · Aug 27, 2020

ok, so did the early one have this pump? this one is 1965. which 2 pumps are these?

mazemeister · Aug 27, 2020

there were changes during production that i assume would affect row crop (farmall) and standard (interenational) tractors equally. the seat back and support was redesigned late '64-early '65. the hyd remote levers were changed from the cast to steel around the same time. some time in '65 they went from the IH made RD pump to a roosamaster. the very early tachometer was black with white letters, no speeds, then it changed to the rainbow style. the 3 point lower arms and leveling screws changed some time '65 or later. the early 361 blocks had separate holes and caps for dipstick and oil fill, the later ones went to one large hole. some time '64-65 they stopped putting a sheet metal heat shield around the exhaust manifold. i believe all of these changes have a known serial number break listed in the appropriate section of the parts manual.
as far as quality of manufacture, i've never heard of any deficiencies.

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