Farmall 656

JDB · Jan 6, 2010

Thinking about looking at a 656 gasser that is for sale nearby. My Grandfather had one durring the 70's gas crisis and sold it after owning it for one year. He thought it was too hard on gas. I want gear drive with a TA and will be using it on a mower and to push snow, no heavy tillage. Are they decent starting in the winter even if sitting outside? And how hard are they on fuel?
Any of you have one?

Anonymous-0 · Jan 6, 2010

My cousin still has the 656 Hi-Clear utility bought new by my Grandpa around 1966. It used a lot less gas than Uncle Mike's 706. We worked both tractors and others in the field. The 656 is a very durable tractor and usually pretty easy to work on. Check the shift mechanism for play, if it is loose you can get the tractor into two gears at once, or it may not be in neutral when you think it is - recently experienced by yours truly.

flying belgian · Jan 6, 2010

They are excellent cold weather starters. They are very hard on fuel. That being said who cares how much gas it uses when pushing snow? You want the thing to start at any cost. and at the years end it just ain't going to amount to that much difference for the little bit you are using it.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 6, 2010

...well, they were not that hard on gas. Just fill it up before you go to the field, fill it again at dinnertime, fill it again at suppertime if you want to work at night!:^) With two 656s and a 706 in the family the gas filling (we did not have diesels) was this a ritual. Being one of the kids it was one of my jobs to fuel the tractors.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 6, 2010

For their size, in my opinion probably one of the nicest all around Farmall tractors ever made. I couldn't see gas consumption to be much different than other gas tractors of similar sizes for the amount of work they would do. Like other poster's have said the shifter problem was probably the worst thing about them. That can be updated or will work fine, by not getting in a hurry and taking your time when shifting.

Case e · Jan 6, 2010

Good ;little tractor will push alot of snow for you, the shifters are a little troublesom but just take your time and shift e a s y I sometimes will pull the torque if it hangs up. They do use a little gas but really how many hours are you expecting to put on it? I would recomend a block heater and trickle charge your battery to warm it up a bit in cold cold starting (like now) otherwise a good starting tractor.

Icuby · Jan 6, 2010

I am useing a 460 w/wide frt. & west.loader,I find that is handier than a 656 because of the contols are all on the right side on the 656. Just my 2 cents.

wolfman · Jan 6, 2010

I have a gas 656. It gets started on the coldest of days to load a round bale or two (have a sissors & spear on the 3-pt. Last winter the poor thing started on that -16 degree morning. About the smoothest, quietest, nimble and handy tractor on the place. Don't notice fuel consumption in the winter-but take it out in summer with the baler or haybine and you kind of park it and get a diesel. Back in its day, Nebraska tractor test had it at almost as high of Hp/hr per gal as a 3020 diesel.

Case e · Jan 6, 2010

if I remember right the gas 656 had more hp than the deisel 656. (factory) turn the pump up and maybe a different story.

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