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Jim 777

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Could someone tell me what to look for when buying this tractor? He said it does use some oil, may be leaking mostly and the radiator is leaking a little bit. I don't know anything about diesels and how to check them.
Thanks,
Jim
 

It's generally considered bad forum manners to keep crossposting the same question on different forums...

For this question, your best bet is the IH specialty forum...
 
The only thing you'll have to know is that ya gotta use the glow plugs to warm 'er up a bit before cranking.

Now, with that in mind, if it starts on it's own without ya having to pull it........

BUY IT!!!! :>)

IH never did build a bad tractor.

Allan
 
Broken heads also...

That thing could be junk from the PTO to the front spindles and if you don't know what you're looking at or for then you are up S**t creek without a paddle before you even start...

Nothing spectacular bout a 560... Early ones had rear-end issues which IH upgraded in the later years of the production run and recalled earlier models for retro-fit.

TA could be good, OK or junk...

If the D282 is worn out or someone has played shade tree mechanic with the pump it may or may not start well... Those glow plug diesels never were known for easy starting... especially after a lot of years of use and neglect.

BTW, I own a 62 560D with about 21,000 hours on it... Never been majored... Pump is set stock... Starts OK on glow plugs as long is it isn't too cold out... Plug her in below about 35 F...
 
If it has the d-179 or d-206 motor, it is close to the German model 554 or 624 and very nice. There are several of each in my little town and seem to be always going.

Dave
 
If it starts with a minute of holding the glow plug button most likely the engine is in good shape - even if does blow a little blue smoke. If it takes a "shot" of ether pass on it.

The shifter tends to get a little loose with worn shifter forks and its easy to get stuck in two gears at once so you might try to shift it "fast" a few times when you test it. Worn shifter forks are not the end of the world but its another thing to fix and it gives indication of the tractors wear.

The TA can be out on the "low" side and it will still function OK with 5 gears on the high side.

These were fairly good tractors with primitive creature comforts more similar to a Super M than a 656. The engines were/are pretty good but they have been in service for roughly 50 years.
 
check and see if the head gasket is blown yet or if the sleeves are in the oil pan if they aren't they will be, a 282 isn't much of an engine and after having a 460 and 560 on this farm there will never be another, pay scrap price then when it dies (which it will) you won't be out much. torques, transmissions and rear ends aren't real durable either, I am sure this post will get the binder guys fired up but I know die hard IH guys that maintain that the 560 was the tractor that broke IH.
 
Even though I was an AC dealer for awhile I grew up with Farmalls and IH and even though Allen said IH never made a bad tractor with all due respect the 460 & 560 may have been there first try at a big horsepower tractor with little thought put into it. The engines for those tractors came from the IH Metro delivery vans like the ones for milk and bread so starting wasn't an issue only once a day. The early 706 also had the same engine and I don't care if you shut it off for dinner in the middle of August you had to use the glow plugs. My two cents. CT
 
Crawl under the rear end. Have seen some axle bearings come apart and when a ball bearing got into the bull gear, it would crack the rear end housing.One of my first jobs at the Deere dealer was to braze the crack back shut.
 
Jim777, The 560/460 had a lot of Rear end problems and most were fixed by IH on those tractors that were up dated by IH after a problems arose were given a Delta mark on the tag (a delta = a small equalateral triangle). IMO weather your tractor has a Delta mark on the tag, Or Not, will not make or break my opinion on the purchase of this tractor. It would serve as a point of info for me.
As always overall apperance, tin condition, % of rubber, tie rod wear, wfe slop, welds on the frame or cases will weigh heavy on a purchase.
A running driving tractor of any kind will be a better platform to start a re-do from!
Hope this helps.
Later,
John A.
 
First off, tell the seller that when you arrive you want to start the tractor with a "cold" engine. Some sellers will start, warm up good, then kill it just before you arrive so it will restart OK. Tom
 
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