rustred

all I'm saying is you cant lug a v8 they loose rpm then just stall. a 6 cyl. will slow down and keep chugging along. a v8 will not do that under load.

i just posted the spec's for you. as you said the super m was geared lower, which it is not.

M 3rd is 4.2 , super M 3rd is 5 mph. 450 2nd is 3.8 mph. 450 3rd is 4.8 mph. i see it as the M 3rd is slightly faster than the 450 2nd. never know what could have been changed in the trans.

yes, a V8 needs rpm kept up, and dont lug it. while a straight 6 can be lugged.

actually the super M is geared slightly higher than the 400. both run the same 264 cid engine rpm. the 400 is slightly more h.p. also. would be due to the slightly lower gearing. either one could have the thin 4 1/8 sleeves installed giving both a bit more h.p. also. that would make it 281 cid. and the 400 has better hydraulic's , and could have power steering from factory. and it can have a T. A. which came out in 1954 on the last year of the supers, along with live pto at the same time. both are gas or diesel. better stick to gas, as you will not afford to rebuild the diesel engine and parts pretty scarce and expensive. be pretty easy to throw 10K into that engine.

that supposedly ?... "certain young poster " causing a lot of nonsense over on YT now,, banned from here and moved there. 🙄playing everyone there. well a few have him figured out. 🧐 and the moderators are none the wiser, 😲. attacking the honest instead.

i use a 14 ft 110 disc and thought it did a pretty decent job. i make sure the outside disc is throwing the dirt in the previous ditch. i would not say its a problem

i will continue, dont know why it posted while typing ? mainly the timing must be set to factor spec, and not advanced , as that's when you get kicked. and the old tractors had no electric starters so hand cranking was the normal. my 1939 McCormick WD40 has no starter , only a hand crank. who says you cant start a diesel with a crank. lol.

perfectly safe if the tractor is properly tuned , mainly timing set to f

location ?

i think i got it with one of my 660's . 560's and 660's use the same 282 engine. and also the massey harris 44 crank is the same. very handy to have for engine work.

i use the hand crank anytime i adjust valves on my 282's.

yes it was on steel.

i am sure the cold was your enemy. that's pretty cold for a gas tractor to start not being plugged in. diesel totally out of the question . and starting fluid has to spray in a fine mist to work.

if you had the plunger off, then look at IH's last question.

total crock,... when u use starting fliud you spray it in the intake above the hood. but that stuff should not be used anyhow, lucky it was not a diesel engine with glow plugs. in cold weather they need to be plugged in or warmed up somehow like in a shop . cant blame the tractor. A I is wrong also ! ihc was out long before AI.

since you didnt post back,... did this thing ever get loaded ? or you scrapped the idea of hauling it ? or ? lots of idea's posted , but wonder if anything turned out ?

crack the oil drain plug and see if any coolant comes out. check them steering splines . that cab looks like it was added later on also. it don't match the tractor paint. the price is right up there.

its definitely not factory. someone has added that 12 set up. those generators were used on the 60 series tractors. 6 volt and early 12 volt did not have the cooling fan on them.

totally true, as that is one of the 3 companies that ihc had tires from . firestone was the first choice, then goodyear and bf goodrich.

where is the crack ? what is that head off of ? the ihc trucks had them engines. i have a couple here.

what find of tractor ?

yes, and if it was sitting around especially in the sun the tires would be all cracked up by now not worn out. after almost 60 years. and safemark tires were not even a factory equipped deal.

that should be easy to figure out as you can read the dot number on the tire and it will give you the year of the tire. i am sure the tractor would have came out with firestone.

and probably 10w oil year round. oils were poorer back then also. and lots of idling.