international 856 tractor

[tombusenitz]

I was wondering if anyone knew of an 856 from northern ok that has a serial number of 31530.  It has standard seat, fixed steering wheel, and 2pt hitch.  I am looking for our old 856 that would have the similar look and wondered about this one where it came from.  

[Alan Dinan]

Good luck with your search! At least you have the serial number!!

[acem]

The 2 point hitch was pretty unusual on 856.  That helps you narrow your search.

Good Luck!

[Matt Kirsch]

So are you looking for 856 serial 31530, or are you looking for the old family tractor and you FOUND 856 serial 31530?

There is no way to trace the history on an old IH tractor unless every owner kept all the paperwork and passed it along every time the tractor was sold. If any records ever did exist, they were destroyed in 1985 during the merger, or they are hidden away in storage and forgotten about, because nobody has discovered them. Even with those records there would be no way to track the tractor past the original owner.

Realistically, if you found a tractor with the same features as the family tractor, that's probably as close as you'll get.

[stronger800]

Keep the search and the hope alive, but find parts to build one to match  in the meantime 

[Diesel Doctor]

There was a guy, some time ago, that was looking for an 826.

He had the serial number.

As far as I know, he never located it.

With the scrappers putting many of these down, finding a certain tractor can get impossible. 

In the reverse, finding the old owners of a tractor can be as tough.

[Chester5732]

I lost track of the 806 I wish I had never sold but that’s a whole other story.  It went to Indiana.  Serial number 17715SY if anyone runs across it.  

[nepoweshiekfarmalls]

My 856 gas is a very early one and it has 2 point.  One of the reasons I never finish working the bugs out of it. Just not as handy as a 3 point.