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MistyMorning

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Any experiances with the international 706 diesal? Good, bad indifferent I would appreciate the comments.

Thanks for you time.
 
MistyMorning":rg3hdb0u said:
Any experiances with the international 706 diesal? Good, bad indifferent I would appreciate the comments.

Thanks for you time.
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Yeah you klutz, it's real tall and if you fall off you will hurt yourself. :lol:

Plan to use it daily? If so get something newer. You will be happier unless you are into collecting tractors.
 
blahboy?; WHO PUT THE BURR UNDER YOUR SADDLE TODAY! :shock: Calling me a klutz and crazy! What? Did you hit your head when you fell off the pony? Oh I know, didn't finish that hay yet huh? ;-)

Well to get back to the point here, the tractor would be used for moving hay, plowing snow, working up the larger gardens, probably not used everyday though.

Any constructive comments would be appreciated.
 
MistyMorning":19csnaaj said:
blahboy?; WHO PUT THE BURR UNDER YOUR SADDLE TODAY! :shock: Calling me a klutz and crazy! What? Did you hit your head when you fell off the pony? Oh I know, didn't finish that hay yet huh? ;-)

Well to get back to the point here, the tractor would be used for moving hay, plowing snow, working up the larger gardens, probably not used everyday though.

Any constructive comments would be appreciated.
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You need to get your story straight there Crygirl. It was a miniature horse not a pony that I fell off of. :shock:

As far as the tractor goes. I used one very similar once to bale hay with. I took me a while to get used to the shifter. If memory serves me right, the shifter is up on the side by the steering wheel. While it was old it worked really good once I was able to find a gear. That's all I know about it.
 
One thing I know about a 706 diesel is that they are not the easiest starting . I helped a friend years ago that had one , we worked all morning and stopped for lunch , it was warm out , we were back in 1/2 hour. when I got on the tractor he told me to use the glow plugs, I couldn't believe I had to so I didn't , it would not start , then I used the glow plugs and it started right up. 656 diesels were known for same thing other than that it was a good tractor.
 
MistyMorning":2cs3nety said:
flaboy":2cs3nety said:
Crygirl.
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Don't get it?

Other than that thanks for the input guys. We are finally on the right track ;-)
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Ok, I know the folks in Minnesota are a little slow due the cold weather freezing their brains.

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most all of the IH farmalls are hard to crank.an you have to use either on them to get emm to crank.it dont matter how hot it is.they wont crank.
 
We had the same experience with our 706, had to use the glow plugs if it got below 70 degrees. We only had it a couple years and it was before I spent much time driving tractor myself. But when my dad gets a piece of machinery he seems to hang on to it forever, so the fact that he got rid of it after 2-3 years tells me something. I'm not sure how it would have started in the winter as we never tried it.
 
MistyMorning":1daeli1v said:
Okay I got it. I've also got a big ole can of whupass sitting here with your name on it :lol:
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You had better bring your lunch. Matter of fact, bring supper also cause it will be an all day event. :P
 
We have a 756 with the 310 german diesel.Same as what the others say good tractor ,but cold natured.It has to be plugged in when it's cold and a shot of ether at that.
 
most of the posts talking about the 706 being cold blooded are probably accurate for the most part. but in my opinion there isn't much else bad that you can say about an IH 706. these are tough old tractors and there's not much you can do to them that they can't handle. it came out of the factory at 69 hp, you should probably turn it up to 85 or so as most of those old IH tractors ran better at a little above factory.

from "c" series all the way to the "88" series, i just don't think you can find a company with better engineered and more reliable product that farmall/IH. what a sad day when they became case/IH :cry:
 
I know the one I used to bale hay was a tough old goat. My only complaint like I said was the shifter but I think that could have been easily fixed.

I have a couple of old Massey's that when it below 50 degrees they want a shot of ether also.
 
I spent alot of time on one. They are cold natured. Besides the normal stuff to check, like no water in oil, no major leaks, clutch, etc, the shifters in these old tractors were a weak point. They'll eventually get to a point where it's hard to get them into gear, especially reverse. If that's the case, the shifter linkage would need to be shimmed up and otherwise tightened up, or replaced. I think the shifters from the 56 series tractors were often used to replace them. Other than that, the 706 and 806 were some of the best tractors IH produced.
 
Thanks for all the input guys. Heres a question, wouldn't a heater of some sort help with the cold starting?
 
yes a block heater would help with the cold starting.youd have to plug the heater in at nite.so the tractor would crank in the mornings.
 
I own one and yes,they are cold blooded.Mine has the 282 engine and torque amplifer.Has 540 and 1000 pto,with 2 point quick hitch. Does a great job for haying ,maybe a bit much for raking,but other than that you can't go wrong.
 

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