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| I ran a 3388 for years. A 3788 MIGHT only have a 1000 pto, check to make sure if that is a big deal for you. It will also have 3 gears (with a high and low + the TA) instead of 4 gears in the 33/3588.
I planted and cultivated with mine. We had a 12x30" planter then. We only had 18.4x38 tires and duals on the rear and had no trouble turning for a 12 row. With a 8 row, you might have to do a small "light bulb" type turn on the ends.
While the hood in front of the cab is kinda wide for cultivating, the 2+2 actually worked better for cultivating around curves vs a 2wd/MFD. With the 2+2, I kept the front tire the same 4" (or whatever your spacing is) all around the curve or going down straight rows. With the articulation, it followed the rows easier.
The 2+2 concept was a great idea by IH, but was poorly executed. At the time of it's release, there were very few MFDs at least in our neck of the woods and shortly after the 2+2 came into being, the HP race was on and MFDs were much more common.
We had ours turned up to about 170hp. Engine and drive train were great. We had LOTs of hyd pump troubles. I'm a fairly tall guy and my kneecap still hurts from hitting?breaking the key off with my knee getting in and out of the cab.
One area that the 2+2 excelled was on the snowblower. With the engine and fuel tank inside the hood, I never had to use #1 diesel fuel in the winter time. The engine heat kept everything nice and warm. I had a Knipco torpedo type heater with a 90 degree furnace/stove pipe elbow on it and I slip that under the engine and let it heat for maybe 10-15 minutes and by then everything was nice and warm and ready to play. I blew snow one time at -30F with no troubles. | |
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3788 IH?
