Hagen Brothers farms,Goodrich ND | Kel1306 - 4/3/2013 20:59
Yes, that would have transferred some weight, it could have been offset with additional casting weight or the like. My point was that they could have cleaned the nose up and made a more attractive tractor without all that snout. The engines are far ahead of the center line of the front axle. Even bringing the engine back 15 to 20 inches would have made a big difference.
Ugly as it seemed to some folks, their was a good reason for the long nose on a 2+2. Putting that engine 4 ft ahead of where it was on any other IH tractor had it, and mounting the engine on rubber, gave it far less engine noise and vibration compared to a 2 wd or Front Assist IH tractor of that age. The 4 ft gap between the engine and cab, blocked engine heat and noise, plus gave it a huge onboard fuel supply with front and rear tanks..
With the engine so far out front, the tractor had great front traction without adding a ton of cast weights to the front.
That last version that almost made it to production(70 series ?), had a powershift transmission, eliminating the clunky shifting manual transmission and troubled TA.
Edited by Jon Hagen 4/3/2013 00:51
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is the IH 3588 the best tractor ever.
