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Buffalo IL | Why do you want a 2+2? They are over 30 years old. They were an advancement in technology at that time, but today they can't even come close to the needs of today. They could be used for everything from planting to chisel plowing. The best advantage was for cultivating and the rear wheels followed in the same track as the front ones. If you are doing side dressing that may be beneficial. The 88 series would have had a hydraulic clutch which was finally a miracle for IH and no TA. Today the hydraulics are outdated, the power is too low, they were still on R12 air conditioning, the cab doors opened the wrong direction, the cab filter was in the back of the cab(over the fuel cap), worst hydraulic couplers ever made (IMO). If there was a 2+2 built with todays advancements in rear ends, hydraulics, cab design, electric system upgrades, and just more horsepower I think they would sell like hotcakes if they could shorten the tractor. The only true advantage was they were very well balanced. guys that used them for hay baling loved them because if the windrow went thru the front wheels it went thru the back wheels.
Should beat the heck out of a front wheel assist for agility in turning and balanced pulling.
Basically they had a 1086 rear end/1486 rear end/ or 1586 rear end depending on size and basically they would have the same issues. The 88 series would be similar to the 5088,5288,5488 rear ends and have the same issues. Slap a magnum rear end on one and you would really have something.
Edited by IL cow man 2/9/2016 18:13
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