IH Axial-Flow combine history

The axial flow combines were he best. IH was second place in the combine business before they got the axial flow. The IH harvester company went full tilt into making a machine that was totally different than all the other machines in the industry.
The 1480 had a 190HP DT-436 IH engine, 30 inch rotor, 208 bushel grain tank, and a sieve cleaning area of 6420 square inches. The 1460 had a 170HP DT-436 IH engine, 24inch rotor, 180 bushel capacity grain tank, with a sieve cleaning area of 4750 square inches. The 1440 had a 135HP D-436 IH engine,24 inch rotor, 145 bushel capacity grain tank, with a sieve cleaning area of 4750 square inches. While the 1440 and 1460 shared the same threshing and separating specs, there were a few other differences besides grain tank capacity and engine horsepower. IH also offered a hillside model 1470 with a 210hp IH DT-466 engine, 145 bushel grain tank, 24 inch rotor and the 1482 pull-type combine requiring a 130hp or larger tractor, 30 inch rotor and 245 bushel grain tank.

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The best combine is a IH 1482 pull tipe combine. They can be pulled with a 130 hp tractor they are so light and dont take too much power to run.

International 4 wheel drives (4786)

The 4786 was the 6 tractor in the 4WD line. This tractor was built in 1979 and was the power fullest tractor IH ever offered. The steiger built 350 HP was meant for a farm that was measured by sections. The 800 cubic inch turbo diesel V8 engine was capable of pulling multiple pieces of equipment. You could fertilize, till and smooth the seed bed in 1 pass. That was a good way to save time. The other 86 series 4 wheel drive included the 4586 and the 4386. the 4586 had 235 HP. The 4386 had 175 HP. The 86 series 4 wheel drives were updated from a white roof to a red one.

International 4 wheel drives (4568)

The 4568 is the 5 tractor in the series. The 4568 had the new V8 power. This tractor was made in 1976 and was the powerfullest tractor of its time. The new V8 gave the tractor 300 hp. This tractor was made to pull large implements through all kinds of terrain and conditions. The engine was an 800 cubic inch V8 turbocharged diesel. This tractor was the first to use a V8 instead of a 6 cylinder diesel. The 4568 had an easy shifting transmission with 10 forward speeds and 2 in reverse. The deluxe ROPS safety cab came standard with heater an air conditioning. The 4568 is a good tractor.

International 4 wheel drives (4366)

The 4366 was the 4 IH modal for 4 wheel drives. In 1970 IH looked for an out side vendor to build an articulated 4 WD tractor. There first choice was MRS (Mississippi Road Supply) to build the 4166, 4168, 4266, 4366 and 4468. For what ever reason the IH/MRS venture fell apart. IH turned to steiger to build their 4 wheel drives. IH purchased 30% of steiger and got working. The 4366 was the only model to be built from the MRS line up. The 4366 had a steiger safari cab and frame. It had an IH engine and the final gear assemblies from a 1466. The first models had a white cab but later had red cabs like the rest of the 66 series.

International 4 wheel drives (4166)

The 4166 was the 3 tractor in the IH 4 wheel drive line. This style was released in 1971 and ran too 1977 when it was replaced with the 4186. This tractor had 150 hp enough to pull a 12 bottom plow. This tractor was proven a high speed, hard pull tillage tractor. This tractor had 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steer. 4 wheel steer is when the tractor doesn't bend in the middle the tires turn to turn the tractor. When not pulling a load 2/3 of the weight is over the front wheels when you are pulling a load the weight moves over the back wheels to boost traction. The 4166 had an insulated cab. With air conditioning and heater you will be comfortable an the insulated cab will keep the temperature. The cab also had a positive air pressure ventilation system to keep the dust out. This tractor was later replaced by the 4186 which was the last of the 4 wheel steer tractors.