Comparing tractors: D2 5U VS. IH TD-6 62

Back in the day, here in the UK the IH TD18 was considered a better agricultural tractor than the D7 (7M) due to having gear ratios more suited to agricultural use. The problem was that if (and when) the TD18 broke down it was often stood for weeks awaiting spare parts. IF the D7 broke down the parts were there the next day and the machine back at work earning money.

Hi, Juiceman.
Yer probably need that evaluation anyway but yer not wrong about the TD6 and TD9 being better than their Cat competitors back in the day. Those two were the best of the IH line back then and their back ends were pretty reasonable.

It was their bigger brothers that had the real issues, especially final drives, and various versions of the 24 also had transmission and clutch issues - - - and that's not even mentioning the spare parts and service. A LOTTTTA their parts seemed to made of 'hardtergettium' or '2weekstergettium', some even made from 'unobtainium'.

Also, because of the 'gas-to-diesel' starting, they were all prone to cracking heads if worked hard and shut down hot - idle 'em for at least 10 minutes wuz the 'Golden Rool'.

Just my 0.02.

Hi, Juiceman.
Yer probably need that evaluation anyway but yer not wrong about the TD6 and TD9 being better than their Cat competitors back in the day. Those two were the best of the IH line back then and their back ends were pretty reasonable.

It was their bigger brothers that had the real issues, especially final drives, and various versions of the 24 also had transmission and clutch issues - - - and that's not even mentioning the spare parts and service. A LOTTTTA their parts seemed to made of 'hardtergettium' or '2weekstergettium', some even made from 'unobtainium'.

Also, because of the 'gas-to-diesel' starting, they were all prone to cracking heads if worked hard and shut down hot - idle 'em for at least 10 minutes wuz the 'Golden Rool'.

Just my 0.02.

Juiceman,I agree with you.A TD 6 will run circles around a D2.Besides a TD6 is more comfortable.Been a long time ago but I do remember that.

We also had a TD9 92 series.That was another nice tractor that we used to plant with and pulled our bean harvester

We had every color and most sizes

We ended up with a TD18A that we ran a couple of years , not near as nice to drive , hard to work on , If that was all there was to farm with I would quit! ,Was a Happy day when it went down the road 17afarmer

the french adn dozers were known to be weak in the arse end too but that was mainly due to people trying to work em on too hard if you were gentle they could do the work.
like any machine abuse it it will break. and the back up service from the dealer has a lot to do with the user experience. which is something cat was always good at.

those adns were so large initially the dealer fowkes round and murchie didnt have a truck big enough to cart them so they drove them the mile or so from the rail yard to their showroom down the main street. they soon acquired a new truck that was upto the task.
the international td series was pretty popular in autralia but most tractors here were the wheeled variety.

Hi, trainzkid88.
There were 4 models of the ADN line-up that I know about, the 25, 61, 70 and 130. They varied from the 'matchbox model' size 25 to D8 equivalent 130. They had some innovative features for their time - late 1940s - early '50s - especially the 130 which was set up so that it could be operated from either side of the full width seat, had air-boosted controls and an 18-liter MAN diesel with an access cover in the hood to facilitate servicing. The engine could also be rolled out on rails after the radiator was out of the way to make more major work easier.

I don't know about the smaller models but I have heard that the 130 didn't have the strongest transmission either. IF they have not gone the way of the dodo bird, there were a couple of them on a property out near Gin Gin. In fact, that man had a 61, a 70 and the 130s.

Just my 0.02.

JM  
My dad was running 2 TD18’s and 2 TD 20’s one a powershift TD 20 they called the big 20. He said it would move dirt almost like the 14A D8.  BUT PROBLEM WAS THE TD’s were broke down and in the shop way too much!     Skinner 

 

No plans of getting anymore IH here, with the exception of a TD9B series. Oooh wait, I keep saying no more toys?
I managed to score a very straight and clean 62 series and had to fight snow and ice to retrieve it, but it was well worth it. I know, this belongs on Red Power Forum probably!
Plan is to service it and use it around mom's downtown "farm" when spring comes around. I will pull some of the 8-10' discs I have to knock weeds down and maybe the little Murray pan that I fought friends over (sorry folks). I have spent enough for the year. No more urge to splurg.
I use the orchard 62 that belonged to Silverstreak and maintained by TractorDon; It is one bad a** little tractor, and decided it needed a topseat rig to pair up with for fun, especially because I "allowed" a very good friend to buy my very late 62 to marry up to another TractorDon 91 series TD9.
Photos to follow. JM