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harvey hall · Jan 20, 2013

Anyone know about the 756 custom tractors, what was different about them , and they would not be made in 79 , have seen 856 as a custom but not any other models

mkirsch · Jan 20, 2013

56 series was only made from 1967 to 1971 so definitely not made in 1979 if that's what you meant by "79."

756 Custom had the same cost-cutting measures as the 856 Custom. Smaller-than-stock tires, two fewer headlights, one remote instead of two.

Overall it knocked a couple hundred dollars off the cost of the tractor. Even back then, that was a tiny part of the overall cost of the tractor, and meant only a couple dollars more per month on the payment. Why IH would bother with such insignificant cost-cutting measures has always bothered me.

Bermuda Ken · Jan 20, 2013

There is a good story about the IH Custom tractors in Red Power Magazine from a couple years back.

The reason IH built these was to compete with the green 4000. The 4000 was a stripped down verison of the 4020 also known as the "poor mans 4020". Not wanting team green w/ yellow wheels to get all of the "poor man market", IH built the customs.

harvey hall · Jan 21, 2013

Thanks , those are small items to take off and only few hundred dollars less . The add said it is a 79 model .

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