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1959 Farmall 560

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LBH

10-17-2004 08:58:11




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I was wondering what the Farmall 560 Diesel with a wide front end was rated on Horsepower. I am looking to buy one to plow, disk and bushhog with. How big a plow, disk and bushhog will a 560 Diesel pull. I mean pull with out overstressing the engine.

Are they good tractors for just general purpose farming on a small farm. Around 150 acres. Looking for something to mow and fix food plots with.

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LBH

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Chris Brown

10-17-2004 09:28:44




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to LBH, 10-17-2004 08:58:11  
59 horsepower diesel,63 gas. Although most diesels have been turned up a little,that same engine in other tractors cranks out 70+ hp. It'll pull a 7 foot bush hog great (will pull a 15 footer),2 bottom plow(will pull a 3 or 4 but it works it hard) and an 8 to 14 foot disk. All in all a good old solid tractor. If you work it real hard you will have head gasget problems(juse put a new one on). I have 2 one gas and one diesel. The diesels are slow to start because of the glow plug setup but they will start when other diesels are just plain too cold.The gassers suck the gas,tons of it but the diesels run very cheaply. The TA is a weak point on the 560's,every one I have ever bought was out when I got it. Anywhere from $2000 to $5000 depending on the condition. If it runs good and looks pretty good,I'd say around $3000 as a starting price. The wide front axle out of it will bring $1000 by itself. I would'nt take $5000 for mine and mines ugly but mechanically perfect. Oh yea ,the later years had heavier bearings in the rear end,some of the earlier ones had trouble with the axle bearings going bad,most were warrantied and fixed at the dealer when new.

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LBH

10-17-2004 17:58:15




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to Chris Brown, 10-17-2004 09:28:44  
What is the TA, is it fixable on a tractor? Do you think that this would be a good tractor to purchase for my uses or should I look at a different tractor if so what?

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Eric E

10-18-2004 10:43:23




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to LBH, 10-17-2004 17:58:15  
The farmall M is the tractor i would tell you to buy. there not as bad on gass as they are craked up to be, and they work like an ox. My first tractor was an M And i thoght i wanted a john deere, i found out in a hery i was a Farmall man!



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Chris Brown

10-17-2004 19:03:22




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to LBH, 10-17-2004 17:58:15  
Get the tractor! A TA is a planetary gear reduction unit that uses a dry disk clutch to engage and release,it gives you an extra lower gear to every transmission gear and you can shift on the fly under load. Yes TA's can be troublesome,but there are some upgrades available now that will make it alot better than when it was new.



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TP from Central PA

10-17-2004 10:31:58




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to Chris Brown, 10-17-2004 09:28:44  
Don"t know what ground your plowing? Concrete maybe?

A 560D won"t even break a sweat with 4-14"s in my area, and in may cases would easily handle 5. I"d stick with a 12ft disk but could go bigger as well(14 or so).



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old don

10-17-2004 17:10:01




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to TP from Central PA, 10-17-2004 10:31:58  
What you need is a little Black jack wax, Indiana Gumbo or good old Red clay to humble you a little and then you might see why most of us don't share the feeling that your favorite tractor is superman. I've seen them all shutter at those type soils and I'm sure some of the readers share the same feelings. I've been on a turned up 1466 with 6-16's in Red clay in April where you could walk under the front end throughout the whole round and we thought that was the most awsesome tractor made.

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TP from Central PA

10-17-2004 18:27:09




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to old don, 10-17-2004 17:10:01  
I don't even like 560's that much(Had a gasser) but a Diesel that by now has probably been cranked up should handle 4-14's just about any place except the state road. We have lots of red clay around me and our farm seems to have it the worst of any where..... .....Old 560G would take 4-14's with no trouble but you were down in either 1st or 2nd, 3-4 wheel weights per wheel, front rack with suitcase weights and it still would get alittle light on the hills and the T/A was needed with the gasser.

I don't doubt you a bit because soil changes place to place..... I just think the Diesel could handle it.

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Chris Brown

10-17-2004 16:38:23




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to TP from Central PA, 10-17-2004 10:31:58  
We have tiger stripe clay loam soil here in northeast Missouri. The problem I have is getting the power to the ground,so I stick with a 2/16 plow and run in 3rd and 4th gear. I pulled a 16 foot disk set deep with the wheels lifted last fall covering up broadcast wheat and only had trouble in one wet spot. My gas tractor will far out pull the diesel,but at 5 to 6 gallons of gas per hour I choose the diesel for working at 1.5 to 2.5 gallons per hour depending on how hard it is working. I farm 80 acres of mixed hay and rowcrops and I farm on shares with the neighbor on another 80acres,same soil. I didn't sat it would not pull 3 or 4 plows,I just said it would work it hard and I would stay with a 2 bottom setup. I was out this spring with a one bottom moldboard plow behind the 560 gasser cutting some drains in crop fields,kind of looked funny on there.

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TP from Central PA

10-17-2004 18:30:13




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 560 in reply to Chris Brown, 10-17-2004 16:38:23  
If we tried 3rd or 4th here we'd break something BAD(Grin)..... .....Must be nice moving along though..... ..If I had a dollar for everytime I broke the 4-14 Case semi-mount plow we had on the 560 I'd be rich(Smile)

We seemed to always break share points off or break shares in our soil..... not to mention the cheesey plow itself. Got a 540 IH and never had a problem again.



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