656 gasser w/ hydro

One tractor I've located is a 656 gasser with hydro and loader. Supposedly the hydro is fine. It looks like a utility frame but I didn't know 656 came as a utility? The big drawback on it is the 5 gallons/hr fuel consumption that it has a reputation for. If I was using it for much lighter work than it was designed for would it use closer to the 2 or 3 gallons per hour that my M uses or would it still suck down 5 gallons per hour regardless? Any other thoughts on a 656 gasser?

Also, there's a 806 Diesel with a loader up in Wisconsin for $4,500, a 1600 oliver with loader in Oklahoma for $3,000, etc., etc.

From a cost point of view I would be better off with the one big tractor with a loader to do everything with rather than 2 smaller tractors. Also I would be using the single tractor more regularly instead of only occasionally using each tractor if I had 2.

Just wanted to get some more opinions on this and get any specific input on the 656 gasser.

Thanks, Nathan

I have a couple pics of the tractor in question. It looks like the fenders aren't original and it has had a paint job sometime recently and all the emblems are missing.

Dash looks a little rough:

Supposedly less than 4,000 hours on the clock. This is at a dealer's place and they weren't very helpful on the previous history.

How much is a tractor like this worth? $5 - $6k? Any additional input would be great.

Thanks, Nathan

I agree that the grill looks a little off and for sure the fenders and lights are wrong. (Although I kinda like the look of the rounded fenders over the square ones that should be on it)

The 3 point looked about the same, but the hydraulic controls are a bit different, but that may just be the loader setup. The loader must have a direct hydraulic hookup because both remotes look to be open.

I was thinking it might be a 2656 but there are almost no pictures on the internet of them.

The relatively fresh paint job with all the emblems missing does make you stop and think though.

Thanks for the input, anything else I should be looking for?

I would go with the bigger tractor, (806 you mentioned, and it crossed my mind too) and still keep the M.

Basically I would be using it for grading my road and shredding (that's what they call brush hogging around here) and some very light loader work.

Thanks for the input so far.

Harold H

The 656 did come in a utility (like) version - very few made.