Repowered IH 756 Starts Easy, Runs Cheap

Repowered IH 756 Starts Easy, Runs Cheap REPOWERED EQUIPMENT Repowered Equipment 22-3-26 When Daniel F. Zinke repowered his 1967 IH 756 tractor last fall, he hoped it would start easier and run cheaper. "I wanted a bigger engine than the original German-built IH 5-liter diesel the tractor was equipped with and something that would use less fuel," says the Tomah, Wis., farmer. "I guess I succeeded because the old engine used 5 1/2 to 6 gal. of fuel per hour, while the new one uses only 3 1/2." He fitted the tractor with a 5.9-liter 6-cyl. turbocharged Cummins diesel out of a 1990 Dodge Ram pickup he bought at a salvage yard for $3,000. The engine had 83,000 actual miles on it. He bought a new Case-IH 1066 flywheel from Link Implement for $650 (Hwy. 25 North, Ridgeland, Wis. 54763; ph 715 949-1795). The flywheel was already machined with a bigger hub to fit the Cummins engine, Zinke says. The engine and modified flywheel fit well in the frame and adapted easily to the trans-mission of the 756, he says. "I plowed snow with it all winter and it never failed to start on even the coldest mornings," Zinke says. "It has real good power." Out-of-pocket expense was about $5,000. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Daniel F. Zinke, 8439 Ellsworth Rd., Tomah, Wis. 54660 (ph 608 372-2693).

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