Best tractor engine ever made? 3.. 2.. 1.. go !

icanshootwell

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Location

Ross-on-wye

• Apr 7, 2022

• #41

I fear this is a thread that can,t have a winner,too many good engines have been made. The perkins have made some great engines, like the one in my MF 40 b we had, but for shear pulling power and fantastic torque, the cummins sounded great, started in cold weather and was reliable.

 

Bald Rick

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Apr 7, 2022

• #42

Goweresque said:

1980s 6 cylinder air cooled Deutz.

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So good, I bought 2

And one still does a fair bit ....... including having to pull out bogged down JDs ....... it torques down to them

 

Roy_H

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• Apr 7, 2022

• #43

Bury the Trash said:

Any of the Neuss built Into engines really but if its got to be one then the 239 is a little cracker

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We had a 674 with that engine. Flat as a fart compared with The Perkins 236 in our Massey 168 and the head cracked after only 5 years. Swapped it for a Renault with The 4 pot MWM .(I could never understand the nomenclature on those engines, it was called a D226-4 I believe which makes it sound as if it was only 226 cu in when actually it was 256!) Now that was a good engine .

 

Roy_H

Member

• Apr 7, 2022

• #44

Kevtherev said:

Perkins 6354

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Yes indeed and how about the 4 cylinder version The 4 /236? That was a very good engine too.

 

Farmer Roy

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Arable Farmer

Location

NSW, Newstralya

• Apr 7, 2022

• #45

nxy said:

When I was still at school in the 80s Dad bought a Steiger Bearcat with a Big Cam 855. 14 litres and "only" 225Hp. Its probably still running somewhere. Never felt the same about the Case 4690 that replaced it.

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the Big Cam 855 was used in a whole range of equipment, including both Versatile & Steiger tractors. From memory, it went from about 180 hp up to at least 350 hp . . .

 

box

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Livestock Farmer

Location

NZ

• Apr 7, 2022

• #46

SAME 1000.4 & 1000.6 air cooled engines.

 

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JeremyD

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Arable Farmer

• Apr 7, 2022

• #47

Any FPT, John Deere 466, MWM and probably the very best is Mercedes OM352 absolute beast and sound godly!

 

Bossfarmer

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Location

between Perth and Inverness

• Apr 7, 2022

• #48

JD 6400

 

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JeremyD

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Arable Farmer

• Apr 7, 2022

• #49

Bossfarmer said:

JD 6400

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Ours perished by about 8000 hrs... probably due to the fact Rea Valley overcooked the power screw! It was about 130hp!

 

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essexpete

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Location

Essex

• Apr 7, 2022

• #50

sjt01 said:

Had that engine in our MF Drott, amazing the work it would get through

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The Deutz engine in that J24 was very good as well.

 

benny6910

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Arable Farmer

• Apr 7, 2022

• #51

Iveco 8065.25 the fiat f115 we turbocharged was unstoppable.

 

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Oliveau

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Location

Indre et Loire, France

• Apr 7, 2022

• #52

The American Case 90/94 series tractors- great big engines that would just keep delivering power (usually dynoed well over their stated ratings.)

 

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Spear

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North Devon

• Apr 7, 2022

• #53

JeremyD said:

Ours perished by about 8000 hrs... probably due to the fact Rea Valley overcooked the power screw! It was about 130hp!

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Don’t think hardly any “00” series engines around here made more than a couple thousand hrs before blowing head gaskets

 

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Bertram

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• Apr 7, 2022

• #54

had e nuff said:

MWM that was in an old Renault we had.

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Wot he said ^

 

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essexpete

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Location

Essex

• Apr 7, 2022

• #55

Something that occurs to me, if a certain engine make tended to be fitted in a premium price machine, then might said machine have a higher quality level of maintenance which in turn leads to longevity?
The question also could be interpreted in a way such as which engine made the largest contribution, and it may be that there was not much choice.
I have never owned one but the MWM engines appear to have been very good, looking at high houred older Fendts and some very unloved Renaults. The IH 358 and 466 engines must be up there?

 

teslacoils

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Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• Apr 7, 2022

• #56

essexpete said:

Something that occurs to me, if a certain engine make tended to be fitted in a premium price machine, then might said machine have a higher quality level of maintenance which in turn leads to longevity?
The question also could be interpreted in a way such as which engine made the largest contribution, and it may be that there was not much choice.
I have never owned one but the MWM engines appear to have been very good, looking at high houred older Fendts and some very unloved Renaults. The IH 358 and 466 engines must be up there?

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Big capacity and simplicity win for me. I don't really know much about engines, but I'm not sure how many if the above have fancy electronics and adblu.

 

daveydiesel1

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Co antrim

• Apr 7, 2022

• #57

Love the sound of the 6.6 in a case 1455, hands down ye cant beat the sweet sound from neuss. But for a cheap allrounder thats a good engine and cheap to fix it has to be a good aul perkins

 

Farmer Roy

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Arable Farmer

Location

NSW, Newstralya

• Apr 7, 2022

• #58

Neuss

haven’t heard of them for years

not only International tractors, but International trucks used to run them back in the day

from memory, they weren’t that popular here, Perkins or Cummins were a more favoured choice in the trucks

“all neuss ( noise ) & no power” was what everyone called them

 

Timbo

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Location

Gods County

• Apr 7, 2022

• #59

Spear said:

Valmet’s Sisu 620 and 634 DSRE
Outstanding long lasting engines which only sipped on the diesel.
Sounded great too.

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Granted, but poor at cold starting

 

Timbo

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Location

Gods County

• Apr 7, 2022

• #60

Iveco 8060 / 65
Cummins 6bt
JD 6068 pre emissions
Powerstar 7.5
Bmw m & n57

Maybe merc om606.