International 956 xl
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Skintagain
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- Perched on the Pennines
Your drum mower might not clear hard to say as they are all a little different
Make sure the 956 starts from cold
Take good attention of the cab condition lift the mats etc
Skintagain
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- Perched on the Pennines
Yes they can be terrible starters.
If you can find one you might be better with an 856xl or and 844xl for your job
If you have the wheels set in and the mower pushed over to the right it may work. You might have to run on some cut swath. I manage with a 2m mower on an 8340 on 520 tyres.
It will not be a 40k if 2wd. Sometimes poor starters, often caused by starter not spinning the engine quickly enough.
It will not be a 40k if 2wd. Sometimes poor starters, often caused by starter not spinning the engine quickly enough.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
I had 2 955‘s that were lovely. Would the cabs on these be more rot proof?
Both started well. But had they not have done, I’d have happily left them running all night.
There has never been a better sounding engine and exhaust note!
Both started well. But had they not have done, I’d have happily left them running all night.
There has never been a better sounding engine and exhaust note!
Gapples
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Yes most parts readily available.
You can now get high speed geared start motors if it's turning over slowly.
More importantly check the hand brake is working ok.
Just make sure everything is working, hydraulics, gearshift etc.
Take a 32mm spanner with you & check the gearbox oil level, the gearbox & back axle oil are separate from the hydraulic oil & often get overlooked.
The level bung for the gearbox is on the LHS, you can see it on a plate if look through the LHS cab steps.
The rear axle level bungs are also 32mm you can see them easily from behind the tractor on each axle.
Skintagain
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- Perched on the Pennines
Yes they are normally fecked
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- The moon
dont bother with a tractor that size for that sort of work, if your doing those sort of jobs we run a 8ft plain disc mower 6 rotor tedder and run a welger ap830 baler no issues behind a Case 885xl or a case DB1394. weve a 120hp tractor but thats more for road trailer work, the 956 that are for sale are usually crazy high hours ( recently had a dealer try and sell me a 2wd one with 11k hours on for 18 grand. you can buy a NH TM for that sort of money.) all your doing is pricing yourself into bigger implements such as mowers as your loosing your effective working width with the offset. if i were you id be looking for a 885xl or 4230XL avoid the 856 as these were heavily used for overweight work due to their punchy nature and are generally burnt out at this age unless your lucky and win the lottery to buy a restored one.
I take your point there but I used our 4wd drive 956 for small scale hay making. A lot will depend on the condition and price as to what the OP should buy.
Xerion
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- Deutschland
farmerman
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- Location
- Leicestershire
I’ve got a a 956xl had from new well my farther, cabs rotton , and almost from new in cold weather needed/needs easy start.
Great machines once running and stupidly simple,if she all works and isn’t breathing heavy get it bought.
Great machines once running and stupidly simple,if she all works and isn’t breathing heavy get it bought.
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- The moon
If it’s anything like a few of the case IH restore boys want nearer 15-20k second hand values on these are always high. Just make sure it’s not that 2wd one that’s been sat on eBay well over 2 years missing a door.
Skintagain
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- Perched on the Pennines
Sounds like it wants weighing in
Rowland
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- Northeast England
just put a bigger battery on it .
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- disc mower mower tedder