Off color IH 1568 V-8

I'd love a 1468. 1066 is on my bucket list.

AaronSEIA

My neighbors had a 1568 when I was a little kid.
They got rid of it 20+ years ago when they were worthless, now they are worth a small fortune.

A little CQB never hurt anybody.

Ford fans love those raggedy arse V-8s Those 550s were the predecessors to all the Ford P/U V-8s

If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY

DMiller wrote:

By appearance of stacks this is a custom build not factory.

It's factory. The 68 series was a 550 V8. 66 was a 414 or 436 for the 10/1466. Pretty sought after, but the straight 6 was a much better engine.

AaronSEIA

in the magazine "farm and ranch" someone put a 3208 cat v-8 in a IH 706, it looks really good.

They were not very efficient on fuel consumption. The same HP 6 cylinders were more economical. I still like them for the sound.

1970 190XT, 1973 200, 1962 D-19 Diesel, 1979 7010, 1957 WD45, 1950 WD, 1961 D17, Speed Patrol, D14, All crop 66 big bin, 180 diesel, 1970 170 diesel, FP80 forklift. Gleaner A

Guess I'll weigh in since I've been around a few. They used to be cheap. I once watched an engine and rails from one that had been changed out to a 466 sell at auction for $25.00. They also had a sequential fuel system that would run four,six or eight cylinders depending on load. Usually that got eliminated. They aren't putt putt around tractors. Big fields and full loads was what they liked best. I do believe the engine was a derivative of the 549 gas. Personally I'll take one over a 3208 CAT or a V8 Perkins every day.

I had a customer that owned one. He said it was the cause for him having to wear a hearing aid!

MattLF9 wrote:

Ok before we get anything started here, we know V type engines are just as good as their 6 cylinder counterpart, just look at Scania, MTU, MAN, GE and EMD, they all got it figured out.
Just sayin'

I was referring to fuel usage per the Nebraska test numbers and not my opinion. I also talked to farmers of that period that had one and had the same story. I do like the V8's and would like to one.

1970 190XT, 1973 200, 1962 D-19 Diesel, 1979 7010, 1957 WD45, 1950 WD, 1961 D17, Speed Patrol, D14, All crop 66 big bin, 180 diesel, 1970 170 diesel, FP80 forklift. Gleaner A

MattLF9 wrote:

Ok before we get anything started here, we know V type engines are just as good as their 6 cylinder counterpart, just look at Scania, MTU, MAN, GE and EMD, they all got it figured out.

There are circumstances where engine designs in THEORY are more suitable for one application than another, and for many reasons, including, but certainly not limited to fitment, weight, visibility, serviceability, torque level, working RPM range, fuel consumption...

Side effects of design always include trade-offs... with V engines having different stroke-to-rod-length ratios, inlines having longer crankshafts and taller blocks, inherent differences in piston speeds, etc.,

And then, there's the fact of wether or not the aforementioned circumstances play out in PRACTICE. A perfectly good engine design could flunk the Field-Use Value in a very short time due to the slightest overlook in engineering and testing... like when an engine is operating across a hillside, and the downhill rocker cover doesn't drain back to the sump, and the oil pump starts sucking air, and the rod bearings all fail...

So any argument of 'better' really has nothing to do with the V vs. Inline design.

Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.

There is an interesting white paper by E.W. Kettering, about the development of EMD's 567 engine. When talking about the piston rod bushings, (I love this line), "Someone who didn't know that bronze bushings wouldn't work, put them in, with great success".

Edited by bigal121892 - 23 Dec 2019 at 5:08pm

we had a 1568 at the career center in high school, that engine was worn out because it was taken apart year after year by a different group

D19 Diesel,D17 Diesel SER.3
2-D14, 2-D15 SER.II WF/NF
D15 SER.2 DIESEL
D12 SER.I, D10 Ser.II
2-720'S D21 Ser. II

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