Posted by 2002sliverado on January 03, 2017 at 11:51:45 from (216.16.75.34):
In Reply to: I-H 2+2 posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on January 03, 2017 at 08:57:07:
I have operated both a 3788 and a 6788. I know both owners quite well to this day. The owner of the 3788 had traded it in for a 7240 Magnum with mfwd. There were two tillage tools he felt the 2 + 2 handled better, with one being a v-ripper. The other still has his 6788 and uses it under conditions his 5488 2 wd struggles in. Operating one does take a bit of getting used to, but I did like how that front end would turn the tractor and implement right on around. They could pull quite well and with all those large tires on the ground, they had an advantage in wet and muddy conditions over their competitor's products. Another poster indicated parts are either difficult to obtain, or getting difficult to obtain. I tend to recall the drive train was a little light in these tractors, but I believe when the 70 series came out with the STS transmission and planetary final drives, these shortcomings were improved upon.
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