25 Responses to “Farmall 1256 Restoration”

1. johndeer7030 Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 4:46 am

   i might be english but i love the old deeres ih farmall and there country music
   Nice vid mate and a job well done
   5*

2. BoredIowaBoys Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 5:24 am

   Yep. That’s just the nature of the beast…these tractors made a lot of tranny noise when they were new, and it can sound especially bad if you have a cab on it like i do. I bought an overhaul kit from a local mechanic, so I don’t really know where it came from. I’m actually replacing the turbo on this tractor right now after it failed a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for watching!

3. JDBoy4430 Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 5:26 am

   Weve got an 856 too! it makes alot of noise going down the rod too but its just the bull gears in the rear end!

4. QuadExpert1 Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 5:33 am

   What kind & brand of overhaul kit did you use? I have a 856 and I have a lot of gear noise only in 3rd and 4th gear is this a common problem? What other issues do you have with yours?

5. TheTractormaster Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 5:52 am

   real cool tractor man awsome i just love international harvester tractors

6. bjjbluebelt369 Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 6:47 am

   Great looking tractor. I personally am not a fan of cabs on those tractors, but still a good looking tractor anyway. How long did it take from start to finish?

7. rcfreak7777 Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 7:32 am

   Yep, that was very nice.

8. mossoak3 Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 7:38 am

   great restoration, nice video

9. BoredIowaBoys Says:
   October 21st, 2009 at 7:54 am

   Sadly it wasn’t cheap…around 10 grand…but thats along with the cost of the tractor which was around 4 grand, so…6-7grand…..plus many 1256’s sell for 15-16 that aren’t as nice, so I feel pretty good about it.

10. 1066POWER Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 8:15 am

    About how much did it cost to restore?

11. tuesdaysgone19 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 8:16 am

    Hey, real nice restoration. I’m in the early stages of restoring an 826. You did a nice job; like the way you sandblasted the entire tractor, not just sheetmetal like most restoration jobs.

12. Archivesman1 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Calviln, great job! I am very impressed with your work. Your video is a wonderful eduction tool and you did a great job showing the step-by-step process. I teach for a living at a university and your video was first class! You really should be proud of the work you did on the 1256 plus creating an excellent video.

13. norfolkdash9 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Damn that’s nice!

14. HemiHotRod Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 9:26 am

    Calvin, you are quickly becoming my new hero.
    When can you get started on my 1957 Farmall 350 ?

15. REDPOWERFARMS Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 9:54 am

    Good job! I have an 856 that looks just like that, has the same cab with Air con. and heat .

16. ChevelleSSLS6 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Youtube has time/movie size restrictions… that could be why they’re shortened up.

17. IHMan1066 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 10:56 am

    another piece of red iron saved from the scrap yard its beautiful you should be proud. Never ran a 1256 but id asume its similar to a 1206 not many people restore those cabs but you did an excellent job on the whole thing not alot of these old tractors get the care they should be getting

18. HemiHotRod Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Great job on the restoration. You should be very proud of the fine work that you did. Not to mention that is one hell of fine tractor to have. Thanks for saving another one from the scrapper.

19. emanboychild Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Man, that is beautiful work. Congratulations on a real keeper. IH is the best.

20. bfmcarparts Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Very informative video slideshow, but perhaps a little more viewing time of each slide would not have made the show feel so ‘rushed’, perhaps nearly 10 minutes long instead of condensing to 5-6 minutes.

21. bigfarmer94 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    excelent work on that 12. I am going to be doing that to an 806 soon

22. TRACBOY67 Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Really nice, you can look my videos, i have restore a french IH, a F 137 D

23. marchondaracing Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    fuckin sweet! you work like a real man

24. TerminatorFRA Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    Excellent job, i just say damn to the guy who had it before for spoiling it like this…

25. mudhauls Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    Great Job, and you say you are bored.