140 and 274 offset Ground Clearance

[AL Farmall Boy]

I’m looking to find out the difference in the ground clearance on the IH 140, IH 140 with fast hitch, and the IH 274 offset tractors. I looked on tractor data and I think I remember that it says the 140 has 22.5 inches and the 274 has 23 inches. Can anyone confirm this for me that has a tractor handy and can you confirm the ground clearance of a 140 with a fast hitch? I realize you can raise the bail when cultivating so that does help.

[lightninbug]

Hi, Chase.

I just measured my 130 with the fast hitch installed, and the clearance is roughly 12 inches at the fast hitch brackets bolted to the final drive housings (or whatever you call it.) With the fast hitch removed, the clearance is about 22.5 inches between the finals. (I usually remove the fast hitch when cultivating rows once the plants are up or if I'm straddling potato hills and the like.) Without a fast hitch, your clearance will be whatever your drawbar height is and about 22.5 inches with the draw bar off--at least between the finals. I suppose the true (rear) clearance is the distance from the ground to the bottom of the final assembly, which on my 130 is about 12 inches.