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Years in Production / 1974–1976
International Harvester
1568
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the International Harvester 1568.
172hp
Source index power
2WD Only
Drive
1974–1976
Production years
International Harvester
Manufacturer
1568 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1974 - 1976
66 Series
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Original price was $26,980 in 1976
The 1568 was a 1566 with a International V8 truck engine.
- Manufacturer
- International Harvester
- Total Built
- 862
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- planetary
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Rear Valves
- 1 or 2
- Front Valves
- 2 OptOptional
- Pump Flow
- 12 gpm45.4 lpm
- Total Flow
- 21 gpm79.5 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/II
- Control
- draft control
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@2300
Links
IH V-8 Tractor Engines: article on the V8s from TractorShop.com
Electrical
- Charging System
- alternator
- Battery Volts
- 6
1568 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
International DV-550
diesel
8-cylinder
liquid-cooled V-8
- Displacement
- 548.7 ci9.0 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.50x4.312 inches114 x 110 mm
- Power Gross
- 172 hp128.3 kW
- Air Cleaner
- two-stage dry with unloader
- Compression Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2600
- Idle Rpm
- 900-2600
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 16 qts15.1 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 30 qts28.4 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 8
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled V-8
Engine Options
International 9.0L 8-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 42 gal159.0 L
1568 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission
- Torque Amplifier
- Transmission Type
- two-speed power shift
- Gears
- 12 forward and 6 reverse
- Speeds Description
- With 20.8-38 rear tires.
International Harvester1568 Transmission
12-speed two-speed power shift
1568 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 168 in426 cm
- Height (cab)
- 117 in297 cm
- Wheelbase
- 105 in266 cm
- Front tread
- 52 in132 cm
- Rear tread
- 66 in167 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 105 inches266 cm
- Weight
- 12,960 lbs5878 kg
- Front Tire
- 11L-15
- Rear Tire
- 20.8-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 11L-15
- Rear Ag
- 20.8-38
See it in action
Videos
Watch International Harvester 1568 videos from their original YouTube creators.
1568 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1175
Diesel 12-speed 2WDMay 3 - 15, 1975
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 1-Hi-TA used for power test.
- Id
- 1175
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 150.70 hp112.4 kW
- Fuel Use
- 10.1 gal/hour38.2 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 9.9 gal/hour37.5 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 13.0 gal/hour49.2 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 147.79 hp110.2 kW
- Max Power
- 130.17 hp97.1 kW