The Farmall 1026, produced by International Harvester

International Harvester

International Harvester Company was a United States agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P...

 from 1970-1971, is a row crop tractor with a Hydraulic drive system

Hydraulic drive system

A hydraulic drive system is a drive or transmission system that uses pressurized hydraulic fluid to drive hydraulic machinery. The term hydrostatic refers to the transfer of energy from flow and pressure, not from the kinetic energy of the flow....

, or hydro. The 1026, rated at 112 power take off, (PTO) horsepower

Horsepower

Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...

, was the first 100+ horsepower hydro tractor ever produced.
The Farmall 1026 was produced as a hydro only model. This was unique to the 1026, as the other hydro models produced by International Harvester

International Harvester

International Harvester Company was a United States agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P...

at the time were also built as gear drive versions in addition to the hydro versions, while still maintaining the same model number.
The Farmall 656 and 826, for example, were available as hydro as well as gear drive versions.

Production data

Farmall 1026 production lasted only 2 years, with only 2,414 of the Farmall version built. The International, or standard version production totaled only 58. These totals are quite low compared to other tractor models built by International Harvester, and today the Farmall 1026 could be considered a rare tractor, and the International 1026 extremely rare.