1970 IH Scout 800

[Ranger97XL]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/1141394034.html

so I wish I had the money, anyone have any knowledge on these things? I'm kinda interested in hunting one down

 

[willied]

That is a good looking Scout right there.

 

[OilPatch197]

The Scout was a awesome truck, somthing you can "hash and thrash" with. That truck in the link is just beautiful.

 

[Grantranger94]

The scout as you can tell by the manufacturer, was made for use on the farm. THese trucks can go over just about any terrain. even at stock it will out do a modified 4wd.

 

[MrE_Powers]

wow i have never seen one rusted out before. my gpa swore by them.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

wow i have never seen one rusted out before. my gpa swore by them.

They almost always rust out where ever there is a threat of encountering salt, IH must not have had much money in the rust prevention department.

 

[Shran]

They're pretty cool...nice ones are incredibly rare, nice original ones are almost impossible to find. I have heard it's fairly hard to find parts for them, and there really isn't anything special about most of them that can be taken off and used on other vehicles.

 

[Ranger97XL]

*sigh, anyone wanna buy a stock 97 xl for 6g?

 

[Blackdog455]

i own a '77, my dad has a '75, and my brother has a '78 IH scout II. They were very well known for rusting out A LOT. my brothers needs a ton of work cause of the rust, and my dads has quite a few rusts spots but its not terrably bad. Mine...i was lucky! barely any rust on it! but ya, that was one of the main problems with them; but the engines ran literally forever. The engines were well known for being high torque engines, not generally for hp and they would never break down.

 

[Mechanickid]

IH made GOOD trucks. Much respect goes out to them.

 

[Christo95]

i own a 75. i swear by it. The greatest thing i've ever owned...well that and the ranger. They are easy to work on. And with the junk yard for internationals is just right up the street from my house haha. I think every non jeeper should own one haha

 

[Defective]

Very popular to make plow trucks and hunting buggies out of them. They rust like mad around the rear fenders and tailgates no matter where you live. You can still get parts for most of the running gear new, but body and interior parts are difficult at best. Most of these trucks that still run are plow trucks or hunting buggies and that's for a reason.

We've got a 76 Scout II that's been sitting in the driveway for about 10 years now. If I can get to it this summer i'm going to strip it down and make a plow truck/trail rig out of it. My buddy has been making buggies for his family and friends to go out to the riverbed and he wants my family to join them with this truck.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Very popular to make plow trucks and hunting buggies out of them. They rust like mad around the rear fenders and tailgates no matter where you live. You can still get parts for most of the running gear new, but body and interior parts are difficult at best. Most of these trucks that still run are plow trucks or hunting buggies and that's for a reason.

You have to get creative when you need parts for one. My dad has a '67 1100 truck. One of the inside door handles had broken off, he looked everywhere trying to find one and nobody could get one. While working on a 1066 IH tractor he noticed the door handle on the cab was identical, so a call to the Case IH dealership got us a brand new handle, but they only showed it for a tractor.