Head bolt torque?

[jbp]

What is the recomended torque for 22-36 head bolts? I am more than a little leery of overstressing 84 year old head bolts, and would like to stay on the safe side.

Also, there is no sign of grey paint, even under the coating of grease and dirt on this tractor. Is it possible it came from the factory with red paint? There is red paint only under the grease and dirt as it sat out most of its life as it was used as a sawmill tractor. Thanks, Joe

 

[Nebraska Kirk]

It would have come from the factory painted gray. The original gray paint was poor quality and did not last long when exposed to the elements all day every day. It was common for the IHC dealers to repaint a 22-36 red when it came in for a complete rebuild. I have rebuilt several pre 1939 IH tractors and I torque the head 90-95 ft/lbs. No problems so far.