The 1026 was produced as a hydro only model. This was unique to this model, as the other hydro models produced by International Harvester at the time were also built as gear drive versions in addition to the hydro versions, while still maintaining the same model number.International Harvester Tractors 1955-1985, Ken Updike, MBI publishing, pg. 53 The Farmall 656 and 826, for example, were available in hydro and gear drive versions.
