how many hours is to many on a gas tractor

going to look at a 656 down the street and was curious as to how many hours is to many on a gas 656? i think it has 6500 to 7000? most of my other tractors of this vintage have half this. so how many is to many hours on a gas tractor.

My 656 gas has almost 7800hrs on it. Motor has about 1200hrs since a rebuild. It mostly depends on how it was used for those hrs. There's a few 656 diesels around me that have twice the hrs mine does and they're going strong.

The motors do go through rebuilds sooner. The rest of the components will be the same as a diesel. Has the motor been taken care of?

supposedly its in good condition an well maintained always shedded but i have not seen it. it has 5900 hours.
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Our 806 gas has done really well. The 706 needed a lot of attention. The motor finally seized from overheating. I think I'm going to replace it with a diesel of some fashion. But if it's been taken care of, I wouldn't worry about it.

If it starts easy and shifts decent and doesnt smoke or leak oil out of numerous spots, I wouldn't be scared of it. My son inherited a gas 656 with 5000 hours and a Farmhand F11 loader . It had a value of $5000 with excellent rubber and IH wide front and 3 point. This was 4 or 5 years ago. It also had a major on the engine.

our new-to-us 806 has 5300 hrs on it. as far as i know it is all original and has not been rebuilt.

runs strong and doesn't smoke.

if it looks like it's been maintained and doesn't smoke, i don't think i'd worry too much about the hours.

JMO

I would imagine it has been overhauled.

At 5,000 hours they are due for an overhaul.

Allan

My opinion is I would be more concerned about the overall condition of a gas tractor, how it has been used and how well it has been maintained than how many hours are on the hour meter. Many fifty year old hour meters are no longer working, or have been replaced at an engine overhaul. Engine overhauls are normal maintenance on any tractor. Diesel engines can run twice as many hours between overhauls as gas engines, and diesels cost nearly twice as much to overhaul compare to a gas engine.

Gas tractors use the same chassis, transmission and drive line as the diesels that run for 15,000+ hours over several engine overhauls. The main difference is the engine and sometimes the cooling system. Compared to a diesel, it's nearly impossible to turn up the horse power of a gas tractor, so fewer gas tractors have been over-fueled, over weighted and over-worked into an early grave. Poor maintenance and abuse are more likely to kill them.

Gas or diesel, I would not be afraid of a tractor in good condition, but is ready for an engine overhaul. Just factor the price of an engine overhaul and any other needed repairs into the purchase price.

Tires are another high cost item to consider on older tractors. To me, mismatched tires are a warning sign.

I personally know of two 806's (1 gas, 1 diesel) on the same farm that each have over 20,000 hours on them. Of course they have had engine rebuilds and various other wear items replaced, but overall they are in excellent shape. IMO hours do not mean as to me as does the overall condition of the tractor and how it was cared for. I have seen some tractors with a 1,000 hours on them that were never maintained or shedded, look far worse than some with 7,500 hours on them that was cared for. In short, hours is not my biggest deciding factor. Just like miles when looking at a vehicle. You figure them in, but you look at the overall condition and how it was maintained more so.