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Re: 966 - what to watch for
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on March 16, 2007 at 21:50:13 from (209.226.247.130):
In Reply to: 966 - what to watch for posted by MichaelNEIowa on March 16, 2007 at 14:38:42:
Michael: Allan is right, these big tractors could take you for $15,000. in 12 months. Cavitation can not be seen until the day it happens. It could have 99% damage to those sleeve walls, yet until it springs a hole the tractor works and runs great. The fact that you think that is the prominant problem, tells me you should spend the next 3 months reading the archives just to see all the items that can go wrong with a 66 series tractor. Not just the 966, but all 66 series. Everyone of those problems you find in the archives could happen to you with the tractor you buy, in the next 12 months. I think if you ask Allan he is well over $15,000 on his 966. Even someone with his experience, was not able to pick it all before he bought. Anyone who tries to tell you he could do better is just lucky. They are 40 years old now, and in my opinion there is a way to do serious farming with these old tractors. You go into it on large enough scale that you have at least 5 tractors all in the same hp class and make, then you can count on 20% of the fleet being down for repairs at any given time. What happens when 20% of a single 966, goes down. The little tractors are no different, just costs less to keep that parts tractor around. You take me for example, and this is quite minor compared to a 966. Around Christmas time the distributor gears stripped in my Farmall 130. New drive gears were $165. On that day I was able to take complete distributor from my SA. I have since found a complete distributor drive for 20% of $165. Plain and simple, if your going to run old tractors, you first must put yourself in the position, it doesn't have to be going tomorrow.
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