Re: 966 - what to watch for

Posted by Hugh MacKay on March 17, 2007 at 13:37:40 from (209.226.247.178):

In Reply to: Re: 966 - what to watch for posted by MichaelNEIowa on March 17, 2007 at 12:34:47:

Michael: Now, I see where your coming from, you have an 806 thus the only thing new to you is that damn wet sleeve diesel. Lets face it you already know all the other pit falls. You even know as I suggested, having more than one old tractor is important.

Here is my advice based on this new info, and remember I had at least one new tractor from every series letter throught to 66 series. Go with 06 or 56, they have proven to be iron clad. Besides they were bought new by guys quite healthy finincially, they were serviced and looked after better. A lot of those 66 and 86 were bought by guys that didn't have them paid for by the 80s down turn. Many were reposessed, even the farmers that survived did so by the skin of their teeth. That doesn't make for good maintenence. An interesting item I notice is a lot of those 06 and 56 are still in the hands of the folks who bought them new. They are starting to retire, and they are having dispersal auctions.

There will of course be exceptions, and if you've had that 806 long, you should be able to spot all the good exceptions, except lack of cavitation. There is no warning, and no way to see how much cavitation damage has been done to sleeves. Anti freeze in coolant will tell you it's too late. Look for a water filter and observe whether it has been serviced. Remember however, water filter does no stop cavitation, it only slows it down.

An old farmer once said to me, back when I was a young fellow, "go with the tractor you know, you already know what to watch for, and you know how to fix it."

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