64 model 806 farmall

in northeast Arkansas my friend has bought 2 for 2500 each and neither one was any good . and this is not a red tractor country but I was wondering if they all had problems or just the ones he bought. I don't know what pump the one I'm looking at has.. But does have a lot of hydralic leaks or oil leaks. But motor sounds ok. I just don't want to buy a money pit.
 
It's a diesel right, the diesel motor's were rock solid, cant speak to you about the leaks with out seeing it !!
 
Considered by many to be at the top of the IH heap for the size. There is no guarantee that a particular tractor was treated well as it grew up, but they can bring above average $. Jim
 
seems like the 806 below my topic has problems also that I wouldn't want to have. I would never pay 5000 for an 806 from all I here about the problems. thanks anyways.
 
The 806 has the D361 engine not the germans that were in the 706-756. I have owned mine since 1978 with very good use for the age. The only real issue is the shifting linkage for the reverse gear. If it has problems going into reverse when you try it needs some work there. You can either fix that or just go to the 56 series shifting mechanism. I changed mine and have never looked back. The only model that might have been better was the 856 as it already has the shifting change from new. They had the D407 engine.
I believe the german glow plug engines were in the 756,706,560,and some other machines like combines and such. Those engines were the d282 and d310
 
I have been around the 806 since the first one hit the state along with the second one , my old boss bought the first one and my uncle bought the second one and i have had five of my own and still have one . Greet tractors , yes the shifter can be a problem but 99% of the shifting problems come from the clutch linkage getting out of adjustment and when that happen they become hard to shift and that is when the tugging and jerking start and the ware really starts to take hold . Due to the geometry of the linkage set up rev is the first to go and there is NO real adjustment you can make to make it better once this gt loose and wore out . Ya Repair it and readjust the clutch and all linkage . when this is done correctly they will shift with two fingers and no slamming and banging on the shifter .Yes you can change it to the 56 style but that takes lots of pieces and parts . the engine is one of the best ever made but also costly to rebuild and not and engine for the novice to rebuild and if done wrong you can end up with a great boat anchor . people complain about the T/a's , well here again linkage adjustment , hyd fluid changes and filter changes and NOT usen the T/A as a slow down brake they last for years and if my one friend can get darn near thirty years out of one i really don't see a problem . This 86 i have now i have owned since like 97-98 and even though she is plum UGLY with oil leaks every where more rust then paint it is the go to tractor . So your going to say well why don't you fix it . Well the main reason i don't fix it up like the last ones i had that were better then show room is people bug me to death and have to buy them . This one NO BODY wants and NOT one person has asked if it for sale , but it runs great . would i take another yep .
 
CAT Guy - You are confused! D282 is the glow plug engine used in 560, 656,706. D310 was built in Nuess Germany, no glow plugs. Very streamlined engine, used in late 706 and all 756 diesels, and 786, and late 886, all 826 as a 358 cid. Nuess also built 3 & 4 cylinder versions in several displacemrnts used in smaller utility tractors, like the 484,584,684,784,884, and H84, 544, etc.
 
Ha-Ha. Dad tried farming 160-200 acres from spring of 1969 to fall 1972 with a '63 4010-D. Talk about PROBLEMS! Neighbor across the road farmed 320 acres with just a 560 gas and had far fewer problems than our pos Deere had. Tractor supposedly had the 4020 kit in it when we bought it Dec. '68. Still burned 4-5 quarts of oil per tank of fuel when plowing, typical Deere problems like draft bar seal leaks, Dad tried using it on a pull-type 6 ft bush hog, pto stub shaft loosened and it tried to shift from 540 to 1000 rpm on-the-go, Plenty of 24 V electrical system problems, about the only typical problem we didn't have was the frt hyd pump drive coupling. For a tractor that never had a loader or mounted corn picker and so few hours the WFE was really worn, tierod ends would fall apart, frt tires wore really fast. On a tractor with 2000 hours? The shift linkage was just starting to get loose and sloppy when Dad sold it, on a 8-9 year old tractor. Every year Dad had it there was something expensive needed to be done to that 4010 to keep it running. Bet we only put 400-500 hours on it. The power steering needed rebuilt, steering wheel turned half a turn plowing 1/4 mile long fields, power brakes grabbed and were very slow to release. Only thing we ever hooked to the 3-pt was the bar to raise the left side of 4 row cultivator, What engineer thought running a 2 inch pipe 4 inches above the left edge of the platform was a good thing?

Every brand has their problems, some are similar between brands, some are unique.

People buy 55 year old 806's every day that run good. You buy a $2500 806 it's bound to need work.
 
Well if you can buy 806's for 250 bucks and they run let me know where there at and i don't care how many oil leaks they have. I'll take two semi loads for that money as the last one that left m hands sold for 8750 . Cheapest i ever sold and 806 for was 6850 . Us Yankee's know a good tractor when we see one .
 

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