Re: 1466 MFD Value

Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 07, 2004 at 02:04:28 from (216.208.58.101):

In Reply to: Re: 1466 MFD Value posted by Pat H on September 06, 2004 at 20:13:55:

Pat: I knew there was a factory option, but like you say it was not built by IH. When I ordered my 1066 in 1975 the cost was about $3,500. I went with diff lock and that was a joke. I then went to duals, and man did those duals punish that wide front. I have seen one of those 16" tires drop out of sight in a hole or soft spot, and it didn't stop the tractor, in fact it didn't even slow it down. I was tempted several times to put tires large enough to install a king pin truck type hub on front axle. I think 24" to 28" tires alone even without MFD would have improved the damage factor.

My opinion only way to go once you reach 125 hp is articulated all the way. It didn't need to be the size of a locomotive likw 2+2 either. I had a John Deere 540A forestry skidder, didn't have quite the power of the 1066, but it would pull disk or cultivator a lot more economically than 1066. In 13,000 hours it required no steering or pivot point repairs.

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