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Posted by Allan In NE on November 09, 2006 at 05:13:40 from (148.78.243.26):
Mornin' All, Hate to keep harpin' on the subject, but I was visitin' with the boys over on the IH board yesterday 'bout this and many of 'em, I would suspect, think I'm running around with a coocked hat. Dunno, maybe it is because I've spent my whole life trying to keep mechanical things running like they were designed to run and in good operating condition, but if ya take care of things, these old tractors will darned near run forever. Anyway, from the first day I drove this latest 966, I could hear a noise in the rear end, so I finally had it opened up this fall and checked out. Clearly, it has been overloaded. Overloaded to the point that the ring gear shows stress cracks and all the "pull" bearings are "pitted" from being subjected to way, way too much load. Somewhere along the line, this tractor has just plain had the guts pulled out of it, for whatever the reason. It is a local tractor and the drawbar shows some egging, so I suspect it was used for farm work which was way, way too heavy for it's original intended use. Yeah, I'm just venting because I'm the silly old sap that has to pick up the repair bill to make this tractor right agian. But, can't people tell when they're "over doing" it? Can't they tell when the tractor is in over it's head? It is just like beatin' an animal that can't pull the cart. Think this is one of my greatest "pet peaves" when it comes to old, used tractors. And yes, I know I'm too darned "picky", but abuse is abuse, no matter what ya call it. :>( Allan
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