Hmmmmm,. Dunno

Stumbled across a 986 loaded w/cab, triple hydraulics and the whole schmear. Including 9,000 hours/never been touched.

The tractor came from up north in the cow country and from an original owner. Hardest thing this tractor ever pulled was a hay swather and was used under a loader. The old gal doesn't look too bad.

But, the dealer is asking $10K for it.

This seems a little spendy to me and I think if I wait, I can do better; whadda you guys think?

Thanks for your thoughts,

Allan

I've been kinda snooping around for a plow tractor and really wanted a 966; but they are kinda in short supply around here.

The dealer wants $13,500 for this 986 with the big heavy Dual loader equipped with a bale spear bucket/grapple. When I asked him what he’d take for just the tractor, he said he needed $9900.

I’m just thinking that since it has 9000 hours on it, that I shouldn’t let my hunger over ride my appetite either.

I’m still smarting a little over this last one I bought with a lot of hours on it. Those old ones need a lot of fixin’ to get them back in the field.

At 9000 hours, aren’t we right at the door of needing a motor at the very least? Even though, most of the time, the thing was probably just idling around under that loader?

Also, thanks for the heads up on the shifter; I didn’t know about that little irritant with the 86 series. Was that because of that darned cab design on the 86’s?

Probably should chosen stamp collecting as my “old-age hobby”. :>)

Thanks,

Allan