Will Ya Take A Peek At This!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sloroll got his 966 moved to his place, has worked on it all day long and sent me some pictures.

I asked him for permission to post 'em up here 'cause this ol' sweetie is just about too good to be true!

I'll admit it, this feller makes me just a wee bit jealous with this old tractor. :>(

Allan

I can take you to countless farms that through the years were IH customers and indeed still are CaseIH customers. Just to give you an example, I have a neighbor with three newer CaseIH. He still has his 856 and three letter series tractors. His two 66 series were traded off quite quickly. Another guy not far away has his 856 and Super M, but his 66 series tractors he bought new have been replaced by new Deeres. I see this all over this area, the older IH tractors are still on the farms that bought them new. I was rather curious where all the 66 series tractors went to, so started asking. Dealer told me many were trucked back to US, they love them down there. Then one day I was at a huge scrap yard just north of here. That answered a lot of my questions. Most prominant grill sticking out of pile was 66 series. Didn't see any 56 and only a couple of 06.

All this has me rather curious, why 66 is still so popular south of the border.

While I was tractor shopping, I ran across quite a few 986s.

They are probably a 'killer' of a tractor, but like you say, and also probably due to habit, they just seem to be built backwards in their control placement.

Another thing that was always botherin' me was the darned digital readout of the things. Just looks like a problem waiting to happen to me.

Dunno,

Allan

I have no idea why other folks prefer one model over another other than just my own limited experience dictates.

For me, it was the changes in higher pump injection pressures and the higher compression at 22:1, which made them more fuel-efficient and this in turn, put an end to that belching black smoke and also made for a far easier starting tractor.

The accompanying downside was that with the advent of the 66s, a feller either learned real quick to wear ear protectors or lost his hearing, as they are quite a bit louder, horsepower for horsepower, than the 06s and the 56s.

Other than the engine change, they are pretty much the same identical tractors as the previous models save the cosmetic overhaul, which just gave them a newer, more modern "bulldog-tough" appearance.

Heck, I even get wound up when I see a clean old John Deere 37A come straight off the farm. It is where they've been and what they've done that gets my blood moving.

Like talking to a World War II vet; to this day, I'm still in total awe of their moxie.

Allan

I think it is a very nice tractor. Hugh is just jealous because he doesn't have one.
One day he's bragging up his 1066, The next day he's trashing them. Just the nature of the beast I guess. I don't see a water filter on your tractor in the picture. I would put one on if I was you and flush the cooling system.

casey in SD

Good for you! Glad you get to see your family.

Sorry, we weren't home. This wife of mine never gets to get out of her computer chair and I just thought it was time to take her to supper and get her out of the house, even if it was only for an hour.

That is super news about the parts; I checked on my 966 today, and it is in the paint booth now takin' a red bath. Maybe I'll be able to drag 'er home one of these days in the not to distant furture.

Thanks,

Allan