Farmall Help

Think I might have found an old tractor for the right price.

Drove it today and the only thing I can really find wrong with the tractor other than it really needs painting is that it is missing the seal between the cab and the hood sheet metal. There is a "gap" around that whole front area. 'Bout an inch, I'd say.

Is there an easy way to seal this space up or would I have to get the factory seal from Case IH if it is still available?

Thanks,

Allan

Oh, I've been on sort of a "replace a tractor" mission now for about two weeks or so.

That little Hydro 70 has just got to be pulled out of the line-up. I simply refuse to pour that darned much fuel in a tractor.

So, I've decided to put it under my loader; that'll ground the little guy fer sure. :>)

But, that leaves me pulling and yankin' on hitch pins and swappin' 3-point implements around all the time, which I hate 'cause I'm just a plain lazy feller to start with. :>)

So, since I really need a bigger tractor for my plow anyways and want a cab too, I'm thinkin' of movin' 'em all down a notch and I'm gonna listen to Hugh MacKay and dive into a local 1066 that I stumbled across.

Looked it over pretty good and tried to find fault with it. Just a tight, sound old tractor; not pretty, but functional and was shot a pretty "okay" price on it today.

Still haven't written the check tho (I'm still in the "tryin' to talk myself out of it" stage). :>)

Allan

You just wouldn't believe the comforts of these big tractors; they are smooth, they are agile. I had driven articulateds before as I had that little 100 hp Deere forestry skidder. This spring I was passed the keys to one of these 300+hp jobs with 20.8x42 duals all way around. One of the first things I did was pull a 10 yard scrapper or pan (earth movers) We were hauling soil in between a berm and a stream 30' in width between the two. Those big tractor would U turn in there without backing, and do it at 4.5 mph without jumping on a brake pedal. I thought to myself, a 1066 wouldn't do that. Oh, yes it would if you pull back TA and jump on a brake, half throwing my old carcass up against the seat side, but these big babies did that with not so much as a jolt to the body.

You are older now than when you last farmed. At your age you should be looking at your comfort. We have a local commedian, has a list of all the comforts one must look at after 60. He claims one should approach everything with comfort in mind; your bank account, your car, you furniture, etc., etc., even a romp with the missus, comfort becomes more important than passion.

My neighbor has one of those outfits. He can cover more in an hour than I can in half a day.

And, do it cheaper too. :>)

Hey! You were right. I might own my first CAT III hitch! They better have the third link fer this ol' charger, 'cause I sure don't have anything that big laying around. :>)

Allan

• Hydro 100

Yeah, I already checked that one out. I just don't wanna go there this winter 'cause we are talking another $14K tractor when it's done.

Think it would be fun to maybe just pretty one up. This 1066 has already had all the guts redone end to end and it just needs some cosmetic "attention". :>)

Allan

It it pops right off and spins up okay, doubt if there is anything wrong with the pump.

If it is in pretty good shape, I'd offer him between 6 and 7 for it, take it home and put the hose between the final filter and the injection pump on 'er.

Betcha a paper sack full of eggs someone has "cobbled" on a generic fuel hose to stop a fuel leak and it will cut their power in half.

Got to be the exact special hose from IH to make 'em run right. Something about the "harmonics" of the thing.

Just an idea to check out,

Allan

Salvage value on those tractors is about $3500 and that's one that needs an engine, clutches, PTO input gear, etc. So, if he wants to sell it for around that price and there is no anti-freeze showing in the engine oil, you just might want to consider that old tractor.

A scalded piston or worn camshaft should have shown up in the compression test.

I just can't imagine the pump being bad either, although it very well could be, I guess. However, they usually show signs of not wanting to run at lower speeds and difficult to start when the pump heads south.

If the engine starts right up and the tractor seems to run okay other than the low power complaint, I still think it is more of a restriction issue with either the fuel, air or exhaust systems.

Good luck,

Allan

I knew you guys had ran into this little problem before.

Thanks!

Allan

Darned tractor just came out of the shop and I'm pretty sure that they had the cab off to work on the hydraulics under the seat. Maybe they just didn't put the seal back in, I dunno.

I sometimes wonder if I have another "old tractor fix" left in me. :>)

Allan