Told Ya So :)

Guess my trouble is, I remember these red tractors when they were brand spankin' new and I remember how they acted. They just did not have that "gear noise" in the rear end nor did they have the vibration under your feet.

Stopped in at the red shop today to see how my 966 was doing.

Two bad carrier bearings, a bad forward pinion bearing and of course it now needs a ring gear and pinion because they dropped and got chewed up from being out of preload. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought someone used the tractor for a puller. Tractor has worked real hard in it's lifetime.

Good news is that the bulls/axle bearings are like new, the hitch piston only needs resealed and the transmission lock only needs adjusted correctly.

Yep, it's gonna be expensive to a degree, but now I know the tractor is totally new bumper to bumper. And, total money I've spent on this tractor still wouldn't even pay the interest on a new one.

I'm glad I took it to town. :>)

Allan

The drawbar hole is egg shaped and the 3-point doesn't appear to have been used much.

Think the tach is original. Worked for two days on that lens to get it clear again. :>)

You're right about the loader tho; think it spent half it's life doing chore duty. :>(

Allan

Allan

Why do you think it was a puller?

I use to pull my 1086 set at about 200 HP.

Last pull was in about 1990 started in 1979.

Still have not touched the engine and put a TA in at 4000 hrs but I used as a brake for the first 4 years I owned it till I learned not to do that.

Has over 8000 hrs now.

Oh I did put a clutch in at about 7000 hrs. I blame that on the loader its carried since 99 when we sold dads loader tractor when he died.

Just don't see how pullin them hurts them unless you get over 250 hp? Gary