price and qestion on 1066

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Also, what is the long cylinder on the right side of engine in this picture?

What is cylinder?

It has a really stiff clutch that he said has always been that way. Is that the same with all 1066 machines?

That's the trouble when people let 'em set and don't work 'em. Those darned sleeve seals take a set, crack and get to letting the anti-freeze into the oil.

Since ya have to go in there anyway, ya overhaul 'em even if they only have low hours.

Allan

That was exactly the case. He said it was the seals on the sleeves. Fluid was slipping by. Replaced sleeves, pistons, bearings, seals.

Also he put new seals on the steering cylinder, new injector pump, other things I can't remember off the top of my head.

We are going to look at it again Friday and take it for another spin. Anything else to look for while I am there?

$10K is a heck of a lot of money for a tractor that old, but this guy obviously has taken very good care of this old beast.

I'd already have it setting in my yard if it were I. :>)

Allan

I can see $600 worth of updates to that tractor's A/C system as well.

Allan

As far as I can tell the blinkers are the only thing that doesn't work. The fuel gauge bounced around so I don't know if it works or not.

Only reason the hard clutch worries me is this will be my dad's tractor and he is having both knees replaced this spring. How hard would it be to add the assist? He had a TIA so I want to keep him out of the sun in the AC :)

Cost us $6000 to have the DT-414 overhauled in our 1086 back in 1997...

It is in the Durant, IA area. He says he put 4k in the engine alone for the rebuild.

The serial starts off with 261015 so I was thinking it was a 73.

The last digits are your serial number.

Allan

If it indeed is what he says it is, then yes, it is for sure worth the $10K.

I built one from the ground up and in another 3 months I will have ended up with over $19K in the thing after all the dust has settled.

Good ones aren't cheap.

That tractor looks to be a 1972 and probably didn't have the power clutch slave on it. The clutch is gonna push hard.

Also, your tractor looks very familiar to me. Somewhere around the Grinnell area? :>)

Allan