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ChadS
01-30-2005 09:41:30
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I've got an IH 826 with the german diesil in it sitting in the back 40, Sure is catching my eye out there these days. Also have a 856 with the 407DT that Dad used on the farm, Good workhorse in my opinion,,, But as you know, I have a tractor, I have to make a puller out of it. If theres a will, there's a way! Been thinking of a bigger pulling tractor alot, around here, there is some sort of tractor pulling going on, that allows these years of tractors, and the rules are kinda, shall we say, laxed,, Ive seen old NTPA super stocks pulling locally for a few years now, and thats my dream, to run one of those big dogs down the track someday. Im not really considering the 856 as a puller, since over the years, put alot of repairs on it and kept it up to snuff. That 407 is quite an engine in that tractor, and years of good service with it, sure seems, I dont know, wrong to strip it down to be a puller. So now its that 826 with bout 9 inches of snow on it out in a snow drift. Story when this tractor found its way here is, The farmer that I got it from, bought it new, used it on the dairy farm, with a loader, I imagine it has seen a few hours on a silage chopper or what have you. One day, it quit running on him, and he bought a newer machine to replace it, sat in the shed for a long while. Id seen it on a delivery while I was still driving truck, and stopped in and asked. He was happy to talk about that 826, and was eager to make some space in his shop. Couple of phone calls, and I was the owner of that IH 826. Couldn't pass it up, ya know,, LOL. Thats was 5 years ago, so it has been out back ever since. Kinda used it as a parts tractor for the 856, few odds and ends there, but nothing major. I remember hearing it run for about 30 seconds before I parked it there, but it ran so roughly and it would not restart. The farmer said it had a knock in it, 30 seconds before it quit running, I used either to start it, and well, never really determined what was going on with it. Heard something pecking, but thought it may have been the starting fluid. It has a 358 in it. Never heard of a turbo set up for them, Was there one? Anyways, Like I said, I am looking at it to make a good 7500-10,000 farm, "hot" stock type classes. Has anyone ever seen a german diesil hopped up in an 826? Can they live, or should I leave it in the back 40,,,,, ChadS
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