Re: 1066 Purchase

Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 17, 2004 at 16:05:02 from (64.228.11.172):

In Reply to: Re: 1066 Purchase posted by Allan in NE on September 17, 2004 at 15:41:14:

Allen: I notice you responded to my post on that other 1066 thread. Some of these guys think these tractors will run forever without repairs. I can remember 25 years ago having 5 tractors and 2 skid loaders clocking between 5,000 and 6,000 hours per year total. You start doing that and you will find out what bills are all about. My skid loaders each saw 1,000 hours per year go on the clock. 1066 did 10,000 hours in 8 years, 656 10,500 in 13 years 560 11,000 in 17 years. 350 acres of cash crop for a 1066, just a picnic. There is a guy up the road from me restoring his dad's 300, bought new in 1955 to cash crop 500 acres along with another smaller tractor. You see guys talking about buying 90 to 150 hp tractors with 3,000 to 5,000 hours on them. No wonder the North American farmers were hard pressed finincially. Why from 1975 to 1990 a farmer putting 300 to 400 hours per year on a 1066, could have made more in interest with the money in the bank, and let IH keep the damn tractor. In 1975 I figured a tractor had to be clocking 800 hours per year to be feasable.

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• Re: 1066 Purchase Stickler 23:01:00 09/19/04 (0)
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