Re: IH 1466 or 1566

Posted by captaink on August 10, 2005 at 10:53:28 from (66.115.214.56):

In Reply to: IH 1466 or 1566 posted by MrIH on August 10, 2005 at 09:53:25:

I had a 1486 which is a very close cousin to the 1466. I had to tear the rear end completely apart and put in some gears in the high-low transmission. I ended up putting in the ring and pinion and flipping the bull gears and bull gear pinions from side to side in order to run them on the other side since they were starting to pit.

The 1466 and 1486 have the old design of bull pinion and bull gears that IH was noted for from its beginning. If memory serves me correctly (it’s been about 12 years since I studied the manuals) the 1586 and 1566 had a planetary/sun gear reduction drive similar to John Deere (sorry about my foul language) has had since their Generation II tractors came out. I have heard from others that the 1566/1586 tractors had a better overall rear end than the 14’s did, but you have one less gear in the speed transmission.

Others may have a different opinion, but I think the 1566 will work better for what you are going to do with it and is a better deal. The 1566 might not be quite as handy since it only has three speeds instead of 4. You have to decide if that is a problem or not.

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