Posted by Steven f/AZ on January 03, 2008 at 14:45:13 from (216.67.213.217):
In Reply to: 656 posted by ChrisAS on January 01, 2008 at 20:23:19:
Hugh, as always I enjoy your experience and discussion.
The only high-hour tractor I've seen on our farm was the 806 Wheatland. It had to be a very early model as it had the black tachometer with the dial you turn to select the gears for MPH instead of the new-style colored tach as in a 1256, etc. It also had the old IH RD injector pump, and the short hydraulic levers (with extensions bolted on). It had the cab that fit between/on top of the big wheatland fenders with a door in the back and came with the tall narrow tires (Dad switched them to something more like what came on a 1086). I wish I still had that tractor...
Anyway, it had somewhere north of 20,000 hours on it. It showed 7 thousand some hours on its 3rd tachometer since Dad owned it (he was 3rd owner, had operated as a hired man for the neighbor when it was new). Supposedly overhauled somewhere around 13,000 hours and a new clutch around 15,000 hours. Original, working TA when we traded it off.
Dad had both a 560 and a 660 at one time - both diesels. He still curses those glow plugs to this day and says they both warped heads like there was no tomorrow. He said you could plow all afternoon with one, shut it off at the end of the field, come back 3 minutes later and need glow plugs to start them... I personally believe that a previous owner (of both) must have overheated them, or something to distort the block deck for them to keep blowing gaskets, even with rebuilt heads that were known to be true.
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