Posted by scotc on January 22, 2009 at 06:38:40 from (12.171.163.27):
In Reply to: IH transmissions posted by travz500 on January 20, 2009 at 20:43:21:
The 66 series are a bit easier to work on because of the cab setup. Everything on an 86 is underneath it. To pull the cab on a 66 you just unbolt it and lift, on an 86 ALL the controls are mounted to it. And it's easier to see the drawbar on a 66. Also the TA is not meant to be downshifted to slow a speeding tractor. It's built to be shifted under load. And you'll lug the IH a bit more than any deere I've been around. Pull the TA around 1400-1500 RPM on a hill for best results, much higher and it will slow the tractor then start pulling again. And DO NOT stop the tractor by throwing it in park unless you have an emergency. They have a pawl that engages a gear in the reverse gearset and there's a good chance you'll bust something if you do. The 06, 26, 56, 66 series all had a lever below the wheel that engaged park, with H/L/R and 1-4 on two levers on the right side of the dash. With the 86 series they put park on the same lever as H/L/R and put both levers on the left side of the seat. With the 88 series they were put on the right side of the seat, and the hi and low TA were added into the gear lever(at least on some models). The 86 series has a quieter cab and they hold more fuel. If you get an 86 series without the full cab you WILL get a very thick coating of dust on your back after running it in dry conditions all day. With the windshield and no back window the dust rolls up around from under the tractor and coats everything. That's my biggest complaint about them. After a day hauling silage with the 786 my hair was more dirt than hair. You can pull the windshield but would have to make a new exhaust brace mount as without one it doesn't take much of a branch to take the top out of the underhood muffler.
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