Posted by JDseller on May 05, 2012 at 22:15:03 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: New purchace... posted by DeltaRed on May 05, 2012 at 21:18:59:
It just goes to show that even an old tractor guy can learn a new trick. I did the brand switch years ago.
We had IH and JD both when I was growing up. My Grand Dad bought a IH 1466 brand new in 1972. That tractor was a great work horse, 20.8 x 38 axle duals and 540/1000 PTO. It just was a very good running tractor.
After I had gotten home from the service and had a few years of very good returns farming My wife and I decided to go ahead and step up to a good tractor. We had started out with pure junk that I had to make work. We ordered a new IH 1086. It was delivered in Dec. 1979. That was the sorriest tractor I have ever owned. It rode rough, the transmission shifters where junk from the get go, those back wards doors, the list could go on forever. My wife refused to even drive it after the first week we did field work. So after we got the crops planted in the spring I advertised it for sale. It only had 250 hours on it. I was able to get a little more than I gave for it. Equipment was still riding high before Carter,s embargo sunk the ship. I lucked out and made it through harvest with the old stuff we had plus rented a tractor for fall tillage work. I found a year old JD 4440 after the embargo dropped the grain market for less than I had given for the IH 1086. It was night and day better. That JD 4440 was as good as the IH 1466 in just getting the work done. Still have it today.
I have not owned anything newer than an IH 66 series since. Even they lose the luster after using the JD with the SGB.
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