No-till is enticing to the point of being maddening. The bottom line for me is most of my clays do not respond to no-till based on the limited trials I have done. Even less effective in 30 inch rows which I do in large part to minimize white mold issues. At the same time there are clay soils here in the East that are highly productive including vegetable crop and respond better to no-till. I think that the bottom line on the 986 will be insufficient trade value. I don't think there will be a net gain by changing out the cab, new paint, and so forth. I would have to go into the engine which actually is in good condition other than a little more oil usage than I like to get rid of the oil wash. I used to be concerned about it until I read about 86 series engines over on Red Power then my oil usage did not look bad at all. Probably worth 4,500-5,000 dollars the way it is currently. I don't want to pay the retail dollar on a 1486 if I don't have to so if one came along at auction for 9,000 dollars then I would only have to come up with a few thousand dollars plus the 986. A Case 2470 would look better on paper at 5-6K assuming it was not wore out. A JD 8440 would be ideal but I am skittish at the moment about putting 15,000 dollars altogehter in such a tractor.
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