Quote: CVPost-Bruce from Can. (quoted from post at 02:25:07 06/15/22) I have a 966 Black stripe, if I remember correctly its a 1976 model, which was the last year that they built the 66 series before the design change and the 86 series began. Basically the same tractors with a few modest changes. Relocated the gear selector, totally new and improved cab, took the fuel tank off of the hood in front of the windshield and put it behind the cab. Thus allowing the cab to be moved forward, and they hung the doors backwards in the cab.
Just to be clear, you're describing an 86 series tractor.
The black stripe 66 series had the same shifter, same cab, same fuel tank location, as the rest of the 66 series. Same power as the 1973-later models when the engine's rated RPM was increased and they were re-geared slightly.
Black stripe 66's started in late 1975 and ran until the end of 66 series production in mid 1976. They are denoted by the black stripe along the side of the hood and turns upwards near the front, as opposed to the white stripe that runs into the lower "dogleg" panels on the earlier models.
The shifter and throttle handles will be black instead of chrome.
MOST black stipes will have some minor mechanical differences including 86 series cab mounts on the bell housing, serial number relocated to the lower right side of the transmission housing, solid one-piece drawbar, and 86 series 3pt links. Very early ones may or may not have all the features.
There is an IH serial number break for black stripes. For the 966 the first black stripe is 31263.
This post was edited by BarnyardEngineering on 06/15/2022 at 04:03 am.
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