The 190 was a good tractor if not abused. But that's a big "if." A lot of people would try to shift them like a synchronized transmission, and like one would expect, they began jumping out of gear later on. The parts to fix it are still available (gear, collar, and shift fork (sometimes it's only the shift fork or detent). The problem was the transmission detents are set so there's not much tolerance for any rounding of the teeth on the gear or collars. Some people have found a way to move the detent by welding and remachining, I think, the railings in the shifter housing (it's something in the shifter housing), and a lot of the time, this will take care of one that's just barely jumping out of gear. The very early 190xt's had some trouble with differential and transmissions because it was a transmission designed for 70hp put behind an engine that was supposed to put out 95 PTO hp, but in many cases, came from the factory turning 110+ hp.
As for the engine, the 301 is a good engine, but they can experience cavitation if the coolant is not maintained. If the tractor has a coolant conditioner on it, you are probably ok. They are a smaller brute tractor. Pretty basic, but nothing fancy, just made to get done the work a 100hp tractor should be able to get done. You have to remember, these tractors are 40-45 years old now, and like any other brand of tractors, you'll find some basket cases out there that will leave a bad taste, but you can also find ones that were taken care of that will continue to serve a hobby farmer well.
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Today's Featured Article - Madison's County - by Anthony West. Philip Madison has been a good friend of mine for quite some time. He has patiently suffered my incessant chit chat on the subject of tractors for longer than I care to remember, and on many occasions he has put himself out, dropped what ever it was he was doing, to come and lend a hand cranking handles, or loading a find onto a trailer. Although he himself has never actually owned or restored a tractor, he was always enthusiastic and always around helping with other peoples projects.
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