[AT] New Old Tractor!

[charliehill]

Rob, I was at a sale a couple of months ago with a NICE black belly 7060 
Power Shift.  I wanted it so bad I left the sale.  I was afraid if it went 
cheap I'd buy it and I don't have anything for it to do or the extra cash to 
pay for it.  Good thing I left.  It sold for just a bit over $5,000.00  with 
a set of duals on it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Wilson" <ro.wilson at att.net>
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Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] New Old Tractor!


> Nice tractor Al. I always dreamed of owning one of the big 1066 Turbos 
> even
> though I'm pretty much a died in the wool A-C fan. It goes back to when I
> was in high school and had a summer job at the fair working the scales at
> the truck and tractor pulls. Man the big old red beasts spewing black coal
> from the stacks under a load was an awesome sight. My dream is to one day
> fulfill my want for a turbo beast and get an original black belly 7080 to
> sit beside the 1066. Hopefully It will happen sometime. Soon I hope. My
> Cummins Dodge will be a little undersized hauling one of those babies to
> shows.
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Al Jones
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:07 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group; Famall List
> Subject: [AT] New Old Tractor!
>
> For a long time, I have wanted to "one day" own a big IH tractor from the
> 60's or 70's.  Something in the 56 or 66 series, like an 856, a 766, 966, 
> or
> 1066.  Back almost a month ago, a friend sent me a link to an 856 for sale
> about 2 hrs. away in Washington, NC.  Come to find out, it was a friend of
> mine, he had even told me about buying the tractor last year "in a pinch"
> while his regular tractor was down!  Another friend that has been an IH 
> man
> all his life went and looked at it for me, it started without ether when 
> the
> temp was below 28-30 degrees.  Long story short, my friend delivered the 
> 856
> for me Friday.  It's a 1969 model, and for 40 years old, it looks good.
> Straight tin, excellent front tires, worn rear tires, a set of hub mount
> duals and 1000 lbs. of suitcase weights on the front!
>
> As soon as the weather opens, I am going to try it out in the field!  When 
> I
> went to see it before I signed the check, it had a ditch bank mower hooked
> to it, so it's basically "field ready."  IT has typical 40 year old 
> tractor
> issues--a few minor leaks and seeps--front end is a tad loose but not
> bad--gauges all have issues--gearshifts are a little loose but very good
> compared to some I have seen.  My goal is to give it an easy life of chore
> use, and eventually restore it to its original glory.....
>
> You feel 10' tall and bulletproof in the seat!!
>
> Link to a pic, more to follow:
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3300579684_dbabd46e12_o.jpg
>
> The only bad news:  I am out of shed room, and my savings account has 
> taken
> a butt-whoopin from the 856 purchase.  I have a nice 1957 Farmall 450 that
> will have to leave me.  Got it up for sale but no takers yet.  If anyone
> knows of someone wanting a good 450 gas, fast hitch, near 'bout new tires 
> on
> the back, good tach, showes 31XX hrs, etc. let me know....
>
> A
>
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