[Farmall] Help with info on 1066 Black Stripe

[Al Jones]

The folks on the Red Power magazine forum can give you the complete low-down on the blackstripes vs. the early 66s.  What I am telling you is from memory, don't take it as total "gospel."

-The front, vertical side panels that are white on the earlier tractors had louvers in them. A blackstripe will not have louvers in them.  
-Serial number plate is not on the left side of the bellhousing like earlier tractors. I want to say it's on the rear end.  The rear end is cast/drilled like an 86 series

Either way, for the money I would snap it up, blackstripe or not.  (I personally prefer the looks of the earlier white stripe 66's myself.)

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: lmfree at ptd.net
>Sent: Jan 1, 2014 7:19 PM
>To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Help with info on 1066 Black Stripe
>
>I will try to take a look at the serial plate tomorrow.  But I am pretty 
>sure this is an original.
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: farmallgray at aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 12:39 PM
>To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Help with info on 1066 Black Stripe
>
>
>A ligit black stripe will have the serial number plate on the right side of 
>the tractor. There have been a lot of "clones" done of black stripes.
>
>
>Todd Markle
>
>Spring Mills, Pa.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lmfree <lmfree at ptd.net>
>To: farmall <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Wed, Jan 1, 2014 11:57 am
>Subject: [Farmall] Help with info on 1066 Black Stripe
>
>
>I may be venturing into a new area of IH tractors.  I found a 1066 Black 
>Stripe
>in excellent original condition with 3500 original hours.  I can’t find a 
>dent
>in it, paint is original and has some gloss left; I think a little wax will
>bring it back to almost “like new”.  I can find information on the 1066 but 
>not
>a whole lot on the Black Stripes other than they were made in 1976 during 
>the
>last year of production and have some features of the 86 series.  We had a 
>966
>on the farm when I was leaving to go to college but never had any experience
>with it since I wasn’t around much anymore.  I always wanted to add a
>larger/newer IH cab tractor to the fleet and I am giving this one serious
>thought, my youngest IH is a 460 Hi-Utility Diesel.  Can anyone tell me what
>makes the 1066 Black Stripe different from the standard 1066 and any other
>information they think I should know about the 1066.
>
>Lane Freeman
>_______________________________________________
>Farmall mailing list
>http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/farmall
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Farmall mailing list
>http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/farmall 
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Farmall mailing list
>http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/farmall