IH 766

Reason I ask is that 90HP is the rated minimum required to run a PTO driven big round bale processor- it's wouldn't be any kind of hard ground pull requiring the power, just the PTO.

Also- what RPM is standard for a 766 PTO? Saw an ad for one close by that I'm interested in pursuing farther if it'll do what I need it to.

Thanks!

Now, if only "going over to the junkyard" didn't involve a 300 mile round trip! :)

..... course, I'll worry 'bout that when/if I get the tractor!

Dunno, I owned one new. Kind of a "lame" 80 horse tractor.

Think I'd get a 9 or 10 if you need a true 90 horse at the PTO.

Allan

Figured if it would do what I needed it'd be more economical to run than a bigger one.....kinda like not going squirrel hunting with an elephant gun. But by the same token ya don't kill many coyotes with a .22 either.

There's a 9 at the IH dealer in Valentine with a cab and loader, but the front axle looks like it's been used for welding practice by the local boy scout troop....pass.

Guess I'll keep looking.

Our dealer sold a lot of those 766s, many of them got cranked up to a 100 hp and worked that way. Long term, at least in our area that 360 had a better reputation than 414 or DT414. It will have dual shaft pto giving both 540 and 1000. I'll bet it will be better on fuel per hp than a 9 or 10.

766 is at least twice the tractor a 656 is. Easy.

My point tho, was that put it in the same game as the 9 and you're gonna be solely disappointed.

I used mine for secondary tillage pulling a disc or packer mostly, planting with the cyclo and would follow the 966 with a 3 bottom plow when we were wanting to cover some fast plowing and it handled all the tasks well.

I'm just saying, considering the frame it sets on, a guy kinda expects a little more out of it. They call it a 80 horse tractor. Think at the drawbar, you'd really be crowding it to reach 65 or so.

Allan

Don't pass up the 766 if it is what you are looking for. You don't see them for sale very often and they are getting a little on the rare side.

Just be aware that there is a HUGE difference between it and a 9. You'll feel like you've lost 3 cylinders.

When I bought my little 686 with the German 310, I knew darned well it would have pulled right with that old 766.

They are kinda like the old 706s with the 282D. Way more tractor than motor. Just my opinion, tho. And besides, it would probably pull your processor okay; just have to work at it is all.

Heck, go get it.

Allan

Thing is, when you're feeding a bale, once they get down to the hard-rolled center of the bale, it'll sure drag a motor down. A few years back we had a late-80's four-wheel-drive green tractor(don't ask me the number- can't or won't keep up with JD's numbering system)...anyway, it was a 120+ HP tractor at least. If the air filter on that thing got a little dirty, hitting the center of those bales would drag the engine down considerable, and the black smoke would roll....'course, blow the air filter out and it'd work fine. Even them green things deserve to be maintained I guess, especially if you're relying on 'em to get the work done!

Dad seems to think I HAVE to have a four-wheel-drive, but he seems to forget how we used to feed those 6-ton stacks with an 886 two wheel drive(and the 656 gasser before that...and a 560 before that...and a WD-9 before that, etc etc), back when we used to get REAL snow in the winters. My main reason for shying away from anything older and Red with a 4wd is that from all I've read on here, those old Coleman and Elwood 4wd systems are prone to wear out, especially under a loader carrying two big round bales in the grapple fork, and really pricy to get parts for.

Anyway, I have a few more options to look at, and no big hurry, so I'll just keep my eyes open and go from there. Thanks guys!