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When I trucked to Alaska at some times they had to put gas in the diesel to keep it from gelling. I can't remember the ratio. Luckily I never had to do that. old truckers trick when you didnt have any #1 diesel or a proper antigel to use know fellas that will still do that when the weather gets ruff............
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Subaru should start making tractors.
They’d be FABULOUS! Lol.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Subaru should start making tractors.
They’d be FABULOUS! Lol. That’s just WRONG 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
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Campfire Outfitter
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That's the problem with all of that new fangled electronic stuff.
It can't take the cold without doing a lot of babying.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Oldman, a JD 6430 Premium(w/IVT) and a basically like new 673 SL loader.
3982 hours.
(complete with fancy electronic rear SCV's that don't work right when it gets 'cold')
(I was bitching about it last winter.....) I had a 6430. It was a good tractor. Traded for a 6125R and it's a lemon. Fortunately our local dealers service department has went above and beyond to try and resolve the problems. It was in the shop again last week. If it would have been the first John Deere tractor I bought it would have been the last Fellow I know quit buying CaseIH tractors quite recently. Like within the last 10 years. He got started with a 1066 IH, then got into the 88 series. Bought a CaseIH new in 2009 or so. They painted the whole tractor before they attached any wiring. None of the grounds were paint free. Intermittent electrical nightmare. Those 1066s are serious workhorses for the money...
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Campfire Kahuna
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You can spend a lot of money keeping a 1066 running as well. I bought one in 1972.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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The 2002 and older 10 series and set green paint is what one wants . Wear um.out rebuild them. My person favorites 4440 and 4455 6410 and 7410
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Preferably a southern buyer or a northern farmer who doesn't use his stuff when it's 20F or colder.
Make you a helluva deal. You would do that now. Just bought one last Friday. Been needing a bigger tractor with FWD and all that fancy stuff that they're putting on them these days. Wasn't too concerned about the color of it, but am kind of partial to blue, which is what I bought. It's still at the dealer getting a thing or two worked on. NH TS 115A.
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Too bad you got a lemon..don't know what is wrong with JD as they always built quality stuff...my dad has a 7330 it has always got issues...I refuse to use it...I don't want to fix it...no doubt the electronics must be cheaper than a good old steel link or cable to shift it or run the pump...
I guess that's why the old tractors are worth so much...my newest tractor is a 91 4055.. My planting tractor is a 1982 4640..
Yea there are things that break but gosh there isn't much a guy can't fix himself and lots of parts available...
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You can spend a lot of money keeping a 1066 running as well. I bought one in 1972. Still cheaper than the newer ones.. The farm I work for part-time uses mostly IH 71-series (7110 x3, 7120, and a 7250 + the 1066) besides a couple of New Hollands (8870, 8970). But those IH models now have a TON of hours on 'em, but Tom sez it's cheaper/easier to repair those than to get newer models; besides they're very user-friendly for newer hires to operate.. I remember they had to replace the wiring harness on the 8970 and it was over $1200 JUST for the harness...  Big farming = big expenses... Just glad it's not me.. 
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Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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I have a Oliver 1850 diesel. I put it to bed in October and wake it up around April. If you really need it, it's for sale but I'm not taking that John Deere in trade.
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For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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Price reduced. Bring a trailer.... JD figured out that last year when we had it in to replace the couplers that they only replaced a few o-rings(WTF?). We didn't get a work order as the dealer paid for part of the bill(long story) so we didn't know exactly what was done. Needless to say we figured out that JD came out with new and improved couplers and they drove down this morning to replace them and check the pressure with their computer. They also performed an update on the computer system and now the fuucking tractor is 100% inoperable. Kid that did the work is stumped. 4 different error codes. I was afraid to drag the POS away from the processor(which we are using every morning and afternoon) so we did a quick swing-a-roo and hooked it up to the 7510. ![[Linked Image from i37.photobucket.com]](https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/montanasam/A%202019/IMG_8735.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i37.photobucket.com]](https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/montanasam/A%202019/IMG_8736.jpg)
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Damn the Bad Luck,how cold is it there? Should of bought a Red Tractor!
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Campfire Oracle
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Looks like a nice tractor,.....but it's out of my price range. Besides,...I have to have a tractor that can be overhauled with a pair of Vise Grips and a coat hanger. I ain't no mechanical engineer.
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SJ, we should have waited and found another 10 series!
(or a Red tractor......)
I REALLY wish we could have found low houred 7410.....
The good part of the whole mess is that the weather is great, got up to 40F this afternoon. Nice and sunny once the fog burned off.
If it was -10F I'd really be crying!
Bristoe, it has a really nice cab.....
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Hate to hear that. SOB's have way too much computerized stuff now. My new tractor had an issue shortly after I got it. They were convinced it was a computer issue. New injectors have to have a computer code before they work now.... They replaced the computer and all the injectors. Still had a bad miss. After 2 months the service manager got tired of listening to the factory misdiagnose the issue and took the head off... Voila! a $70 rocker arm assy was at fault. Runs like a champ. T'wern't computer related at all..... They were chasing gremlins for 2 months. 
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Campfire Oracle
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Hate to hear that. SOB's have way too much computerized stuff now. My new tractor had an issue shortly after I got it. They were convinced it was a computer issue. New injectors have to have a computer code before they work now.... They replaced the computer and all the injectors. Still had a bad miss. After 2 months the service manager got tired of listening to the factory misdiagnose the issue and took the head off... Voila! a $70 rocker arm assy was at fault. Runs like a champ. T'wern't computer related at all..... They were chasing gremlins for 2 months. I went hi-tech on my 8N lately,......bought a pair of stabilizer arms to keep my disc from swingin' here and there, back and forth. The downside is,...the disc now steers the tractor instead of the other way around. It's okay, though. You just have to allow for it. https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/Ford-8N_Stabilizer-Arm-Red_230042R.html
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Man, I have a very strong dislike for things that are impossible to figure out(mechanically).
Computers are like an invisible problem.
Glad to hear you got yours resolved.
So if you remember we had all the emissions chit removed from the 6.7 a couple weeks ago. Runs GREAT.....
Except the governor/computer 'reset' itself to 75mph.
Found that little detail out when I went to pass someone going down the highway.....
Thank God there was no oncoming traffic!
Diesel guy was like, yeah, never had that happen before.
WTF computer.
It's now set on 150mph......
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Campfire Oracle
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They even have a warranty.
I don't know why an 8N stabilizer bar needs a warranty. Seems to me if you can fug one up,..it's on *you*.
A flat stick of cold rolled steel with a hole drilled in each end shouldn't need a damn warranty.
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New schidt is great when it works.
I know a lot of small scale people who run stuff from the 70's and older.
Heck, any decent tractor from the '50s is more reliable if well maintained.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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