I don't have any manuals for my 1066, except for a couple copies of the factory operators manual. I need to be able to do things like clutch and TA adjustments, and I wondered if these kinds of things are covered thoroughly in one of the I&T service/repair manuals, or would I be better off investing the extra money in the factory service manuals? I probably won't get into anything to deep and complicated, just need a comprehensive manual giving some directions, proper adjustment specs, etc. Another issue I've had with this tractor occasionally is something coming unhooked inside the back end of the tractor, and the 3-point arms will then be stuck in whatever position they are in. No go up, or down. I've been told it's a fairly simple fix, remove the top link plate from the back end of the tractor, reach in and hook something back up again, put the top link plate back on, and good to go. This has happened three times I think, over the 24 1/2 years I've owned the tractor, but I've never been around when it was corrected. Is this something that is covered in the I&T manual? I've always done most all of my own basic mechanical work, but with ever rising shop rates, I need to be doing more. Comments and advice would be appreciated!! :wink:

You need to get one or the other, either the I&T or the IH service manual.

I know nada about tractors of the 1066 era -- I'm stuck on the letter series. What I can tell you from that is that most of the I&T is ripped right from the pages of the IH service manuals. BUT . . . I&T didn't rip everything so there's stuff you''l find int he IH manuals that isn't in the I&T. On the other hand, the I&T will include other stuff that the IH manuals don't address. They're both pretty comprehensive, but each has little nuggets that the other doesn't.

So it's your choice. The I&T manuals typically cover a series of related tractors and you sometimes have to be careful that you're reading about the right one. If your 1066 is the only tractor you have that's covered by the I&T manual that includes it, you might prefer the IH manuals.

Yes, I agree with that. I have been using an I&T manual (FO-4) to repair a little Ford I have had rusting around here for the past couple years. Some parts are very good but other parts you really start getting to feel like they left a few paragraphs on the cutting room floor. Information not entirely complete. It amuses me you own this tractor 24+ years and just now feel a need for a manual but I think it is a good step.

(quoted from post at 13:28:03 10/20/09) It amuses me you own this tractor 24+ years and just now feel a need for a manual but I think it is a good step.

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I grew up with JD tractors, have more of them, and can fix most anything that needs fixing on them. This is the only IH tractor I own, and the only one I'll ever own. I bought it at a time I needed a tractor, and didn't have the extra money for a JD of the same age and size. I've never felt real comfortable with doing more than basic service and preventive maintenance work on the tractor, because I just don't know the red ones as well. I just always paid an IH mechanic to do the work, there are some very good ones in this area. But I do have more time now than I used to, so thought I'd learn to do more things myself, thus the sudden need for a manual, after having had the tractor since March '85. I hope this is a reasonable explanation, and thanks for your advice!! :wink:

manuals are good, i cant keep all specs in my kapusta.

I'd be lost without my I&T Manual. lots of good information in there including torque specs and adjustment information.

I think a comnination of both is best. I read somewhere where the IH service manuals are written more for the shop/service mechanics that already have a high level of knowledge about what they are doing. The I&T manual is written for someone with a lesser level of knowledge or skill. Both will contribute a lot to doing something and are well worth the expense. Have fun and give the 1066 a chance, Hal.

I&T is about $20, ih IS $150-$300... Both are good compliments to the IH Operators Manual. It alone covers clutch and TA adjustments plus much more. The service manuals do not cover maintenance, they cover R&R.

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I have the I&T manual for my 1466 and hate it compared to a full JD Service manual I have for my 4010. The I&T Manual just doesn"t provide the details that I would want/expect from a service manual. Hence, I"ll be buying me IH manual(s) for the 14 in the coming months.

(quoted from post at 16:49:45 10/20/09) I&T is about $20, ih IS $150-$300... Both are good compliments to the IH Operators Manual. It alone covers clutch and TA adjustments plus much more. The service manuals do not cover maintenance, they cover R&R.

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Well, this is just a guess on my part, but is it perhaps because my 1066 is a black stripe 1976 model, the final year of production, that things like adjusting the clutch and TA are NOT included in the operators manual, of which I have two complete copies? The only thing stated, in the specifications section, is that clutch pedal free travel should be maintained at 9/16". No instructions on how to do it, nothing whatever on the TA, except how to operate it. Can anyone that has one of the I&T manuals, tell me if it gives good instructions and specs for adjusting the clutch and TA? Also good instructions for doing things like overhauling the hydraulic valves and outlets, replacing brake pads, replacing PTO clutch discs, removing and replacing and timing the injection pump, injectors, adjusting valve clearances? I am 35 miles from the closest C-IH shop, and it costs $100.00 just to get a mechanic on my yard anymore, before he even does anything. I'm not going to get into anything that requires splitting the tractor, or an engine overhaul, I'd just like to be able to do some of the more basic stuff, do it correctly, and save some money. Is the I&T manual a good enough resource to allow that? Thanks!!! :wink:

The IT manuals assume you have basic mechanical knowledge. It gives specifications and basic procedures. It does not go into how things work like the OEM manuals do. The IH manuals are much better for trouble shooting a problem because they do explain how things work. I would recommend that you start with the IT manual. If there is something you about which you find that you really need more information then you could get the IH manuals.

I went to the local liberary. They have a section,you can't chkout the books,with many tractor manuals. For 8.00,using their copier,I copied the complete factory IT manual.

Given the choice and if cost isnt a factor, I"ll take OEM every time. That being said....IT still beats no manual every time.

I've used a couple of these. If you already know something about machines and engines, especially tractors (with mags and governors and stuff that went out on cars long ago) then the I&T manuals are very useful. There may be some gaps, but then for the price, I think they're OK.