Are 766 Farmall and a New Holland Super 717 a good choice?

Anonymous-0 · Jan 30, 2011

Hi,I am looking at buying farm machinery for my dairy farm and custom hay business. My great uncle is soon to retire on his 100 cow dairy farm and I am looking buyhis old 766 Farmall before he sells it becausehe bought it from my grandpa who had owned it many years prior so I have many fond memories riding on it as a small child. But as of recently my largest tractor is a Ford 5000 diesel and with a 2 row corn head it is more than the tractor wants to do. So I am hoping with the Farmall I will be able to chop a lot better without pushing my equipment too hard. Also I was wondering if anyone knows of some of the Implements IH made for the 766 as I am working to have factory implements as they were tailored specifically to the tractor. Thanks

NY 986 · Jan 30, 2011

Don't know what implements you had in mind? A 766 and Super 717 will work together good under a lot of circumstances. For comparable money you could get an IH 720 chopper which is a good machine, have a blower feature, and be contemporary to the tractor. Having a blower on the harvester helps with getting heavy corn silage or haylage to the back of the wagon. However, if the Super 717 is the family machine I can understand going with it.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 30, 2011

Thanks for the input,also for other IH implements I was looking for would be like plows,winrowers,discs,forage wagons,combines,corn pickers,gravity wagons,and hammer mills
Thanks Again

NY 986 · Jan 30, 2011

370 or 470 disc in the size range you are talking about.
710 plow would be contemporary, 720 was just after but has more clearance.
715 or 815 combine. Axial Flows came along in 1977.
1190 mower conditioner came just after but I think is the way to go.
1150 or 1250 grinder mixer.
110 forage wagon but I think I would look at a Badger, John Deere or Gehl if it were me.
Corn Pickers I am not sure about but my preference would be a New Idea or John Deere 300. I know about the IH 234 mounted but then you need to find a tricycle tractor and it can get hot and dirty to run and you have a very significant fire hazard.
You did not ask but a 56 blower would be excellent if you are filling an upright silo.
As stated the parts availability is pretty good yet for the chopper and the tillage pieces should be good also but I can not guarantee the others.

JimB2 · Jan 30, 2011

In a heavy corn a 2 row NH Super 717 maybe be a heavy load for 766. Neighbour used a one row Super 717 behind a 684 cranked up to 70HP and in heavy corn had to drop to 2nd T/A Lo. It also depends on the length of cut, the longer the length of cut the less PTO HP required. Another neighbour had 2 row IH 720 and 1066 at 150HP handled easily in 3rd gear.

My 2 cents
JimB

mkirsch · Jan 31, 2011

IH quit "tailoring" implements for specific tractors a long time before the 766. They made them more generic so they could be used with any brand of tractor of a certain HP range. Market share, any way they can.

A 766 will easily pull a 4-bottom plow in most any conditions. It'll do 5 bottoms in good ground. It'll pull a 16' drag or disk.

It should handle a 717 chopper in 2 rows of corn no problem, unless it's muddy or you've got hilly ground, and you like to fill your wagons.

GeneMO · Jan 31, 2011

We bought a new 766 diesel in 1974. When we quit farming in 1996, it was either sell the 766 or the 706 German diesel. We kept the 706 with twice the hours if that tells you what we though of the 766.

We had trouble with the engine while it was still under warranty, they said the rings never seated and it was burning a gallon of oil a day.

After the rebuild it was fine and had plenty of power for its size.

If you use the rim type clamp on duals, look to break wheel bolts, a real pain when you are in a hurry and have to replace the bolts.

We had trouble with the wide front end wearing abormally, tie rods, etc.

The cab rattled and clanked, sure not equal the John Deere cab of that era.

The shifter also tended to give trouble and who ever decided to bury the batteries under the floor of the cab was a sadist.

Gene

mkirsch · Jan 31, 2011

Gene, you must've gotten one that was built on a Friday at 4:30PM.

766s bring premium prices around here. You can usually buy a 1066 in equal condition for less money.

Which wheel bolts were you breaking with duals? We ran clamp-on duals on the 1066 for 30 years with no broken bolts that I'm aware of.

caterpillar guy · Jan 31, 2011

It should run any 2 row chopper. The sharpness of the knives ,and ledger plate adjustment will have more effect on the power requirement,than the number of rows. Dull knives and large space between knives and ledger plate will result in needing power.

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