When did they put D358 in 886

JWCarp · Oct 4, 2013

I have a friend that is wants to buy an 886. I am kind of steering him away from the later 886 with the D358, not because it isn't a good engine but more because it is more expensive to rebuild and work on if needed. What is the year or serial number cut off when they went from the D360 to the D358? I have really been trying to talk him into the 986 to step up to the 400 series engine, but he really does not want that much HP.

mkirsch · Oct 4, 2013

There aren't many 886's with the D360. According to TRACTOR DATA DOT COM, the serial number break is 14471.

The way people's minds work just boggles ya sometimes though, doesn't it?

A 986 is physically EXACTLY the same size as the 886.

The difference in factory HP is a whopping 15. In real life it's probably less.

JWCarp · Oct 4, 2013

Thanks, that exactly what I needed.

rustyfarmall · Oct 4, 2013

No such thing as too much horsepower, and the bigger tractor will not use any more fuel than the smaller tractor UNLESS you actually USE that extra power.

dhermesc · Oct 4, 2013

In real life after 30 years of use it's probably a whole lot less.

DeltaRed · Oct 4, 2013

Those German diesels are fine engines...Everybody complains how expencive they are.If that engine is as good as the two that I own,you wont live or keep it long enough to wear it out.Just my humble opinion.I also agree with mkirsch,go for a '9'.They are basicly the same tractor except for the HP issue.They wont use any more fuel than the smaller one.My uncle had both 8 and 9,they both had the same tire sizes,they were identicle in outward size.The '8' had conciderable less power so it was always working harder/overloaded.So it used more fuel than the '9'.'tis better to have more ponies than you need,than not enough.

dhermesc · Oct 4, 2013

Agreed. The German diesels were great engines. The 886 we had went over 10K hours before the first rebuild - and it was questioned why it was done - the engine was in great shape. It's second rebuild at 19K (?) hours the engine was in pretty rough condition with several broken rings.

pete 23 · Oct 4, 2013

The 986 uses a D 436 NA engine which is considerably bigger than the D-358, but is factory fueled on the light side. It also has a different injection nozzle tip from most all the 400 series engines. Reason being, trying for a little better fuel economy from a non turboed engine. The 186 Hydro also uses that engine.

Some don't start as well as their sister 400 series engines.

Also, has wider bull gears and some different larger bearings than 886 but that is about all the difference.

When did they put D358 in 886

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