case ih 885

Dan McClure · Nov 8, 2013

Can anybody give me their oppinion on a 885 tractor? good or bad has 8000 hours

Formerly PaMike · Nov 8, 2013

I dont have the 885, but the smaller 685. Its an excellent tractor. Esp if your used to an older tractor. Sycro trans is nice. Mine doesnt have a T/A. Sure wish it did. The brakes can be an issue, but you can rebuild both master cylinders for around $140 in parts. I would buy an 885 in a heartbeat. The hours are getting up there, so just make sure its been well cared for, OR is really cheap.

John B. · Nov 8, 2013

I bought an 885 Diesel with a cab about 11 yrs ago and kept it for 6 yrs since I didn't need any tractor that size anymore. The neighbor use to own it and only used it for hay. It was two wheel drive and I don't remember the hours it had on it. It had the electric TA which worked nice. I especially liked the foot feed throttle which I want to rig up on my IH 574. All in all the 885 is very fuel efficient but shop around you can find them with front wheel assist for about the same price.

Bruce from Can. · Nov 8, 2013

I had one, 2wd with cab. Kept it for about 3 years and dumped it.This is not a good tractor! The cab dosen"t have enough windows that open, And the air conditioner cool and the trans/hydraulic oil cooler are too close to the rad. This causes the rad to plug with dirt, and needs to be blowen out almost daily The rad is too small for this tractor, it is the same rad used in all the IH tractors that where in this series, and built in Doncaster England. Frequent clutch failuer is also a common problem. A wise operator of one of these tractors will use only CaseIH hytran , as it can take the heat and not break down. They came with 2 hydraulic pump options, I think 11 or 12 was standered. You would want the bigger pump, again I can"t recall for sure but I beleive it was a 20gpm. My brother still runs 2 , a 584 and a 585. Each of these tractors has had sevral clutches. And one ,the 584, had to have a sleeve replaced at 1400hrs due to cavitation. Just not a real good tractor, in my opinion, but each to his own Bruce

Deere Scotty · Nov 9, 2013

I don't like the fact You have to straddle the transmission. If it was me, an IH 766 would probably be a better choice because of the flat deck over the transmission. If MFWD is necessary; then the 885 is far more available with it.

RodinNS · Nov 9, 2013

85 series IH's are generally pretty good tractors other than the previously mentioned brake issues. Some are also known for eating starters up... but otherwise are pretty solid from what I've seen.
Personally I don't find their shift arrangement all that convenient, but I'm more accustomed to Ford's...

Rod

495man · Nov 10, 2013

885 ROPs or SIMS cab is straddle, 885XL (factory cab) is flat floor.

case ih 885

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