Qc.Can.IH man

The 86 series is by far my favourite tractors. Bought my first hydro 186 in 2008 and I’ve been adding to my collection ever since. I have three 786s. Four Hydro 186s I have one of each, 886, 986, 1086 and a 1486. First Hydro 186 bought in 2008 and the 2350 loader put on it in 2012. It’s my snow tractor during the winter and it loads big square bales onto my trailers in the field. it’s got about 10,600 hours on it. The second one was the 986 I bought in 2011. This summer it’s been running a kuhn 9032 double rotary rake. In the past, it has done many jobs like running a manure pump or silage blower. Small square baler, disc mower or Tedder. it has also did a little bit of tillage work in the spring. The exact hours are unknown, but I would guess between 7000 and 7500. Third one I bought was a 1086 in 2012. Its main job now is raking hay with the same rake as the 986. It has done the same work as the 986 over the years. It has 7500 hours or so. The fourth is an 886 that was purchased in 2013. It was the lowest price tractor I bought because it needed an engine overhaul. It was leaking coolant into the oil I rebuilt the engine and since then it has done same jobs as the 9 and 1086. It has almost 9000 hours. The fifth tractor I bought in 2017 was a 786 with ROPS it has about 6500 hours and my buddy rents it for the summer to rake hay. The sixth tractor was also bought in 2017. a 1486 it had a complete restoration in 2021 and is now my main hay cutting tractor. It runs a Hesston 12 foot pivot tongue disc mower. since 2021 it’s only been unhitched from the disc mower once to get a clutch replacement. It has between 6000 and 7000 hours. The seventh tractor was bought in 2018. Another Hydro 186 with 2000 original hours. At the time it was the tractor. I paid the most for at auction. It runs the Tedder. it will probably get a loader in the future. The eighth tractor was another Hydro 186 with unknown hours. It has a turbo on it and look like it had a loader before I bought it. It now has a 2355 loader and it’s only job is to unload the trailers and stack the big square bales in the domes. then it reloads the trailers when I’m selling the hay. The ninth tractor was a 786 with an aftermarket cab. It’s got about 6000 hours and I don’t really use it because I don’t like the cab on it, It will get used to move stuff around the yard, in the future I plan on removing the cab and back to original factory open station.I bought it in 2020. The tenth tractor was another 786 with a factory cab and it had a 2350 loader. It doesn’t do much. Hours are unknown. Got it in 2022. The last tractor I bought late 2025 was a Hydro 186. 5400 original hours and came from the original owner. Has a really decent paint job within the last eight years and has been kept inside Always looking for more 86 series, especially a 1586. Also looking for 686 and Hydro 86. Someday, I might even buy all of the 4X86 four-wheel-drive tractors, but they’re not high on my list of tractors I want to buy because I don’t have any use for them. I have a 3388 and a 3588 2+2, just missing the 3788. The 1486 works hard on the disc mower. The two Hydro 186s with loaders work hard too. All of the others not so much.

Enjoy your “cheap“ fuel, use it wisely! Lol I’m sure it will be well over $2.00 per litre now. From the beginning to the end of July fuel has went up $.55 per litre here! My fuel bill for July was $17,500, probably use the same amount of litres in August but the cost will be 30% more. Current price of diesel is the most expensive I’ve ever had to buy! It sure pushes up the cost of everything for everyone!

I’ve been going at it like crazy for the past five weeks. Didn’t accomplish much this past week because it rained Tuesday and Wednesday. I’ve been able to catch up on some sleep, maintenance and repairs. So far I have over 3600 bales and 525 acres done and another 300 to go of first cut. I’ve been averaging 7 bales per acre, the bales are 3 x 3 x 8 at about 800 pounds each. Second cut is looking good, I’ll start on it as soon as I’m finished first cut. Here’s some pictures of my equipment. 1486 and 7120 are both pulling Hesston built 12 foot pivot tongue disc mowers. Hydro 186 on the tedder. Started off with the 3688 and 1086 on Kuhn 9032 double rakes but the 3688 PTO quit so I put the 986 on the rake. MX 220 on the baler. The girl next-door drives the New Holland L180 skid steer two bunch up the bales in the field. MX 110 and Hydro 186 are the loader tractors in the field and another Hydro 186 to unload the trailers and stack the hay in the domes. Then the two trucks and trailers to haul the bales in.

Happy birthday! I hope you had a great day!

All my 86 series have this plate. years ago, I had a 766, 966 and 1566 that were ‘74 or ‘75 that had the one piece draw bar and the same plate. I imagine they went to that style pin to make it easier to remove if the pin happened to get seized. That way you had something to hook onto to pry it out.

This is what you need. If you follow the wires from the auxiliary fuel tank sender, you will find two plugs, unplug the two wires from the sender and then plug the wires together. You will need to buy a new sender unit for your main tank because it requires a different sender when you only have one tank. Too bad you didn’t live closer, I would happily buy that auxiliary tank and give you what you need to convert to the single tank.

That is very strange! What you are describing sounds like somebody modified it. Can you post a picture? Here is a picture of the H shifting pattern that @jimb2was talking about earlier.

I don’t see a problem. I have no experience going from a 16.9 to a 460 but I have lots of experience going from a 18.4-38 to a 520/85-38 Michelin on 16 inch rim and there is absolutely no difference that I can tell.

Here are some pictures from the buyers guide when the 84 series were introduced. I also put a picture of the three-point hitch and PTO decals in case you want them.

I went and measured my 2355 loader for you, it’s on my Hydro 186 but came off a 5088 when I bought it from the previous owner. It’s 2“ x 3“ tubing with two plates welded on the ends, they are 4” square and half an inch thick. The overall length is 21 inches. I don’t know the thickness of the tubing, but if you want, I could drill a hole in it and find out for you. Here are some pictures. I have a little welding job to do… If you notice in the first picture, the weld is broke. Lucky for me you asked this question otherwise it may have been a while before I noticed it was broken. 😂

Tractorseats.com sells them complete with the suspension. The last time I bought a brown seat with the headrest was in 2020. I restored my 1486 and put the western interior in it. It wasn’t exactly the same as the original, but it’s as close as I could get.

Here’s some pictures. From the 1980 buyer’s guide. 1981 buyer’s guide 1982 buyer’s guide. They weren’t listed in the 1983 buyer’s guide. I hope this helped you out. Dale

I think it’s supposed to say 5388… it’s one of a kind tractor built by forum member @DirtBoyz07 it’s been to a bunch of red power roundups. I wonder how many toys were produced? here’s my pictures of the 5388 when it was at the round up in Nebraska

Happy birthday guys! @TomH @farmall666 @rustred I hope you all had a good day!

Belated happy birthday! You and QDM are my favourite people from Saskatchewan! 👍🏻😎😂

Happy birthday guys!

Well Jeff… looks like I’m going to have to refrain from telling you my real secrets!🤐 🤫 😂 Back in my younger days going out with two ladies would’ve been considered a slow day!🥺😂 I just realize something Jeff… Looking at your picture with your cute grandkids I just realized you have become a 66 series! Just like your 966! 👍🏻😂😂

Happy birthday to everyone celebrating this March 18th! Hope you all have a great day! @sandhiller @Allen Ulmer @twostepn2001 @1566IH

Pointer at the right arrow, and timing marks on the dampener at the left arrow

One of my fathers sisters said that she would never marry a farmer when she was young, but two of his other sisters married farmers. It goes to show you that some women love the farm life and others hate it! I’ve dated women in the past who were in love with the idea of “Farmlife“, until reality set in and then they realized they wanted nothing to do with it! The girl next-door is happy with my lifestyle, but I am not dairy farming anymore either! Lol

Every once in a while, I’ll find an IH bolt when digging through the bins. I found this one, not too long ago, but I’m not sure if it’s a real IH or not.

Jeff, it seems like your dog was so excited about driving that he didn’t care that he was driving Ferd! Just think how excited he would be if he was in the Pete with that big kitty under the hood! Lol

Looking at the grain bin sides it looks like a 1480…Hard to tell looking at the decal. It would have been nice if they used an old international truck instead of a freightliner…and a scout instead of the jeep! Can’t complain about the farmer daughters… Except they could’ve had more of them! Lol That reminds me of a story from last summer. My driver and I were delivering hay to a farm with a 30-year-old, blue eyed blonde hair very attractive “farmer’s daughter“. A few months later, he was telling me that he had never seen such a gorgeous farm woman! I said, yes she is a cutie! Especially when they know how to operate a tractor! Even if it was a blue one! Lol

Happy birthday sir! I don’t know why everybody talks about your 560… I prefer your 1066 or your 8920 magnum! And the pictures are always better when your dog is in them! 😍👍🏻

Way tooooooo cute Jeff!! Here’s a cute video too!