For it's time the 86 series tractors were awesome. A HUGE upgrade from the previous 66 series. However they lacked a syncho transmission and the doors should have opened the other way. My dad bought a new 1086 in 1979 and we kept it on the farm until about the mid 90s. It had over 9000 hours on it and we never touched the engine and had no other serious repairs on it. Is that a tilt steering wheel in that cab taken from a 50 series tractor?
Your 1086 looks great. You put alot of effort and hours into it but, I didn't see you touch the motor, Trans or clutch. Did you tear it down that far and didn't freshen those things up? She looked to have quite a few hours on her before resto.. paint will only get you so far. Sorry for being a wet blanket.
Beautiful tractor the local dealer brought one out for my uncle to use picking high moisture ear corn hoping to convince him to trade in his 1066 two years later he bought a new 986 he traded a656 gas in on that. The 986 became his favorite tractor as the cab was so Youquiet and had a/c as well as a good radio. You did a great job on the restoration thanks for sharing
Nice work! I love the 86 Series tractors. As a teenager in the late 70's I swathed with a 186 Hydro and did fall tillage with a 1586. Both tractors were very easy to operate. Again, nice restoration! All the best!
I am getting set up to take on more restorations. I have 1 or 2 boxcar magnums scheduled for restorations this coming spring and will post videos on them.
I’d love to know how much that cost, and be able to compare it to the price of a new 100-125 horse tractor.
For it's time the 86 series tractors were awesome. A HUGE upgrade from the previous 66 series. However they lacked a syncho transmission and the doors should have opened the other way. My dad bought a new 1086 in 1979 and we kept it on the farm until about the mid 90s. It had over 9000 hours on it and we never touched the engine and had no other serious repairs on it. Is that a tilt steering wheel in that cab taken from a 50 series tractor?
Sweet
This is a great video. Great job on the restoration
I just pulled a 1086 out of the woods yesterday. I can’t wait to restore it.
Very good 👍
Your 1086 looks great. You put alot of effort and hours into it but, I didn't see you touch the motor, Trans or clutch. Did you tear it down that far and didn't freshen those things up? She looked to have quite a few hours on her before resto.. paint will only get you so far. Sorry for being a wet blanket.
Loved working on these was a mechanic at a dealer great job brought back good memories
You looked like you could have worked at Farmall back in the day,Outstanding job and product!!
It's super nice. How many months did this take to do it.
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Beautiful tractor the local dealer brought one out for my uncle to use picking high moisture ear corn hoping to convince him to trade in his 1066 two years later he bought a new 986 he traded a656 gas in on that. The 986 became his favorite tractor as the cab was so Youquiet and had a/c as well as a good radio. You did a great job on the restoration thanks for sharing
Awesome job!
You Guys rock that is beautiful
Beautiful!!!!!!
Beautiful job, would you do 1486 😊???
Absolutely awesome
Did you make the mirror brackets or did they come with the mirrors?
We made them, and welded them directly to the frame of the cab, similar to the boxcar magnums.
What year
77'
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First tractor my grandfather ever taught me to drive! Will always have a beautiful place in my heart! Wonderful job!
Nice work! I love the 86 Series tractors. As a teenager in the late 70's I swathed with a 186 Hydro and did fall tillage with a 1586. Both tractors were very easy to operate. Again, nice restoration! All the best!
Thanks 👍
Nice work !!!!!
Beautiful job, beautiful tractor.
Wow. Well done. This was a good series. Well... I got some ideas from watching this. Who did you buy your cab replacement kit from ?
Man i would love to do this
Looks nice that’s the kind of tractor i want to buy 👍
Are you doing restoration work, I have a 1086 looking at getting done?
I am getting set up to take on more restorations. I have 1 or 2 boxcar magnums scheduled for restorations this coming spring and will post videos on them.
Awesome tractor! I love the 86 series!!
Nice job! Happy to see a 1086 restored like this. That's a sharp tractor.
That’s beautiful beyond belief.
Right on brother. Unbelievable job
Awesome job awesome tractor..
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Magnifigue....
Remarkable Job How many hours spent on this tractor???
Over 400 hrs on the restoration.
I’ve got one like it. That ol girl will pay you back 10 times over. Exactly what she needed.
For future reference…How much to bring back an IH 1066?
Amazing job
Wow! Really nice job you did. I’m in the process of doing mine now
Great job ...and good results...👍
Espestacular👏👍
So good. Nice work.
Excellent work! What brand/ type of paint did you use?
CRE primer and delfleet essentials single stage polyurethane base coat
Thank god you didnt paint the axles red.
Great job!! What would u charge to do another!?!
Its hard to put a number on a job this extensive. We put over 400 hrs of labor into the build alone. I would have to charge around $20k roughly.
Wow great job! My grandpa had one of these and I recall him taking me with him out to the field in it! Great tractor!
Love it !!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job guys. Cheers from sunny down under.
That’s awesome, I grew up driving a 1486. We couldn’t keep the transmission going, but she was a good tractor to drive. Thanks for sharing your video.
One of world's most beautiful tractors. The restoration makes it all complete