Posted by Dave H (MI) on January 25, 2014 at 13:18:32 from (50.105.92.136):
In Reply to: IH 1086 posted by IH buyer in ILL on January 25, 2014 at 11:35:16:
I own a 1586 so take that into consideration, this is my opinion. When I was shopping for an 86 series to run on our small-to mid size operation I considered the 1086 and 1486. I found that I kept finding the two lighter tractors with varying amounts of HP when put to test. It seems that some folks were tuning up the turbocharger to get higher HP. If I remember correctly, this was more of a problem with the 1486 as it had the same basic engine as the 1586 so people would tune it up to the 1586 HP. Problem was that the 1586 had a different rear end designed to take the extra HP and the 1486's were failing under the load. I actually ran into people warning me that the 1486 had a weak rear end when the likelihood was that it was just being run over specs. Don't know if this would account for metal shavings in the trans or not, but something to consider when buying one of these tractors. Compare it's rated HP to what it tested at. Other than that, I can tell you that I am pretty dang happy with mine. It's rated 160 HP and dynoed that exact number. Starts and runs out well. Many consider them to be some of the best IH ever made...so shop away.
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