IH 766 HP

[kennell]

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if you crank up the pump screw, how many HP can i get from my 766? If i can only get a 100 HP, i leave it with 766 decals. But if i can get 115 HP then i get some 966 decals made. Thanks Kent

 

[johninmn]

Just wondering why you would change decals? You can find a 966 anywhere it seems but a 766 is slightly harder to come by. Id leave it the way it is looks pretty sharp already. And you might be able to squeak 115 out of it but 100 is prolly more realistic.
John

 

[Charlie175]

Leave it as is!

 

[kennell]

The reason is because at our local pulls, 966's are right at the max HP allowed in the 10000 lb class.966 have 100 HP and your allowed 15 percent over.So if I pull as a 766, i'm 15 plus HP less than the 966s. Thats quite a handicap. But there's not much sense changing to a 966 decala if i can't get there in HP.
Where i live in eastern Canada every body owns a 766 and 966's are hard to find.Thanks for your imput. Kent

 

[bp4455]

you would be better off putting a bigger motor in it to get 115 hp

 

[Bouncer]

With all do respect. Why do you want to be a liar and a cheater? Besides that, you still have the serial number tag unless you take it off or alter it too.

 

[ejr-IA.]

They made turbos for that tractor and you can get well over a 100 hp it has the IH 360 very good engine.I would not change the numbers.

 

[kennell]

How am i a liar and a cheater.I won't have any more HP than the other 866's in the class. I do have a 966 serial tag. Kent

 

[LarryM]

We rebuilt a 766 once and it was all new/redone from top to bottom and it had 92 hp without turning up the pump.

 

[Bouncer]

If I have to explain it to you, then there is no point wasting my time.

 

[north puller]

If you have a 766 and change the decals/tag and tell everyone that it is a 966, that is a lie. It is still a 766.

If you run more HP that the rules allow (+15%) for a 766, that is cheating. If you point at your decals, then you are making excuses for cheating.

If your club wants every tractor to have the same power, then you should have a 120 hp class.

Not every tractor was equal when they were built, so why should every tractor be equal when they pull?

If you start that crap, you are on a very slippery slope. The next guy will call his 966 a 1066 and throw on a turbo. Where does it end....

 

[Anonymous-0]

So, no one at the pulls owns a tape measure? There are more that a few differences in the 300 and 400 series engines. Hell if the other pullers are that unaware, put a 1566 tag and emblems on it. I am sure that they won't figure that out.

What your club is attempting to do is have a progressive weight/horse power set of classes to let "out of field" tractors compete at near factory weights and power. Factory weight of a 966 picks up where the factory weight of a 766 left off, ~11,000 pounds. Your real question to the group should be why is a 966 pulling in a class that it is too heavy for. Now I would imagine that the rules are not structured in a way to win that argument, but it is really the issue.

 

[kennell]

It sounds like a lot of hassle to sell my 766 and go find a 966 ( scarce as hens teeth) and restore it just for two hooks a year.I'd rather be a cheater and a liar. Kent

 

[north puller]

Kent, you sure arn't the first, and you sure won't be the last, and there are cheaters and liars everywhere in this sport.

You could however be the first in your club and the start of a move towards honest pulling.

If you get enough honest pullers in your club you can then start to clamp down on the cheaters and maybe your honest 766 has a chance to pull one off against an honest 966 instead of a 766 pretending to be a 966 pulling against a 966 pretending to be a 1066.

Just a thought.

 

[bp4455]

it might be easier if the club had a meeting and changed the rules. Honestly, that system is a disaster and completely unenforcable. the better option would be a speed limit. That would make extra power of limited benefit.