Opinon on a One-Eighty diesel

[Matt NWIN]

Was talking to a guy the other day and he told of a 180 Diesel that he has and was thinking of getting rid of it. Apparently there is a small amount of antifreeze in the oil. Are they wet sleeves? Not sure if it could be a o-ring, head gasket or possibly cavatation. I guess it ran pretty good, he parked it upon finding the antifreeze. Everything works, with the exception of 3rd gear, it has a tendency to jump out under a heavy load. He told me I could have it for scrap price. He said the tires are fair. Sheet metal is supposedly staight and complete. I haven't went to look at it yet. Do you guys think it is worth it?? I don't really have a use for it, maybe I would use it to make some hay or do some spraying. Thoughts??? Thanks in advance!

 

[Anonymous-0]

Yes, wet sleeve engine.

 

[BigMarv1085]

That transmission is very expensive to repair. They are good tractors though.

 

[Anonymous-0]

That 301 engine was around til the end of Allis, good engine lots of parts available tranny was a problem you learn to live with.

 

[180doug]

Hell yeah , thats a good deal !!! If you dont want it , i,m interested !!!! Wet sleeve engine , it,ll prolly need an overhaul , but if you do it yourself its cheap ; the transmisson can be redone to with A+I parts , pretty resonable - really resonable if you do that yourself too , labors the biggest expensine on the transmisson as the whole rearend has to be torn down just to get to it ; or you can make a thing to hold it in gear very easy - email me if you dont want it !!

 

[180doug]

My emails- [email protected] if you arent interested in this tractor

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks Doug..I'm going to go look at it this weekend. If I decide not to take it, I will let you know. By the way, it is located in Northwest Indiana if that makes a difference to you...