[Gompers]

Originally Posted by john hall

Not many Series 1 left to know what a lot of hours means. However, those things blew up like popcorn under warranty (and shortly after it expired), my dad saw more than 1 come in the shop. They also caused a lot of folks to turn "green" and never look back. At this point--30 year old engine, I'd say any Series 1 is a roll of the dice.

Two things I have heard on those, stay off hills and banks and ALWAYS check the oil to see if it has gas in it. One of dad's customers caught his engine full of gas twice.

So what you looking at, a 6 or 782? Been a lot on CL lately. Got a friend down east working out a private sale of his right now.

Didn’t Deere have the series 1 in the 317?

I think a good number of series 1s were replaced with series 2s over the years. Which reminds me that the IH 782 I picked up a month or two back came with the original owners manual and it had the delivery receipt in it. The serial number matched the engine serial number so I’m guessing it’s the original motor, unless it was changed and just the tin was kept.

Did any IH 782s come from the factory with series II? The serial # break in the manuals makes it seem like it happened after 700,000.