806 Tractor Features 

I just bought one. It belonged to my 81 year old relative who bought it new in '66. He bought it from another relative on the other side of my Dad's family who worked in sales for International Tractor and Truck in Raleigh NC. I am sitting here right now thumbing through the owner's and parts manuals. I have driven a bunch of different tractors, and to spite my 806's quirks due to age, like sloppy brake pedals, and hunt till you find it shifting, it is one of the smoothest running and steering tractors I have ever driven, and the best I currently own in that regard.

I was 14 years old when International Harvester came out with the IH Farmall 806 diesel. My uncle had one and so did my dad, we also had a 706 Famall gas tractor.

We had an 806 Wheatland with a M&W turbo. What a beast.

That tricycle front end reminds of doing a clutch job in the field under a big oak. Great tractors . They would give a 5 bottom plow a fit in these N C foothills river bottoms. I almost cried thinking about it

Thanks for the video. I subscribed. It's unfortunate that IH didn't come out with the 806 sooner to get ahead of the 4010 or even 4020. Both the 806 and 4020 were great tractors, but IH lagged, and Deere got the head start

My grandpa bought a 806 brand new we still have it

Thanks for the video, 806 is on my bucket list

Again thanks for sharing these videos! I enjoyed watching them

Look at this big rear end! 😂

Once farmall come with the 806 they could go up against john deere.

Yet another great IH film! Love it! Can’t help but notice what must have been a very early, possibly pre-production, tachometer! Much different looking to the multi colored gauge and in all honesty I wouldn’t mind them having kept that! It looks much simpler then the tach they chose to go with. I still look and try and figure out what the tach is showing us, other then for the really only use we have for it which is the PTO indication on it for when we run our cutter. Thanks again for sharing these!

Bad items:the pto handle location, the lift control levers are low. And the ancient wheel adjustment set up. Other than that the rest is excellent.

Cousin Scott sent me... So I am here, subscribed and watching the "big rear-end"👍😁 seems like I've heard a song about that🤔 "I like big butts and I can not lie....."😂🤣👍 Thanks for the video!!

Anyone out there ever repaired a major hydraulic leak at the front steering box on an 806?