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How many AC 918 owners?

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    Posted: 25 Jan 2013 at 9:45pm
  They only built 250 units.So how many still in operation I wonder.No way to find out,I guess.  don-ohio Smile
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Don: Saw a 918 in Syracuse, New York sorry don't have the serial  number.  They were awesome machines!  I have a Dynahoe and may pick up an 816 as a companion. 
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Wow! Yes,a Dynahoe was tremendous strong! The 816 AC,correct? I think I saw one in a book. That's all. I really love my 918,though.  don-ohio (:^)
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When I bought my 715B from a JD dealer here it was working on price as they were going to ship it to PA . Said out east the AC machines would sell but around here if it was not Ford or Case they could not get a fair price. 
 I had seen 4 different 715 machines around here and 3 918 that were for sale. Local electric untility had bought several 715 machines but they were parts machines when they sold them. 
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Wow! Three 918's .....I'd loved to have seen èm. I once traveled north to check out one for my friend. It wasn't in very good shape,so I didn't encourage the sale. don-ohio  (:^)
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Here is a nice one. I was thinking about calling him and asking if he would take an HD6B in on trade.
http://wyoming.craigslist.org/for/3484820842.html
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  Yes,that IS a nice-looking one. Looks like a 2 foot bucket on it,and a three footer in the loader.
   Main thing is make sure the  torque converter is pulling strong. When I bought mine it was slipping and I had major work to do as I went ahead and bought a new shuttle clutch also and had all the seals replaced. The machine should pull right out on level ground in third gear and keep going on a slight grade without losing over a couple MPH.Machine should run 14 MPH on highway in 4th.
   don-ohio  (:^)
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BTW......anyone ever gets wind of a cab for a 918,please let me know? My cab is just a small snap cab.I''d love to get a proper cab for it.  don-ohio  (:^)
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I think there is 1 for sale at a dealership in Greenfield Iowa.
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My friend has a proto type tractor that is basically what evolved into the 918.  Its stamped as a I900. 
There was a 918 on a farm not from Alta Vista Iowa a few years ago.  We looked at it as the guy was considering sell it.  Not sure if he ever did sell it.  He had a high asking price.

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I have a 918 i bought in boston and had delivered on a lowboy, i had to replace the convertor bushing and seal and then painted orange,haven't run it in a couple of years,also have a 816
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