How many AC 918 owners?
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Topic: How many AC 918 owners?
Posted By: don-ohio
Subject: How many AC 918 owners?
Date 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 
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Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 6:09am
| 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. |
Posted By: don-ohio
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 11:47am
| 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 (:^) |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 12:02pm
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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. ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: don-ohio
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 12:39pm
| 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 (:^) |
Posted By: Ages Cat
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 3:16pm
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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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Posted By: don-ohio
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 4:33pm
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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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Posted By: don-ohio
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2013 at 4:44pm
| 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 (:^) |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2013 at 2:20pm
| I think there is 1 for sale at a dealership in Greenfield Iowa. |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2013 at 12:44am
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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. Jim |
Posted By: tonysac
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2013 at 11:28am
| 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 |