I've been doing a lot of shopping recently for a tractor- I have looked mostly at 8 & 9ns, as well as some other makes (Ferguson 20, 30, etc). In my searching, I have run across another potential option- A nice running Diesel powered 661 workmaster.
My intended use for the tractor is maintaining a gravel driveway, with a grader or box scrape. Other than that, it's something of a 'toy' to tinker with, work on, and eventually restore.
I do a lot of my own work on my cars and boats, but I have never owned or worked on a Diesel.
Is this tractor a good choice? Are parts available? I can't seem to find that much information about them on the web.
I looked at it today after work, and took it for a quick drive. Seems to be in good shape- Started right up, ran without smoking. It has been painted recently, and they did a fairly good job. He put new fenders on it, and the rest of the sheet metal is pretty decent. I'm good at metal repairs/body work, and anything that was wrong with it would be an easy fix for me.
He's asking $3000, but I think it could be had for $2600, Delivered to me. Seems to be a pretty good deal based on prices of 'N' series tractors around here- in the same condition, they go for that much or more.
I want to go back and take a better look at it- Is there anything in particular that I need to look out for on this particular tractor?
Thanks!
My intended use for the tractor is maintaining a gravel driveway, with a grader or box scrape. Other than that, it's something of a 'toy' to tinker with, work on, and eventually restore.
I do a lot of my own work on my cars and boats, but I have never owned or worked on a Diesel.
Is this tractor a good choice? Are parts available? I can't seem to find that much information about them on the web.
I looked at it today after work, and took it for a quick drive. Seems to be in good shape- Started right up, ran without smoking. It has been painted recently, and they did a fairly good job. He put new fenders on it, and the rest of the sheet metal is pretty decent. I'm good at metal repairs/body work, and anything that was wrong with it would be an easy fix for me.
He's asking $3000, but I think it could be had for $2600, Delivered to me. Seems to be a pretty good deal based on prices of 'N' series tractors around here- in the same condition, they go for that much or more.
I want to go back and take a better look at it- Is there anything in particular that I need to look out for on this particular tractor?
Thanks!