FordTractorMan
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I'm so happy I'm about to bust. My granddad traded his '66 5000 diesel w/sos for an 8000 in early '69. Love the 8000 (grandad's gone, still
got 8000), but always wanted a 5000 like he had. He missed it too, after it was traded. Fellow called me Tuesday and offered to sell me his.
Traced the history on it and turns out it belonged to a neighbor who bought it from the same dealer right after PaPa bought his. It's in
great shape - paint's good, only leak is a power steering leak in the box at the end of the column. Runs strong, no smoke, sos shifts through
all the gears smoothly, but the cable needs slight adjustment - doesn't want to go into park with the handle - you have to grab the housing
around the handle and twist it, then it goes into park just fine. Hydraulics and pto work fine. Steering has a little more play than I want,
but hoping I can adjust that. New front tires, back tires about 25-30%, power spread wheels, 3 front weights, new instrument cluster, front
lights work (missing rear light), has toplink. Getting tractor, 6' finish mower, NH rake (unsure of model), and NH 478 mower-conditioner -
all for $6300. Just had to crow a little, thanks for letting me!
got 8000), but always wanted a 5000 like he had. He missed it too, after it was traded. Fellow called me Tuesday and offered to sell me his.
Traced the history on it and turns out it belonged to a neighbor who bought it from the same dealer right after PaPa bought his. It's in
great shape - paint's good, only leak is a power steering leak in the box at the end of the column. Runs strong, no smoke, sos shifts through
all the gears smoothly, but the cable needs slight adjustment - doesn't want to go into park with the handle - you have to grab the housing
around the handle and twist it, then it goes into park just fine. Hydraulics and pto work fine. Steering has a little more play than I want,
but hoping I can adjust that. New front tires, back tires about 25-30%, power spread wheels, 3 front weights, new instrument cluster, front
lights work (missing rear light), has toplink. Getting tractor, 6' finish mower, NH rake (unsure of model), and NH 478 mower-conditioner -
all for $6300. Just had to crow a little, thanks for letting me!