Buying a Ford 6000

chas036 · Oct 17, 2017

I normally buy John Deere, but where I live in the northeast, the prices for older Deeres like the 10 or 20 series are getting too high for what I am willing to pay, and to hard to find.

I am seeing a lot of 6000's for sale and they are going a lot cheaper. Since I am not familiar with Ford 6000's, is there anything that I should be aware of like certain years or configurations to stay away from ,or something obvious to look for that always goes bad with the tractor, etc. Any help would be appreciated

shaun wallace · Oct 17, 2017

They were all built with Selectospeed trans witch had problems from the gitgo. Parts are hard to come by now. Also had closed hyd system with acculmator witch are need repair now. If wanting for collection would be ok but I would RUN if going to use. Go look for 5000,6600 ford they compare in hp and hole lot user and parts friendly. This from old ford mechanic.

chas036 · Oct 17, 2017

Thanks for the advice, now I know why I see them so cheap. I think I will look for a 5000 instead. Can you tell what to look for that might be a giveaway to something bad in a 5000 series?

shaun wallace · Oct 17, 2017

The early ones have power steering under rad. It changed in about 1970. The ones with minniec inj pump needs oil changed every oil change cause fuel gets in cam box. They will run thousands of hours with a little matainance.

sotxbill · Oct 18, 2017

everyone made a tractor or two that should have never left the factory. The 6000 was one of them. Other than collectors, or very light duty work, you should pass on the 6000.

Now a 5000,7000 or 5600, 6600, 7600, or 5610, 6610, 7610 will be a whole different animal.

The ford 5000 and jd 4020 are on the list of best tractors ever made.

That said, any tractor can be torn up, worn out, so inspect carefully, start it cold, and go from there.

johnofnewhaven · Oct 18, 2017

I have a 1974 5000 diesel. The 5000 is a great tractor. The biggest thing I can think of is make sure the PTO shuts all the way off. Of course you want to make sure everything else works also. Look the tractor over and look for leaks or broken things. A good 5000 diesel will be $5000 and up.

sotxbill · Oct 18, 2017

pto brake... out of adjustment is a very very very common problem. meaning that the pto will free wheel due to the coupling between the clutch plates and the fluid... worse when cold fluid is thicker, almost no free wheeling after fluid is warm or when something is connected.

you can adjust the brake band if you wish to fix it or as most do... ignore it... but that would mean you need to turn off engine to connect something to the pto, especially when cold.

after tractor is warmed up and something has been connected, it usually does not free wheel any more so unhooking is not a problem.

SO.. most do not consider the free wheeling pto of any consequence... pushing a board against the shaft will stop it as again, its the fluid coupling between the clutch plates transferring a slight amount of force on the pto shaft. There are a lot of reasons not to buy a ford.. This is not one of them.

Texasmark1 · Oct 20, 2017

I had a 4 cyl 4000 SOS that freewheeled and had to shut off the engine to engage. I may have had the PTO cable mis adjusted but I was
just into farming then and didn't know all that much about it Slight PIA. Tranny worked good otherwise.

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