Potential 800 Series purchase

gwoc

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I'm considering this 800 series tractor. I've owned a 9N, five 8N, and a Jubilee. Are there any inherent weaknesses with the 800 series I should be concerned about?

https://athensga.craigslist.org/grd/d/1956-ford-800-tractor/6442082441.html
 
Thanks. With the larger engine I would expect more fuel consumption, but I agree, a carb can make a difference.
 

I grew up on a 850, nice size tractor.
Doing light work, mowing, blading, ect it wasn't bad on fuel
Hook it to a set of 3 bottom plows in sod ground and it'd empty the tank pretty quick.
 
Really small rear tires, but nice looking tractor. Photos of left side aren't clear enough to know if it's an 850 or an 860.
 
Hey Larry,
I spent a good many years around a 960 Ford and I'm curious..How can you tell the difference between a 850 and a 860 by looking at the left side?

Scott
 
Not Larry, but if you look at the clutch pedal the 860 will be high,say about 11 o'clock because the clutch rod has 2 holes. The other hole is for the 850 making the clutch appear to be at about 10 o'clock.
Trained eye can spot it right off.
 
I was thinking that the brake pedal looked a little low for an 860, but that could just be that it's out of adjustment or the current or previous owner switched to the other hole because they didn't need the live PTO and it made it more comfortable to operate the clutch.
 
Looks to be a hybrid. 55 fenders but post 55 footboards. Still, looks to be an 800 series.

Not possible to determine from the photos but likely an 850 (non live PTO).

Suspicious about the AC inlet hose. I would look this one over carefully before buying as it may have a 134 CI engine.

Undersized rear tires/rims for an 800 series.

Still, price seems to be right if no major issues.

Dean
 
An 860 (working hard) will use nearly twice as much gasoline per hour as will an 8N (working hard) but it will do approximately twice as much work in that hour if you have appropriately sized implements. Correspondingly, the work per gallon is similar. The issue is the value of your time.

An 8*1 series tractor (larger carburetor, etc.) will use noticeably more gasoline per hour than will an 8*0 tractor while the work per hour difference is negligible.

Your call.

Dean
 
You cannot from photos (without detailed photos of the clutch linkage and pedal). Even such photos are not absolutely definitive but are usually sufficient.

Of course, if up close inspection is possible, and/or the tractor is in running condition, there are more definitive ways to determine.

Dean
 
(quoted from post at 09:24:34 01/06/18) Not Larry, but if you look at the clutch pedal the 860 will be high,say about 11 o'clock because the clutch rod has 2 holes. The other hole is for the 850 making the clutch appear to be at about 10 o'clock.
Trained eye can spot it right off.

Actually Kirk that is incorrect. The X60 has two holes more like what Sean said so that if you never use a PTO implement, or, say you won't be for the next six months, you have the option of putting the pedal down to a more normal height.
 

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