ford 900 high narrow front end

Doug Brown

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my friend has a Ford 900 high crop with the narrow front wheels. He has passed away and his son contacted me about this tractor. The
question is how rare is it? I worked for a Ford dealer years ago and this is the only high crop I have ever seen. next question is what is
it worth? The gas motor runs good, body good tires good, works as it should
 
It's not at all rare, but rather, quite common in the Midwest.

Value depends upon condition and options.

No way to provide useful value from the available information.

Dean
 

If he has a 900 high crop NFE it is extremely rare. In 20 years as a Ford enthusiast I have never seen even a picture of one. NFE high crop don't come up in the parts pages either. The right buyer would probably pay a lot. Need a pic!
 
What size tires does it have on the rear? A picture would really be great. In what part of the country is this tractor located?
 
If it is a High Row-Crop, it would probably be rare, but I'm guessing it is just a regular row-crop, not that rare. We used one on the farm in Wisconsin for many years till Dad bought a new 3 cylinder 4000. The older brother still has the 960.
 
It is in cedar City Utah. When I worked on it had a drop final drive on the end of the rear axles. I will try and get some photos next couple of days.
 
Here are some photos of the tractor.
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The pictured tractor is a typical “row-crop” tractor, not a “high-crop”. As Dean stated, quite common, but still good tractors.

Chris
 
Proper rims and tires would something like 32's or 38's. I know they are bigger but not sure of size.
Numbers on trans should also denote high crop.
Photos show a standard row crop tractor.
 

Doug, your pictures show a lot. As has already been said it is an ordinary 900. However, it is a superior condition model 960. The 960 has the desirable live PTO. This tractor has unusually straight sheet metal, excellent tires, and possibly original paint, which indicates that it was shedded most of its life. FWIW the running boards indicate that it is probably a 1955. It also has the desirable and non-replaceable power adjust rims, and the lower lift arms and leveling box which tend to wear out have been replaced with new. There are a few non-originals like the draw bar, the alternator, the grill, and the air intake tube. It will need the seat rebuilt, not a lot of money but time consuming, and a power steering cylinder reseal. The steering cylinder may need a new rod if it is badly pitted which can run $700.00. If it runs well, and has good oil pressure, and the hydraulics and PTO work as they should it should bring no less than $3500. You could try for $4500, if everything works well.
 
Having seen the photos, I agree with Showcrop.

Aside from the grill, the tractor looks to be mostly original and in good condition. Good fenders for vintage Ford row crop tractors are not easily found.

More interesting, the rear rims may well be the original galvanized ones. Note the lack of rust on the rims outside of the rail areas.

Row crops are less common and potentially more valuable in some areas. Could well be worth more than $3,500 in your area.

Dean
 
As per the rear rims. I know 1 is original. The other one was rusted and I cut the rails out of the rusted one and welded the into the new one. That was one of the things I done to this tractor
 
It's a nice looking narrow front row crop, but aside from the aforementioned possibility of original rims, there's nothing particularly unusual about it. It is not rare - at least here in the Upper Midwest. But it is probably worth around $3,000 or a bit more, depending on engine condition. The rubber looks good and it appears to have a hydraulic remote, which are major pluses. I paid $1,800 for a diesel 901 series (in many ways a very similar tractor to this one) a few years ago, that came with a near complete set of pie weights, to give you an idea on value. That was a very low price for the diesel model, which normally sells higher than the gas model. The narrow front is superior in maneuverability than the wide front axle.

Colin
 

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