Barkeep1977
Member
First post here, but I did a lot of reading of the posts before buying this tractor
So I'm the proud new owner of a Ford 601 series tractor. I've owned an 8N when I was much younger growing up on my dad's farm as a fun
tractor for myself in junior high/high school. I just bought an acreage to build a new house on and needed a tractor for the usual
maintenance. I found a good deal on a Ford 601, previous owner just had a ton of maintenance done to it in the last couple of years
including a complete rebuild of the select-o-speed (yes I bought one of those).
So my question is about the restoration I am going to be doing on it. It currently has hood decals that have 601 select-o-speed on them
and they are white. Looking at the various features my tractor has it actually appears to be a 671 version (select-o-speed with independent
PTO and 3 point hitch, gas engine). My questions are should the correct hood decals be 601 or 671 and does anyone know where to find the
white hood decals? All I can find are red ones. The body on the tractor is in pretty good shape, one little dent in the grill, but I plan
on taking it back to as original of paint colors and look as possible (reddish orange and gray).
Anyone have any thoughts on me calling it a 671 or on the colors of the paint I should use?
So I'm the proud new owner of a Ford 601 series tractor. I've owned an 8N when I was much younger growing up on my dad's farm as a fun
tractor for myself in junior high/high school. I just bought an acreage to build a new house on and needed a tractor for the usual
maintenance. I found a good deal on a Ford 601, previous owner just had a ton of maintenance done to it in the last couple of years
including a complete rebuild of the select-o-speed (yes I bought one of those).
So my question is about the restoration I am going to be doing on it. It currently has hood decals that have 601 select-o-speed on them
and they are white. Looking at the various features my tractor has it actually appears to be a 671 version (select-o-speed with independent
PTO and 3 point hitch, gas engine). My questions are should the correct hood decals be 601 or 671 and does anyone know where to find the
white hood decals? All I can find are red ones. The body on the tractor is in pretty good shape, one little dent in the grill, but I plan
on taking it back to as original of paint colors and look as possible (reddish orange and gray).
Anyone have any thoughts on me calling it a 671 or on the colors of the paint I should use?
