Posted by Ultradog MN on May 29, 2013 at 13:49:02 from (174.20.245.150):
In Reply to: Ford 961 Diesel posted by Colin King on May 29, 2013 at 12:54:23:
Glad to see you moving up Colin. You will really appreciate the upgrades on that tractor. As you know diesels do start hard - compared to a well tuned gasser. My buddy Ken has a couple of those 172 diesels and it is not uncommon for them to take 15 to 20 seconds on the starter - or even more - before they grumble to a start when cold. Biggest thing to wonder about is did the PO give it a steady diet of ether to get it started. Too much ether will cause broken rings, ring lands and sometimes worse problems like bent connecting rods, etc. 961 is pretty much bullet proof. One thing to check on those 5 speeds is drive one down a hill and decelerate to check if 3rd gear pops out. 3rd and reverse get used probably more than all the others so detents and shifter forks get worn. Is yours a NF or WF? Those 9XX machines are a little ungainly for my purposes - I'd rather have a 3 cyl 4000 if I were to drive a tractor that size. But the NF is pretty nimble after all and could work in as confined a space as an N would. $1900 sounds like a very good price even if the rubber aint so hot. I'd rather have a diesel in that series than a gasser - sooo much better fuel mileage. Don't tell Soundguy where it is till you've made the deal. He's out to gather ALL the 9XXs. wink
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