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Ugh. That Ford 4000 was a total piece of junk. Yes, it seems to run ok, but it's got more rust and duct tape on it than an entire junk yard would have in it. The blue paint was all but non existent, everything had rust all over it and all the pedals were bent and out of whack. Someone mounted a high back seat on it that basically sticks your crotch into the steering wheel, so operating the clutch was in interesting feat of acrobatics. I told the guy I'd consider giving him $2000 for it....I don't think he appreciated that much. Not gonna see the 880 until tommorrow....the guy lives 130 miles away and didn't feel like making that trip this afternoon. Somehow I got the feeling it's not gonna be in much better shape. Sigh. I didn't realize finding a decent used tractor would be such a royal pain in the butt ;-)
I don't expect brand new condition, but then again, I don't want a total rust bucket either. Maybe I'll stick with this 885G, (found a fella in MO that has a block and crank), get it sent here and just grin and bear it on the cost. At least if I do, I know this one will be in excellent shape after that. Except for the motor, this 885G is in really, really good shape, no rust anywhere, about 95% of the paint is still there (although the white is somewhat faded). Pedals, floor boards and all that stuff is straight and true and everything works well. Damn, I just hate being in this position. Wish I could just go buy one those new Mahindra 4500's and get it over with...but that's $12,000.....
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