Hey Everybody,
I'm eyeing a Ford 1200 at the moment. I've gone over all the specs I can find on them and looked at quite a few videos demonstrating them doing work. After all that, I'm still wondering how capable they are. For the foreseeable future I'd be looking to use it for a backyard garden. Nothing really big, just a suburban backyard. In the future its duties might grow, but that's a ways down the road still.
I'd like to be able to use this tractor to handle plowing primarily. If I ever found a loader for it I could see adding one, but that's not a priority for me. So is the Ford 1200 capable of handling smaller plows? Maybe a small disc harrow, single bottom plow, or middle buster? I don't necessarily expect it to break new ground, I can do that with the tiller I already have and then come back through with the tractor. I know it's a 4wd tractor, which is a plus, I just don't know if weight or power are issues. I'm not against weighting it if that would help.
Storage space and maneuverability in the yard are the two big reasons I'm looking for a smaller tractor right now. When I was growing up we had a 2N. One day I'll have the room to get back into one of those, but for now I'm a bit limited.
I appreciate any input and hopefully experiences anyone may have had with a 1200.
-Ryan
I'm eyeing a Ford 1200 at the moment. I've gone over all the specs I can find on them and looked at quite a few videos demonstrating them doing work. After all that, I'm still wondering how capable they are. For the foreseeable future I'd be looking to use it for a backyard garden. Nothing really big, just a suburban backyard. In the future its duties might grow, but that's a ways down the road still.
I'd like to be able to use this tractor to handle plowing primarily. If I ever found a loader for it I could see adding one, but that's not a priority for me. So is the Ford 1200 capable of handling smaller plows? Maybe a small disc harrow, single bottom plow, or middle buster? I don't necessarily expect it to break new ground, I can do that with the tiller I already have and then come back through with the tractor. I know it's a 4wd tractor, which is a plus, I just don't know if weight or power are issues. I'm not against weighting it if that would help.
Storage space and maneuverability in the yard are the two big reasons I'm looking for a smaller tractor right now. When I was growing up we had a 2N. One day I'll have the room to get back into one of those, but for now I'm a bit limited.
I appreciate any input and hopefully experiences anyone may have had with a 1200.
-Ryan