Ultradog MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Twin Cities
I brought the 4200 up to the property on Wednesday and put about 5 hours on it.
Then my bro and I put about 3 hours on it yesterday.
The grass in the photo was at my brothers and very easy mowing. Drought this year so not much growth. Because of the dry conditions I was able to mow out in the swamps quite a ways. That stuff is always a Very hard mow and the tractor got a real workout. I didn't baby it. I took the 'drive it like you stole it' approach. It performed flawlessly. Two glitches on it.
The handle on the pto wants to let it pop out of gear. I will need to adjust it or even do a bit of reengineering on it.
For now I just used a bungee cord.
And the fuel cap doesn't seal so I had a couple quarts of fuel slosh out all over it. First time I had ever filled the tank.
It is kind of a galoot of a tractor. Like a Great Dane compared to my Border Collie 3000.
I sure like it tho. Sitting up there like the boss. Almost zero turning with it.
I left it in the shed up there and brought my yellow tractor home.
I never finished the yellow one. New garage here at home a few years ago and then the 4200 got in the way. Looking forward to getting back on it this fall.
I think this one will eventually put both the 3000 and 4200 to shame. For mowing anyway.
A couple of photos for you guys.
I really do like these old Fords.
Then my bro and I put about 3 hours on it yesterday.
The grass in the photo was at my brothers and very easy mowing. Drought this year so not much growth. Because of the dry conditions I was able to mow out in the swamps quite a ways. That stuff is always a Very hard mow and the tractor got a real workout. I didn't baby it. I took the 'drive it like you stole it' approach. It performed flawlessly. Two glitches on it.
The handle on the pto wants to let it pop out of gear. I will need to adjust it or even do a bit of reengineering on it.
For now I just used a bungee cord.
And the fuel cap doesn't seal so I had a couple quarts of fuel slosh out all over it. First time I had ever filled the tank.
It is kind of a galoot of a tractor. Like a Great Dane compared to my Border Collie 3000.
I sure like it tho. Sitting up there like the boss. Almost zero turning with it.
I left it in the shed up there and brought my yellow tractor home.
I never finished the yellow one. New garage here at home a few years ago and then the 4200 got in the way. Looking forward to getting back on it this fall.
I think this one will eventually put both the 3000 and 4200 to shame. For mowing anyway.
A couple of photos for you guys.
I really do like these old Fords.