Newbee has ?'s about a Model 60

Here's the questions - Is this tractor going to have a hand clutch? Also, I read they have a live PTO and hydraulics, which is a plus. Do you think this tractor will have any troubles pulling a 6 foot finishing mower? Will this tractor have power steering, or could it easily be converted? I'm assuming we're talking about a 6V tractor - Are the hydraulics going to have "down" force or not?

Basically I was wondering if you guys think this is a good deal and if you think it will do what I want. I really am going to need the loader. Are they available?

Thanks

Tom in PA

I've owned my 60 for 23 years, bought it for $800. I wouldn't ever part with it. As far as I know they all have hand clutches.

It does not have live power nor PS. It will pull just about anything and when it won't pull it will dig itself into the ground.

I don't have a loader and don't want one but would suspect that the hand clutch would not be the best setup for a loader. Also, you MUST have PS if you have a loader, it is hard enough to steer without a loader unless it is moving.

I would put the loader on the Farmall. I just bought a Super M, haven't had a chance to use it yet.

It is not good for a finish mower. I have a 6' finish mower and broke the belt the first time I used it on the 60. The two cylinders do not provide smooth enough power for a finish mower, it is great with a bush hog.

I now use a 4 cyl Ford 641 for the finish mower and it works great, no more broken belt.

I have two other old tractors and the 60 is my favorite.

No down 3 pt hydraulics. I think you can have it with external cylinders, but not sure.

I use an 8' blade behind it and it is great. One of the best things is the slow first gear and lots of power, the unfortunate thing is the not-so-slow reverse.

Mine is 12v, I converted to an alt recently. I think it was originally 12v. It was also pos ground but I changed to neg.

Thanks for scanning the ads in and sending them to me. I am saving them on a CD.

They are really impressive.

Thanks again,

TOM

I have allot of old brochures.

I'm in Jersey Shore and I would like to come and see your machine, especially since it will give me a better understanding of the overall machine itself. You can email me directly (off the board) at [email protected] and we can make an arrangement that is suitable for you.

These model 45 loaders - I'm assuming they are trip buckets - correct? Is it possible to convert a trip bucket to a powered bucket?

What about the availability of a blade? I'm a rookie at this, but I understand that just about any 3pt attachment blade will hook to most 3 pt hitches... right?

And - I don't know if I want to post this question or not - but someone tell me why I should go w/ a model 60 rather than a Farmall H (or M) -

Thanks TOM

P.S. John -- I'll look for your email.

Got a '49 A at Fraley's acouple years ago and aside a carb/mag. rebuild she is a hard runner.

For what your doing I'd find a Farmall 300. They have a foot clutch, fast-hitch that you can convert to 3pt. and the Hydraulic valves work well with a loader.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your home. Ivan was pretty bad. I am in Nisbet and we had alot of the township underwater.

I should clarify that we didn't actually lose the home in the flood. We did however have serious damage. We're pretty much back to normal now. I rewired the downstairs, installed a new water heater, replaced quite a bit of insulation, and cleaned, cleaned, then cleaned some more. What a mess.

When the water started coming in the basement it was rising at the rate of 6-8 inches every 15 minutes. The force of the water actually blew holes in the mortar of our stone foundation. I suppose that's better than the foundation caving inward, which we were seriously concerned about. When we were forced to evacuate the water had started running in the windows in the basement like waterfalls. At that point I shut the 4 pumps off and gave up.

There were many homes in Lycoming County that had more damage than ours, in some ways we were fortunate.

I fly a helicopter for a living, and the morning of the flood we were flying around the Lycoming Creek Road, (and various other places in Lycoming/Clinton Counties). The devistation was unbelievable. Not as bad as 96 in my opinion, but still bad...

The land that we just bought is on top of a small hill. If our house floods up there they'll need Noah's Ark in town.

Regards,

TOM

I was just thinking about how I'd run the loader and the clutch, and steer at the same time. I'd imagine that would be quite challenging...

BTW -- I do love the pop-pop-poppin sound.

Regards,

TOM