Questions on to 20 and 861 ford

Bullfighter · Oct 9, 2016

I am looking into growing couple acres of squash an pumpkins. My first question is will corn plates work to plant squash? I can find 2 row corn planters around here really cheap and easy. I recently bought a ferguson to 20. And was wandering will it do ok culavating row crops. All i have ever used was a farmall cub. Once i bought the ferguson my phone rang and my friend told me about a 861 gas engine power master for 1900. It ran great but has no sheet metal. Would this be a more suitable tractor for culavating? Sorry for bunch of questions. All i have ever farmed was 60 acres of hay.

DeltaRed · Oct 9, 2016

Both tractors are equal in physical size.They will handle a 2 row cultivatot equally well.The 861 is a little more
'modern',and about a third more horsepower.

Moonlite37 · Oct 9, 2016

The Ford is much more tractor but why does it not have sheet metal? A good 861 should be worth 3 to 4 thousand dollars.

Bullfighter · Oct 9, 2016

(quoted from post at 19:18:19 10/09/16) The Ford is much more tractor but why does it not have sheet metal? A good 861 should be worth 3 to 4 thousand dollars.

Apparently the previous owner had taken it off and lefr it off and ot rotted through the years. The current owner restored the tractor about 70 percent. Replacing all wires gas tank. I jus worry the little to 20 will struggle trying to culavate. But im probly worrying because its bout winter and thats all i can do. The ground i have is super sandy.

Royse · Oct 9, 2016

The 861 would have 5 forward speeds plus reverse giving you
more speed choices. It also has live hydraulics that would not
require you to have the clutch engaged to lift your implements.
Add live PTO to that list of extras too.

It is far more tractor than an 8N or a Fergy TO-20 which are
comparable. The 861 will also burn way more gas than the Fergy.

Make sure it doesn't pop out of third or reverse.
The two most used gears on most 5 speeds.

$1900 wouldn't be too bad of a price for a good running/working
861 around here if the tires were good. Does it have power steering?

You would want to shop for used tin if you want to replace it.
New tin is about $1200. Not counting the badges, paint, decals,
shipping, taxes, etc.

Neither tractor would be my choice for cultivating but we work
with what's available I guess.

Bullfighter · Oct 9, 2016

(quoted from post at 19:35:44 10/09/16) The 861 would have 5 forward speeds plus reverse giving you
more speed choices. It also has live hydraulics that would not
require you to have the clutch engaged to lift your implements.
Add live PTO to that list of extras too.

It is far more tractor than an 8N or a Fergy TO-20 which are
comparable. The 861 will also burn way more gas than the Fergy.

Make sure it doesn't pop out of third or reverse.
The two most used gears on most 5 speeds.

$1900 wouldn't be too bad of a price for a good running/working
861 around here if the tires were good. Does it have power steering?

You would want to shop for used tin if you want to replace it.
New tin is about $1200. Not counting the badges, paint, decals,
shipping, taxes, etc.

Neither tractor would be my choice for cultivating but we work
with what's available I guess.

The 861 did have power steering I believe. The Fergie was cheap and was a spur of the moment buy. All the farmalls with culvaters I have found have been worn out badly or 4000 bucks. I totally get you get what you pay for but I'm trying to finially get the farm to make real money with out loans. thanks for the replys

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