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Allens next tractor project?.

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Jonfarmer

07-05-2006 15:41:28

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Here you go Allen, you wanted trouble, heres a Ford Commander 6000. I've never been on one of these rigs before, but I've heard nothing but bad about them and haven't seen one that still runs sold to date yet, and I've been to alot of auctions. These I believe had the troublesome Select O Speed transmission too. This one would take you a day or two to restore. How bout it?

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buy it now

07-06-2006 09:21:43

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Purchasing opportunity in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:41:28

on another note, there is an 826 hydro on E-bay right now, needs a little work (won't move) but doesn't look terrible.

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Don-Wi

07-06-2006 00:36:01

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:41:28

Heck, the guy we buy hay from has something like 20-30 of those 6000's, I think somewhere around 15-20 run, the rest are either sitting where they blew or are parts tractors. I guess the verasll count is alomst 40 tractors, but he's got 1 or 2 newer ones with cabs and such and a few like 8n's and 600's. He's VERY strictly a Ford NH man.

Donovan from Wisconsin

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Ray

07-05-2006 19:29:55

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:41:28

I saw two of those on an auction a few months ago.One looked that bad with a norrow front,it brought $300,the other was a red belly one that ran,but they said it had a govenor problem.It brought $500.

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Brian in Ohio

07-05-2006 18:39:42

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:41:28

Hey Allen...

If you're planning on staying with Red Power, maybe you should try a crawler. Something you can go out and play in the mud with. Even if you found a 10-20 TracTractor, or a T-20.

I know that may not be your first choice, but it would be a challenge...

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DaveH IA

07-05-2006 18:09:24

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:41:28

Hey Hey Hey--take it easy on us Ford owners----Well the 6000 didn"t have a very good reputation but this on has a M&W turbo on it-- all the speeds work and if you learn to throttle back on the shifts it won"t throw you off the seat This is a 6000--and I have a 6000 Commander waiting for the paint shop it runs and shifts well also only no turbo and a wide front

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730virgil

07-05-2006 21:16:12

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to DaveH IA, 07-05-2006 18:09:24

that ford 6000 looks good are you going to penfield il july 14 or 15 ? mrs 730 and i are planing to be there . i think people had trouble with later ones as they abused them

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DaveH IA

07-06-2006 05:00:53

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to 730virgil, 07-05-2006 21:16:12

I'd like to go but thats along drive and to take the 6000 and my 971 gold demo would be great--but the 6000 weights 8500 and the 971 about 3500 and my dually gets 5 MPG just too many things

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07-05-2006 19:30:16

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to DaveH IA, 07-05-2006 18:09:24

Thanks for standing up for the Ford fellers.

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Jonfarmer

07-05-2006 18:45:43

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to DaveH IA, 07-05-2006 18:09:24

Well I ripped pretty hard on the IH guys a day or two ago on T/A's, so tonight is Ford bashing night. Every manufacturer made atleast one lousy tractor that had problems over the years, for you Ford guys, this is one of them, and possibly the worst Ford made.

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Dave Hobbs

07-05-2006 19:03:55

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 18:45:43

Where is this Commander at and what do they want for it?

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Jonfarmer

07-05-2006 20:41:56

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Re: Allens next tractor project?. in reply to Dave Hobbs, 07-05-2006 19:03:55

I don't know, it was actually just some pics I found on a website of somebody showing off their old sawmill. If it was for sale, it wouldn't be worth much more than scrap price since it said all the forward gears are gone so it is now used as just a power unit for that mill. I stuck them on here since I pretty well knew Allen wouldn't be interested in it, but I could still poke fun with it.

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Jonfarmer

07-05-2006 15:54:10

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Oh and by the way... in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:41:28

it says this one runs well, but no longer has any forward gears. heres another pic of the same tractor. It is hooked up to a sawmill.

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Allan In NE

07-05-2006 16:10:39

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 15:54:10

I gotta rethink this old tractor thing. :>)

Allan

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07-05-2006 19:26:05

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:10:39

Did you not anwser my question because I misspelled your name?

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Allan In NE

07-05-2006 19:34:51

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to jc, 07-05-2006 19:26:05

Sorry JC,

I must have missed it; what was the question?

Allan

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Jonfarmer

07-05-2006 16:14:28

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:10:39

I think this old Commander 6000 would be another term for money pit.

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Allan In NE

07-05-2006 16:25:01

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Jonfarmer, 07-05-2006 16:14:28

I dunno Jon,

Old tractors are kinda like burn jobs. A fella really has to look on past that "eye sore" part and think about what's underneath.

I guess that is why I'm so darned "red heavy". There was never a bad IH built; fact is, they were way overbuilt.

If ya don't look at the appearance of the thing, you start seeing all kinds of positive attributes. :>)

Allan

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Ray

07-05-2006 16:37:07

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:25:01

My dad had two of those when they were brand new
back in the 1960'S.Dad loaned his ford dealer friend some money which he waisted and dad ended up with two 6000'S.They did run good and were better on fuel than our JD tractors,but they would jerk your head off shifting and sometimes they would decide to take off with no one on the seat,so we never let them idle.The throttle and shift levers were exactly the same and i know of
people who were hurt buy grabing the wrong lever
thinking they were reving it up,instead it went into gear.At a local auction one went through there chain link fence with no driver.

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Vern-MI

07-05-2006 16:50:05

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Ray, 07-05-2006 16:37:07

They were affectionately referred to as the Jerk-O-Matic at Ford Tractor in Romeo, MI.

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old

07-05-2006 16:36:34

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:25:01

Shoot Allan you should give an old Oliver a try and you might find you like it. LOL.

Hobby farm

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Allan In NE

07-05-2006 16:42:53

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to old, 07-05-2006 16:36:34

You bet I would! I just like old tractors; all old tractors. :>)

I gotta get out and get some air. A fella up the road has a "decent" 1486 and I'm startin' to wonder if maybe that's my new girlfriend.

He's askin' an arm and a leg fer it tho and I kinda like to operate on the cheap. :>(

Allan

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Steve KS

07-06-2006 08:42:42

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:42:53

I stopped and took a few shots of that one I told you about yesterday. It's actually a 1586 -still haven't been able to find a price on the darn thing though. I can tell you it's been sitting there for the better part of a year, so I would guess they'd like to get rid of it. They've got a couple of Case 2390's that would probably be a fair comparison to the 1586, and they're wanting about $10,000 for them w/ about 9,000 hours. They haven't been there nearly as long though. Shoot me an e-mail and I'll send you the pics I took.

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Don L C

07-05-2006 19:40:40

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:42:53

Allen,you want comfort and HP see ad #141123 on "PHOTO ADS".....$5999

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Jonfarmer

07-05-2006 18:58:54

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:42:53

I know you say old, but a 1486 is way too new to be considered an antique, heck, it's almost too new to call it a classic. Since your looking at the big uns, how about an IH 5488?, those are quite the tractor?. I like you, lke all brands of tractors and equipment, they all have their good points and their bad, but I still enjoy a good debate about which is better!.

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old

07-05-2006 17:38:17

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Allan In NE, 07-05-2006 16:42:53

Shoot Allan what you call old and what I call old are 2 differant things. LOL. What I played on in the IH dealer ship in Liegh Neb. when I was a kid I don't think of old and that was back when the 706 and 806 sat new in the show room and your talking 1486 shoot thats a new new tractor to me. If its not made before 1960 or so I figure that to be to new to play with, and to easy to fix up. Of course if you haven't gone to my web site and seen my toys you might not understand LOL

Hobby farm

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shinnery

07-05-2006 23:56:31

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to old, 07-05-2006 17:38:17

If that Ford has a 256 cid diesel in it I could use the engine in a New Holland 912 Swather. Mine has an extra ventilation hole in the block.
Bryce

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Ken Macfarlane

07-06-2006 05:52:23

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to shinnery, 07-05-2006 23:56:31

IH might not a made a bad tractor but they badged some up that were. Those old 284's or whatever that don't share any other parts with the rest of the 84's are impossible to fix around here. They were a rebadged tractor from what I understand.

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Jonfarmer

07-06-2006 08:10:20

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Re: Oh and by the way... in reply to Ken Macfarlane, 07-06-2006 05:52:23

We had a 434 that was pretty much junk too. The brakes were terrible and could never keep brakes on it. Local dealer refused to work on it too, so we got rid of it while it still ran good.

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