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A Ford 861 purchase

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alan bane

11-15-2007 17:10:42




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I went with a friend today to look at a 861 Ford tractor that had been advertised. The sheet metal was rusty but not bent up , the lift was slow and sluggish, the steering wheel only showed metal, the tires were worn, motor ran good with no smoke, the clutch and rear end seemed good and it needed a muffler and tail pipe, and had no power steering.It came with a 6 foot BUSH HOG in decent shape probably worth 400 bucks . Front tires were pretty good.Paid 1600 bucks. What do you think.

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M Nut

11-16-2007 06:46:14




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 Re: A Ford 861 purchase in reply to alan bane, 11-15-2007 17:10:42  
Well worth what you paid. The 860 series fords were/are darn good tractors. That was my grandpa's main farm tractor for 30 years. Still got it in the shed and hope to finish getting the motor rebuilt this winter.



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Mr. Bob

11-16-2007 07:02:01




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 Re: A Ford 861 purchase in reply to M Nut, 11-16-2007 06:46:14  
The Ford 860 is one heck of a tractor; one of my favorites. For this price, I'd jump on it.



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Bill(Wis)

11-15-2007 19:26:26




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 Re: A Ford 861 purchase in reply to alan bane, 11-15-2007 17:10:42  
Anytime you can get your hands on one of those babies for that kind of money you "done good".



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MarkB_MI

11-15-2007 18:26:05




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 Re: A Ford 861 purchase in reply to alan bane, 11-15-2007 17:10:42  
You did very well. Change all the fluids (trans, diff & hydraulics) out with New Holland 134 and your lift may be fine. Gear oil can get past the seals and contaminate the hydraulic fluid; replacing the gear oil with 134 eliminates this possibility.

The most expensive item to repair on the 861 is probably the two-stage clutch; if the clutch and PTO are OK you should be good to go.



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Bob Thomas

11-15-2007 17:25:33




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 Re: A Ford 861 purchase in reply to alan bane, 11-15-2007 17:10:42  
We recently purchased an 860 w/loader. Miserable tires, Plenty of rust. Lift very slow. Engine runs perfectly with no smoke. Gears and pto works well.Could not look much worse. Oh! also got a scrape blade. Paid $2500.00 I think you did very well. As an aside I am using electrolysis to treat the rust.The results are extremely good. If you or anyone are interested in the process I will post photos and details.
Congrads on the purchase.

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