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Re: Is the HP a reliable guide to judging between two tractors?
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Posted by JWC on September 20, 2001 at 08:22:29 from (130.74.184.124):
In Reply to: Is the HP a reliable guide to judging between two tractors? posted by Liz on September 20, 2001 at 07:33:27:
Liz, You have not mentioned any task that your tractor shouldn�t be able to handle. The question is does your tractor produce the HP it was designed to produce. I am assuming it is a gas model (I can�t remember if the diesel engine was available in the 960). I grew up driving a 1964 4000 diesel, which was the follow up to the engine and transmission in the 860/960 and 861/961. You mention an eight-foot cultivator, do you mean a two-row row-crop cultivator or a field cultivator. We performed all of the tasks you mentioned and pulled a 3-bottom turning plow with 14� bottoms in heavy clay soils. The governor on your tractor may not be working correctly. This would result in your tractor bogging down whenever it encounters an increase in load. You might have as little as 10 or 12 HP available to work with. You may also need a tune-up or carburetor work if it is a gas unit. With regard to heavier tillage task the Ford will require ballast in the wheels or wheel weights to have the traction for these task. A local tractor dealer or repair shop can connect your tractor to a dynamometer and check its HP output. My advice is finding out where you stand first. Your tractor may only need a few hundred dollars spent on it to put back up to specs. This would be wise even if you still want to buy a larger tractor, because you will be able to more correctly state the condition of the Ford when you sell it. Unresolved problems or the inability of the seller to stand behind the condition of a piece of equipment will almost always reduce its sale value.
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