I'm on my third early Ford with a loader. All bought under $5000. All needed a bit of work to get up to decent operation. Anything you buy around $3-5000 is going to need some time, and some bucks to get it right. Common stuff - rear tires, fluids, valve job, batt, tune up, seals, and grease.
I have a 641, 861, and 961. All were built in the late 50s up to the mid 60s. They are tough as nails, and very primitive. No bells, no whistles and none of them will win any beauty contests. All have loaders, my 961 has the hyd ram pressure unit off the tractor and while it works, the operation is kinda slow. The front mounted pump with shaft is preferred.
Downside - most are 6V, but if maintained right will start in fairly cold weather. Goofy gear shift, but never fails, don't get 'select-o-shift'. Loaders are aftermarket, and some are clunky, but also they are over-built so rarely need much. They leak.
Upside - Very solid built. Some have spin out rims, or they have swapping rims and extendible front axle so can be made quite safe for hilly terrain. Convert to 12 get a Pertronix and it's all good. Clutches seem to last a long, long time, or I'm a good operator. Parts easy to find and cheap.
Caution: With a loader you MUST get the optional 'power assist' steering. Not joking.
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