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Re: Ford 8000 please help
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Posted by off the land on October 05, 2002 at 08:58:50 from (63.214.83.152):
In Reply to: Ford 8000 please help posted by Russ on October 04, 2002 at 07:24:25:
Russ,
It seems Ford has a pattern of having dropped the
new big tractor, bugs and all, on the farmer. The
6000 was suppose to be the 60 HP Commander back
in '61-'62. There were so many updates required,
that in '63, Ford took the red& whites back, and
replaced them with blue & whites.
The 8000 arrived in similar form, always lacking,
unproven. No bashing, I purchased a 6600 in '78,
as it was & proved an excellent 70 Hp tractor.
The "big ones" usually were late model trades on
other colors, no bargains to keep running.
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