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Tony Jacobs
03-11-2000 05:19:22
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Re: Re: Re: Ford 661 price? in reply to Jim(UT), 03-10-2000 21:12:30
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To Jim and all other 5spd live pto owners , Depending on what was done on this rebuild or where it was done the price may not be that bad , I am replacing a clutch in a 1958 Ford 861 right now , my cost is just under $1000 for a brand new Ford clutch set-up , most rebuilts do not work for shit ,and they always end up being replaced by Ford units for reason or another, These transmissions are not designed for loader work or loader/backhoe work , If you go back and look in the Ford sales books when they were new , 5spd live pto is NOT AVAILABLE WITH ANY INDUSTRAIL TYPE OF TRACTOR OR RECOMENDED FOR ANY TYPE OF LOADER WORK other than a manure loader or a single arm loader where not much weight or digging force is involved, Now 40 years later when parts are scarce, you could spend $2000 on just the clutch and input shafts( used, when you can find them ) So you should think twice about ramming those tractors around with buckets and backhoes on them. Central tractor gets between $1800-$2000 for a used transmission when available ,The live pto 5spd transmission is designed for agricultural work period, What anyone does with them is their own business, but when you break them doing something that they are not designed for ,don't come crying the blues on here saying that they are junk or anything else because you probably broke it doing something it should not be doing and that's your own damn fault, and you hard earned money. I had a beautiful 58 861 4x4 that sat in the barn because I could find a use for what is was intended for, so I sold it to someone who I could trust to use it for that reason, and now it is being used for light duty mowing and shows. Thanks Tony Jacobs
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