Your opinion of a ford 4000

Hillside is risky, but wheels can be moved out. Would/could interfere with alignment and proper operation of plow.

Water/antifreeze is excellent, in addition, as the center of gravity at half full is below the rear axle which should be tough to roll on a shallow slope. Seems I put 55 gallons of water combo in 13.4 x 28's which is about 400# per tire. That will go a long way as a 4000 only weigh's about 3800 lbs.

If you want to pull the big plow, unless the ground is beach sand, I'd opt for 2x the tractor hp you have. Course maybe time is cheaper and a 2 bottom and a little time will be your best answer.

Mark

According to the Univ. of Nebraska Tractor Testing Lab. (http://tractortestlab.unl.edu/testreports.htm)
Test 891 was on a 1965 4000/Test 994 was on a 1968 (both were 8 sp. manual). They dyno'd out: Drawbar 41/47 and PTO 46/52. I think the 1998 had an increase in cubic inches from 172 (176)in the '65 test to 200 in the '68 test.

I just didn't realize they put out that kind of power.

Course, as mentioned in the discussions, it doesn't really matter what the specs are, what matters is how your rig (with you operating it) performs under the conditions you have. I guess
we talk about hp. to get a general feel of what size we're talking about.

Mine are early '60's so they fit the lower numbers. I will say this, my 3000 3cyl diesel is a pulling dude; much more than I expected for it's 3000 series ratings.

Have a nice day,

Mark

You're right about the hp ratings; they give us a general feel for what we're looking at.

If I had money I didn't need, I'd try to build a puller out of a 4000 diesel for the 5-6000 lb. weight class.

Have a good day.

FTM