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FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it???

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catfih

12-21-2006 17:41:23

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Hello, I am looking at buying a ford 4000 with the select-o-speed. Not real what the year is,owner say's around 1974. She has a diesel engine and run's good but the tractor will not move! anyone have any idea's what to check for and were these select-o-speed's any good? Need some advice on wheather i should buy it or stay away from it. The owner want's 2500.00 for her What do you fellow's think? Thank's Ted

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bjr

12-22-2006 10:18:12

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I like my SOS 4000 in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

I traded a old car for a '62 4000 diesel w/SOS/power steering . It had the torque limiting clutch out. Had to find good used disc and split tractor. I rebuilt engine while I had things apart. I think I got a pretty good tractor now. I like the 10 speeds of the SOS, the lowest makes a good tiller gear. Anything used is a gamble. If you do a little research you'll find favorable reviews of the later SOS tranny's. bjr

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bjr

12-22-2006 10:16:25

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I like my SOS 4000 in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

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Dean

12-22-2006 04:32:37

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Re: FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

Ted:

If you decide that you do not want it, and it is anywhere near Cincinnati, I'll buy it sight unseen.

As you have already read, most folks are afraid of the S-O-S but I am a fan. Late model S-O-Ss are bullet proof.

Dean

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old

12-21-2006 20:36:37

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Re: FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

In my area a 4000 is the most unwanted tractor there is and with an SOS its even more unwanted. Sounds like it would be a money pit and that pit may not have a bottom to it. Now for $500 it be one thing but for that price I would keep looking and run don't walk away from that one, unless you have a lot of money you want to maybe throw away, and even then $2500 is about $1000-2000 to much for it

Hobby farm

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john_bud

12-21-2006 20:20:12

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Re: FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

Where are you located? Ohio and Michigan are two places with well respected SOS rebuilders.

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RICKWI

12-21-2006 20:02:58

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Re: FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

Usually the SOS is fairly simple & cheap to fix when it just stopped moving. rebuilding the SOS is expensive. Big difference between fixin a problem and rebuilding the whole thing. That said, a non-mover is a safe bet at $1k but 2.5k is sorta high unless everything else is nice. It could be just the traction disconnect that is the problem, can you move the tractor?

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Ultradog MN

12-21-2006 18:25:55

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Re: FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

Don't walk away from that tractor.
Run!
There are several guys on this board that are very good at fixing those transmissions but to the majority of us, Select O Speeds are as Winston Churchill so succinctly put it, "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". That said, if you happened to have a parts tractor and could rob all the tranny and parts you need to switch it out to a geared tranny then you would have a very good machine.

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Kevin5456

12-21-2006 17:56:06

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Re: FORD 4000 Should I buy it or stay away from it in reply to catfih, 12-21-2006 17:41:23

SOS transmissions are expensive to fix. What price does she want for it?

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