I have run a Ford all my life, 74 as of now and own 2 of them. I say DO NOT try a bush hog on an N series, I repeat DO NOT TRY. They will not do any more than cut your lawn. A 4000 Ford with a 5' hog is a load as I also had that and the tractor dynoed at 60 on the PTO and I have do idea how often I killed the engine in heavy stuff. For average use an 860 Ford (5 speed with live PTO) same thing in a 4000 4 cylinder or a MF 65 or 165 would be good but as it sounds like he is not that tractor savage so make sure it is a wide front end with the 28" rear wheels, not the 38" as from his experance with tractor stay away from any row crop or high tractors. But get a tractor with loader mounted as linding one to fit later will be like pulling those hens teeth (hens DO NOT HAVE TEETH) and chances are you buy a tractor with out a loader it will not have either a hydrolic system than handle the loader of if systen is capable will not have the hydrolic controls to be able to operate the loader and fitting them would be only slightly better than chances of finding the loader. If he was experanced with a tractor and if he has to be asking like he is says he is not experienced get a tractor with the 2 stage foot clutch for live PTo so when he gets in trouble he can only rember to jab the foot clutch pedal and everything will stop. With the independant he will still be having that cutter spinning without realizing it and get in more trouble. I would say that is way more important for an inexperanced operator than power steering with a loader as I dought a lack of power steering would put him thru a building wall as not the PTO would. A Ford 661 (SAME 5 SPEED) But very scarse or a Ferguson 35 (probably no power steering). MF 135 and am not famiular with but an Oliver S55, 550 if equiperd with the live PTO and power steering if light cutting only would work. I would not wany to put somebody like that on a high (row crop) type of tractor especially a narrow front. And yes I have spent thousands of hours operating them so I knowwhat they will do and what not to try to do with one.
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