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Posted by JWC on December 31, 2001 at 18:22:17 from (130.74.184.124):
In Reply to: Ford 861 Pics posted by Chris Naylor on December 31, 2001 at 11:13:49:
Chris, When I was young we had a 1964 Ford 4000 Diesel (we purchased it new) which replaced the 861 in Ford’s lineup. The 861 if in good condition would be a wonderful landscape and maintenance tractor. The 861 has a 5speed with live power. Most did not have power-steering or auxiliary hydraulics. Many people had loaders on these tractors , but unless equipped with an auxiliary pump the hydraulics would be limited. On the other hand dirt moving for small landscape projects can be handled using a rear mounted scoop. If you don’t actually need to load soil, sand or gravel onto something tall a boom pole and rear scoop will handle most of what the tractor is capable and can be purchased new for less than $400 (Scoop approx $225 to $300, Boom pole $75 to $125). You use the words “clear your property” as an intended use. If clearing means cutting brush and a small amount of grading you may be okay. If clearing means removing stumps and moving large amounts of soil hire a dozer or backhoe and save your time and the wear and tear on the tractor. Look at some of the Ford sites that have advertisements for the late fifties and early sixties, there were many implements to do almost any job you could imagine within the power range of these tractors. A front-end loader and 4-wheel drive while handy are more of a luxury than a necessity for the casual user. I have both on a JD970 and a FEL on a JD1050 but prefer to do most tasks with other tractors or with the FEL removed. The 861 in good condition should handle a 6’ Boxscraper (landscaping blade), a 6’ straight blade, a 5’ rotary mower (Brush Hog), a 7’ tandem disk harrow, a 2-16 or 3-14 moldboard plow (larger plow will require ballast in the tires) and about any two-row equipment you can think of.
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