Posted by Don-WI on January 29, 2009 at 03:27:48 from (72.135.123.231):
In Reply to: ford vs oliver posted by winterwisc on January 28, 2009 at 16:21:42:
I'd go for the 550. If it has power steering, that's a plus. They were built for 20+years, as Oliver, Cockshutt, and White.
I'm helping my brother rebuild a 550 in his garage right now. The engine is rebuilt, the transmission is completely gone through, the front axle was fixed, etc...
We used to have a ford 600 when I was little. All I remember about it was that it was hard to get going, went through ignition parts like crazy, and overall it wasn't a very good tractor. Of course this was a while ago now and if a guy went through it, I'm sure it could have been made to run a while longer.
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