cmsedore
Silver Member
I was started on my quest for a new tractor by the untimely failure of my Ford 1700. I now am the happy owner of a Kubota L4610, but still have the Ford 1700 sitting outside my barn.
Anyway, I'm wondering what I should do with it. I would venture a guess that it has a broken rod or similar internal engine problem. (For those interested: I was snowblowing at full RPM when it made a clank/clunk. RPM's dropped to about 1000 with no change in the throttle position. It had almost no power (had to come back in the driveway at about 1mph). I don't think it is the crank, because the starter turns the rear and the front of the crank turns, plus it ran enough to get it off the road.) When I learned it would likely cost ~$2000 or more plus six weeks to get it fixed, I decided it was time to move on. It was rebuilt once before (and the shop didn't quite get it right--one cylinder took a few extra seconds to catch in cold weather), so I'm not sure how rebuildable it is now.
It has some good parts left (as far as I can tell, the all the cast parts are in tact, the starter and alternator were recently rebuilt, and the hyd pump is fine). Appearance wise, let's say it has been well used.
Some folks have offered to buy it, but I'm not sure what a fair price would be.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
-Chris
Anyway, I'm wondering what I should do with it. I would venture a guess that it has a broken rod or similar internal engine problem. (For those interested: I was snowblowing at full RPM when it made a clank/clunk. RPM's dropped to about 1000 with no change in the throttle position. It had almost no power (had to come back in the driveway at about 1mph). I don't think it is the crank, because the starter turns the rear and the front of the crank turns, plus it ran enough to get it off the road.) When I learned it would likely cost ~$2000 or more plus six weeks to get it fixed, I decided it was time to move on. It was rebuilt once before (and the shop didn't quite get it right--one cylinder took a few extra seconds to catch in cold weather), so I'm not sure how rebuildable it is now.
It has some good parts left (as far as I can tell, the all the cast parts are in tact, the starter and alternator were recently rebuilt, and the hyd pump is fine). Appearance wise, let's say it has been well used.
Some folks have offered to buy it, but I'm not sure what a fair price would be.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
-Chris