Soundguy
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- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
Ok.. what you just saw is my 1955 ford 660 with a ford 722 1-arm loader. Those and the 711 loaders are a tad rare.. don't expect to see one like that.. but rather a more standard laoder with 2 arms and a slightly bigger bucket... Also.. notice that bucket.. they were called maneuer buckets.. Many of the loaders from that ere were similar... they weren't the big hulking loaders you see today. Not bad if you have some stock piled material.. -not real good at diging. Rear scoops dig fairly decently.
Backhoes were available at that time.. I've seen lots of 8ns with them... dearborn made a decent one. A buddy I know dug a pool and basement with one.. took probably 1.5x as long compaired to a 'real' backhoe you would see on a 30hp compact today.
Also.. power steering was optional on many of the hundred series.. as were other options.. like tranny and pto..
6** 4 wheel adjustable axle, 134ci gas / lp gas or 144 ci diesel
*X* 1- selectoospeed SOS, 2- 4 spd no pto/hyds, 3- 4spd no pto, 4- 4spd, 5- 5spd w/ tranny pto, 6- 5 spd w/ live pto, 7- SOS with 1spd pto, 8- SOS w/ 2 spd & ground drive pto
**X 1 built 1958-1962
It's a good strong machine.. like I said.. may have live pto, 5 spd tranny and power steering depending on model. The 5spd was nice compaired tot he 4 spd. On the 5 spd you have 2 gears top, middle, and bottom. on top, 3rd and revers are forward and back.. makes for almost like a 'shuttle shift.... 3rd still had decent power, and you ended up doing most of your work between 3rd and R...
If no PS.. then hang a big box or scrape blade on it... helps with steering. Here's a weight i made from concrete...
Great tractor if it is in good condition... Figure 33hp if gas.. will tote a 6' rotary mower..
As for mounting a loader.. the hundred series had more 'modern' tranny mounting holes on the R & L sides.
It's not your be-all-do all tractor.. but if it's engine is good,, you can drop in 6qts oil, filter, new plug wires, plugs, points, condensor, rotor, and cap for about 56 bucks from tractor supply... Add another 40$ if you do the tranny, hyds, and diffy oil as well.
Soundguy