intel
Silver Member
My dads 58 Fordson dexta with 3 cylinder perkins diesel was great on fuel and for 25 years over 8000 hours only a fan belt and lower radiator hose and a clutch and tires.
I bought the Ford 5000 tractor at a state auction clock showed under 300 hrs on it ,the tractor was and appeared to be in excellent condition.no one at auction could give me any info on it .One day about 2-3 weeks later a mechanic that works for the state was driving by and saw it parked next to my shop and stopped and said so your the one who bought that nightmare. yes indeed it had under 300hrs on it they had the dealer out here many times while it was under warranty and after the year was up the state was working on it and they had enough ,and got rid of it
.as far as abused and not maintained that does not apply furthermore I hope you are not implying that i don't take care of my equipment .
,and as far as your tractor starting with a fully charged battery I should hope so since your located in Fla.