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I bought my wife one of those Cricut's for Christmas. She has made me decals and now tractor tee shirts and hats. They are handy to have.

I fell in love with my Ford, but watched a video and saw where the hydraulic filters are.......what a stupid setup that is! LOL Luckily the new rear remote valve they put on top of the trans is leaking a bit, so I'll have to take it all off and reseal anyway.

This should work then? Has the list of approvals when you scroll down. https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/en-ca/lube-source-handbook/automotive/universal-tractor-transmission-oil

Okay perfect. I always have Rotella or Petro Canada Duron here. I did more searching and see the trans/rearend and hydraulics say to use UTF? I think it said 134D spec? Is my Kubota Super UDT the same as that?

So got my new to me 3000 put away, waiting until all the manuals I ordered for it come in. The seller/restorer I bought it from claims it's all new oils and filters, but I still want to go through it myself before it gets any real running time. So, I'm thinking the manuals will be based off...

I just saw that seat is still available and at a decent price, so I don't have to worry too much about mine now. I'll just buy another one and keep it put away in case i ever need it.

I was looking at more old Ford's for sale. Found two Funk 6 cylinder conversions. I can just imagine what a little tractor like that would be like with 96 horsepower!

Thanks. I just looked at pics and saw the VIN plate with made in Turkey. So I guess these are real CNH units. I wasn't sure where the LS cut off point was.

Oh okay....I don't know anything about three point hitch backhoes. I would never buy one of those. Mine is subframe mount.

That's funny. My Kubota backhoe owners manual says to lift tractor off ground and put loader bucket down with pressure. And that's the way I have done it my whole life with full size backhoes.

I realize those are built by LS, but what make of engine is in them?

That's what I used in my dump trucks and equipment. A paint brush is perfect for dusting. Nice tractor! Back before I bought my first Kubota, I really wanted a New Holland when they were Shibaura built. I went to every New Holland dealer in a 12 hour radius of me in Ontario Canada and one in...

Another great tractor.

I would take extendable lift arms over a quick hitch any day. Quick hitch puts your implement further back which effects lift capacity and takes weight off the front axle. Not to mention most rattle in the latches when you are mowing and don't have an implement locked in them. Plus it's just one...

I don't know, maybe I'm wrong? But I just looked at the pics of the way the Massey loader stands are built and had to go compare to my way smaller B2620. Look at the design. Not just a thinwall square tube. It is full of gussets and bracing. And the round tube is actually tied right back to the...

And unfortunately everything is like that now. Go look at an old Caterpillar excavator. Everything was thick heavy steel. The engine bay body panels on my new 330 are made from sheet metal I think they stole from an office filing cabinet. Every time the machine shakes it sounds like someone is...

My only 2 cents is make sure you have a good dealer that will be there for years. This past December when Kubota sky-rocketed the price of the M7060 cab I was about to buy, I read on here about the Branson models that you can delete the DPF on and they still run perfect. Then I remembered I...

So far my dash all still works. I see you can get new aftermarket ones but I see they have mixed reviews on how good they are.

Thanks and no problem Can do. And sorry Massey Mats, I don't want to sell them. There was a Massey 12 for sale cheap on here but I don't see it now? But I don't have facebook so maybe I just don't see it? https://www.facebook.com/groups/792746964177890/

Well, I can give good reviews to Interco/BRT Bearco Trailers in Ontario Canada. They told me this morning they discovered they had strength issues with these trailers and they changed their design after I bought this one. So they told me to bring it to them and they would take care of...

The one good thing about it, is at least it did not damage the tractor body or take out the windshield. (or the operator!)

This is the first Massey Ferguson I have seen fail like that. I have recently just seen a couple posts of the new B2601 backhoes breaking off. Must be all that good steel the $6000 price increases were needed for, LOL

Nice. Mines a 67 England build. I'm really liking the Fords now. I'm blown away by the parts that are still available new for them. I'm going to find an 8N or an NAA next. I love the styling. My father was always a Ford/Mustang guy so I grew up with Ford in my blood. Had some 70's Mustangs...

Well that's because the closest town to me is Sault Ste. Marie.....the home of incompetency. LOL I have amassed a bigger tool collection though because the dealer "techs" also leave tools under the hood every time I get home also. LOL The worst though was when dealer put the hoist through the...

So I'm not saying Kubota is any better, but I have made 1 mile of bush road up two very steep hills on my property. I did it by hauling one bucket a time with my 2013 B2620. 330 tonnes of pit run and crushed 7/8's gravel. Bouncing back and forth for several days. I have yet to have a single...

The most troubling thing is it isn't just a rare occurrence. It's every single time.

I'm interested in seeing your tractors! I have a few and just got my first Ford. Wife wants an 8N but I ended up with a 3000 diesel.

And I sure ain't going to judge the OP. Like in my last post about that new new blade snapping off my loader.....I was on flat ground went to plow first pass of snow, never hit anything and the blade flopped off. Naturally everyone was looking at me like "what did you do you dummy?" Until our...

Even if it was abused somehow....anyhow........that happening in 140 hours is truly pathetic.

Pretty much have to watch everything now.....including the dealers. Sad but true. I HATE working on my vehicles now. I buy new with warranty and I have so much distrust now I don't even take them to dealer. Any issue that comes up, I fix myself. EVERY time I take something to a dealer in my...

Yes, other problem is you get same looking part but from different vendors. I once ordered wheel bearings for my Polaris Sportsman because Polaris and their dealer really P'd me off so I no longer give them my money. First set I got lasted a long time. Got another set from same seller for my...

I've been wanting to go down to the Mecum Gone Farming auctions, but then covid came, and then there is dealing with border, duties, etc. So I searched for antique tractors in my province. Found a bunch that looked museum quality in pics and adds. Then as soon as you call them and ask for a...

I did a search looking to see if I could find a brochure from when my 67 Ford 3000 was new. Found a reprint on Amazon. By the time I paid shipping it would have been over $70 Canadian. I had to restrain from purchasing on principle alone, LOL

Good news. Trailer manufacturer called me and said trailer is still warrantied and to call them. So that's encouraging. I'll post more once I talk to them.

I have a very expensive HLA Snow Wing blade on our 950 Cat loader at the mine I use for snow plowing, and this past winter the quick connect snapped right off and flopped off onto the ground. When our welders in the shop inspected it they showed me the welds were all single pass and had no...

Ya, I have never seen what Massey gives for owners manuals. The Kubota one for my loader shows all the parts and is basically the instructions on how to install everything on the tractor.

You didn't get one with it when you bought it? My Kubota came with owners manuals for every attachment on it with all the parts breakdowns and torque specs. You didn't get a second owners manual specific to your loader?

And don't let anyone try and blame you with operator abuse.....because relief valves should open in the hydraulic system before it could ever break itself lifting something. And what REALLY ANGERS ME about this, is all these Manufacturers have no problem raising prices, then raising them some...

What I don't understand about AGCO is Allis Chalmers had a very strong and extremely loyal following. As did Massey Ferguson up here in my part of Canada. Yet they dump the orange and the Allis name, and barley promote Massey any more at all but they are more than happy to sell us NORTH...

I remember when my new Mach 1 Mustang was $8000 Canadian. Go price a new Mustang now, LOL

Having owned big trucks, SCR with DEF is better than DPF only. Less issues, but still a horrible unreliable system. Tractors seem? to be doing better. And our Cat loaders and excavators with SCR/DEF have been almost trouble free. Way better than my on road trucks. BUT...I have had codes for...

I always run Howes in my fuel for the added lubricity. But I also was recently told those Simms pumps have their own oil resevoir and you need to change oil in them independent of the engine? I just ordered all the manuals for it, so just waiting on those. The guy that restored it said he...

What a coincidence. I just got a 67 3000. Mines a Basildon England build. How reliable are those Simms inline pumps? Any preventative maintenance I should be doing to prolong it's life?

I haven't worked on an 8N so can't answer any of your questions, but as far as manuals check E-Bay. I just got a really nice complete set for my 3000 all in nice Ford binders. I have also got reprints for my Allis Chalmers from Steiners and Yesterday's Tractor. And one other place to...

My wife wanted an 8N because she likes the grey and red and the styling, but I was going back and forth trying to make a deal on a 9N that was painted like an 8N and the 3000, but the 3000 guy got back to me first. I lost out on one a few years ago. There was a local 8N with the Funk flathead...

Sweet machine! I always loved the NAA styling with the round medallion in the grill. Take care of it but nice to see you will be working it.

Just looking for some opinions. What is the best protectant product to put on the vinyl seat on my Ford 3000 to protect it from the sun and fading before I take it out to the shows this summer where it will be sitting outside all day.

That is cool! I just brought home a 3000. I'm really starting to get in to these old Ford tractors. A couple paint touchups on that and it will be perfect.

Here's what I use for my outdoor burning. Old furnace oil tank.

Thanks again. Think I'll wait until after the two big shows I want to attend this summer so I don't mess up the paint, then I will take it off and repaint if I get it free. Thanks for the info. Had to take them all out today to reorganize to get them all back in inside under roof so lined them...

Despite having video of it working on the farm, I discovered one other issue. The crank on the 3 point lift arm, for levelling, I cannot turn. Any advice on what to try or do you think it will need to be replaced? Not sure if it's just seized or if the gears are stripped?

I looked at the light switch on mine and while I'm not sure if it's the right one, it is the rotary style, not the push pull. Someone on YT said my Basildon tractor should have the rotary and the US tractors had push/pull.

I'm up here in northern Ontario Canada, so I have no Ford or NH dealers close by. I wasn't sure if they'd even still have any parts for these? But good to know about Messick's. I have used Yesterdays Tractor and Steiner's for parts for my Allis Chalmers though. Only thing that sucks is the...

Yes it does. He put all new control valve setup and rear remotes on it.

Went and got a new top link for it today. And ordered the full manuals set.

Like I said elsewhere, I don't trust any of these adds any more. The last few months I have called so many people advertising on facebook marketbook, facebook antique tractor pages and kijiji trying to by another old restored tractor and despite me telling them "I'll take and where and when can...

Just looked, not sure if accurate, but looks like original gauge cluster and it all works and it's showing 4692 hours. Can't be that low though if it's a 67 you wouldn't think.

Good stuff, but mostly only goes up to 1964. The more I look, maybe the one that is most commonly found is what it is supposed to look like and the one in my tractor may be one that was just put in? Because the aftermarket ones I am finding have kinda of the same shape knob as the fuel shutoff.

I had a pail full of knobs of all types from my old Mustang and F100 parts but none are big enough for the shaft on the tractor switch. I thought I was going to get lucky because usually Ford would share stuff like that between models.

And what are your thoughts on oils for this? I don't really want to switch to synthetic because as we know, it cleans deposits and "could" cause leaks. Just use a regular 15W40 like Rotella in engine?

Wow! Thanks everyone. That helps a ton. Great info. I was just looking at an old Steiner catalog I have trying to find the headlight switch. It only shows generic switches. Any idea where to get a nice original?

They're taking us all for a ride these days. I wouldn't buy a new one right now. Price gouging is in full effect.

So a friend told me the VIN shows 1967, built by day shift in Basildon England?

Other details is it does not have power steering, it has an 8 speed (4 speed with a hi/lo) and it has optional diff lock.

I used chalk and a light at different angles and this is what I got...starting top, then middle then bottom lines: 7A27B 7B2 B064729.......BUT that last 9 could be an 8 or 0?

Thank you azbinder

It's a 67? He told me it was a 74. LOL What do you mean by B shift?

Other numbers

Now I need help. What year and location of manufacture is this tractor? I'm told this is the VIN number....according to the VIN locator on TractorData. Looks like it says B061729?? So with the B prefix....is this a Belgium tractor?

Only disappointment was I broke my 2 year old trailer on the second time I ever pulled it. Despite the big decal that says max PAYLOAD 5700 pounds, my Ford bent two crossmembers under the floor. Teach me for buying aluminum. But really not happy with the quality of this Interco/Bearco trailer...

Made the 15 hour round trip yesterday and got my new to me Ford 3000 home! Runs awesome. No smoke or noises. Has couple marks but it was a working tractor. The seller showed me videos of it pulling 8 or 10 foot discs on his farm field before he rebuilt it. Just need to get manuals and a...

Guess I made a bad investment then, because I paid big for my Ford 3000, LOL But I'm still smiling.

Nice. I love the looks of those old Ford's.

Cool tractor DB1200. I just about got a 1940 Ford 9N (painted like an 8N with the red belly) but the seller did not send me the video he said he was sending and didn't reply to my last message. I don't know what's up with people? They list stuff for sale, I get ahold of them, say I'll take, not...

In all my life, everything from my little Kubota to a full size backhoe has never been OUT of 4WD and I have never wore front tires or broke anything. Now mind you I'm not running 4WD on dry asphalt.

I could accept a 2 or 3 thousand dollar increase for inflation, but they have just gotten ridiculous. Especially on models like the M7060 that hasn't had a change since 2013.

You guys must not get very much snow because no way any plow will out perform a blower with the snow I get. At least not in a driveway application. Highway plowing yes, plow is faster. I absolutely HATE plowing. My F550 plow truck stayed parked and I used my little B2620 with blower. The blower...

I need to use your dealer because I never get these good deals I hear everyone claim.

I've posted elsewhere but just at new years I was in the works of purchasing an M7060. MSRP in Canadian was $66,000. Jan 1st it went to over $72,000. It hasn't had a change or update since 2013.....and it's now the economy model. Don't even ask what it's M4 replacement is! LOL And a couple...

That attention to detail is why Kubota raised their prices so much. :LOL::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::LOL:

I don't know if it is the dealers or all Kubota, but they sure lost a lot of my love since the new year.

It is spelled right.....in K-Bec (Quebec) English. LOL I can also parle francais....so I'm allowed to make fun. LOL

At least it is old enough it doesn't have a DPF you will have to replace if you get the exhaust dirty. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I no longer believe anything I see on FB Marketplace, or Kijiji. So far I've tried to buy 5 "restored" antique tractors this month. Didn't even haggle their price, said I'll take it. Never heard back from any of them and they don't return calls.

I get all my stuff from the States anyway. Well, probably don't have to worry. Day two and this guy never called me to make arrangements either???? I guess people just list stuff for sale just for the fun of it? Anyway, I'm not chasing or hounding someone to take my cash. So I'll just wait for...

All I can add is an excavator will always outperform a backhoe....until it comes time to move from site to site, or you need a loader also. But a full size construction backhoe is far more productive and far less a pain in the butt to use than a backhoe on a compact tractor. More reach, more...

Those were some cool trucks I miss.....Fargo and Mercury.

I only have experience with a bigger one. A Rock-Tech on a Cat 330. So only advice I can give you is get familiar with the grease points and grease it often during use to extend it's life. And for grease you need what is called "chisel grease" It is a high impact grease, black, and if you get...

Now that's one I never heard of.

I knew it wasn't painted correct if it was a 9N....but I like the red way more than all grey. Hard to find anything all correct. That Ford 3000 diesel I was looking at is supposedly a 74 but it has a 68/69 hood on it. And I found a Massey 20C industrial that was painted the red and grey ag colors.

Good info EdGooding. If I ever hear back from him, I will see if I can get serial number. I had a look through my Steiner catalogs and I did see many parts are available for those old Ford's. I would probably switch it back to a fuel bowl and proper metal lines. I don't really need to work it...

How come you never hear people brag about having a Shelby Omni? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Remember those?

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Now I just have the same issue as last three tractor guys selling restored tractors....."I'll call you this afternoon" and nothing yet. I didn't even try and counter his ask. I said I'll take it. Oh well....see if he calls me by tomorrow.

Also, how hard to do things like brakes and clutch on these Ford's just in case it isn't what it appears to be? They look fairly simple like my Allis CA.

Okay, thanks guys. So I'm not stupid to take it then?

And it's not the price that bothers me, it's the price for something you have no idea of it's actual condition. Is it just a paint job? So many scams these days. I had a couple other "fully restored" tractors I offered on, that looked beautiful, and as soon as I asked for a video of them...

I had found a beautiful Ford 3000 diesel fully restored but he won't move form $11,000.

I think I have read aftermarket parts have very good availability for these old Fords? Correct? Any concerns for getting stuff to make it right?

That doesn't bother me too much. My 55 Allis has a GM alternator on it also. I'm I'm probably going to be converting it to electronic ignition also.

Are carb parts still readily available for these? I'm thinking he had issues at some point because the original owners manual he has with it has written in ink on the cover "Carburetor Page 80" LOL

Hello. So, I don't know a lot about the Ford tractors. I have an Allis and a couple Massey's. But I found this 1940 9N for sale. He wants $6500 CANADIAN. Is it worth it? I just use them for shows and parades. No real work. But anything to look out for? I see it has an alternator and 12 volt...

Sorry typo.....2020 I meant to say.

Wow, I'm surprised that much in US dollars. My Ford dealer quoted me $500 Canadian (which is worthless) to do my 8 foot box. BUT then again that was Sept 2020 so covid pricing wasn't in full effect at that point.

Luckily mine is aluminum. That is why dealer talked me into plastic, to have a another layer of dent protection. But I'm careful when I load stuff anyway, so it's not really an issue for me.

I don't know what brand Kubota sprays in their RTV's but my X1100C has dumped NUMEROUS loads of gravel and firewood and it still looks brand new.

All I can say is my dealer talked me into putting a plastic liner in my new F150 and never ever again will I buy one of those pieces of crap. I'm probably just going to throw that $800 away and get it sprayed. I almost broke my tailbone on that crap this winter. I have a fuel transfer tank in...

They had a used Grand L6060 with loader and a backhoe and it sold for $90,000!!!!!

Now compare that to Canada, LOL

See above link

Was your tractor already dirty or does the flail mower kick up all that dust that is on it? Too bad we don't see more new compact Farmall tractors out there. Case IH and New Holland for that matter, don't seem real interested in the compact market. This would have been a good couple years for...

I see you even included us Canooks. Hopefully it takes off and grows Muhammad. Thanks for all you work and the great forum!

Edit to above....the front loader would be better than a plow. And I'm sure that even at 13.7 PTO h.p. that Kubota diesel is going to have more torque than a 16 h.p. gas lawn tractor that can blow snow just fine.

Quote: "Consider a plow" I'm sorry Jeff, but that is the worst advice ever. No plow, on ANY machine will ever outperform a snow blower. And the snow blower is the easiest thing for a machine to handle because it is eating it's way through the snow, not trying to push it. I have an RTV-X1100C...

And that's what really P'd me off with Kubota and why I quit buying and walked away from the deal I had in progress. The M7060 cab I was in the process of purchasing.....it's the "now economy model" that has been superseded by the M4. It has had no changes or updates since 2012. Then new years...

I know the Farmall C CVT seems to be discontinued now, but since there were a few owners of these and their blue NH cousins on this forum I'm curious.......have any of them been reliable? I've read so many bad reviews on them. Just wondering if they were ALL bad or if any are still in service...

They aren't full enough because prices are still ridiculous around here.

look at all those rich yuppies! LOL

Love your signature line Tac! Stuff and Junk LOL I got a lot of that too.

I think that is why the Massey/Simplicity ownership ended? The GC pretty much took all the sales. Most people that just want a lawn tractor buy the cheap box store stuff, not a Simplicity. The GC is awesome and I think the best SCUT out there. But the 1880 version of the BX has a bit smaller...

Funny thing was I had two friends with 6.0 Powerstrokes and they are the ones that NEVER change oil or do any maintenance and those trucks are still going and never failed. I was religious with my maintenance, even got rid of the Motorcraft Gold coolant that was the biggest cause of the head...

My mistake was I programmed it for power and that's where the trouble started.

And that's my problem. My pickup sits long periods because I was ALWAYS either in my big truck and out on the road. So to have a new diesel that will only be run every second or third week, that tank of DEF would be in there forever before I ever burnt it off. Like you say, they ruined the...

Good plan to keep that. That's what I had. 07 Megacab dually. They only had a catalytic converter. Then replaced it with a 6.0 Ford Powerstroke because it was way better on fuel, but then it blew up twice. LOL

Wow! I am familiar with the rock cut but I did not realize it was man made! that must have been quite the project with 1908 equipment and trucks!

You are right about resale though.....diesel will be worth more. But so is maintenance, fuel and the purchase price. And all the downtime you will get with all your NOX sensors and DPF issues, LOL

5.9 doesn't have all this new emissions stuff though. I had a 5.9 and they were great on fuel. Try comparing a new 6.7 SCR/DPF. They get as bad as 11 US MPG towing. Besides my big trucks I used to haul RV's from the factories with one tons. I know all about what they REALLY get for mileage...

I was looking at the Canadian prices here and yes the smallest Simplicity Regent can be had for $4749 but it is only 38 inch deck and no suspension. So once you move up to a 54 inch deck, you get suspension and are looking at prices from $5900 for the Regent to $12,999 for the Conquest. Now...

Another bad thing about these new emissions diesels is if you don't drive them often which I don't use my pickups often, is DEF fluid deteriorates over time. So if you aren't using and replacing it with fresh stuff, eventually you are going to have issues. The new diesels need to be run hard and...

I don't know about that in some cases. I know a guy that leases new F250's and he makes a 4 hour trip north of here which is all hills up and down pulling his 5th wheel travel trailer with a small boat and trailer behind it. He had a 6.7 Powerstroke then decided to replace it with a new 7.3 gas...

Nice pic! What is your weather doing now Arly? I'm on Goulais Bay and I know now why that ship is still anchored here. The wind is wicked and sleet coming down in sheets.

I had a new gas VW Jetta and it was awesome. Would go places in winter my all wheel drive SUV won't. Cheap, fun to drive, good on gas. But it did seem to go through a lot of sway bar links on our pot holed wash board roads. Only got rid of it and went back to all Ford's because my VW dealer was...

I think Simplicity is owner by Briggs&Stratton now last time I saw one? They used to have something to do with Massey Ferguson didn't they? Come to think of it, yes they are Briggs now because my friend that lives out here is a B&S dealer and I was asking him if he was ever going to carry the...

I couldn't imagine being on a ship that long!!! LOL

Thanks Moss Road! I didn't have a chance to look at maps yet, LOL That site I look at with the live radar usually says what they are hauling but there was no info this time.

I have the best weather forecasters here. When the ships come into my bay and anchor.....I know something bad is coming despite all the weather reports on tv and radio saying nothing in forecast.

I wonder if there "shortage of cement" backlog is clearing up yet? Last summer many projects around here had to get cancelled because there was no cement.

Lots lots lots. LOL I used to haul brand new RV trailers from the factories back in 2008. So I got to see all the paperwork. Back then even with the $80,000 trailers there were none that were over $25,000. I'd say that is a pretty good markup. In 2005 I bought a 27 footer to tow behind the...

My question is how does a ship, the Rodopi, from Bulgaria get here? It was also by here last night but is now east of the Sault. The one in pic above is the Algoma Transport. I was using Boatnerd to see what they were.

This is out in front of my house right now taking refuge I'm guessing from the storm that is coming.

I'd like to keep my current truck forever. I have no worries about the truck itself or the drivetrain. What worries me about these new vehicles is all the electronics in them failing. That's the part you just can't fix at home. Only good thing for me is I will be retiring in a couple years and...

I've went through this over the last 37 years with dump hoist cylinders on dump trucks. Back in the day we tried using hydraulic shops and re=packed and rebuilt them, and nothing but continuous problems. Didn't take long to learn it is more cost effective to just replace with new and be done...

I'll buy one! make it look like the old International 2+2 with the big long hood! Now I'm drooling Mmmmmm IH 2+2 with DT466 power!!!!

I've gone back to using 1950's to 1980 technology tractors and couldn't be happier. It was only hard to adjust to not having a built in cup holder and a plastic interior. LOL

We also wanted to pay 6 to 10 grand more post covid :ROFLMAO:

I want to build this. Very simple design.

Thanks. Wasn't sure how big you need but there are lots of "low" cost options. A poster mentioned 40 foot sea cans for $5000. Up here, mind you this is Canadian dollars, a 20 footer used to be $2500 pre covid. Now a 20 footer is $7000!!! But those are a nice setup too, like has been said, get...

I like old stuff. Been driving truck and running equipment all my life and I'll go back to steel cab interiors any day over all this plastic garbage. Just go compare a new Cat excavator to an old one. The engine bay doors are made of old filing cabinets I think, compared to the old solid steel...

I still do prefer the newer one for the loader and backhoe though. Hydraulics and loaders have improved quite a bit over the old stuff.

Exactly right. I used to buy all kinds of new stuff from my Kubota dealer but after seeing the price increases at the start of the new year, I cancelled an M7060 cab and started buying restored antiques. Not that I can't afford new ones, I work in a mine, I just feel stupid paying those...

Here's only pic I can find showing part of one of mine. It's just 2x4 stud walls, simple single slope roof made with 2x4's, strapped with one inch then the metal roofing. I never measured inside width, but it is 16 foot lumber on roof and it's 26 feet long. Then just used scrap cedar slabs for...

I was looking at a 35 here in Canadian dollars, not sure the year but diesel and he wants $8000 for it. But it has many new parts and he says everything works as it should. I don't know if it's worth that?

At an antique tractor auction where you get ten times the tractor at half the price and no emissions to warranty, LOL

I won't buy any new DPF tractor with a good reputation, let alone one know for being extremely problematic. Unless you have so much money you just need to throw some away.

You're not going to use actual calcium are you? After seeing what my Allis Chalmers rims look like after years of calcium I would never use that. Much better stuff these days to use that is not as corrosive.

I made that one mistake in the past with my 500 Rustyiron. I got caught up in all the ATV magazines saying how much faster and more powerful the 500 is when you clutch it. So I did, then soon realized it was horrible plowing as you could no longer smoothly inch along. I put the stock weights...

I would never deal with them again, I'd bombard the manufacturer with hate mail about their dealer and then go on every form of social media and you tube and slander them. But that's just me, LOL That's the problem with this world, the bad dealers don't get enough bad publicity. People are too...

Should handle it just fine. Even if your UTV is only 28 h.p. you say the blower has it's own engine. I see lots of people that use them with their ATV/UTV's. A blower will be much easier on it than a plow. As for belt driven CVT's, I see all the hate from some people, but my 2004 Polaris...

Many dealers use students and young kids to do the assemblies and PDI's. Which is fine, but somebody experienced should check their work. My Kubota had a stripped bolt that wasn't even turned all the way in. I had to replace the bolt and chase the threads.

Iron Planet actually got themselves into some trouble. Apparently Cat, Komatsu and Volvo are co-owners of Iron Planet. https://www.heavyequipmentguide.ca/article/20153/icp-suing-caterpillar-komatsu-volvo-over-anti-competitive-trade

What scootr said. They'd learn some new language if I was there.

What size and horsepower tractor are you looking for Navajo? One thing that surprised me, I have a Kubota B2620 (older version of the B2601) and when I went to my dealer to try a bigger chassis L2501 I found it really cramped compared to the B. Didn't have nearly the space or even foot space my...

As was said, they were made by Brantford Ontario Cockshutt who was later bought by White and merged also with Oliver. They were a good tractor. I believe Cockshutt was the very first live PTO and their rear axle was bulletproof. So much so that most of the early competiton pulling tractors used...

He can keep all his vehicles. But he did give me the best internet I ever had in my rural area. LOL

My MTD and two Craftsman lawn tractors (16, 19, 21 h.p.) used to take a full tank plus another 4 gallons to mow my yard. My B2620 Kubota can mow it 13 times on 4 gallons of fuel, LOL

I did mine. Thought I posted on here? But if not, I apologize for linking another site but I have pics and description here. https://www.mytractorforum.com/threads/my-b2620-pics.926225/page-8 Now, my backhoe is smaller, but almost all the Kubota backhoes I have seen have the same color coding...

Don't include me.....that's why I put it in apostrophes spelled that way. I have a grade 8 edumacation. LOL

If he seen what dealers in Sault Ontario do to your vehicles, heavy equipment, atv's etc.....he wouldn't be following his own advice, LOL There's a reason some of us do it ourselves......it goes done right with no damages and for hundreds less.

Okay, could be dealer, because I have never seen a Merlo around here until I saw those two new ones at the mine. I didn't realize they were Italian.

Have you guys had any experience with Merlo? We had a new Merlo telehandler at the mine 3 years ago, never turned a wheel for a year, was full of issues, they traded it for another new one, have had dealer there many times for electrical issues, but at least this one is useable. Don't know if...

Actually just saw on a farming show this morning....26 h.p. and under tractors hold a 35% market share of ALL tractors sold. I guess they must be real tractors? LOL

I hear ya. I got nothing against the guy, don't even know him, but like you say it gets tiring. If you hate small tractors so much why do you read all the small tractor threads, then have to tell us over and over again "I have no use" and "they are not real tractors"

YET: Quote [Why would I even consider that? Not at all suited to what I do. Mine are large enough and I can actually turn them in a field, unlike that behemoth that needs a football field to change directions. In the grand scheme of things they might be a weine but that weinie is large enough to...

You do have "weinie" tractors. You should buy a Big Bud. LOL

Here's one restored with 2400 hours for $13,580 Canadian. Looks mint except steering wheel. https://www.marketbook.ca/listings/farm-equipment/for-sale/221290755/1977-international-674

Get some pics when you can. I wanted to bid on a 504 IH and a 284 at the Mecum auction today and tomorrow but I didn't have enough time to prepare to drive the ten hours down there if I won a bid. My trailer is still buried in snow and there's still salt all over the highways here. I don't know...

What province you in? I too want to see pics. Gas or diesel? I may even be interested.

Our Kijiji is like your Craig's list. I once listed a tri-axle dump truck and got a reply in broken English and bad grammar "I work on off shore drilling rig so I cannot attend your viewing. So you please put in shipping container and send to this address and I send you cheque." LOL

I wouldn't sweat the loaded tires too much. Sure it would help, my B2620 is not loaded and I have done a ton of work with it. But I always have the backhoe or some implement on it. Then take it all off and it's light for mowing.

I was just going to say...compared to Kubota's new prices, I'd say that is a good deal. I don't think it would be a bad choice for you.

This isn't the one I was really looking at, but I would have liked to bid on this too. A Komatsu built IH. https://www.mecum.com/lots/GA0323-555031/1977-international-284/

Well, I started to register but didn't complete it today. I waited too long to get organized. Auction starts tomorrow at 9am. Saw a tractor I was interested in but I'll wait for the fall auction and see what comes up there. Problem is if I bid and won something tomorrow I'd have to drive down...

Didn't that property used to be the old IH combine factory? I do know it was some kind of farm tractor manufacturing plant before? Pretty sure it was the combine plant?

That's right....I remember you saying that before, that you used Floyd Gibbons. Ten hour non stop drive to get to the Bend Expo in East Moline for me.

From all I just researched, looks like you pay 7% buyers fee on winning bid, the Illinois sales tax, then the Ontario HST. No duty on an unregulated vehicle (tractor) Not sure if I'm missing anything else?

Thanks Hay Dude. I assume I'd have to pay our Ontario 13% also when I cross back in to Canada? I'm not sure how that works with antique tractors. I have only ever bought from here in Ontario before.

I'm not worried any more. Internal combustion is not going away. it's already all over the news here in Ontario Canada of a lot of towns that can't keep up with electricity demands right now and are having to turn away businesses. So tell me how an all electric world is going to work out...

What is the sales tax in Illinois? I was just looking at all the fees to register for the Mecum Gone Farming auction starting tomorrow.

Well that sucks, but at least they gave you a new engine. And I agree with what you said. I never even got an apology from that VW dealer or VW corporate, so therefore even though I like some VW vehicles, I will never own another. I even advertise for them now. I modified all the VW shirts they...

My friend ordered a new regular cab Superduty diesel. It looks sweet. Took him over a year to get it though. Me, I like regular cabs with an 8 foot box, or my last one, the F550 with a 12 foot flat bed. Gives you more cargo room with out a giant long truck. But problem is, my commute to work is...

I love that click bait. "John Deere Tractor Accident" and it shows a blue New Holland. LOL

I'm thinking the problem is with his dealer. Fixing the same issues multiple times and still not right? That would raise a red flag to me, LOL

That day I wanted to try it to see how it worked, it wasn't a big deal. Just need a tape measure, apply a decal to the tongue of the trailer and follow the instructions. Truck came with multiple stickers so you could set up a few trailers. I did find that it steers way more, and faster than I...

And as others have said....if you can learn with a short trailer, when you get a longer one it will be even easier. Try practicing with a tractor or atv with a little cart trailer. Once you get that mastered you will be able to reverse any trailer.

What kind of truck do you have? If it's a Ford try using that Pro Backup Assist. Then you can watch the steering actions until you get used to it. I never use it because I have drove tractor trailer for over 37 years but I did try it once in my yard and it was hilarious.

Yep, it's not that I can't afford the new prices, it's that I would personally feel stupid paying them. I don't like that feeling of knowing I have been ripped off. And fortunately I don't use my tractors in a commercial or agricultural duty, so it's not like I HAVE to buy new ones like some...

I've been posting lots complaining about the price increase Kubota did this January. I posted a thread where I was corrected as to the price I had for an L2502 in USD versus Canadian for an example.....but still, my point is correct by the looks of all these other threads that are popping up. I...

And for us in Canada https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/en-ca/brand/duratran

Had lots of issues with both Ford dealers. Lots of damages just getting oil changes. But Northside Volkswagen tops them all. Put the hoist through the floor of my new Jetta. Right to the carpet doing an oil change. I only discovered it because all kinds of warning lights came on for passenger...