64 Ford 801

[schmism]

1964 Ford 801 Powermaster Tractor

$4750

someones got to snap this one up.....

 

[dgl24087]

1964 Ford 801 Powermaster Tractor

$4750

someones got to snap this one up.....

Last year for the 8x1 series was 1962.

 

[Soundguy]

Yep.. DGL is correct.. 58-62 was the 01 series.

I just love it when sellers don't know squat about the tractor they are selling.. Makes me wonder how they maintained the tractor.. since they didn't know what they have...

In any case.. 4750 aint a deal for a non restored 801 gasser... Closer to 3500 in my area for that unit..

Soundguy

 

[schmism]

perhaps i should post more of these so we (the peeps that dont know) can learn..... (not that i bought the above unit... but i always wonder about them)

theres just no good forum to post these types of "notifications" as far as i can tell.

 

[john_bud]

theres just no good forum to post these types of "notifications" as far as i can tell.

You mean like Antique Tractors - Yesterday's Tractors : Antique Tractor Headquarters ? "Ford" forum. Also search the free classifieds there for ford and you will find a better cross section of machines priced reasonably.


If you think "soundguy" has a lot of posts here, he has more there.

jb

 

[Grrrr]

Wow. I just went and had another look at that forum and had never liked it before because of the way the posts were organised without any sort of graphics and how the posts were all on separate pages.

Then I clicked on 'modern view'

 

[john_bud]

Then I clicked on 'modern view'

How embarassing! I never noticed that before. Thanks!!

jb

 

[Kernopelli]

How embarassing! I never noticed that before. Thanks!!

jb

Never saw that either. Thanks!

 

[schmism]

thats because they have an entirely diffrent link for the modern BB

Yesterday's Tractors :: View Forum - Ford

they must use some fancy scripts to keep the "other one" updated

 

[Grrrr]

I wonder why you still get to the old forum when you click on discussions from the YTMAG homepage?

 

[Soundguy]

Some of us old members prefer the 'classic' view... Kinda like old tractors.. I guess..

Soundguy

 

[john_bud]

Some of us old members prefer the 'classic' view... Kinda like old tractors.. I guess..

Soundguy

It does feel more natural. But Microsoft has taught me that un-natural and painful is the price of progress....


jb

 

[Soundguy]

Speaking of microsloth.. I fear the day when i have to buy a new PC.. and get 'vista'.. XP.. I actually like.. but vista has more bugs than documented features..

soundguy

 

[Keith_B]

Speaking of microsloth.. I fear the day when i have to buy a new PC.. and get 'vista'.. XP.. I actually like.. but vista has more bugs than documented features..

soundguy

I've got a laptop with Vista on it. It seems to run very slow, and I have 2GB of Ram on that rascal. I have used a couple of Vista machines that came with the min of required RAM and they are super slow.

Like you, I like XP.

BTW, back to the subject at hand. That is a decent price for the 801 in this area. I've seen them a little cheaper, and seen them a lot higher. Ford sell well in this area though, as they were well suited for the terrain. The low center of gravity added stability became popular at a time when a lot of the competition had tall tractors with tricycle front ends.

 

[john_bud]

Yeah, the price of old iron is going up. When you tell someone to close their eyes and think "tractor" many folks will be seeing a ford. 8N or hundred series. They may not even know it is a ford, but so many were sold and used for so long they are part of the fabric of the country. I think that's why people that move out the the "country" on 5 acre "estates" are buying them. Well, that and they were designed for the single person small acreage operation and are just slightly less reliable than an anvil. So there are many still available to buy and they do what is needed.

(apologies to our JD, Case, Allis and IH friends!)

jb