Buying Advice buying ford 2000

[robert5136]

Looking to buy my first tractor. I have found a ford 2000 that has been fixed up (not restored).The guy selling it is a deisel mechanic He buys them , fixes them up and resells them. It is a 3 cylinder deisel . The tires are a little dry rotted , it has new paint and a new 5ft J-Bar bush hog. this is the serial # c164599 7802. Tractordata.com does not have much info on the the deisel engine.
Can someone tell me what is the year of this tractor? What is the hp of the deisel engin? what would it be worth?

 

[Bigfoot62]

TractorHouse Ford 2000
The old 3 cylinder Ford diesel is one of the best engines ever made. My 2600 has a couple thousand hours on it, and it's still perfect.
The 2000 was built from '65-75, and there are thousands of them still working. My neighbor has one that he bought new in '69.

 

[DLTTrekkers]

Please help if I am wrong How far do you travel in your car in 1 hour ? 80 km .... 50 miles ?..............how many hours on your tractor ?....Convert it into miles and see what you get ?

 

[GManBart]

It appears to be a 1968 model. They were extremely popular, and there are a lot of them still in use, which means parts are still readily available. The engine is rated at 36hp, with 32hp at the PTO, which is more than enough to run that brush cutter....you could even go to a 6' cutter if you wanted.

I'd expect $5k minimum based off seeing them for sale locally (Craigslst, and auctions).

 

[Texasmark]

I posted this answer and then went back and scanned your pic. Edited my first impressions:

If you are buying it from a diesel mechanic who fixes them up then you are/should be pretty much bullet proof from a new purchase reliability stand-point. The tractor looks nice. It looks like a new generator and it also has power steering, a plus but not necessary. The Oil filter is the canister type which helps to prolong engine life....3 plusses right off the bat.

The grill is similar to my '65 but I don't know when they changed it. I do know that around 1970 they went from the oil bath air filter (under that white grill) to a dry air filter which is mounted in the side of the cowl....great big circle on the side, easily recognized and they used a different grill.

Probably couldn't buy a better utility tractor than those Fords. The torque curve, especially on my diesels I'd estimate at about 1000 rpms peak. Even at low rpms the little suckers have plenty of power. They are easy to drive, easy on/off, comfortable riding, reliable, and on and on. You can forget about fuel costs. Those little suckers can go for days on one tank of fuel.

$5k seems a bit high around here, even for a diesel. However with what looks to be a new mower, looks like new paint, and the PS and gen, probably a decent price. 6 speed (3 hi-3 lo) or more tranny and Live PTO are really desirable and could really support that price.

Cracked tires are no biggie but work against the $5K price; look bad but that's about as far as it goes. In light duty, like would occur with a one owner on small acreage, the tires will last the life of the tractor. Your rubber looks ok from here even when blowing up your pic to full screen.

I put new rear tires on mine due to cracking (was redoing paint and all and they distracted from the new paint) back in '05 and the tire size which was stamped in the bottom of the lugs is still visible today. With the price of rubber these days I wouldn't worry about it anyway. My fronts are still OEM best I can tell and are cracked all over but I have no problems with them.

HTH,
Mark

 

[wolc123]

In my opinion, that is about the second best tractor that Ford ever made. (my favorite is the 1951-1952 8n). Those 8N's came when Ford had "perfected" the gas, flathead-4 engine, as the 3-cyl diesel 2000's came when they "perfected" those. I had a Ford 2000 diesel for quite a few years, and it delivered me around 10000 hours of almost trouble-free service. I sold it 11 years ago for $4400, and it didn't owe me nothing. One thing you should look for is that it starts easy on a cold morning. If not, the engine may be worn to the point of needing a rebuild. With proper maintenance, that should not be needed for about 12000 hours on that durable, extremely fuel-efficient engine. I would not expect a diesel of today, with it's tier-4 handicap, to have as good of fuel efficiency. Fuel efficiency is very important to me, one of many reasons why I would never part with my 1951 Ford 8N.