finally got my 850 home

[Soundguy]

That up and down 5 sp is the best transmission I've ever used.3rd and reverse, you can't beat them. After using your 661 w/loader this one is going to be a horse. The old 800 series had more HP per pound than any tractor I've ever used. Yours looks pretty good, but the rear tires won't last long, you'll find they spin a lot, since the engine won't stall. Later.Nat

Yep.. almost like a poor mans 'shuttle shift' with the 3rd/rev up there.

Yep.. the only thing i loose is live pto on the 850, vs the 660.. and I don't plan to ever have a pto implement on it anyway.. I plan to put a concrete counterweight back there .. so that's a moot point.

The 6xx and 8xx were upgraded to the 2000/4000 for 63 and 64.. same tractor virtually. Then in 65 they went to the 3 cyl engines. So.. essentially.. I have the equivalent of an early 4000.. that's a fairly hefty beast. And Yes.. the extra hp will be nice. The 660 can just start to spin and lug down under a heavy load.. but I suspect the 850 will 'bark' the tires in that same case. The extra heavy rear drivline will be extra piece of mind when moving round hay bales. I've done it with the 660 .. but I'm afraid it's all she can take to just lift them.. limp over to the cattle lot, and then drop em over the fence..

Soundguy

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Also.. no painted hoses wires, or belts.

Soundguy

I've always been critical of painted hoses, but I recall my Deere 2440 and 4250, The Massey 150, and I seem to recall the Ford 3000 and 5000 having painted radiator hoses when they were delivered new. I've got boxes of sales literature on the Massey. All the pictures show "Flint Grey Metallic" hoses.

 

[Soundguy]

Funny you should mention that. I have seen a pic of a tractor made for overseas use.. it was made out of a ford 5000, and was a crawler... there was a row of them.. and i do believe they all had ford blue radiator hoses!

soundguy

I've always been critical of painted hoses, but I recall my Deere 2440 and 4250, The Massey 150, and I seem to recall the Ford 3000 and 5000 having painted radiator hoses when they were delivered new. I've got boxes of sales literature on the Massey. All the pictures show "Flint Grey Metallic" hoses.

 

[Julian Mule]

That looks like a real nice tractor there Soundguy.

I was wondering if the 850's came with the screw adjustment rear wheels standard or as an accessory or were they available on the later XX1 tractors only?

Are you gonna put that one-arm loader on it or are you gonna get a different one?
JM

 

[Soundguy]

For sure, I'm putting the loader on it.

I thinkt he power adjust rear rims were an option.. as well as duals.

Soundguy

 

[Ford960]

Just for jollies I adjusted that picture:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e380/Capt-Ron/new850sm1.jpg

That 172 does have a bit of power, the one in my 960 is just about worn out and it still has plenty of power to spin the loaded tires. And it really digs in when it does.

Nice looking 850 SoundGuy.