Ford 1700 tractor

[JJCrosbie]

Hi,
I new to the site but very interested in tractors. I have a small farm in PEI Canada and I'm looking for a compact tractor to basically play around with. What do you think of the Ford 1700? Thanks,
Jim

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:to the tractorbynet.

 

[RamTruckMan]

I had a 1900 4x4 with low hours. Great tractor, mine did not have a loader or power steering. It would climb a tree.

Nice shirbura engine.

 

[chopped]

I had a 1700 that I bought in 1980 new with a loader. It was a great tractor. very few if any troubles.I ran it for 15 years and then traded it in for a bigger tractor. I got 9800 trade in on it. ( original price in 1980 was just around 10 G)I realize its all on paper but it was still a good trade amount. The new loader has the one lever on it which i like but I had gotten quite well with many fingers to run the two lever one on the 1700.
I prefere the 4 wd but depends on what you want to do with it.
Also I opted for the power steering and it was well worth it and needed with a loader on it.
Oh WELCOME>>>

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TractorByNet!

I moved your thread to the Ford/New Holland Owning & Operating forum.

 

[JC-jetro]

JJ,

I do recommend Ford 1700 very highly provided it is in good running order. It is simple and nimble and for size/price/ performance is hard to beat. Of course, all of that within it's physical limits. If you are mechanically inclined most of the repair and maintenance can be done pretty economically. I had mine for 8 years and would never part with it and still is my go to tractor unless I need a lot more hp and loader work. it sips diesel with a tiny straw and give back quite a bit in return. I have tons of posts and some threads about F-1700. it does have a very well detailed documentation of all major work/repairs in this forum. Use the search engine under my name or simply Ford 1700 and your subject of need/interest and I bet ya you'll find something of value. Give us detail about the rig and pic so we have a better feel for your particular Ford 1700.

JC,


PS. Make sure to watch for two Major things such as; "engine lubrication and heat dissipation" so you would not have reason for major repair and you'll be good.