Price Check price on NH 1220

ochambers · Oct 31, 2000

I have a 1994 NH1220 4x4 on the line. 400 hours w/bucket & 5' belly mower. Needs tires. What should I pay? Is it a Category 1? Does it have enough power to run a 5' bush hog and snow blower?

RayD · Oct 31, 2000

OChamber
In the spring I sold my 1991 Ford New Holland 1220,Hydro, power steering, 1100 hours,2WD, Woods Loader, 48 Ford mid mount mower, Chains and 5foot rear blade for $6,800.00. Yes the three pt. is Cat1. The NH brochure lists that the 1220 can handle a 48" rotary cutter and a 60" front or rear snow blower. Any other questions email me

wihakowiSteve · Nov 2, 2000

Hey, just saw a 1220 advertised in Albany, NY area (Want Ad Digest).
1997 NH Ford Model 1220 -- 4X4, Hydro, Turfs, 60" Deck, "used as mower only" -- 285 hours. $10,500!!! Apparently no FEL and not many less hours than the one you're lookin at given 3years age difference.
Seems a bit high to me but at least its somewhere to start (or end) your search for pricing. Hope this helps.

Anonymous Poster · Nov 3, 2000

Can you tell me if the 1220 has enough juice to power a 5" rotory cutter? 5' snow thrower? The guy wants 8K, thinking about offering him 7. Whattyathink?

Anonymous Poster · Nov 4, 2000

Ray D. Its crunch time. I have to make a decision on this 1220 early this week. This 1220 hydro has 500 hours, a 5' belly mower, 2 bottom plow and a 7106 bucket, turf tires (which I would have to chande to "ags")The guy wants 8K. Could you tell me if this will power my 5' rotory cutter and snow thrower? Will the belly mower cut through thick grass effectively? I now have a Massey 135 farm tractor that I have to sell to go to the compact. The Massey has 35 pto horses but without front wheel drive, all that power does not help me in most instances plus with the huge bucket, its tough to get around in the woods. Any info would help. thanks,DR.(and to-ochambers@hotmail.com

gsxr1100 · Nov 4, 2000

Dave,
If for some reason you don't end up getting the 1220 could you send me the info? I have been looking for this type of tractor (with turf tires) or a while. Again, this is only if you don't want it. Thanks
**Just wondering why you are getting rid of the Massey 135? I thought the 1220 has less power.

"Were going to need a bigger boat" JAWS
Still looking for the tractor!!

JimBinMI · Nov 4, 2000

David R.,

I would be skeptical of it handling a 5' rotary. I believe it's 17 hp which would leave you at about 13 pto hp on a hydro. I think you'd be pushing it to use a 5' rotary. I have a TC18 with 14 pto hp and 18.5 hp and use a 4' rotary on it which by the way is recommended.

Good Luck, JimBinMI

AndyH · Nov 4, 2000

DavidR: The 1220 hydro actually has 14 HP at the PTO, but I'd still agree with JimBinMI's general skepticism about running a 5' rotary with it. When looking at a rotary (I haven't bought one yet), my local dealer suggested sticking with the 4' rather than the 5'. I've used the 48" deck in fairly heavy grass; while it's strong enough, I'd be leery of rocks, etc., and would stick with a rotary unless you know you won't encounter large obstacles. If you end up with the midmount deck, I'd recommend the 60" rather than the 48"; I got the 48" because I thought I'd need the clearance if my 1220 was stored in a shed, but it's taken over the garage instead, and the 60" would have made trimming easier.

As for snow throwers: the brochures for the 1220 only suggested using Ford's 51" front or rear mount snow throwers on it. The larger Ford snow throwers (63") were only recommended for the larger-framed 1320 through 1920 (through the 2120 in the case of the rear mount snow thrower).

A general issue I've found with the 1220 isn't so much the power as the weight. You might find that that's the real problem if you go with larger implements than Ford originally recommended.

AndyH

Anonymous Poster · Nov 5, 2000

I definately will let you know on this tractor. At this point I'm leaning towards buying and trying it out. I'll keep the Massey just in case I don't like it. Thanks for your interest. David R.