[AT] Ford 6000 Commander

[Dick Day]

It seems like it had features that were too advanced for the technology of 
the day.  I wonder if that tractor had been built 10 years later if it would 
have been a success?

Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Pilbeam" <pilbeam100 at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 6000 Commander


>I worked for a New holland Dealer for 11 years
>  Engineers at Ford almost got fired for building this thing.
>  WORST TRACTOR ford ever made
>
>  Jeff
>
> jahaze at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Is there any interest in these things?? They seem to get little to no 
> press, while I know they had there short commings, were they so bad that 
> the antique tractor world?turned?its back on them??
>
> A few years ago a friend of mine bought an old farm house, and offered as 
> an "extra" was a Ford 6000.? I went over to check it out for him, and it 
> started right up from cold in the middle of winter with a few turns of the 
> starter.? I told him to buy it as it seemed to be a good deal..then the 
> problems started, the only thing really wrong with it is somewhere along 
> the line someone cobled up the hydraulics on it to hook up a loader, and 
> by doing so disconnected the hydraulics that provide the juice to the 
> three-point hitch and the breaks.? My frined being no mechanic tried 
> working on it over the years but never really got very far.? He had it for 
> sale for awhile, but most would come and look and express an interest but 
> never actually come back to close the deal.? He's tired of looking at it 
> in his yard so he called me today and asked what I would charge him to 
> haul it to the scrap yard.? I assured him that I would haul it away for 
> him, and he wouldn't have to pay me a
> thing.?
> He knew what I meant and just wants it out of his yard, even if it sits in 
> mine for the next --- years.
>
> What I know is it is a Diesel, has a wide front and a loader, SOS 
> transmission, decent tires and sheet metal, and it will be in it's way to 
> my house next weekend.? I guess I just got another project...
>
> Enjoy, Joe
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