[AT] Ford 6000 Commander

[Easley, Greg]

We had a Commander.  It was our primary tillage machine at the time.
It was turned up to ~85hp, dual 16.9x38 rubber and had several thousand
pounds of ballast.  Had no problem keeping up with the neighbor's 4020
in
the field.  With the exeption of the o-rings continually blowing out of
the accumulator system it was a darn good machine.  Never had any
problems
with the SOS.  A dealer overhaul on the engine is what did it in - they
neglected to properly torque the rear main cap and it spun the bearing
soon
after we put it back to work.

Greg
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dick Day
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 6000 Commander

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"
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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
>