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A friend of mine may sell me her old Ford tractor. I know nothing about tractors but need one to mow 15 acres and kind of like the idea of buying an old one until I figure out exactly what I need in a new one. <br>
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She thinks it is a 1951. It has the numbers 640 and 107837 on it. On the round "hood ornament" on the front it says 600. It looks like it was originally red. <br>
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The tractor ran until about two years ago when after many backfires and stalling out, she stopped using it. It has been out in the weather since then. It runs on a 6v battery, has four spark plugs, gas engine, a positive ground, the clutch is on the left and two brake pedals are on the right. The hydraulic lever is also on the right. <br>
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The tires are around 10 years old and have some dry rot but look o.k. to my uneducated eye. Its head was rebuilt and it had new gaskets (?) about 8 years ago. It has a homemade aluminum gas tank and is missing the front grill. It is pretty rusty but looks like it might look o.k. after a good sandblasting and paint job.<br>
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Any idea of:<br>
what tractor this is?<br>
the HP?<br>
how much it would cost to overhaul it to make it somewhat reliable?<br>
what that overhaul would cost?<br>
what it is worth in its current state?<br>
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thanks!

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Replies 3 Post by flfarm

I am at the beginning of my tractor search and have everything to learn. It has been 20 years since I spent any real time using one and my memory doesn't last that long! (other than my occasion recent manure spreading on a '51 Ford....) It was suggested to me that if I want to not spend all of my time mowing, I should get around a 72" mower and would need the larger tractor to get through the Bahia in decent time. Now, I may hear something different at the next place. A couple of growers at the Same dealership were pretty high on those tractors and said you get a lot for your money. I will take a GPS out to the "hills" next time to get a high and a low point but do suspect that it is in the 300+ over sea level as someone mentioned. I will go lurk on the "What size" forum as well. Do you think it is overkill?
thanks again!

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Replies 9 Post by flfarm