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    7000 planter question

    The bracket is to keep wheel from picking up stones.
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    Want to run belted equipment only have PTO

    There are lots of 90 degree gearbox flat berlt pulleys that bolt over the pto available and for running mountet pickers a large V pulley was fitted directly to the pto shaft.
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    ford 5000 new engine? Any advice on where to get?

    I believe one of best Ford tractor engine rebuilders is Farmland Tractor Tangent OR ,a ways S of you. I got an 8670 rebuilt engine from them about 7years ago and was well satisfied ,even though I paid freight for engine exchange from WI.
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    american motors corp.

    I had a 1961 Rambler ,probably the best of the compacts,. Six passenger , Six cylinder with overdrive ,fast and got 25 mpg .
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    as a kid

    As a kid I loved being around my uncle neighbors during threshing with a DC running a Case threshing machine and baleing with a Case wire hand tie baler. Fortunately never had to ride on the baler doing the tieing,
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    9600 Question

    Just throttle down a bit and save fuel.I had two of them back in the 70's. One without cab and one with.Had to be careful to keep the rear axle U-bolts tight. They have a dry clutch which may have to be replaced.
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    Wednesday Motor

    One of those listed on Craigs list Janesville WI today.Is a 1952 Truck commercial power unit with a 4speed transmission.$1500. Seller claims they were going to repower an 8N ,but sold tractor.
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    historicaly, what was the worst ford tractor made?

    The 6000 ? It had most of the features of the JD 4010 with the power shift a few years and 2 speeds ahead but wasn't ready for production. The power shift engineer went to JD.
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    Re: Leyland

    Tkank's for correcting the factory location. I thought it was in SW Scotland. I like the Leyland 384 and 270 that I have,but their design of the final drive ,brakes ,and pto-hydraulic was old. No planetary drive and wet disc brakes and pto clutch also shuts off hydraulics.
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    Leyland

    I have two,384 and 270,built in Basildorf Scotland,about 1970 and imported thru Miller Supply ,St Nazianz WI as cheaper power. One carried two 200 gal saddle tanks and was my sprayer and planter tractor for years.Now I just use it for mowing fence rows and spraying.Comparable to 5000 Ford ,60...
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    Soybeans '23

    Just starting this evening. My S WI 2.6 Enlist beans look about like yours . Too many small beans. Not as tall as yours and 51 bu yield poorest in many years.Not much rain after planting. The Oliver Acreage is out combining soybeans Maybe he'll get a video...
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    1660 2 speed hydro?

    i.I had a 1660 about that age, and it was 2 WD. It hat a 3 speed transmission and went close to 20 mph . only i speed hydro. If rear steering is loose can be tricky to drive that fast.
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    Cutting a rubber mat

    I've cut them with a handsaw. Easy if you have some way to pull the mat apart as you cut.

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