6000 transmission

[Anonymous-0]

How tuff is the trans and rear end in the commanders? Also will a gear drive trans out of a different model fit? Thinking of building one for tractor pulling.

thanks KyleD

 

[JAC FARMING]

well the way everybody talks of them on here they are junk just like the case powershifts. ive never owned a 6000 though.

 

[showcrop]

I would say that two years ago the general consensus was that all SOSs are junk. It seems though that the sentiment has changed to where they are now mostly good because most of the early ones were either swapped out or have been junked by now, and the later ones were built after they got the bugs worked out. All of them have a hump in the cover and if there is a round flat area about 2.5 inches in diam at one end of the hump they are the "new generation version". Parts can be difficult to get and you do need to keep the bands adjusted. I have a 1959 with a newer SOS that works well. It has been my rake tractor for about nine years.

 

[Ford9000puller]

We've done quite a bit of pulling with select o speeds and had good luck. We have run a couple of 6000's and a 5000. What are you planning to build? If you want send me an email or give me a call at 573-619-9904. I'm always up for talking about ford tractors.

 

[Larry NCKS]

(quoted from post at 18:25:58 08/30/11) well the way everybody talks of them on here they are junk just like the case powershifts. ive never owned a 6000 though.

Who is "everybody"? I certainly don't talk that way about the SOS. Therefore I don't believe you can use the term everybody in that statement.

SOS equipped tractors make great pulling tractors. I have a 6000 Commander that once was set up as a pulling tractor.

The casting number on the left side of the case will tell you more about what vintage the SOS is than the bump on the cover too.

 

[JAC FARMING]

i havent seen to many people until now say anything good about them. sorry if i affended you as it is just exaderation. im sure most of you have done that before. its just i havent hear many of you say any good.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Was thinking for a 3000 RPM class with a turbo charged 300 or stuffing a 401 between the frame rails. Im not to familiar with the select-o and don't know if it would hold up to that kind of abuse.

Thanks KyleD

 

[Fordfarmer]

I seriously doubt that it would hold up to a 401... the 6000's engine was the biggest bolted to the SOS from the factory (until the late 5000's with the 256 4-cyl.), and the 401 makes WAY more torque. The 300... I don't know. Either way, you'd have to build a bellhousing adapter. Ever think about turboing the original engine? Might be hard to find a kit now, but that was a fairly popular thing to do to them back in the '60's and '70's. Boosted them up to around 85-90 h.p.

 

[Ford9000puller]

One of the 6000's we pull has a 360 dorsett ford motor out of a TR70 combine. It did fit between the frame rails but we did make an adapter. It was not to hard to do. We did kick around the idea of a 401 a couple of years back on another one but it would not work with the 6000 transmission because of the starter location. We did think about using a 3cyl 4000 select o transmission and rearend or even a 5000 depending on what weight class then bolt the 401 to it and then make all the 6000 metal work with it.

 

[Anonymous-0]

The Dorsett engine would fit the rules the best- 360cid or less gas or diesel thats turbo charged can run 3400rpm. Do the 4000 & 5000 have the same bellhousing bolt pattern as the 401? I've got a running 401 power unit but dont have a tractor to put it in. Would like to put some color in the class.

thanks KyleD

 

[Ford9000puller]

The 4/5000 do have the same bolt pattern as the 401. Alot of the limited pro guys are using the 5000 or 7000 rearends with 401, 456 genesis, or 474 truck motors. The only thing on the truck motors is the top two bolts don't line up but the two on each side do. You could run an 8 speed trans with the 4000 or 5000 rear if you wanted. We were just wanting to stick with the select o to keep it more like a 6000. Either way you could still run 6000 sheetmetal to be different.

 

[Fordfarmer]

I'm pretty sure the Dorsett is actually 363 cubic inches. And turboed in the TR70/75. There was also a 380 c.i., and I think an older 330 c.i. version. (no turbos on those)

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks for all the info. What all can be done to the original engine gas or diesel and would they be reliable?

thanks KyleD