Open station 8700

[jbirnsch]

Wonder how many open station 8700/9700 were made? First one I’ve seen for sale.

https://appleton.craigslist.org/grd/d/green-lake-ford-tractor-8700/7847931432.html

 

[jbirnsch]

Some pics as CL ads disappear.

 

[used red MN]

No numbers for you but I don’t think they are super rare, I have seen a handful of them. Definitely in the minority though compared to models with a cab.

 

[Fordfarmer]

Some pics as CL ads disappear.

Not common, but they're out there. I knew of both models w/o cabs within a half hour's drive of me. Both 8700's near me have been sold, the 9700 became a parts tractor.

 

[showcrop]

I have never seen one up my way.

 

[Dinkbuster]

That’s my tractor, bought it this summer from a wonderful farmer north of Wisconsin dells, needs a paint job but excellent shape otherwise. Thought long and hard about turbo charging it but now am going the route of putting a genesis engine in it for a hobby

 

[Bern]

That’s my tractor, bought it this summer from a wonderful farmer north of Wisconsin dells, needs a paint job but excellent shape otherwise. Thought long and hard about turbo charging it but now am going the route of putting a genesis engine in it for a hobby

That's going to be more than a hobby. I hope you know what you're up against. Also, the internal PTO shaft inside of your transmission will never handle the torque the 456 can dish out.

 

[Dinkbuster]

That's going to be more than a hobby. I hope you know what you're up against. Also, the internal PTO shaft inside of your transmission will never handle the torque the 456 can dish out.

Just plan on pulling it in a few local pulls nothing crazy

 

[showcrop]

Just plan on pulling it in a few local pulls nothing crazy

I pulled a 9000 for 15 years. You need a turbo.

 

[Dinkbuster]

I pulled a 9000 for 15 years. You need a turbo.

Yes I plan on a turbo , original plan was to turbocharge the 401 in it but a Genesis motor seems to bolt up pretty good from what I’ve heard so I’m going that direction, eventually

 

[showcrop]

Yes I plan on a turbo , original plan was to turbocharge the 401 in it but a Genesis motor seems to bolt up pretty good from what I’ve heard so I’m going that direction, eventually

Many of the 9000s and 9600s in the pulling big leagues run the Genesis.

 

[Dinkbuster]

Found a 474 out of a tr86 that’s going in it