Upgrade time?

[Money Pit]

loosly looking around for something newer-running a naa now. this one aint no looker just wondering how much better this model is then my naa?

thanks
Ford 860

 

[maxwell99]

Looks good to me, no new paint to cover pass sins

Big ticket is that it should have the power clutch or duel clutch, a major improvement over the older tractors
If that is not working or it does not have the dual clutch, then it would not be a real improvement,

That is an old school post hole digger, when folks find out you have a post hole digger, you will have a lot of new friends, of course they want to borrow the digger,

 

[Fuddy Duddy]

Same thing I paid for of 861. Came with chains and a 7 foot back blade.
Never regretted it. It does most of the work around here now.

 

[NoNewParts]

850-860's are very good tractors.
Price doesn't scare me....but it don't thrill me either.
Height of the clutch pedal does say 860.
I really like those 5-speeds. Make sure it doesn't pop out of third gear.
Uses? Actual heavy dirt work with it....those rear tires are a bit worn.
It won't feel much different than your NAA when driving/using it....very similar...
let's see......you are a NAA....hit the weight room for a few years...put on 40 pounds of muscle...you are now a 800...

 

[Ultradog MN]

Though I'm more a fan of the 3 cylinder fords, those are very good tractors.
Yes it is an upgrade from an NAA but not a whole lot. I wouldn't sell off a good running NAA that I knew for one of those that I didn't know. Yes, it has lpto but that's not such a big deal to me. Now if it had power steering I would do the deal in a heartbeat.
Price is on the low end of average for these parts.
That is a Dearborn/Danuser PHD.
Good machine but a pia to install.
Worth about $250-300 imo.
Means you'd be getting the tractor for ~ $2500 or so. Pretty good.

 

[Dean]

An 860 is a significant improvement vis a vis an NAA, and the price sounds good.

Ten PTO HP in a tractor of this size is huge.

You can likely sell your NAA for as much or more.

Dean

 

[Tiger Joe]

If you need live PTO for something then yes that's a nice upgrade.

if you don't need it, eh. gonna need back tires soon, which aint cheap. and I'd be curious what happened to smash the front end up. wonder if any of the steering is messed up.

I paid less for my 860 with no attachments. I felt it needed tires, and they had more tread than those. I also just added power steering to mine. the 860 wasn't bad to steer, but get any weight on the front and it could get very difficult at times.

Since I got my 860, my N barely leaves the garage

 

[Money Pit]

rear wheels / rims interchange between the naa and 860?

 

[Tiger Joe]

rims interchange, but tire size should be considered too. if you have 11.2s on you naa, probably don't want those on an 800 series. 13.6s on my 860 seem like a perfect fit.

 

[Dean]

Yes, though the OEM tire size for an NAA is 12.4X28 while that for an 860 is 13.6X28. OEM rim width for the NAA is 10" while that for the 860 is 11".

Dean

 

[souNdguy]

What's your teraine like, and what are your intended uses?

 

[Money Pit]

hilly woodland trails. bush hogging blading some dirt scoop work. no plowing.

 

[souNdguy]

I was going to recommend a 9xx, but not if hilly wood land