Re: Found a Ford 345C utility... have some ?s

Posted by RodInNS on June 24, 2006 at 09:03:16 from (142.177.94.45):

In Reply to: Found a Ford 345C utility... have some ?s posted by IHC Red on June 23, 2006 at 21:24:17:

I don't know the exact weight, but I would suspect that the tractor and loader would be riding hard on 7000 # plus any ballast. Then add the blade. 58 hp? measured where? The 335 was basically an industrial version of the 3000, which I believe was 38 PTO hp. That would put the GROSS engine around 45-48. That's still a far cry from 58, unless they have dropped a 201 engine in it. Then it could be as high as 55 on the PTO, or as low as 45, again depending on the engine.
I also think at 11900 they're pretty proud of it. 8-9 would be more realistic for the tractor, in my estimation. Add some more for the blade... Mabey a grand for a real good heavy used blade.
1150 hours is nothing either, so ask what it's done to log so few hours, and why it needed new tires with so few hours. That might well be 1150 hours on the second trip, or else it was kept "young" for a long time. HTH.

Rod

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