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asylum

02-15-2008 04:07:22

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I"m not too familiar with the farmalls, but I am just purchases a house with 9 acres (mostly wooded) and I need a working tractor. I found a Farmall B. The guy put a wide front on it (nicely fabricated), has a loader with down pressure, and fabricated a 3 point hitch which he used to mow 3 acres. It starts and runs fine and only has one small hydralic seal leak. The tractor is a little smaller than what I was really looking for. I need one to scrape my 700" driveway (I need to remove rocks and smooth it out) and then to rake it. Also the loader will come in handy, but not sure how hard it will be without powersteering. Simply, for $2k, is it worth it and do what I need?

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02-15-2008 11:48:54

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

This is a picture of my B with a loader and as you can see what everyone is talking about, they are a pretty light weight loader to do anything with except to "play" lightly.
Jim

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02-15-2008 11:49:59

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to JT, 02-15-2008 11:48:54

And this is the PTO driven hydraulic pump that is used on this tractor.

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02-15-2008 11:38:57

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

Are you sure it is a B? Bs did not have hydraulics standard from the factory. I have one with hydraulics, but it is a PTO driven pump and it is a PIA, the handle is in the way all the time, and being it is not a live PTO, you don't have hydraulics all the time. In my opinion, he wants more than what it is worth, if it were me,I would take my $2,000.00 and find an H or M with 3 point, and loader, you will have a lot more tractor. There are others, I am just partial to the letter series tractors.
Jim

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asylum

02-15-2008 11:31:06

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

Thanks for all the replies and comments. I will continue looking for another tractor to suit my needs.

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rich4

02-15-2008 10:08:26

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

Send a picture, if the loader and front end is solid and has a live hydralic pump, one driven off the front of engine, it would be OK, if the hydrallic pump is on the PTO, it would be a pain. You would have to carry a counter balance weight on the 3PT for traction and easier steering. As other people have said they were rarely used for loader work, so I don't know how much you would use it or how it would stand up to rough use.

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Dave H (MI)

02-15-2008 08:10:33

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

We have a B and love it. Having said that I would pass on this tractor. It is not original and is cobbled together to make it do things it was not intended for. There are too many good original tractors that were intended for what you want.

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fixerupper

02-15-2008 05:20:52

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

James has a good idea. The B was built too light to be able to stand up to loader abuse, though some guys do have a loader on a B, and it seems to me the rear axles and drop boxes are also too light to carry much weight. The hydraulics would have to be homemade because they never had hydraulics from the factory.

The B is a good reliable little machine that can pull like crazy for only having 18 horses. It's also low and stable, making it safer on slopes.

There are a lot of small simple reliable old tractors out there that have a factory three point and a strong enough frame to take a loader.Someone else on the board will have a good idea as to make/model. Jim

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HAS

02-15-2008 05:47:35

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to fixerupper, 02-15-2008 05:20:52

I agree with these guys - this great little row crop tractor does not convert well to utility, front end loader, etc.

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James Williams

02-15-2008 04:26:52

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Re: Farmall B question in reply to asylum, 02-15-2008 04:07:22

ASYLUM,Probally not what your looking for,B were good tractors in there time,and the price has gone up.Ive seen them bring 1200.around here just the tractor alone.I wouldnt let it go for a few hundred bucks,but Im a collector.Im sure you can find a use for it and it will grow on you

jimmy

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