Good deal??

Dune Country · Sep 6, 2016

Might pull the trigger on this one
ford 5000

showcrop · Sep 6, 2016

I think that I would borrow a good starter before going to look. $1500 may be a very low price for a 5000 especially with the tires, but it is a lot for scrap.

CLYDE MASON · Sep 6, 2016

pull start?

MarkB_MI · Sep 6, 2016

"Needs new starter" could mean the ring gear is shot. Nothing a tractor split won't fix.

IanC · Sep 6, 2016

Manual steering, and by fenders a UK built tractor (different wiring harness for sure, other differences). Data plate should be under RH hood panel. Archives here should have info on decoding model, build date etc.

Leroy · Sep 6, 2016

The grill tells me that because for USA they did not put lights in grill. That tractor has a Lucas electric system and most auto electric shops either cannot or will not work on the starter or generator. If you are luckey to find a place that can work on the starter plan on at least $200 probably more to get it rebuilt and finding a replacement questionable.

Eldon (WA) · Sep 6, 2016

(quoted from post at 20:09:53 09/06/16) The grill tells me that because for USA they did not put lights in grill. That tractor has a Lucas electric system and most auto electric shops either cannot or will not work on the starter or generator. If you are luckey to find a place that can work on the starter plan on at least $200 probably more to get it rebuilt and finding a replacement questionable.

Probably brought in from Canada at some point....see quite a few tractors around here that were not sold in the US market.

Robert Major · Sep 6, 2016

Hi If it runs ok and only really needs a starter, where else can you get a diesel tractor with good tires recent/rebuilt motor and 3 point for that price.
Power steering would be nice though. I would check the motor oil for water . That looks like an original block and they had a bad habit of eating blocks internally through the cylinder bores or I think where the cam shaft runs. It is an English spec tractor, it could of come over new, or been a used tractor import in more recent years.
As for the lucas starter, I bet this site sells them, or a well known auction site. I just pulled up a 5000 starter and there was about 2 acres of models it fitted in the USA listing I found, and pretty cheap to. It actually fits more than that model ford, and many other makes/model of machine to.

Traditional Farmer · Sep 7, 2016

Better watch the seller he has already lied said he "upgraded" to a Junkbota(LOL)

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