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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 9700 Ford
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Posted by John in SD on October 02, 2003 at 20:24:47 from (209.240.198.61):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 9700 Ford posted by Rod F. on October 01, 2003 at 19:59:01:
One thing I like about the turbo is it seems to quiet the engine down, not so much diesel knock on the 9600 compared to my 8600. I agree with the previous posts that you can get a bigger, more usable tractor cheaper than some of these smaller tractors. It doesn't make sense to me at all that a silly little 8N (not knocking them now, I have one and it's a great little tractor) is a 50+ year old machine and will bring 2x+ what it cost new if it is painted up all pretty. Then you take a tractor like a 9700 that is only half as old and 6x the HP with modern features the 8N didn't have at all (nice cab, maybe AC, live PTO, power steering, Dual Power) or only in their infancy (3 pt hitch, very crude hydraulics) has depreciated to half or a third of its new cost. Go figure. The 8N was and is a good tractor for its time but it's just not enough tractor for what I need a tractor for nowdays. I would bet that given the same load, a 5' rotary mower for example, the 9700 would probably use less fuel than the 8N. A 5' rotary would be a big load for an 8N and virtually nothing for the 9700.
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