Ford 1976

[Lincsman]

We've had this from new .
Brought six months after I was born.
Spud money
P reg.
Circa 6 k hrs on original engine. Porous block. Around 8k on 2nd engine. 3 or 4 clutches .
Fertilizer has killed it a bit
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Oil bath air cleaner.

I did ask about why not q cab version to the old man....... Would have been too much money. That's why no pickup hitch and power steering too

There was a mad rush to buy tractors before Q cabs came out, they were adding a lot to the price, farmer over the road replaced half his masseys in "p" year... safety frame with canvas type!. Many did this and a year later regretted it... and we are now discussing the colour and clickyness of buttons in new tractors!

PS, we had an early R reg 4600 Q cab and it was dry air cleaner, yours must have been the cross over point.

 

[Ray]

There was a mad rush to buy tractors before Q cabs came out, they were adding a lot to the price, farmer over the road replaced half his masseys in "p" year... safety frame with canvas type!. Many did this and a year later regretted it... and we are now discussing the colour and clickyness of buttons in new tractors!

PS, we had an early R reg 4600 Q cab and it was dry air cleaner, yours must have been the cross over point.

As already said, there'd be a lot of tractors and kit bought in 76 with spud boys too. £200 per ton was indeed a very realistic price at that time... Just had a look on a inflation calculator, that's like having £1500 per ton today..

 

[Boohoo]

Clearly the real reason they kept the old cab for a while is because 800/50-34s don't fit on a 4600 with a Q cab...

 

[the orra loon]

I would like to know what the difference in price there would have been in 1977 between a 6600 and a 6700. My dad bought a 6700 and it was a great comfortable tractor if only it had quite a few more horses under the bonnet! I'm thinking a 7600 was similar price to a 6700 and would have been a better buy.

He bought a 475 Nash in '78, one of the last on a T plate which was a gutsy wee thing and handled the 3f KV conventional plough as well if not better than the 6700 and only 62 horse power..........

 

[Flat 10]

I would like to know what the difference in price there would have been in 1977 between a 6600 and a 6700. My dad bought a 6700 and it was a great comfortable tractor if only it had quite a few more horses under the bonnet! I'm thinking a 7600 was similar price to a 6700 and would have been a better buy.

He bought a 475 Nash in '78, one of the last on a T plate which was a gutsy wee thing and handled the 3f KV conventional plough as well if not better than the 6700 and only 62 horse power..........

6700 has to be a numb lump. Can’t imagine a 7700 being that sprightly either. 6600 not exactly exciting compared to an 885xl

 

[yellowbelly]

6700 has to be a numb lump. Can’t imagine a 7700 being that sprightly either

Had both in the day. They were good tractors (both of them were on the second lap of their clocks before they were traded in) with very good cabs that Ford still used through the 10 series and the TW range.

 

[timff]

Orra Loon
The prices in June 78 were:
2600: £5400
3600: £5800
4100: £6300
4600: £6700
5600: £7300
6600: £7600
6700: £9300
7600: £9600
7700: £11000
8100: £12500

 

[david]

Quite a jump in price between a 6600 and 6700 ! For a flat deck floor....

 

[timff]

The one that surprised me is the jump between 6600 and 7600. But looking on the difference in the standard spec, the 76 comes not only with the turbo, but with Load Monitor, assistor ram, PAS & auxiliary fuel tank.

 

[yellowbelly]

Quite a jump in price between a 6600 and 6700 ! For a flat deck floor....

You'd also get a few more bit & bobs....hyrdostatic steering , load monitor, 2 spool valves, second fuel tank and ours was on 16.9x38's but can't remember if they were standard or not.

 

[8100]

77OO had a spare fuel tank and decent steering lock i recall .

 

[essexpete]

A farm i worked on in the early 80s had a tidy 7700 (it had a constant mesh g/b) or could it have been a 7710? Anyway that was not a bad place to spend a day although I preferred the new 885 TBH. The 6600 was a gutless thing that was a PITA to climb in and out of compared to the other 2.

 

[7610 super q]

77OO had a spare fuel tank and decent steering lock i recall .

Far nicer seat, better pedal location, 2 spools as standard.

 

[8100]

Big 8100 fan me hence the monika.My mate went from a Zetor 8011 to the 8100 ford so i was quiet taken by the 8100 except its habit of breaking rear window glass .

 

[essexpete]

Big 8100 fan me hence the monika.My mate went from a Zetor 8011 to the 8100 ford so i was quiet taken by the 8100 except its habit of breaking rear window glass .

I broke a 6600 rear glass, I have a feeling I hit a bump with it open the folded section came unlatched?

 

[essexpete]

Far nicer seat, better pedal location, 2 spools as standard.

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Yes a comfy cab layout in it's day plus a radio that worked.

 

[timff]

Great feedback on this thread. Love the 600 series as we were always Ford at home but when I first used the 2140 with SG2 that in my opinion was a step up. Flat floor and single piece rear window. Engine more gutsy than the dear old 66 probably due to the turbo

 

[Red Fred]

I seem to remember the seats were a weak spot on the 67 and 77s where I was and they were all done under warranty. My 6700 had a new engine block as well after not many hours. There was a bit of a feeling of "all mouth and no trousers" about them, but we thought we were the dog's danglies.
Mine had hard rock front tyres as we were on flinty ground, and it made for a hard ride when you were up so high. The dual power could be a bit vicious too. I remember getting into some hairy situations if the ground was slippery on steep hillsides.

 

[yellowbelly]

The dual power could be a bit vicious too.

At least you had engine braking in high and low - not like Multi Power (flick the switch and you're in the ditch)

 

[Red Fred]

If the chalk ground was wet, you could get embarassed by the 6700. If you were drilling uphill, it would come to a stop as soon as you put the coulters in and then you would find yourself going backwards, so it was time to clean all the coulters out and go round again at speed to gain enough oomph to keep going. I had a very hairy moment when a rotospreader jacknifed and kept pushing me over the brow of a steep drop, but luckily the hedge got in the way.
They didn't pull as well as the downmarket IHs we had at home although the cab was vastly superior.