Ford 4000 - Shire 400 Conversion

[Smudge]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222404438323
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Any idea what the top speed would be? Can't find much about them online

 

[db9go]

I did have all the paper work for them.
From memory they are the same speed as the ag tractors and they also did a 5000 model.
the main thing they were done was to be legal on the highway as they had to have out board brakes and speedo even though the internal brake were better so they put out board discs on that was to satisfy the legal people at the time.

 

[Flat 10]

We had an 'industrial' ford 4000 that I think someone had made from a 455? digger. Anyway that had a 6x4 box in it rather than an 8x2 and top gear was really high!

 

[db9go]

You could buy a 4000 and then a 4600 with 6x4 gear box as a loader tractor from the industrial side and later Jewels of Bridge Water who were ford dealers made a Jewel Air tractor which had 6X4 gearbox and a Bristol 2 two compressor on the back and with a heavy duty loader on which was was used for road maintains company's when they could not get the old IH tractors.

 

[Lincsman]

A 550 Digger had the 6x4 gearbox and a speedo, it could read up to 27Mph given time ...7 tonne of digger and 62hp!

 

[Kevtherev]

Oh yes Ford diggers will fly on the road and in high reverse

 

[Flat 10]

A 550 Digger had the 6x4 gearbox and a speedo, it could read up to 27Mph given time ...7 tonne of digger and 62hp!

Mine only had 1 working brake and sparks used to fly out the exhaust!

 

[Rs chunk]

Mine only had 1 working brake and sparks used to fly out the exhaust!

Did it chuck out water and over heat our one had a tendency to do so in top gear

 

[Flat 10]

Did it chuck out water and over heat our one had a tendency to do so in top gear

No. Used to drive a 6600 which did that.....