Ford 9700 & Ford TW20

[stevejb23]

Please can someone help settle a argument,
what yours did Ford produce the 9700 Tractor in 4wheel drive and when did the TW20 superceed it also what were the HP of both

 

[nick...]

Look on wikipedia
Nick...

 

[76masseyman]

9700 launched August 1976. 9700 launched in uk in 1977 with 4wd option at 153bhp. TW 20 launched in 1979 at Sima, again 153bhp.
Thankyou to Stuart Gibbard's excellent book 'Ford Tractor Story pt2'.

 

[Kevtherev]

Ask @rorsday

 

[76masseyman]

Please can someone help settle a argument,
what yours did Ford produce the 9700 Tractor in 4wheel drive and when did the TW20 superceed it also what were the HP of both

And the 9700 and 8700 were first Ford's offered with 4wd at the time of launch.

 

[Mursal]

As above, a bit of info on the 9700 and TW20

 

[rob.8420]

The 9700 is 148Hp I think slightly less because of different engine

 

[multi power]

And the 9700 and 8700 were first Ford's offered with 4wd at the time of launch.

the begining of the end for county

 

[76masseyman]

the begining of the end for county

And Muir Hill.....which was the better of the two.
We thought the 'County' name was derived from the need to enter the next county to turn them around.

 

[Lincsman]

And Muir Hill.....which was the better of the two.
We thought the 'County' name was derived from the need to enter the next county to turn them around.

Your joking, they were called manure hills for a reason!... they looked like a home made bodge to me.

 

[multi power]

And Muir Hill.....which was the better of the two.
We thought the 'County' name was derived from the need to enter the next county to turn them around.

to me the county looks a better idea with the longer wheelbase for stability n also the 2 prop shafts, im guessing rear diff lock locks all 4 wheels?
i have never driven either

 

[RimmerF140]

MH was a better tractor IMO, lot less power loss through the drop box, didn't chew up the diffs because of it, better steering lock, still had diff lock front and rear, could disconnect 4wd...

 

[76masseyman]

MH was a better tractor IMO, lot less power loss through the drop box, didn't chew up the diffs because of it, better steering lock, still had diff lock front and rear, could disconnect 4wd...

Exactly, and you didn't get covered in mud climbing up into a MH rather than between the wheels of a 754. And if the door wasn't shut it swung forward and the wheel threw it off. Them big Ford 9700 and later TW's though were proper tractors.

 

[ollandroverman]

I have spent plenty of time on both a Muir Hill 121 mk3 and a County 1454 on the same farm.
Muir hill.... Suprisingly manuvarable for such a phisicaly large tractor.... bloody terible on the road or farm tracks. The very high center of gravity and short wheel base made it a nodding, bucking horror and you had to be cautious on hills.
County ...does indeed need a whole county to turn around in. Noisy cab with not enough opening windows in summer. Will find traction and pull anything you could possably attach to the back.

I would love to try/own a 9700 or TW.

 

[nick channer]

I've driven muir hill 121 and spent many summer holidays on a county 1184 TW
Lovely tractor.
Used to have to stand up to get the clutch down it was so stiff..