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It was only £3500 new!
It was only £3500 new!
Depends on the year, I seem to think they were £2800 at 1972 launch then tractors went up rapidly as there was 18 month waiting`lists for them.Less than that brand new!
Poor lads got his fingers in too may pies. Its that mate of his Kev, brought him down to this sad levelAre you ok for money Pete as you already know, all you have to do is ask ........................
#IrishWanga
What was that then, equivalent to 6 to 8 acres of land?Depends on the year, I seem to think they were £2800 at 1972 launch then tractors went up rapidly as there was 18 month waiting`lists for them.
Is that supposed to be Wonga or Wanka?Are you ok for money Pete as you already know, all you have to do is ask ........................
#IrishWanga
Dad bought some land in 1973 for £310/ acre, so 9 acres, it is now worth about £102,000, I think a Ford 7000 would be a lot less than that had production continued in that specWhat was that then, equivalent to 6 to 8 acres of land?
You probably wouldn't pay £60k for a 95hp Indian or Turkish wonder today would you.
Exactly what I meant.Dad bought some land in 1973 for £310/ acre, so 9 acres, it is now worth about £102,000, I think a Ford 7000 would be a lot less than that had production continued in that spec
Just the design changed, they are just bolt on panels, (slightly less screen area) about 1974 but before they had the 600 type grille fitted, (we had a "M" 4000 with no hump) I dont think the bottom windows changed. The 7000 i knew was one of the first and had 2 foot steps covered with checker-plate, not good for boot cleaning.Can some Ford 000 series aficionado tell me why some of them have a hump in the front windscreen while others have a straight line please ?
I have seen 4 , 5 and 7000 's with the humped screen and the straight screen. Dont know about the 2 or 3.Either to keep headroom low in bigger tractors, or more likely perhaps to allow the use of the same safety frame through the range by cutting the necessarily higher bonnet into the windscreen area?
Straight screen would have been cheaper to manufacture presumably the reason.Just the design changed, they are just bolt on panels, (slightly less screen area) about 1974 but before they had the 600 type grille fitted, (we had a "M" 4000 with no hump) I dont think the bottom windows changed. The 7000 i knew was one of the first and had 2 foot steps covered with checker-plate, not good for boot cleaning.
To be pedantic the one in the photo has the wrong grille and exhaust.
Bigger leap between 1972- 79 than 79 to the present day then. Found this on another form of social media....I guess from 1979/ 80 ?Exactly what I meant.
But am I correct in thinking that by 1979, Denis Healey's Zimbabwe style inflation meant a 7600 was more like £15k?
Bigger leap between 1972- 79 than 79 to the present day then. Found this on another form of social media....I guess from 1979/ 80 ?
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I notice an add for a Kubota 4 cylinder 95 hp from a local dealer for £34,500. So the price has doubled in 40 years. Probably on a par with everything else, cars, fert, etc, etc. It's only farm produce that's remained stuck in the '70's.
Wonder what the 7600 E is ?Bigger leap between 1972- 79 than 79 to the present day then. Found this on another form of social media....I guess from 1979/ 80 ?
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I notice an add for a Kubota 4 cylinder 95 hp from a local dealer for £34,500. So the price has doubled in 40 years. Probably on a par with everything else, cars, fert, etc, etc. It's only farm produce that's remained stuck in the '70's.