Ford 6000 diesel

wondering what a real nice clean orignal 6000 diesel is worth. starts and runs excellent, shifts excellent, real good tires and sheetmetal ??

As far as I'm concerned, a 6000 of any condition is worth about it's weight plus the value of the tires... So I'd say if you're buying you pay as little as you can and if you're selling... you take what you can get.
I bought a decent running 5000 a year ago for 2 grand... so if I can buy one of Ford's best for those dollars I'm not going to pay more for one of their worst.

Rod

My Dad bought one of those things in the early 60's. They would make a good anchor.

One of the neighbors who was big on Ford bought a 6000 new. A few years later he traded it in on a new 5000. If I were you I might go scrap price plus 500 dollars or so this way the seller does not feel too insulted to scrap it out of spite to you.

I have been seeing a lot of interest in them from collectors. I think you should get $2500 easy since it runs good and then add for excellent tires and sheet metal. Where are you?

RodInNs is right unk Bob (Ford Tractor Man) bought 1 new, traded it 2 years later for a 4000SU he couldn't wait to get rid of it, called it the worst tractor he ever owner. He traded in 2-2N's and a 9n for it.

You should post on the Ford board rather than get all these anti-Ford comments that don"t answer your question. The later year model Ford 6000 Commander ("66-67)is much improved over the original 6000 that with the defective SOS, but even those in restored condition and SOS overhaul can bring 10G and up to a collector. Many of the Commanders are still in use in the field.

Like agman said, make sure it is the "Commander 6000" and you are probably at $2000-$ 2500 unrestored and with no mech problems and cosmetic restore maybe $4000 -%4500. They are a nice styled tractor and a nice one will get LOTS of attn at the shows etc.

Although I'm a Ford man, and I'd like to find a Commander like my Grandpa had, I have to agree with Rod. They just aren't worth as much as any other Ford their size. I've seen plenty advertised for more, but the most I've ever seen one actually bring was in the $2500-3000 range. Commanders in similar condition, maybe $500 more.

As a collector tractor it would easily bring $2000,maybe $2500 in my area...Theres about 15 of them in a salvage yard not that far from me..

I'd be interested in knowing your top ten Fords of all time. No joke just wondering how somebody who bleeds blue views the history of the line. I think dealers and dealer interest in marketing maybe hurt the line more than the products themselves around here. Ford just seemed to be an also-ran here by 1970.

How do you pick a best...
For me, I'd say

1. 4000 diesel, 8 speed of the Force generation after 1972

2. 5000, same spec and generation.
These two are basically tied in my mind.

3. 7710... Those things more often got turned up, used, abused, worked with tractors half their size again... and they still keep going.

4. 7810... moreso in the UK was one of the biggest sellers of it's time

5. 5610... in 2WD straddle form they were just a newer version of the 5000 with some refinement and just about as durable.

6. 9/2/8N... they were quite a tractor in their day... their sales volume and three point hitch earn their mention.

7. Fordson F... it needs to be mentioned.

8. Powerstar/40 series. I think was probably one of Ford's most durable tractors overall... although was too late in the game to be a big seller anymore.

9. Fordson Dexta... nice little tractor for it's time.

10. 600/800 series... finally got Ford into a reasonably balanced package of features at the time...

The first three are the important ones in my mind. The rest could fall into just about any order... but the 4/5/7000 series and their derivatives in my mind gave the best balance of features, efficiency and durability overall.
I deliberately exclude the Genesis 70 series tractors as they were technically a project that was approved after Fiat's takeover with their engineering being done by 'NewHolland' engineers rather than Ford Tractor operations. Aside from that fact... they were a great tractor.

Rod

I'd have to think about that some. My top ten would be heavily influenced by how I farm, and the models I've owned (19 tractors, 15 models at this point... and I've driven at least 4 more) as much as what I think were the most important models...
My list, in no particular order, would include the 4600, Jubilee (first OHV engine and live hydraulics), 7000 (or 7600), 5000, 9700, 9N (because of the 3-point), 7710, 3000 (or 3600), one of the TW's, maybe the 25?, and 8970 (the early ones, that say FORD on the side of the hood). No experience with the 40 or 70 series, but the 70's did (do) have a good reputation around here. Not many 40's around though.