White 60 American tractor

M Nut · Sep 28, 2013

Anyone heard of this tractor before? Was out looking for bigger tractors today, but stumbled on to this one. Found a 1991 with mfwd, cab, and loader that seems like it would make a good chore tractor for feeding cattle and such in the winter. Just over 1,000 original hours, very clean tractor. Has a cummins motor which I'd think should be a great engine. When asked on price, answer was "around that $22,000 mark". Didn't find anything else used worth considering, and that is looking at close to 20 dealers. Traveled over 300 miles today. Now thinking of going with something in this size range and just keeping my 886 I.H. and John Deere 4020 for the heavier jobs.

G1355 · Sep 28, 2013

Yeah I've heard of them and seen them, not many around, they where called and American because there werE no foreign parts used on it, that why it has a cummins, its a made in the USA tractor. There kinda neat, they made them as a 80 also and made a cockshutt red one, a oliver green one and a yellow MM one and the silver white one.

Bill(Wis) · Sep 28, 2013

The American was only built for 3 years. 1989-1991. In 1991 AGCO acquired White Farm Equipment and the Americans were history. 60s had a Cummins 239 cu in engine putting out 60 PTO HP. In an attempt to get previous buyers interested they were offered in Oliver green, Cockshutt red, Minneapolis Moline yellow or White silver. I remember seeing billboards advertising them but I don't ever remember actually seeing one. If serial numbers mean anything, there were only 2063 of them built.

OliverNate · Sep 28, 2013

the cummins engine is the 3.9 cummins 4 cyl which is exact same engine as the 5.9 dodge pickups use but with 2 cyl. cut off so very dependable engine. They were called the American cause at the time that was the only tractor in its class to be made in america. model number was the horse power rating. production numbers were low most were painted silver cause green, red, yellow paint added $500 to the price. They had electrical problems so there was a handful that burned (the battery cables were routed stupid). i beleive the trans/final drive was the same as a 1655, and it had the over/under hyrdapower but it was electronically shifted. I plan on adding one to the collection but it'll be a while before i can afford one.

JD Seller · Sep 28, 2013

I never saw one with a cab. They where a rugged tractor that had some electrical issues but not bad. They held up great. Kind of clumsy to operate as they did not turn the sharpest. The only problem I could see is future parts availability. They where not many ever built. So used parts are going to be like hens teeth. New parts may not be kept for long term with AGCO.

I do not know if the drive line behind the transmission is like any other Oliver/whites or not. If it has common gears with the older 1650-1655 series then that would make parts easier.

The price seems cheap as I have seen open station ones with a lot more hours sell for that kind of money.

rrlund · Sep 29, 2013

The American 60 used the Oliver 1550-1555 transmission and rear end. The American 80 used the 1655-White 2-70 transmission and read end.

The one big problem with the 60 was that the 1550-55 didn't have a differential lock. They tried to put one in the 60 by changing something in the pinion,don't remember just how it worked,but the early ones leaked in to the brake. They came up with an improvement and update kit,but they also drilled a hole to drain the oil out just in case. But so far as I know that was the only weakness.

White 60 American tractor

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