Posted by logger536 on August 13, 2019 at 19:41:25 from (184.20.112.13):
So I got myself in a bit of a pickle last month. After running out of room to push snow the last two years, thought it was time to look at a 3 point snowblower. So I've had my eye out for a few months, knowing if I waited I'd come across one priced reasonably. So last month I see an ad on CL for a 6' McKee blower and a post hole digger and an 800 ford for 2k. Great I think, I can buy the package, sell the tractor, and have my snowblower for free and a post hole digger for free (or gas money. So I contact the owner, its 3 hours north of me in Houghton Mi, and make the trip to see it. I bring cash and a trailer, didn't ask much about the tractor, when I talked to the owner, other than it needed to be jumped and needed a tune up. It looked pretty good in the pictures, but pictures are deceiving. Figured it was wore out and beat. When I got there, I about fell over. Here was a 1961 861, with 872 hours on a working tach, with the original tach and cable. Started to look it over closer, original paint, not a dent in either fender, hood panels straight as an arrow, the grill has a crease in it, but that's it. Origional lights and just 2 owners with paperwork and owners manuals from 1961. After loading it up and paying for it(no haggling) as fast as I could, brought it home and really looked it over. Most straight, solid and unmolested 800 series I have ever seen. Battery tray still has some paint under the battery, super solid. Now my dilemma, I have to keep it. I was happy with 2 fords, the 960 and the 841S elenco. Obviously it has to stay original and paint is out of the question. BTW the snowblower is for a 990 JD....reverse is too fast on the fords for it to work. Whats the value on a low hour 861?
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