Thank you for watching. Hope to have more to come.

I used to want a 6000. I still think they are one of the coolest looking Ford tractors. The 6000 started out with one of the greatest ideas, a transmission that would let you shift on the fly, allowing you to change ground speed without having to stop the machine. Sort of like what a modern hydrostatic transmission lets you do, but the Select o speeds in the fords were actual gear transmissions. The problem arose when the powerful diesel engines proved to be too much torque on those parts. Many say earlier gas versions lasted longer, and I even heard that later production runs had diesels that were setup with lower rpms on the governor to help the transmission last longer. Sure, you lost a little hp, but at least the tractor wasn't dead in the field. By the way, did you know that the earliest 6000's were red? around '63 they went to the blue color scheme. My tractor has the 2 stick regular manual 8 speed transmission, making it very reliable. They did offer the select o speed 10 speed the 6000 had in the 5000, but i think they were less problematic because of the lower hp of the 5000's diesel. (3.8 litre in the 5000 vs the 4.0 litre in the 6000).

@@stevewatr I appreciate your channel, just wished I would of read up a little more before my purchase. It says it’s a 1962 but it’s already a blue scheme. I wonder if there is red underneath that paint. I’m supposed to go pick it up next week. I’m excited but worried at the same time. Wish me luck 🍀