Recent content by De La Farmer

Hi everyone! I've got an electrical issue with my 1230. Yesterday I tilled up my garden, and after I was done I shut it down to clean it up. When I tried to restart it, I got nothing. No cranking of the starter whatsoever. The battery is less than a year old. I'm wondering if anyone has...

Hey everyone, I posted a question about this issue about a month ago and never got any pictures to go with it. Now I've got them and hoping some of you can weigh in on what might be causing the gap. Note: the rattling sound in the video is my FEL not my tractor. Another thing I noticed is...

Hello everyone, This weekend I was moving some dirt around and broke something on my tractor. I've got a 4x4 MF 1230 with a Westendorf TA111 loader. Basically, I was trying to dig out a creek that had a lot of sediment and overloaded the system. Nothing is leaking and the PTO still works...

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie to the site and am currently thinking about a 1997MF 1230 4x4 with a 60" Westendorf FEL. Implements are a 72" LP finishing mower, 54" LP Tiller, a carry all, and a Tumble bug. The asking price is 10K, and it's been garaged it's whole life. Seems like a good deal to...

Hey everyone. I'm new to the forum, but have read quite a bit about older Ford Tractors. I'm going to sell my Farmall 656 and get something a little smaller around 30 hp. I'm currently trying to decide between a 1986 Ford 1710 with 1800 hours and a FEL for $5000. Or, a 1979 Ford 1900 4x4...