Guys - I bought this tractor in December and love it. I offered to use my backhoe to help out my 80 year old neighbor and dig a drainage ditch for him. Well - of course something goes wrong mid project. Darn Murphy's law!
I need some help...where can I go from here? Below is a video...
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As you may have seen me post I am a new owner of a 1710. So far I love the machine. I would like to obtain repair and maintenance manuals for both the tractor and backhoe. If anyone is willing to share these electronically I would greatly appreciate it. Please let me...
1,500 hours, has a 3 point, has the original 44 loader with 48 inch bucket . Paint is not the best but common for that era. I think I may have overpaid for it when I bought it but what would someone pay for it. The local dealer offered me $1,000 for it. I think it's worth much more in...
I just bought a Ford 1710 TLB and can't keep both. Can you guys tell me what my 430 would be worth?
It has the suspension seat, 44 loader and 3 point hitch. It has typical rust from that era. I rebuilt the two lift cylinders last summer.
Some guy on weekend freedom machines told me it was a...
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Thanks for all the useful information in the years past. I finally decided to "join up". I just bought a rough but very good running 2,900 hour 2wd Ford 1710 loader backhoe for my little 10 acre homestead here. Seems to be a tough little tractor so far. I would have loved...