Ford 1600 Tractor. what do you guys think ?

[Acesneights1]

OK Thanks. So far the turf tires seem to pull the york rake no problem.

 

[Michaeljp86]

I would loose those turfs, if you want to pull a box blad those turfs wont get you anywhere. Watch on ebay, sometimes you can find some guy close who has some nice ag tires on rims cheap.

 

[Acesneights1]

I would loose those turfs, if you want to pull a box blad those turfs wont get you anywhere. Watch on ebay, sometimes you can find some guy close who has some nice ag tires on rims cheap.

OK. I will. A guy at work who owns a farm said worst case throw chains on it.

 

[Michaeljp86]

OK. I will. A guy at work who owns a farm said worst case throw chains on it.

That works too, my dads friend had a IH loader tractor with turfs and chains.

I really like turf tires, I would like to have turfs on everything but they get stuck way to easy.

 

[Acesneights1]

OK I had a dilema today and didn't have time to post so hopefully I made the right choice. I could have either gotten a 5 ft or 6 ft grader box. The tractor is 5ft wide at the rear tires. I really wanted the 6ft but talking to the guy at Tractor Supply he was thinking with only 22hp , 2wd and turf tires the 6ft would be a bit much. So I went with the 5.

 

[FF_Opie]

Good call. Those box scrapers can put any size tractor to work.

 

[Michaeljp86]

Even 5ft may be a bit much

 

[Acesneights1]

OK So 6 would have been a big mistake. Powerwise I think I'm ok although may have to go slow that's all. This tractor has ridiculous low gearing. Traction maybe the main problem but I'm working on a flat area so worst case I'll get weights and chains.

 

[Michaeljp86]

Are your tires filled with fluid? thats adds alot of traction.

 

[Acesneights1]

Calcuim ?
Not sure.

 

[Michaeljp86]

Calcuim ?
Not sure.

Odds are turf tires wont be filled because the reason for turfs is to not tear up the grass which weight would do. I would put some calcium chloride in them. Its pretty cheap and will help a lot. My 484 had rimguard in the front. its made out of sugar beat juice. Its expensive but wont rust rims if you get a leak. The tubes were falling apart, Im wondering if the juice eats the rubber up.

 

[Sparky8370]

Any way to crank up the fuel pump on these things? No computer, probably wouldn't be too hard to add a turbo to it......

 

[Acesneights1]

Probably but I don't like to push something hard that may cost lots to fix later...
The 1600 was a Jap engine.

 

[Michaeljp86]

Probably but I don't like to push something hard that may cost lots to fix later...
The 1600 was a Jap engine.

Most tractor engines are build HD, like IH 560, guys crank those up, same with a JD 6030, they really turn the fuel up on them. Im not sure about my 484 but it puts out alot of black smoke so it may be cranked up. I know the wire on teh screw has been cut. The guy I got the 484 from knew a guy with a nusury who had a beat to hell 484 with duels. He said they cranked it way up and would pull a 4 bottom plow all day long and it had over 10,000 hrs when teh hour meter quit working. My 484 has over 14,000 hrs on it.

I would go to tractorshed.com and ask about the 1600, you could probably learn a lot about it that may be helpful some day.

 

[Acesneights1]

Thanks.

 

[Croberts34]

Ok, let me know and I can send you the manual if you need it.

I know this is a very old thread, but do you still have the manual?

 

[jrsavoie]

Calcuim ?
Not sure.

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