Building a 7000 series high clearance
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Topic: Building a 7000 series high clearance
Posted By: lowell66dart
Subject: Building a 7000 series high clearance
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:05am
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I may buy an early 1974 model 7060 Power Director to start this project. I know where two original high clearance parts tractors are. One is a 7045 and the other is a 7020. After looking at Parts Books a bit can I assume the the drop housings from either tractor would bolt up to the 7060? Both of the doner tractors have nice front axles and that part doesen't worry me as much. They are both half cabs which I am leaning towards too. I am building this to use. I grow a little tobacco and need the clearance. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:22am
| do they use final drives like on the 100 series? |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:38am
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Shamless it's what down here is referred to as a drop housing. AGCO parts books shows it much better than I can describe it. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:50am
| I understand...here they were called final drives...like what are on combines and the 100 series like the 180. I was just wondering. I've never been around a high clearance cept one of them high 4 post 8-9 N's. |
Posted By: Dale-OH
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 9:06am
| All of the factory High Crops I have seen are Power Shift Transmissions. But I don't think there is any reason that you couldn't use a power director tractor as long as your not worried about being factory correct. |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 9:38am
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It basically give you about another foot of clearance. I fon't have any good pictures but Google has a few. I admire the guys that can put them back looking like new but this one is for me to use so I going to do it my way. Probably paint the belly black too. I never did get the maroon/orange thing. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: acben20
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 11:04am
| All 7000-8000 series were power shift |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 1:49pm
AND SOME WERE Power Director ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
acben20 wrote:Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 6:29pm
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I am no expert on anything but I could swear someone on here owns one. No one has shot down my plan so far so I guess that's good. Next step is to buy a running tractor and then get the high clearance parts and dive in. Should be a fun project. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: acben20
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 7:16pm
| I have both a 7000 and 8000 tractor and both sales adds for both and it says power shift trans standard with high crop tractors.. |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 7:21pm
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Well standard means standard. I'm thinking you could order whatever, maybe. Someone here had one and they said it was factory and someone else commented that it was rare. I'm not sure if that would add much value but who knows. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: Sagefarmer
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:03pm
| I am interested in your project and would like to have one for cultivating a specialty crop. Will you have to do something to the lift arms, or is that a part from the hi crop tractor. Are the hi crop donor tractors common in your area |
Posted By: AC 7060
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:09pm
| I am interested in you project to I have a 7060 pulling tractor and I was wondering if the high crops had a faster ring and pinion. Or some other way to speed it up. I was assuming the high crop final drive would be slower but I don't know and have not been able to find that information |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:33pm
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As for available I know of two so far. The issue is getting a non running 12000 lb. tractor with flat tires on a trailer! AGCO Parts Books research could possibly answer your question on ratios. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 8:57pm
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I forgot about lift arms, gotta dig into that. Thanks. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 9:03pm
| if you can, take the tires off, the rims will roll easier than when the flat tires are still on. |
Posted By: Dale-OH
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 8:49am
| We have both 7000 and 8000 high crops. The lift arms will reach the ground with no problem. |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 9:17am
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Thanks Dale. ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |