T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,683 #1 Posted 15 hours ago I picked this up yesterday, a 1997 Ford New Holland 1715. 26 hp, 3 cylinder diesel, 9 forward speeds, 3 reverse. I really like these Shibaura built Ford compacts. This is my second one, I also have a 1986 1310 4WD. If anyone has a chance to pick up one of these Ford compacts, I would recommend doing so. For a little history lesson, around 1986 Ford bought New Holland. Then in 1991, Ford decided to focus on car and truck production, and sold their ag line to Fiat. The agreement was that Fiat could use the Ford name on the tractors, but to phase it out. This tractor is a 1997, which might have been the last year the Ford name appeared on a New Holland. In 1973, Ford brought their first compact, a Shibaura built Ford 1000. Shibaura built all of Ford compacts, even after Fiat took control. I believe 1998 was the last Shibaura build Ford or NH tractor. Today LS makes the New Holland compacts and sub-compact. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
