wh500special 2,054 #1 Posted February 12, 2015 Added this to the fleet today: I haven't researched the model year yet, but this is a late 1980's/early 1990's Ford LGT-14D diesel tractor. It looks as nice in person as it does in the pictures. I don't know much about these Jacobsen-sourced machines, but I've long liked them. The fact that it's a smoker seals the deal. I'm still into Wheel Horses, but I also have a thing for diesels. This blue one adds another color of the spectrum to my growing diesel fleet that includes a green Deere 332, an orange Simplicity 7790, a Yellow Cub 1512, and a RED WHeel Horse 523Dxi. Who knows where the nonsense will stop. The good news for you fellow horse nuts (!) who thought I completely fell off the wagon is that is that I recently let two Deere out of the stable to accomodate the Ford. Now I'm back to just the one Weekend Freedom Machine (and it ain't going anywhere!). The best part of all of this, however, was that I got to meet a fellow Redsquare member who lives right here in River City: Ben "4xfourfun". Great guy! Steve 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,580 #2 Posted February 12, 2015 Good lookin machine! Will it "Roll coal" when you throttle it up ? Mike........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #3 Posted February 12, 2015 If it ain't red... you know the rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,054 #4 Posted February 12, 2015 Not a whole lot of black smoke, but enough of a puff to make me smile. I guess I'll have to start looking for a bolens diesel now. Anything worth doing is worth over-doing. Steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,605 #5 Posted February 12, 2015 looks cool, but isn't that a rebadged shibaura? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #6 Posted February 12, 2015 The FORD GT looks very nice. Thanks for the photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,054 #7 Posted February 12, 2015 The larger compact utilities were indeed made for Ford by Shibaura, but I am fairly confident the GT's of this era were Jacobsens. Could be mistaken though. The generation of tractors after this one might have been made by Kubota. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,233 #8 Posted February 12, 2015 I always liked that Ford Blue Steve...and she looks like a beauty. BTW, I got to meet Ben at Ricky V's auction a few years ago...and he is a great guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #9 Posted February 13, 2015 Steve, I just read some specs on the Shibaura. That must be a real small 3-cylinder engine! You need to book-end it with a Jake. Nice addition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elliot ness 1,916 #10 Posted February 16, 2015 Very nice Ford GT, Just another color on the rain bow of garden tractors. Enjoy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
