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Stuck/frozen hoe control valve
Ugh. Due to various reasons my Ford 4500/753 TLB sat for what appears to be "too long" - I got it started the other day and found the crowd control was completely unwilling to move - that's the control valve mechanism, (which is verified as "free to move up to the actual control valve actuator")...- Ecnerwal
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Burnt ford 4000
The standard method is the bare wire (which has been rubbed bare by the seam on the gas tank, and is the main positive cable, no fuse) strikes an arc on the gas tank, burns a hole through it, and that both causes the gas leak and the larger scale fire. It's a design defect. Always check... -
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Ford 3000 battery drained
Low odds that it's your problem unless its a mild case (so far) but good to constantly remember the "Ford thousand series automatic tractor fire starter" where the positive cable runs past the seam on the gas tank, which can rub through the positive cable insulation, and when you get unlucky... -
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my math needs help
There are so many potential inaccuracies building on each other that I think you'd get a much more accurate number by looking at and measuring the field in Google Earth, or having a kid with a cell phone use the cell phone GPS to measure the field (and check it in G.E. if you don't go there...- Ecnerwal
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Bamboo
Keeping it mown is the best bet if it's actually bamboo rather than knotweed. It always stored up for the spring, and shoots then. If you mow them all down and keep it mown, it's got nothing for next year.- Ecnerwal
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Backhoe Plumbing
By "Park" I mean "Dismount the hoe from the tractor" not parking the TLB with all its parts connected to itself. Three hoses: Power To (HP) Power Beyond (HP) Return(LP - to sump tank) You remove the end of ONE HP hose from the Tractor. You remove the end of the OTHER HP hose from the... -
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Dad blast it! 601/641 tractor oil
M2C134 (or M2C134D, mostly, current era) is what matters. I've used Wallys, TSCs, and some from the auto parts store. If you have an old parts book with an old fluid spec, on many of the 134D UTFs you'll find that older number as well, down in the fine print. If you want it in a jug that also... -
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Backhoe Plumbing
The tractor era (post-65) you have expects power beyond on the hoe, from what I understand from having a tractor and hoe and manuals from that era. IIRC (not my flavor/era of hoe, but I see discussions here) you are putting on a hoe from an era (pre '65) that expects power beyond on the... -
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Starter Issue
Repeat warning for anyone that's been on the list a while: My 4500 had what I thought was a starter problem. As I was removing the cables to remove the starter, the end of one cable came off in my hand. One trip to the welding store and $5 later it had a new end crimped on and the starter... -
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How to tell if hydraulic oil is fouled
To some extent, if it's not in a new sealed container, it's fouled. Aside from JF's technique for next fall/winter, the other good way to get water out is to use the heck out of the hoe/hydraulic system and get the fluid hot - the water will leave by the vent, as vapor. Any hobby hoe will... -
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Ford 4000
Given it's a 3-Cyl (I don't know if the 4 Cyl have this issue or not) check the WHOLE positive cable VERY carefully, or just replace it, or better yet replace it and put the replacement in a hose (or put the current one in a hose if it's OK.) The fuel tank seam that wears the positive cable... -
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Old retired
Run for at least an hour at least once a month. A bit more often would be better, but that's a minimum recommendation. Take it on the road for a drive if you haven't got something else for it to do; it's not like you'll be doing it enough for the tire wear to matter... Sitting still kills... -
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bucket teeth
Might help if you look for weld on shanks. Weld on teeth is not normal - weld the shanks on, put the hardened, replaceable teeth on the shanks. If you weld teeth on you will likely screw up the hardness. Should be generically available at any equipment dealer, don't think brand is much of an...- Ecnerwal
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4500 bushings
If you can find a stock size bushing that fits from McMaster or MSC, that works. Use drill rod for the pins, drill & tap grease passages. New Holland still lists a bunch in the parts sheet, but the prices are absurd far beyond what you mention (IIRC I paid ~$63 each for the Hoe Pivot pins...
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