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    3000 steering and hydraulic issues

    Cap did pop off. I got the nut loose and I was able to get the steering wheel off. More specifically the **** thing hit me in the face as I was pulling it off after hitting the bolt a few good whacks. Now I’m looking at getting the sheet metal off and see about removing the old power steering...
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    3000 steering and hydraulic issues

    I finally have a little time to try to tackle this. I can tell the steering wheel has to come off to remove everything else, but I don’t see any way of even doing that first step. Most of what I have seen online there is a nut in the center of the steering wheel. Mine does not have that, it has...
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    For my purposes having it usable means getting a rear rim on the left side and getting the engine running. I’m not overly worried about sheet metal, grill, fenders and other what I’d call cosmetic concerns. Even if three point doesn’t work, I don’t mind that, as this tractor’s main function will...
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    It was sitting out. Flapper on top of the exhaust was not fully closed. Dad parked it ready to scrape snow, went to the hospital the next day, and went from hospital to physical rehab facility to skilled nursing to passing all within about 7 months. I started trying to get it started and...
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    I actually had the presence of mind to grab a picture of what came out
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    I drained the oil and there was a good stream of antifreeze that came out the oil pan before the oil did. Radiator has no coolant innit anymore, makes me think it was the full radiator contents in the oil pan
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    If the block is cracked is there any fixing it, or does that put me into replacement only territory?
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    3000 steering and hydraulic issues

    Pricing is not bad on that one, and I don’t have to have power steering, but one thing I have no idea about is if I converted it to manual steering gearbox, what else has to happen on the tractor, to keep from messing anything else up?
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    3000 steering and hydraulic issues

    Hopefully it is not just my wishful thinking, but it does appear to be the block that is broken. Here is another angle.
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    3000 steering and hydraulic issues

    I have a 1975 Ford 3000 that I’ve operated for a few years. I’ve not been able to use the hydraulics for a few years, but honestly, this is a bush hogging tractor and I’ve never had to deal with hydraulics much anyway. It’s been a good tractor and I’ve not had much in the way of trouble with it...
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    Is there any good way of diagnosing head gasket vs block as the source for the antifreeze leak, short of repairing the head gasket and if that doesn’t fix it you know the problem is the block?
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    Ford 4600-write it off?

    I have a Ford 4600 SU that belonged to my dad. It seems like it has several problems, and I’m not even remotely mechanical. Trying to get a sense of whether I should junk it or fix it. It sat for nearly 5 years, but was parked running and ready to use for winter with the blade on. That was the...
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