Recent content by Gold 871

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    Help finding parts for a ‘59 Ford Select-O-Speed tractor

    just behind the left footrest on a round plate you will find the disconnect. it is a shaft with flat sides, which has a retainer bolted over it. you remove the retainer then you can turn it with a wrench. it doesn't turn much, a quarter or half turn if i remember correctly
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    Help finding parts for a ‘59 Ford Select-O-Speed tractor

    For safety, I would also suggest that you disengage the transmission coupling on the round plate at the rear of the left footrest as you are trying to get engine running. Once running, the tractor can take off if transmission not exactly in park
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    Help finding parts for a ‘59 Ford Select-O-Speed tractor

    I would suggest that you find a wiring diagram for the select o speed tractor. These tractors originally had a starter button above the key, so turning the key would not crank the engine. There should also be a safety switch in the transmission so that it must be in park (possibly neutral?) for...
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    Pressure brake bleeder

    I bought the Motive pressure bleeder and it has worked well. I just purchase the different adapters as I need them I have used it on Volkswagen, GMC , and Lincoln
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    Thermal heat tool

    There is an article in the current issue of Red Power about this
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    farmall super A problem

    I had a similar noise on my Super A years ago. While the items noted above are possibilities, my problem was the nut on the shaft going into the reduction gear was loose. It is accessed under the domed cover plate under the seat behind the wheel
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    Farmall bn final drive making noise and jumping around

    I don’t know the torque value. I just made mine tight years ago and have not had the issue since
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    Face pin wrench set

    That is a good idea I have had my wife hold the tool to the gland net. As you can imagine, that doesn’t go over too well, but it worked
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    Face pin wrench set

    I have the OTC tool and have used it on several 580k cylinders and agree with the previous comment that it is hard to keep the tool in place I found it works best if the cylinder is horizontal and you are applying a downward force I have also heard of some heavy equipment mechanics using a large...
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    Another Gold!

    Years ago on one of the Ford boards was a discussion regarding the gold demonstrator paint color From my recollection it was a 1959 Mercury color … either a body color or engine color
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    Farmall bn final drive making noise and jumping around

    I have a Super A which has a similar final drive. I had a clunk noise when starting out. I found it to be a loose shaft nut under the dome shaped cover shown in you picture. Tightening that nut eliminated my noise. Just a possibile solution
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