Recent content by JimFord850

  1. J

    R4 Industrial Tires

    All your replies confirm what I have read and been told. I appreciate all your inputs and based on what I will use the tractor for the R4s are not an option. Thanks again.
  2. J

    R4 Industrial Tires

    Are R4 Industrial tires as bad on snow and ice as some of the articles seem to indicate? Others indicate they are good if the tires (back) are loaded, have 4 wheel drive, and rear diff lock. I am looking at a New Holland Boomer 35 or TC35. This is Michigan, we get snow and we have a 1/2 mile...
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    Fixed wires on Briggs

    Thanks to everyone who gave advise on re-wiring the riding mower I bought. I got it wired today. I haven't bothered with headlights yet. They might have been wired to the AC wire from the Briggs engine which would make the on when the engine is running. Or, they could be battery run through...
  4. J

    Ford 850 Gas Tank Bracket

    The top item came off the tractor the bottom came with the new tank. The angle iron is just holding the top piece of the bracket together. Hope the picture uploads.
  5. J

    Ford 850 Gas Tank Bracket

    I have a Ford 1955 850. All gas tanks I see online have the tank seam on the bottom of the tank and all have the same flat back bracket shown. My tank has the seam about 2" from the bottom of the tank and back bracket is a metal bar about 1 1/2" wide, 3/8" thick, and the length of the tank...
  6. J

    Ford 3000 Hydraulics

    Could you tell me where to check the hydraulic fluid level on a 1966 Ford 3000. Getting a jerky motion with implement on the back.
  7. J

    Paint Color for Ford 850

    What is the correct paint color for the grey on a Ford 850? What I have seen looks like a light grey but when I look on TISCO website they indicate Medium Grey for tractors (1948 - 1964) and Light Grey for (1965 & newer). Their codes Medium Grey (TP240) and Light Grey (TP330).
  8. J

    8 volt battery

    Thanks for the info. I'll either fix my problems with the 6v or go to a 12v. Probably have to take a couple of those former friends off my Xmas card list.
  9. J

    8 volt battery

    Are there any problems using an 8 volt battery in a Ford 850 positive ground 6 volt system? I have been told no problem and also not to do it. Is the 8 volt put on a charger at 6 or 12 volts?
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