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    On Snap, never did get around the replacing that fan belt...

    Bertha is still happy using this v-link belt! Was thinking the other day i should buy a spare one. Pete
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    My '66 4500 with a 740 loader the cylinders have the older ? style end cap where there is two large notches you need to grab and turn it out/in . the tool i got worked fine. Probably could have just made one from some heavy angle iron. I was happily surprised to find it really wasn't that...
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    Zehn, Not sure what you mean by bend the ring. Bought a removal tool that did work well reassembling it. Link to original thread. Hope this helps, Pete https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1545157
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    Idea for cold weather diesel starts. DUH, This is so sim

    Bern, My tractor is only used occasionally to clear heavy snow or break up ice covered gravel driveway. Yes, she gave my her old hair dryer. DIY Pete
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    Ford 740 Loader 90 degree swivel connector ?

    The last local NH Dealer I visited ripped my retail lungs out as I live in one of those Oh, you're from York, price is double towns. No one here seems to do anything themselves. I'm living in charge the crap outta of them territory. Besides, now that I'm mostly retired, got to be as frugal...
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    Ford 740 Loader 90 degree swivel connector ?

    Yes, but they want a damn arm and a leg for it AND when I gave them the cylinder with the upper 90 degree elbow still on it they "lost" that 90 elbow and the hose they made my was NOT a swivel. Pete
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    Idea for cold weather diesel starts. DUH, This is so sim

    OMG. this enables my '66 Ford 4500 diesel to start like it a hot summer day. Borrowed wife's blow dryer and stuck it in the air intake hose on Hi heat, high speed. Starts up like its summer. [/img:2c78b77fe9]
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    Ford 740 Loader 90 degree swivel connector ?

    740 Loader on my '66 Ford 4500. Need to get 90 degree swivel end for when I replace this hose. Having a hard time understanding which size I should get? There are swivels on a replaced hose to the bucket that say Eaton and have the nbr 10 on them. Can anyone help with what size I need from...
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    Post reseal update #2 Been a few weeks now and have worked the 4500 hard clearing snow. Cylinder dry as a bone. Pete
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    Tks to all that helped and read my post too. Got the cylinder back together yesterday and actually got it back on, tested on the tractor today. Haven't worked it hard yet but it did go UP/Down just fine and didn't leak a drop. Fingers crossed it stays that way. Pete tks
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    Jim, Tks, I think it understand now. The open (concave sides) go towards the hydro inlet in the pics. So at the Large Cap nut end they face down towards the middle inside the gland At the bottom on the end of the inner rod they also face down towards the end nut. Totally ROOKIE! This is my...
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    Open lips of the packing rings go towards the oil pressure. So the pressure comes from the middle of the cylinder? That's how a ROOKIE like me reads that. Or is it each end of the cylinder? These lift cylinders are dual acting.
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    Thanks Shaun and Jim. Ill be sooo happy to get the 4500 back in action . I desperately need its ice chains to tear up the thick sheets of ice on the driveway. Pete
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    Ford 740 Loader Lift Cylinder reseal ?'s

    I did NOT disassemble this so I dont have any before pics . Anyone help on which way the packings go into the glan? Think I go it right . not sure which direction , concave or convex side should face into the glan. Tks, Pete [/img:ac0cb3da89]
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    Ford 4500 belt change

    V-Link Belt on my 4500 for years now. https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1109183 This post was edited by PeteTheRookie on 02/04/2022 at 04:25 pm.
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