(quoted from post at 04:06:29 09/12/16) do this look familiar?
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Well, you have seen my tractor. Still have it. I have a loader on it. It is a beast on my farm.
Mine has a Schindler front axle, looks like yours does also. Other than my pictures, there are no parts list out there. But if you are mechanically inclined, you can size, and find spares or get a machine shop to custom fabricate.
Mine has a FORD OEM transfer (Brit use only) and brake assembly, not sure what you have. The illustrations are listed on the FNH site, but most transfer parts are NLA. You can get some seals and brake pads, but little else.
Front axle is Metric on MINE. Therefore the bearings and u-joints are metric. Once you get your head into metric sizes and measure them, they are available. But if you use SAE measurements, you will have no luck.
Why do I say this? I had the joint in my hand, and 7 parts shops couldn't find the size, because no matter what I said they wanted to use SAE. I said screw these idiots and finally went online, ordered the parts with metric size, they came in and I installed them. Easy. I wasted my time. I even took my entire drive shaft for repair, and after more time wasted easily fixed it. You would think by now that part shops and tractor repair would understand metric sizes, but no, they do not, at least here in Virginia and NC. Sorry for ranting, but for me, working a full time job and farming, nothing is more valuable than time. Even time wasted to mistakes and ignorance is inexcusable and cause for a rant. Sorry.
My rear end is unique due to FWD. Where the bull gear accepts the transfer has some unique parts. I know this because I split my tractor, tore down my rear end and replaced all leaking gaskets and seals.
To date, I have rebuilt my drive shaft, replace the differential seal, bearings ect. My next project is to replace the u-joints inside the steering knuckles. Grease fitting are broke and it is just time till the joints fail, like in the next 20 years.
mine has power steering Ford After market cylinder on LH tie rod. Steers well.
The tractor is built like a tank, this is a good bulletproof design.
The only real problem I had was bolts that became loose on the front axle steering knuckle. Nothing worked to stop it. Until I installed NordLock washer on new bolts, and installed. Pricey washers, but well worth it.
There are two of these tractors broke because these bolts fall out, and the knuckles are NLA and hard to repair. With no bolts, the knuckle cracks or breaks. One fella in Alabama and another in NC had the same problem, and to this date, I do not know whether they are fixed. Likely fixed, they stopped contacting me. Not sure.
I am in contact with about 5 other tractor owners who have issues and we sort them out.
My tractor gets quite a lot of use. I feed round bales in the winter with it, especially. I use it to move my trailers around, because my farm is not flat, and often I can get a 4WD truck stuck with trailer. So when I load cows, the beast brings them out of the pasture. I pull trees and move brush with it, making new pastures.
I like oddball- good equipment, and the Ford 4000 with this kit, certainly fits both criteria.
Wayne