Ford 7500 Tach/speedometer?

[Cutlass327]

Does anyone know where to find one? All of the ones I have coming up in searches are the 4 speed and 5 speed ones. Mine is a 1974 Ford 7500 with a 3 speed and turbo diesel.

 

[Welding man]

I have owned and worked on a lot of Ford tractors, but I have never seen or heard of a 7500. Do you have a picture?

 

[Fordfarmer]

I have owned and worked on a lot of Ford tractors, but I have never seen or heard of a 7500. Do you have a picture?

It's a tractor-loader-backhoe. Same engine and rear axle as a 7000.

 

[Fordfarmer]

Does anyone know where to find one? All of the ones I have coming up in searches are the 4 speed and 5 speed ones. Mine is a 1974 Ford 7500 with a 3 speed and turbo diesel.

I have very limited experience with any of the industrial models, but I would expect it to have the same tach/dash cluster as ag models of its time. Those would have a tach, but no speedometer.

 

[Cutlass327]

I have very limited experience with any of the industrial models, but I would expect it to have the same tach/dash cluster as ag models of its time. Those would have a tach, but no speedometer.

Do you have a picture of one? On mine the face is completely faded away and no needle or glass.

Everything I find when searching has speed marks by gear and RPM, so I'm just guessing that this one would be the same..

 

[Keith Williams]

Do you have a picture of one? On mine the face is completely faded away and no needle or glass.

Everything I find when searching has speed marks by gear and RPM, so I'm just guessing that this one would be the same..

Sorry, I now see everything I wrote below was assuming it was like my 7200. Destroked 450 has it right.

It is not, only RPM. They put a decal that had speed and RPM by gear. They realized that tire size affected speed and put a decal for the speed with the tires on that tractor.
The cluster also gave you fuel level and coolant temp along with idiot lights for oil pressure and charging plus, an hour counter.
That age of cluster was clockwise.
That one also used a voltage stabilizer to limit voltage.
Look for one for a 7000. Available for 110 on this site.
Keith

 

[Destroked 450]

According to New Holland parts search the tach for a 73/75 model 7500 is the same as one used in the 8000/8600, 9000/9600 ag tractors as well as the 5500/5550 industrial models
Original # D5NN17360C
New # 87475821
Discontinued, available aftermarket or rebuilt, pricy
Best option is used

 

[Cutlass327]

Keith, it sounds like you are describing the rectangular cluster type thing, which mine does not have.

Mine has all individual round mechanical (or electrical) gauges for trans temp, hydraulic temp, tach, etc. I'm at Scout Camp this week, so when I get home Saturday I'll take a picture and post here.

EDIT:

Thanks to Destroked, I found this diagram.

For the cost of the replacement, is there a "universal" tach that will work? I'm not concerned about originality.

 

[Destroked 450]

It is not, only RPM. They put a decal that had speed and RPM by gear. They realized that tire size affected speed and put a decal for the speed with the tires on that tractor.
The cluster also gave you fuel level and coolant temp along with idiot lights for oil pressure and charging plus, an hour counter.
That age of cluster was clockwise.
That one also used a voltage stabilizer to limit voltage.
Look for one for a 7000. Available for 110 on this site.
Keith

7000 cluster will not fit
No gear speed indicators on Ford tachs after 1964
This is the one NH parts shows to fit

 

[Fordfarmer]

Sorry, I now see everything I wrote below was assuming it was like my 7200. Destroked 450 has it right.

It is not, only RPM. They put a decal that had speed and RPM by gear. They realized that tire size affected speed and put a decal for the speed with the tires on that tractor.
The cluster also gave you fuel level and coolant temp along with idiot lights for oil pressure and charging plus, an hour counter.
That age of cluster was clockwise.
That one also used a voltage stabilizer to limit voltage.
Look for one for a 7000. Available for 110 on this site.
Keith

I assumed it would be like a 7000/7200, also.

 

[sotxbill]

Does anyone know where to find one? All of the ones I have coming up in searches are the 4 speed and 5 speed ones. Mine is a 1974 Ford 7500 with a 3 speed and turbo diesel.

Allstate seems to have reman and used both forsale.

 

[Sean in PA]

Yeah, from the parts site, that 7500 was only made from '73-'75 and it was only available with a 3x3 torque converter powershift transmission.

 

[Sean in PA]

The part number for the tach shows as C7NN17360A, and tractor-part.com claims that AMS Parts in Middletown OH has one in stock:

Link to search for C7NN17360A on tractor-part.com

 

[Fordfarmer]

Yeah, from the parts site, that 7500 was only made from '73-'75 and it was only available with a 3x3 torque converter powershift transmission.

Replaced by the 750 in 1976... I wonder how much changed.