power steering pump/ $1000 tractor

[Mark from Wisconsin]

Hi, Photos show a tractor with 841 features that has the model number on the transmission case of 821. The photos show the power steering pump with a handy fill accessory that a previous owner installed. This was done to make daily fills to the power steering easily. The inventor of this found a solution to the about 5 leaks in the ps system. Just thought I would share this solution for all the leaky Ford power steering systems that are out there. Anyone have a good cover for me to start fixing up this tractor and bring it back to some originality. Mark my email is open

 

[john_Bud]

You want to get rid of that beautiful red neck engineering? Huh. I thought you were going into business selling the "upgrade"!


(sorry, no don't have any spares)

 

[souNdguy]

I can tell you for sure when i pull my cap off again on my 850 to do a fitler or whatnot, I and 100% for sure adding in a pipe nipple or something ( smaller than that )so i can top off oil without an act of congress getting the cap off thru my loader arms.

soundguy

 

[souNdguy]

i have a loade ron my 850.. and as hard as the dern caps are to get off with a laoder frame in the way.. that actually ain't a bad idea. I will be doing something similar though smaller and more elegant to mine. i may weld or braze on a pipe bushing, and a plug in it, so i can simply pull the plug out of the bushing to top off oil.

soundguy

 

[FORD 1710]

That unmodified lid ( and probably pump ) are found on large Ford trucks of the 60's and 70's ( maybe 80's too ) I've also seen it on 60's clark forklifts. Some have a small fill cap pre installed.

I'm pretty sure the pump is a Vickers.

 

[Bern]

That's pretty redneck alright. At least he could have made that pipe half the length so it did not protrude past the hood.

Better yet, fix the leaks!

 

[oldhousehugger]

Don't forget the rubber hose and hose clamps. They were Ford OEM on the 4500 loader frame. What a nightmare. But hey it has it's uses.
John

 

[souNdguy]

i've got a superior loader that has hardlines along the arms and hoses to / from then and some darn stubborn hose clamping system on it that makes it darn near impossible to change 1 hose without taking both apart..


soundguy