ZTU w/hyd.

[spink885]

Need some help guys! My Grandpa had a '47 Z and a '45 I belive. I'm going to start restoring the '47 as soon as I finsh my JD A and sell it. The '45 been taken to the junk yard as it's was no good but did save some parts off it. The '47 will now have a cast sterring wheel and the round crown fenders. Have both engiens, but one has a hyd. pump on it. As far as I know the ZTU never had hyd. on them. My Grandpa died 3 years ago so can't ask him. Will get the numbers off the engien and some pics as soon as I can. Thanks for any info.

 

[G. L. Perry]

Yes they did, an option. Pump mounts on side cover, metal lines back to fluid box/control under gas tank, then rod linkage somewhere near operator. Usually just for cultivator lifting by using maybe a Jackshaft behind/below gas tank area or a Jack along side seat or on implements. I've been getting manuals on the diff hook-ups for z and R tractors. These are not real strong units I am told, not for 3pt or loaders then.

 

[spink885]

Any way I could get some copies on what you got? I want to use the hyd. for like the sickle I got and stuff. I did save the cult. bracket off the '45 to put on. Thing is by the time I was around the Z been torn down and Grandpa had a Deere 4240 and 2440 to farm with. Never had the molines around so I don't know much on the stuff that hooked up to them.

 

[Alan K]

Yes hydraulic was available to ad on to the ZTs. I think the Uni-Matic first came out on the 1949 models, namely the ZA and R and the U. They made "bundles" with all the equipment to install them on previous model tractors that didnt come with it from the factory. I have some service bulletins somewhere on it.

 

[Ill John]

One thing you need to know, the check valve is in the MM hyd cyl, it won't hold a regular cyl in any position, it'll move it, but not hold it.

 

[Alan K]

Good point John, forgot to mention that.

 

[spink885]

Yeah I did know I had to use the MM hyd cyl. I've got a total of 3 of them.