I have had my Ford 3000 (may be a 2000) for over a year. Bought it from an old farmer, who said he didnt know much about it, but he felt it was worth the money since someone had replaced the radiator, and it ran smooth to me. Said it was a 3000, but after reading some of the posts on here and others I feel like it may be a 2000. On the side of the engine behind the starter there is a impressed number starting with a "B", then follows with a 99....
I havent been a great owner til now. I abused the tractor while bush hogging, and didnt pay much attention to it afterwards. I let the oil go almost dry, and eventually had to replace the clutch after a bad leak at the bottom of the housing. I didnt give it the attention it deserved, and failed to be a good owner of a beautiful piece of machinery. Mainly because I didnt know enough about it to know how to properly care and maintain my tractor.
It continues to do what is asked of it everyday, and now I have begun to really pay close attention to every part of the tractor. I just painted the grill today, and have cleaned most of the tractor to where its not an eyesore anymore. I have alot to do to it to bring it back to what it was when it was new. I bush hog a 10 acre plot, that is overgrown with brush and many, many stumps. I had the lumber cut out of the back of the property to farm it, but having a hard time trying to figure out how to remove all of the stumps. its been hard on the old bush hog too!
Today, I was looking behind the grill after I removed it, and found what looked like an air filter. So, I took the bottom of the housing off to see what type of filter it had and to see if the thing was dirty. To my surprise I find a bowl at the bottom holding about a quart of oil (motor oil?). I tried to see where it was coming from and found that there was a "half moon" shaped end at the bottom. Whew! Can someone tell me what this is? Is it an air filter that is self lubricating as I read in the manual somewhere. I do have a manual.
Secondly, when I engage the PTO I find that the gears grind until it "pops" into gear. And although I lower the engine to idle speed it still grinds into gear. I know that the clutch must play a part in that right?
Please dont answer back with some sarcasm. I know enough now to split the tractor, and I have also removed and replaced the fuel lines. (Diesel by the way). I plan to continue to improve my tractor on an day to day basis, and have decided to keep it in the shop now until I build a lean-too that can cover it from the sun and rain.
Thanks for your help in advance.
I havent been a great owner til now. I abused the tractor while bush hogging, and didnt pay much attention to it afterwards. I let the oil go almost dry, and eventually had to replace the clutch after a bad leak at the bottom of the housing. I didnt give it the attention it deserved, and failed to be a good owner of a beautiful piece of machinery. Mainly because I didnt know enough about it to know how to properly care and maintain my tractor.
It continues to do what is asked of it everyday, and now I have begun to really pay close attention to every part of the tractor. I just painted the grill today, and have cleaned most of the tractor to where its not an eyesore anymore. I have alot to do to it to bring it back to what it was when it was new. I bush hog a 10 acre plot, that is overgrown with brush and many, many stumps. I had the lumber cut out of the back of the property to farm it, but having a hard time trying to figure out how to remove all of the stumps. its been hard on the old bush hog too!
Today, I was looking behind the grill after I removed it, and found what looked like an air filter. So, I took the bottom of the housing off to see what type of filter it had and to see if the thing was dirty. To my surprise I find a bowl at the bottom holding about a quart of oil (motor oil?). I tried to see where it was coming from and found that there was a "half moon" shaped end at the bottom. Whew! Can someone tell me what this is? Is it an air filter that is self lubricating as I read in the manual somewhere. I do have a manual.
Secondly, when I engage the PTO I find that the gears grind until it "pops" into gear. And although I lower the engine to idle speed it still grinds into gear. I know that the clutch must play a part in that right?
Please dont answer back with some sarcasm. I know enough now to split the tractor, and I have also removed and replaced the fuel lines. (Diesel by the way). I plan to continue to improve my tractor on an day to day basis, and have decided to keep it in the shop now until I build a lean-too that can cover it from the sun and rain.
Thanks for your help in advance.