Tom Joseph
Member
The 5000 tractor optioned for grove use I mentioned in this forum before lives! We drove the 2 hours over there this Saturday and found that with all the rains, the tractor was in about 8 inches of standing water. Our work truck sank to the frame on the way in! Now we are in the middle of the swamp and very stuck, no choice but to resurrect the tractor which has been sitting for 6+ years. My son and I wadded in with all the tools, battery, fuel etc. and installed a new injector pump, filters and such. We bled the system and she fired up almost immediately! So two hours after arrival we had out ford 5000 pulling out the work truck with no effort at all. I have little experience with tractors so far. I believe I have a stuck clutch. Pedal feels fine but you really have play with it to get it in gear with out grinding. Seemed to work better by putting Hi/Lo in to neutral and then getting it into gear and then shift the Hi/Lo. Any thoughts on what to do?