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Mark Schutte

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I use to have two ford 3600s. I sold one to a friend and kept one for my property. The one I kept is a couple years older but has less than 600 hours on it. This one does not have the air cleaner cap on the side of the hood. What's the best way to get to it, pull the grill out?
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That's one of the drawbacks to having that front grill guard on a tractor. It makes it hard to get the grill off.

That is a nice looking 3600. With only 600 hours on it, why was the seat replaced? It seems that an original seat is one of the most rare parts you can find on a tractor.
 
If it does not have the cap on the side to service the air filter, then it most likely has the oil bath air filter and yes, you have to remove the grill to service that. Should be only two thumb screws at the top holding the grill in, then the top tilts forward and the grill should lift out. No need to remove the grill guard.

You should be checking the oil level daily (or every time you use the tractor if it's not seeing daily use) or every 10 hours of use, whichever comes first. The oil level being high means that there's dirt in it, and when it gets 1/4 inch higher than the full mark you should discard the oil, clean the inner cup and outer bowl and fill them to the fill mark on the inner cup.

Also, every 600 hours the entire housing should be removed and everything should be cleaned, including the mesh screen inside the upper housing.
 
Thanks for the info! I was wondering the
same thing about the seat not being
original. I do not have an official answer
on that since im not the original owner.
I would guess the seats were switched
because this one is more comfortable. Ive
seen some pretty crazy seats put on
tractors and the original one being taken
off. I saw a ford 901 narrow front tractor
that had a captain's chair from a panel
van put in place of the original seat.
Very hideous but apparently the owner
liked it?
 
nice 3600 mark,i have a 1979 model.It has over 7700 hrs(700hrs on a rebuild)and over the years i have had many rough operators drive it,it still strong as hell,starts excellent in the cold,and just keeps going, its bullet proof! Will try and post a pic
 
Low hours doesn't mean that a lot of years haven't passed, and seats can go bad just from sitting in a lot of possible ways. If they're put away damp they can get mold, or if they're left out in the rain and sun the vinyl will dry and crack, etc.
 

No doubt time is an enemy. It's one of my things, though. An original tractor seat is as rare as anything.

I have a bit of an obsession with it. It's probably because no one reproduces tractor seats for the 1970's fords. I figured Mark replaced the seat, himself. With the rest of the tractor in such good shape, I was just curious.

One of the things I remember the most, and was most fascinated with when our Ford 7200 was new, was the seat. It reminded me of blue waffles. It had crisp edges to the pattern. I haven't seen that pattern since it was replaced. The new New Holland tractors have gone back to a blue color that I also really like. My third favorite Ford tractor seat would be the series II Q cab seats that were black fabric with a vibrant blue horizontal stripe pattern. When they were new, they looked so good. (My opinion, of course)
 
I've seen my fair share o Farmall cubs with woods L59 mowers and van captain's chairs! Seems that the guys who used them to mow the grass didn't care what it looked like as long as it was comfy! LOL
 
Pull the grill. If it's got the oil bath air cleaner that's how you clean them. If it's actually got an Air-Maze shoe horned in there... then you're going to have to remove the air cleaner to get the filter out. An annoyance but not that big of a deal...

Rod
 
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