New Ford 3400 questions

johnlobb · Jul 1, 2015

My neighbor just bought a 1965 Ford 3400 with 3 point and front loader. Check the pics out and 1. Is there anything about this model he should know? Its a 3 cyl gas model.
2. When he replaces hydraulic hoses, is there anywhere he should bleed?. Thanks for looking. It does have a small leak where the red bucket is. The left rear wheel is new and the tires are made in Poland.

JMOR · Jul 1, 2015

(quoted from post at 16:28:02 07/01/15) My neighbor just bought a 1965 Ford 3400 with 3 point and front loader. Check the pics out and 1. Is there anything about this model he should know? Its a 3 cyl gas model.
2. When he replaces hydraulic hoses, is there anywhere he should bleed?. Thanks for looking. It does have a small leak where the red bucket is. The left rear wheel is new and the tires are made in Poland.

nswer to #1 and it should cover all the rest.......,get a set of Maintenance Manuals for that model.

johnlobb · Jul 1, 2015

A complete set of maintenance manuals came with it.

BigDanT · Jul 1, 2015

John, I've got one...good little tractor. Pretty much the same as a 3000 except for a few things...front axle, power steering cylinders, neck size on fuel tank, cast centers on wheels etc. I noticed his loader frame was broke, same place as mine same kind of repair too. Comes with different transmissions, mine has 6-4, wish it was the 8 speed. No need to bleed hydraulics, will self bleed with that front mounted pump. There is a filter in the bottom of the loader frame just in front of left wheel and the frame is the fluid reservoir for the loader. Can't tell from the pics where the leak is coming. Dan

JMOR · Jul 1, 2015

(quoted from post at 17:14:45 07/01/15) A complete set of maintenance manuals came with it.

xcellent! That is rare.

johnlobb · Jul 1, 2015

From what I understand, the tractor was owned by a school system north or northwest of Lansing, MI. He also got another set of plugs, points and condenser and some hydraulic fluid. It seems to start and run well. The distributor cap and wires look older, I'm going to advise him to get those and a new rotor in case he has problems.

shaun wallace · Jul 1, 2015

From where bucket is setting Id say brake shaft seal/s

Cam50 · Jul 1, 2015

I have a diesel with a 6x4 manual trans. Been a very dependable one so far. Wish it had live power tho'. Loader hydraulics really over power tractor weight so be cautious with heavy off center lifting with the bucket.

Sean in PA · Jul 1, 2015

If you're just talking about hoses on the loader, then no, there's no need to bleed anything. A few cycles of all cylinders from fully retracted to fully extended and back should clear any air out of the lines.

cdmn · Jul 2, 2015

There are tapped holes under the tractor that hold the drawbar bracket to the housing. Sometimes
the screws can be installed too far and pop off about 1/8" of casting and let the fluid leak out around the screw threads.
You need to seal the threads where it leaks. Be careful. Don't do it on the others, or you might have a dab of sealant inside the hole, and the hydraulic pressure of driving the screw in will
pop off the casting.
If you want to go to extreme, you could drill a tiny hole through the center of the screw, or grind a small slot along the threads. (I don't like blind holes.)

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