Ford 2910 lcg

I recently purchased a ford 2910 lcg at a auction. I purchased it cheap and I'm planning on converting it a ag tractor with 14.9-28s and 6.50-16s in the front. I noticed a couple other alterations I need to make like the axle knees, spindles and risers on the fenders. I also saw on tractordata.com that the hydraulics only hold about 6 gallons compared to about 12 gallons in the ag version. Visually the rear end apears to be the same. Can anyone give any info to why this is? Is it a different or lighter rear? And are there any other differences?

If I were to guess... the rear end is separate from the transmission... So you would need to check each compartment for fluid levels????

Your tractor is a bit newer than I'm used to
working on.
Does it have the double reduction rear axle
with wet inboard brakes like a 3910 or is it
still the single reduction with dry outboard
brakes? IE, brake drums or not?
If single reduction, that might explain the
difference in the volume of oil in the rear
end - though I suspect the 12 gal volume is
incorrect.
Also, what size tires is on it now?
The older LCG with single reduction used a
much taller ring and pinion ratio than their
ag sisters. Made up for the shorty tires
they used. 14.9X28 us a pretty tall tire and
might make your tractor too fast for some
purposes. Most guys who have done that type
of conversion on the older ones have used a
much shorter 12.4X28 or even a 13.6X28 as a
compromise for too fast of ground speed.
I would suggest you do a bit more research
on ring and pinion ratios before you plunk
your $ down on too big of rear tires.
By the way,
Welcome to the Ford board.
Lot of great guys here with lots of good
info on the older Fords.

From the info on tractordata.com, both versions
have a certain amount of fluid for the rear and the
trans so I would assume that they are sperate.

This has in board brakes. What what I have read, it is very similar to the 3910, the displacement of the engine seems to be the only difference that i can see. I'm not 100% sure about the ring and pinion but the top speed of the ag version is 18.3 mph and the top speed for the lcg is 14.7 mph. I'd think if I put 14.9-28s on it would be close. 18.4-16"s are on it now.

And thank you! I appreciate any help.

All I can say is do your homework on the R&P.
It would suck to have too fast a tractor.
You might as well have bought an 8N then

PS,
Tractor Data is a good rough guide but it does have a lot of misinformation.
I will bet you dollars to donuts that 12 gal figure is wrong.

I agree. I will do that. I am going to contact the local ford newholland dealership this coming week but sometimes they don't have the answers I need.

Do not trust tractordata.com.

Though uncertain, I expect that the hydraulic fluid capacity is the same for the LCG as it is for the AG model. Check with your CNH dealer to verify.

My neighbor bought a 2910 LCG from a golf gourse a few years ago and converted the rims/tires but not the spindles to 16" front and 28" rear AG versions.

Without replacing the LCG spindles, the tractor sloped downhill badly and looked odd.

Like UD, I advise you to consider gearing. The ground speed of the neighbors tractor was quite high after conversion but since he used it only to rake hay and it had a dual range 4X2 transmission, it was not much of an issue. I have not seen it for some time and suspect that he has sold it.

Dean

But they get better milage going downhill don't they?
My 3000 with LCG spindles and 14" car tires.
12.4s on the rear.

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Thanks for the info. I purchased this at a auction about a month ago for $2000. PSU purchased it new and then traded it in for a new kioti. The dealership had a auction which is where I got it. It has about 3100 hrs on it and it was obvious that it was taken care of. No dents, breaks or welds and it starts up in 25 degree weather like it does in 70 degree weather. This would also be my raking and tedding tractor and odd job tractor. I got it cheap enough that i could flip it and make money but I would really like to keep it as long as I don't have to do a ton of work to it. I already have the axle knees from a different tractor that I had and they will work and I have located all the rims and tires that i would need. To update the tractor without going inside to change the gearing I'd have about $3200 into the whole thing. How hard of a job is it to change the ring gear?

Take everything on tractordata.com with a grain of salt. They are wrong almost as much as they are correct.

The parts site is getting almost as bad as tractordata. It does show a different part number for the left side front axle section for the 2910 LCG vs. the ag, same part number as for the 230A and 530A, which were also LCG tractors made at the same time, but it does not list the 2910 LCG in the description for the right side front axle section for the 230A and 530A, but I would assume that the2910 LCG would use that part. It does not mention a separate rear axle center housing for the 2910 LCG, but it does list a separate part number for the 530A, so it's anybody's guess as to whether the 2910 LCG uses the center housing that the 2910 ag uses or if it uses the one that the 230A uses. The 2910 has the wet inboard brakes and the 530A has the dry outboard drum brakes, so if the 2910 LCG uses the same rear axle as the 530A that would explain the lower fluid capacity, but if it uses the same rear axle as the 2910 ag then i would assume that it has the same fluid capacity.

In looking deeper, I did find a reference to the 2910 LCG in the parts page for the 2910 rear axle in that the LCG uses a different part number for the axle shaft as the ag if it came from the factory with dual rear wheels, so it looks like the LCG uses the rear axle with the wet inboard brakes and would therefore have the same fluid capacity as the regular 2910 ag tractor. An owner's manual would tell you for sure.

Thanks for the info sean. Im going to check with a
dealer today. Ill post any info that i would find.

I talked to a someone in messicks service dept and he said that everything is the same on the lcg 2910s with the exception of the height differences, wheels, front axle knees, spindles, and fender risers. Thanks for the help to everyone!