Ford 240 disc versus a 241 disc

Jo-ker

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Been lookin at adding a Ford disc to my collection. Spotted a 14 foot 240 at an auction.Actually a heavy looking disc. The gangs are held
together by a welded angle iron construction. Someone told me it was built by White. The 241 was a 12 foot disc with heavy tube
construction.Im more familiar with the tube construction, im running a 14 foot dunham lear disc. Its rather a light disc and has trouble
with penetrating hard ground.Im on sand so its not that big an issue.On the plus side, its easy to take apart to replace blades and bearings, and then bolts together easy. My
question is the Ford 240 disc, once you take it apart and add new bearings and blades,which changes the length of the gang assembly,(it maybe shorter or longer) how do you get it to fit and bolt back on the welded
cross supports. Anybody run one of these Ford discs?
 
Hi Joker

Why would putting on new discs and bearings change the length of each gang? Unless you use a different thickness of disc or a different width of bearing everything should just bolt up with a bit of a wiggle. Mind you I did put a set of slightly thicker discs on our wheeled offset they were 1 mm (millimetre) thicker and that made the gang 5 mm longer or fifth of an inch so a bit tighter to get back on the machine. Main advantage the discs being thicker plate lasted slightly longer. If you get the right parts minimal issues unless I am missing something. Matt
 
Hi Matt, thanks for the reply. Lots of times the right parts are over priced from the dealerships. I take my chances on good quality from offshore (ie Brazil), thats when things dont always line-up.
Just tryin to get equipment back in the field without breakin the bank.
 
I have an older Ford disk, a 224. I also briefly had a 230, which is essentially the same but newer. They were considered 'heavy duty' models, and were made by Pittsburgh Mfg. (Ford's relationship with Pittsburgh goes back at least to the early '50's) The 241 appears to be very similar in weight and construction to the 224/230. Not sure who made it.
The 240 was indeed made by White. They are popular, but are not as heavy as the 241 or 224/230. I've looked at several at auctions, but never got serious about buying one because they seem so light compared to my 224. Personally, I'd go for the 241... or an older 230/224.
 
Thanks fordfarmer for shedding light on the topic and clearing up the issue.I have found a 224 which i will go look at shortly, Ford had so many number variations its hard to keep track of them.
 
That is the way Ford built and NH is no better there parts system is tough t say the least but they are trying to catch up with JD
 
Hi Joker

I hear you with the parts price. Take care I used Brazillian made disks once and they were cheap but did not last. Non genuine is no problem as long as the parts measure the same as the original.
 

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