Hello, first post.
I recently acquired a Ford 3000 (1966 or 1967 Belgium made tractor I think) from a friend.
So far, all major mechanical features of this tractor work. It smokes a bit all the time, but not enough to alarm me. I intend to restore it and have a few questions.
A.) IS SPLITTING THE TRACTOR IN HALF REQUIRED TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH? - I noticed that you cannot engage the PTO without pressing the clutch all the way down even with the floorboard and its still a little rough then. This does not seem normal in comparison to other tractors of the same period I have experience with like Deutz or Allis-Chalmers.
B.) SHOULD I CONSIDER DOING A TOP-END REBUILD? It smokes a decent amount under all loads and when the motor is running faster than say 1,000-1,100 RPM. The instrument panel hasn't worked in some time so I have no ideal of hours on the tractor, I'd hazard a guess at less than 3,000 though. It seems a little sluggish to pull itself in top gear.
C.) IF I DO A TOP END REBUILD, SHOULD I PURCHASE STANDARD PISTONS OR GO FOR 0.020 OVER PISTONS TO BE SAFE?
D.) ANY BALLPARK FIGURES ON WHAT A DECENT PRICE IS FOR SPLITTING THE TRACTOR IN HALF TO ADD A NEW CLUTCH?
E.) ANY BALLPARK FIGURES ON WHAT A DECENT PRICE IS FOR A TOP END REBUILD BARRING NO MAJOR OBSTACLES ARE PRESENT?
Thank you very much in advance. I'll try and post a picture of my father bush hogging to give you an idea of the smoke/ring conditions.[/b]
I recently acquired a Ford 3000 (1966 or 1967 Belgium made tractor I think) from a friend.
So far, all major mechanical features of this tractor work. It smokes a bit all the time, but not enough to alarm me. I intend to restore it and have a few questions.
A.) IS SPLITTING THE TRACTOR IN HALF REQUIRED TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH? - I noticed that you cannot engage the PTO without pressing the clutch all the way down even with the floorboard and its still a little rough then. This does not seem normal in comparison to other tractors of the same period I have experience with like Deutz or Allis-Chalmers.
B.) SHOULD I CONSIDER DOING A TOP-END REBUILD? It smokes a decent amount under all loads and when the motor is running faster than say 1,000-1,100 RPM. The instrument panel hasn't worked in some time so I have no ideal of hours on the tractor, I'd hazard a guess at less than 3,000 though. It seems a little sluggish to pull itself in top gear.
C.) IF I DO A TOP END REBUILD, SHOULD I PURCHASE STANDARD PISTONS OR GO FOR 0.020 OVER PISTONS TO BE SAFE?
D.) ANY BALLPARK FIGURES ON WHAT A DECENT PRICE IS FOR SPLITTING THE TRACTOR IN HALF TO ADD A NEW CLUTCH?
E.) ANY BALLPARK FIGURES ON WHAT A DECENT PRICE IS FOR A TOP END REBUILD BARRING NO MAJOR OBSTACLES ARE PRESENT?
Thank you very much in advance. I'll try and post a picture of my father bush hogging to give you an idea of the smoke/ring conditions.[/b]