My 1971 4500 TLB project lives

ptfarmer · Jun 13, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI8iljYWlK0

I had one rocker arm that was hard to adjust compared to the others. The "tinking" sound you can't hear it when you are standing next to it, but the cell phone I used to shoot the video sure picked it up. New valves, and stuff so it sounds like one valve got a little tight.

JF in MI · Jun 14, 2018

With the air cleaner off, let alone the muffler, I can't hear myself yell when my 4500 is running. Maybe it was your phone clicking. Also, is the engine supposed to be yellow or
blue in '71?

ptfarmer · Jun 14, 2018

JF in MI, that maybe possible that the phone was creating the metallic clicking sound. I had the phone pretty close to my head while I was listening for any sounds. This one was all yellow, I swapped out the 4x4 converter transmission to a regular 6x2 manual trans since it will be used on our farm.

Destroked 450 · Jun 14, 2018

I think they switched to all yellow in 70 or 71, my 69 model has a blue chassis with yellow tin and wheels.

NCMichael · Jun 15, 2018

(quoted from post at 10:03:07 06/14/18)
I think they switched to all yellow in 70 or 71, my 69 model has a blue chassis with yellow tin and wheels.

My Dec '71 4500 has the blue/yellow combo as well.

ptfarmer · Jun 15, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:17:46 06/15/18)

(quoted from post at 10:03:07 06/14/18)
I think they switched to all yellow in 70 or 71, my 69 model has a blue chassis with yellow tin and wheels.

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My Dec '71 4500 has the blue/yellow combo as well.

I'll have to ask my brother about that, he's worked on a lot of those backhoes for a Industrial Ford dealership way back when the city of San Antonio used to use all Ford equipment. The dealer stocked engines, and transmissions so they could get them back to the city. The old engines, and transmission that couldn't be rebuilt they used to send to a junk yard, but had some good reuseable parts left on them.

My 1971 4500 TLB project lives

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