"New" 841 followed me home yesterday.

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I bought an 841 yesterday. I've been communicating with the owner for a few months. He bought it from an estate of a gent who owned it for 34 years. My seller bought it as a project and planned to keep it, along with his 8N Funk, but decided he didn't need both.

Here's all the things he did to it: (btw, he's a mechanic.)

Rebuilt M/S carb.
New sediment bowl and fuel shutoff valve
Overhauled Anadolu power steering
12 volt conversion with total new rewire
Flushed gas tank
Valve job: Machined valve seats, replaced valves, springs, seals, intake keepers
Replaced freeze plug
replaced push rods
replaced all head bolts
replaced all gaskets
replaced thermostat
New radiator, new fan
replaced battery cables, battery, all hoses, all belts, headlamps, key switch, headlight switch
replaced 12 v coil, starter solenoid, points, condensor, resistor.
Replaced all guages, air cleaner hoses and clamps
New front tires and tubes (three rib ag tires), repacked bearings.
Everything that's suppose to be red got new paint during the restoration. All sheet metal has the original patina. No rust anywhere, just faded out paint. Looks like it's never been painted since new. I don't know whether to clear coat it for protection and keep the original look patina, or hit it with a few rattle cans to freshen it up a bit and for some protection. It's definitely a worker, not a show or parade tractor.

The tractor fires right up with a push of a button. No choke needed. I just cut about two acres of very thick meadow (mostly bahai) and it sliced right through it, never dropping below 2000-2100 on the Proofmeter. My 8n would have struggled greatly when the grass is this thick and tall.

Love the live hydraulics. Strong too. The bush hog has been up in the air over an hour now and hasn't creeped down an inch.
Can't find even a hint of a leak from engine or hydraulic system.

Three issues, so far. two major, one minor.

Minor: The accelerator spring is way too tight. I have to hold it constantly to keep full power. I'd prefer to keep both hands on the wheels, especially considering the loose steering. How would I go about stretching the spring? Is it even accessible on the 841?

MAJOR: (1) really loose steering. Requires constant jockeying around to maintain any semblance of a straight track. Way too much play in the steering.

MAJOR (2) The right front wheel, when making a tight left turn, seems to turn TOO far to where the wheel is almost perpendicular to the nose. This really causes the tire to dig into the dirt. Differential braking helps somewhat but I know it shouldn't be doing this. Right turns are just fine. No issues. I'm afraid if I have a mental lapse and try to turn hard left with much power, it might just snap the bolts right off the hubs.

Where can I find an FO manual for the 801 series? YT store doesn't list a manual for this tractor.

Think I'm going to love this thing, once I get a few bugs ironed out. With all that he did to it, I only paid $3800. I think I got a very good deal and shouldn't have to worry about most items for a long time.
 
Thanks Grandpa! A little research led me to the same conclusion. I tightened the nut up and it works great now.
 
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These pics show why there is so much slop in my steering. That skinny horizontal bolt just moved freely through that large “eye.”
This can’t be the way it’s suppose to fit. The long threaded horizontal bolt is screwed in as far and tightly as it will go.

I tried to post a very short video to show the slop but apparently videos cannot be currently uploaded.
 
Where can I find an FO manual for the 801 series? YT store doesn't list a manual for this tractor.

The I&T FO-20 manual is for all of the 4 cylinder Ford tractors made from 1955 through 1964, which includes the hundred series, the '01 series and the 4 cylinder 2000 & 4000 series. You should be able to buy it lots of places on the internet for less than $30.00 including amazon and ebay.
 
These pics show why there is so much slop in my steering.

On power assist steering, the drag link connects to a stud atop the hydraulic cylinder. As you turn the steering wheel, the stud moves a diverter valve in the cylinder to either extend or retract the ram depending on the turning direction.

It sounds like this valve is out of tolerance and would also account for the right wheel not paralleling the left wheel during a left turn.
 
That is an aftermarket Anadolu power steering unit from Turkey. I have installed 3 of them on tractors. First,
remove the end of the hydraulic ram from the left steering sector arm. Make sure that there is no play in the
steering wheel to move the left steering sector arm that connects to the hydraulic ram. If there is, then adjust
that first per the manual. Next, reconnect the hydraulic arm to the steering sector arm again. Loosen the bolt on
the ram actuator and start the tractor and move the steering wheel. Tighten the bolt now to adjust the actuator
such that as the ram moves it moves the drag link. Then at that point use the nut to hold the bolt at that
location. Next, look for slop in the spindles and bearings in the spindle. There should be an arm that connects
the left spindle to the right spindle so that movement of the left spindle also moves the right spindle. I am sure
that your right steering sector arm is not connected to anything. Look for and fix any slop in that lower
connection arm. The movement of the left spindle should move both spindles with no slop.

Hope that this helps.
 

I’m not sure what all those terms mean or what the parts are. Here are some pictures. There is a piece that connects the right wheel to the left.

Seems like there should be more to the connection of that bolt to the hydraulic “actuater” bar. The bolt just slides back and north through the eye. It’s been suggested that I put a nut and washer in the bolt on either side of the eye. That would freeze the bolt in place and not let it move back and forth through the eye.

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Should that bolt in this photo move freely back and forth through the eye?

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Right side. You can see that this side is connected to left side. Does it look like anything is missing?
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Left side. I think everything is there.

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What’s this thing? Looks like a steering arm should attach here.
 

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