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ED-40 AC - good little tractor

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jdemaris

03-11-2006 06:15:42




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I've read the stats. on the low number of ED-40s imported to the US and I'm not sure what to make of it - and not sure I believe it. We had them all over the place here in Central New York. My neighbor bought two, brand new around 1963. Seems the local AC dealer in nearby Oneonta, NY was a good salesman. In regard to reputation, most people that I know that had them (I know where at least 20 were used), loved them - especially for PTO work, like running the silo-blower. My neighbor who bought the two new, was mainly a Deere user. At the time when he bought the AC ED-40s, he had two Deere 4020s and one 3020. He used to brag up the ED-40 Ricardo-Standard engine on how much more fuel efficient it was than his Deeres.
I know in Great Britain, the same engine was used in taxi-cabs and had a good reputation. In regard to the down-side of the tractor - the only weakspot I encountered was the hand-clutch was weak and undersized. When it slipped, it was often mis-diagnosed, and the engine clutch got changed in error. I fixed many for people by drilling holes through it, bolting it together, i.e. eliminating it. The benefit outweighed the loss of a live PTO. A bigger problem was parts availability. I did an engine job on an ED-40 in 1979 - and at that time most parts were no longer available from the AC dealer and I had to search elsewhere. I couldn't even buy a head-gasket from AC. That's lousy product support, and it's the main reason why many in my area got scrapped. Funny thing is, that now - with the Internet, and I can get all the parts easily.

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