3400 Value?

69-3400 · Oct 14, 2015

Looking for opinions on what a 1969 3400 might be worth.
-gas engine
-4 speed transmission
-tractor hydraulics work
-bucket hydraulics work
-steering working good
-runs pretty good
-needs some finish work on the wiring harness
-bucket and steering cylinders leak some
-NEEDS CLUTCH WORK! (no adjustment left in linkage)

It took quite a bit to make this tractor work but the other day I started it with the clutch pushed all the way in, put it in reverse and was backed out of the shed with the clutch pedal still all the way down before I fully understood what was going on. I don't have the tools for a job like that or a slab to work on so I am thinking splitting the tractor isn't a good idea therefore I am looking into selling it.
Thanks.

69-3400 · Oct 14, 2015

These are the only 2 pictures I have of it at the moment.

cdmn · Oct 14, 2015

You should keep it. It's a good one. Get an old pro to come out and help you get the clutch loose,
like driving it around with the loader on the ground, with the pedal pushed down. Or pull a heavy dragging load. Highest gear you can manage. Value depends on condition and location and what else is available.
Probably $3K to $4K.

markct · Oct 14, 2015

Clutch may just be stuck from rust or oil.
I wouldn't panic they split easy, hardest
part is getting the loader off!

kub6040 · Oct 14, 2015

Where are you located, and for a value I don't know.

69-3400 · Oct 14, 2015

I'll try working it loose. It has been sitting for several months. Not afraid to split it, just have nowhere to do it since jacks don't roll well in soft dirt and I don't have a lot of time for unwanted projects. I would buy the tools if I had a place and some spare time. Heck, I don't really have time for the wanted projects (like that CJ3A in the picture).

NoNewParts · Oct 15, 2015

nice tractor
tough situation
tractor is easily worth $4000+ in my area.
But a bad clutch will have lookers beating you down on the price badly.
try to get it loose.
I'd just split it and fix the clutch and keep it...looks [i:52bb54d36a]real[/i:52bb54d36a] handy.
Splitting outdoors, I move the rear, keep the front stationary.
Some plywood or boards laid down will be enough to use your jack.
The rear, on its wheels doesn't really put that much down pressure on a jack.
(and if you use Hobo's trailer jack idea on the rear...they make em with wide tires for outside rolling)
Don't let the loader scare ya. A loader is a bolt-on accessory...unbolt it, take it off.....ok, maybe it's not that easy

but you know what I mean.
I'd have to look at it closely, but that one looks like it might be possible to move the back, just unhooking the loader at the rear....

Ultradog MN · Oct 15, 2015

Not to discourage you but...
It is a big job to get that loader off of
that tractor. After you get the bucket and
lift arms off you will need to lift the
frond end of the main frame up while
trying to dip the rear frame arms down to
get under the brake and clutch pedals.
And all the while the Radius rods and
steering are very much in your way.
My pal Kenny had the use of a gantry crane
And a forklift and still managed to
scratch up the paint putting one of those
loaders on. I honestly don't know how
you'd do it without overhead lifting
equipment.

69-3400 · Oct 15, 2015

Thanks for the help. It looks like the clutch was just stuck. I hadn't seen that before, not without a failed part anyway. This is the first time I was glad I didn't have my shop built yet because I probably would have tore into it without driving it again.

A stuck clutch is a scary thing since this tractor can be put in gear with it stuck. I rolled about a tractor length before I got it stopped the other day. If someone had walked up behind me it could have been very bad.

markct · Oct 15, 2015

Not that easy, they are the worst loader
ever to take off!

sotxbill · Oct 15, 2015

Do a search on stuck clutch... lots of info on whats happening and how to maybe fix it without splitting.

RickB · Oct 15, 2015

I have removed the 735 loader from my 3 cyl 4000 by picking it from the grill guard. it actually balances pretty well at that point; I had to add some ballast to the bucket to make it perfect. This allows the proper up with the front/down with the back and reverse necessary to clear everything. Alternatively, one can block the loader frame and remove the axle mount hardware, then make the front split and roll the trans & rear end away from everything.

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