Parts for 4600

tjcc1978

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We got our 4600 home early Friday morning. We need a battery and a belt. The belt snapped when we were using it yesterday to fill pot holes in our road. Sooo, does anyone have any idea what part numbers we need for these?
 
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Tried searching on Batteries Plus website and they do not have the 4600 listed on their farm equipment page. only the 4610.

https://www.batteriesplus.com/battery/farm-equipment/ford/4610-wheel-farm-tractor/1981/750cca


Is this what we need for the battery?
 
4610 is basically the same, but a series
newer. The battery you need is a 4DLT. I
put one in my 4600 s couple weeks ago...
$150 at CarQuest, with the core exchange.
 
Original battery for a 4600 diesel was a 4DLT, listed as 810 CCA in the parts drawings. That one you linked to says it is a 4DLT but it is only rated at 750 CCA. If the engine has lost any compression over the years you want as many CCA as you can get, and even if it is in good shape, if you live in an area that gets cold winters it might be hard to start on cold mornings unless you plug in that block heater.

Ford/New Holland part number for the belt is 9604339, which is a V-belt, 1/2" wide x 55.2" long. They sell a replacement here on Yesterday's Tractors. [u:7280cbe681] Click Here[/u:7280cbe681]
 
Online Ford-NH parts says the belt p/n is 9604339. It's 1/2" wide and 55.1" long so you may find an equivalent at the auto parts store
 


Thank you. But how did you get that date? But how do I decode the numbers? I know there is a site that can decode older tractors, but not ones 75 or newer...
 
The previous owners did NOT take good care of our tractor, as you can tell by these stamped numbers that you Should be able to see. The tractor is rusted everywhere, there are broken pieces, most of the rubber seals, lines etc need replaced, I am really disappointed but we are going to fix her up. Here are some pictures of the stamped numbers I was trying to find on the tractor itself. We are trying to find a website that will decode a 1975 or newer tractor.
 
Here are the numbers that are stamped. I tried taking a few different pics because the numbers cannot be seen too well from wear and the loader is flat.
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The unit number tells the date... the
first digit is the year, the first letter
is the month (I is not used), the next
two numbers are the day of the month,
and the last letter (A,B, or C) is 1st,
2nd or 3rd shift.
 
New battery from Tractor Supply was $179.99 plus tax for about $195 total with the old battery exchange. CarQuest here wanted $191 plus tax but I didn't even bother asking about the core charge because their basic asking price was more than TS. AutoZone didn't have any available here. Soo, we really didn't have much choice but to go with TS. Fan belt at AutoZone was $6.99. It is too cold outside to really do anything with the tractor today so we are going to wait until the wind goes away.


This WAS the fan belt that shredded yesterday. Pretty sure the previous owner was running this tractor without the belt. Because as soon as my husband started running the tractor yesterday, within like an hour, the tractor started to smoke. So he had to stop it, and that belt just slid off.

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I am searching for parts manual, service manual, owner's manual. I have seen these on ebay, but they are all reproductions...would that work? Or should I try to find originals?
 
For owners manuals, some reproductions
are good.... some are barely legible,
with pictures being so poor as to be
worthless. Ask to see the print and
pictures before buying. An I&T FO41
service manual is good. I wouldn't bother
buying a parts manual, as parts can be
looked up on New Holland 's website.
 
Hard to believe no one saw that belt
coming unglued. You included.
The most cursory walk around should have
caught it.
The first manual I would buy is an owner's
manual.
It will be chock full of pertinent info on
that tractor.
Will give you a lube schedule and diagram
of every place to add oil,fluid, grease
and coolant. Will give you info on
weighting, changing wheel width, starting,
driving. Hooking up 3 point implements,
shifting, pto use,
I would look on Ebay for an original or
new reprint. It will cover the 2600 and
3600 too btw.
Read it cover to cover - like a novel.
You won't understand it all but
familiarizing with what all IS in there
will help you both.
We have no clue about your wrenching
skills. Zero. Nor do we know what you have
to work on it with. Tools, equipment and
the like.
Post back with some info on your abilities
and maybe what you've played with in the
past - bikes, boats, racing? Airplanes,
antique cars?
The tractor will need to be serviced and
things both large and small will need your
attention.
It worries me that got the darned thing
hot already.
 
I think you are talking about a Jensales reprint. I got a crude photocopy one from them when I bought my first 3 cylinder Ford.
Will never buy another of their manuals.
 
(quoted from post at 16:45:34 02/23/19) The unit number tells the date... the
first digit is the year, the first letter
is the month (I is not used), the next
two numbers are the day of the month,
and the last letter (A,B, or C) is 1st,
2nd or 3rd shift.

That first digit for the year is just the year within a decade. You have to know what model the tractor is to then know the range of years that model was made, and then that single digit will tell you the year, with the exception of the 2000/3000/4000 series, as they were made from 1965-1975, so if that first digit is a 5, then you need to look at other things to determine if it is a 1965 or 1975 tractor.
 
There are nothing but reproduction manuals so far that I have seen on ebay. I just wanted to make sure I was not making a mistake in buying one...

We will be replacing all the hydraulic line hoses one at a time, since they are not horribly bad but will need replacing. I just bought a new instrument panel and the shifter decal. Those will be coming in the mail.

We will get new oil, air, fuel filters, oil, antifreeze, spark plugs, that kind of stuff. We just wanted to get the immediate needs taken care of, that being the belt and the battery. Husband is trying to figure out how to put that darn belt on, and I can't help him.

My husband is an auto mechanic. He knows his way around just about anything. As for me, I have learned a few things about working on vehicles. Nothing like a tractor, just Ford Explorers and Mustangs. He's worked on 4-wheelers, and his 16 ft. car hauler/utility trailer. I have always been a Ford girl, my husband is a Chevy man. He has a 1987 Chevy pick up that he put a 12 inch welded lift on, did that himself. It's an awesome truck :) It will be going to our son when he gets older.
 
Husband is trying to figure out how to put that darn belt on, and I can't help him.

I can't tell for sure from your pictures, but that style loader usually had a pump that was mounted on the front of the tractor and was driven by a shaft off of the crankshaft pulley, and that is probably why he's scratching his head about how to get the new belt on. If that's how it's setup, then he's going to have to remove the bolts holding the pump in place and slide the pump forward to get the belt around that crankshaft pulley. Depending on the exact setup, he may or may not need to unbolt the coupler for the shaft from the pulley itself as well. It's tight where the belt needs to squeeze between the fan and the radiator as well, and he will probably bloody his knuckles a little getting that done.
 
(quoted from post at 18:56:45 02/23/19) For owners manuals, some reproductions
are good.... some are barely legible,
with pictures being so poor as to be
worthless. Ask to see the print and
pictures before buying. An I&T FO41
service manual is good. I wouldn't bother
buying a parts manual, as parts can be
looked up on New Holland 's website.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Ford-Shop-Manual-for-Tractor-Models-2610-3600-3610-4110-4600-4610-FO-41/253626960595?hash=item3b0d584ad3:g:w-wAAOSwn8FXSbK6:rk:3:pf:0

Like this??
 


Or this??

https://www.amazon.com/Tractor-Operators-Owners-Maintenance-1975-1981/dp/B07HT1CDVD/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1551042741&sr=8-5&keywords=ford+4600+tractor+service+manual
 
Also, the Operator's Manual covers basic maintenance, like fluid and filter changes, while the Service Manual assumes that you have access to the Operator's manual and so does not cover basic maintenance items in detail.
 
Good thing because we cannot find any video or information on how to replace the belt. That's our next task at hand. Then on to getting the fluids changed, filters too. We have no idea how long it's been since this tractor had last been maintenanced. Besides the oil, fuel, air filters, are there filters for the hydraulics? Any other filters we need to be aware of?

Thanks for all your help guys.
 
There is a hydraulic filter under the left
step plate. Also a filter in the power
steering pump.
Don't forget to add the special juice to
the coolant when you change that too.
Those 3 cyl diesels will cavitate ie,
erode-rust holes into the cylinder bores
if you dont.
 
(quoted from post at 02:42:15 02/25/19) Ok, you got me...special juice?

Ford diesel engines of that time period a re prone to getting pinholes in the cylinder walls due to cavitation, which is caused by tiny bubbles being created in the coolant around the outside of the cylinder walls at supersonic speeds from the vibrations in the metal from the fuel/air mixture exploding in the cylinders. There is special diesel coolant additive that you should use to prevent those bubbles from forming. You can buy the additive separately and add it yourself, but that requires measuring the specific gravity to get the ratio right, or you can buy coolant that is pre-mixed with the additive already in it at the proper ratio.
 



Ok, so it's just some kind of anti-corrosion additive that needs to be in the coolant? Is there any specific name I need to be looking for?
 

Ok. I will see where I can find this. So, I should use regular green anti-freeze right? Or the pre-diluted stuff?
 
(quoted from post at 13:02:36 02/25/19)


Ok, so it's just some kind of anti-corrosion additive that needs to be in the coolant? Is there any specific name I need to be looking for?

Not anti-corrosion, anti-cavitation.
 

Regular antifreeze is around $10 per gallon.
50/50 mix is around $8 per gallon
You can buy distilled water for around $2.50 gallon
You can mix 2 gallons of 50/50 for around $12.50 or
but 2 gallons of per mix for $16.
Your money, do the math.

I never buy pre mix!
 

I got the Wix brand coolant conditioner from O'Reilly.

I need PN for the Adjustable Upper Link for the 3 Point PTO. I found one on ebay, but I am not sure if this is the right one...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-New-Holland-Blue-Category-1-Top-Link-for-Tractors-21-Closed-S01060500F/232536877897?hash=item3624472b49:g:qUQAAOSwlaRZ8LiX

She's still overheating even after replacing the belt. So, now we get to try and diagnose this problem.
 

4600 top link is Category 2
I have multiple tops links as some of my equipment is cat1 and some is cat2.
I have top links that are cat2 on both ends and top links that are cat2 on one end and cat1 on the other

TSC is a good place to pickup a top link
 
My 3 cylinder 4000 came with everything Cat I, but the parts pages show that both Cat I and Cat II parts were available. I'm not sure which was standard on the 4600, but both were available there as well.

All of my implements are Cat I so I left it at that. Mine has the lower arms with the extendible links with clips holding the balls in, and bushings on either side of the top link at the tractor end, so to switch to Cat II all I would need to do is replace the balls and the top link, pull the bushings and get a cat II top link pin.

If your implements are Cat I then that looks like as good of a top link as any.
 

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