FarmerBlair
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These questions are regarding that 1968 Ford 4000 tractor I described in a previous topic I posted today. Did the tractor have an option to be cat1 or cat2?
I noticed when hooking up the bush hog to test the hyd lift that the rocker where the top link attached to the tractor was a category 2. But the buyer had installed used replacement lower lift arms which were cat 1.
Looking at the NH parts store it appears the lift arms are cat1, but this website sells both cat1 and cat2 lower lift arms for the Ford 4000. The New Holland store doesn't specify whether the rocker is cat1 or cat2.
I'm confused at this point, but I figure I could just use bushings to reduce down to cat 1 on the rocker as all my implements are cat 1. But among other things I'm wondering if this tractor should have cat2 lower lift arms since the rocker is cat 2? The seller didn't say anything about the rocker being original or not.
Also, it occurs to me now that the mower (the seller's) seemed pretty tight to the rear wheels. Maybe those lift arms are shorter than original equipment. Looking at parts on this site, the 4000 uses 34-35" long lift arms. I guess I'll have to buy longer lift arms if the ones on the tractor are short, and figure out if can the get right length whether it be cat1, or cat2.
A bigger concern is: will I have a problem with width of some cat 1 implements being too narrow (left to right) for attaching to this tractor? I don't know if cat 2 implements are wider in general. If so, is there a simple way to adapt?
Thanks
I noticed when hooking up the bush hog to test the hyd lift that the rocker where the top link attached to the tractor was a category 2. But the buyer had installed used replacement lower lift arms which were cat 1.
Looking at the NH parts store it appears the lift arms are cat1, but this website sells both cat1 and cat2 lower lift arms for the Ford 4000. The New Holland store doesn't specify whether the rocker is cat1 or cat2.
I'm confused at this point, but I figure I could just use bushings to reduce down to cat 1 on the rocker as all my implements are cat 1. But among other things I'm wondering if this tractor should have cat2 lower lift arms since the rocker is cat 2? The seller didn't say anything about the rocker being original or not.
Also, it occurs to me now that the mower (the seller's) seemed pretty tight to the rear wheels. Maybe those lift arms are shorter than original equipment. Looking at parts on this site, the 4000 uses 34-35" long lift arms. I guess I'll have to buy longer lift arms if the ones on the tractor are short, and figure out if can the get right length whether it be cat1, or cat2.
A bigger concern is: will I have a problem with width of some cat 1 implements being too narrow (left to right) for attaching to this tractor? I don't know if cat 2 implements are wider in general. If so, is there a simple way to adapt?
Thanks