kscessnadriver
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So against my better judgement, I bought a Ford 6000 at an auction. It runs decent, drives fairly well, shifts thru all 10 gears.
But, the downsides. It leaks hydraulic oil, a ton. Coming from somewhere under the reservoir. Seller said it was the reservoir, but after a quick look, it's looking to me like that's not the case. I haven't torn into it to be sure. From the amount of gunk and caked on "grease", I'd say its been leaking for a good while. And ideas on where to start looking for a leak, when I put the thing on the trailer, it wasn't quite running out of the bottom of the front, but it was a frequent and often drip of fluid.
Secondly, the PTO cable is broken. I'd like to fix that, but I don't want to throw a ton of money at a cable, to then turn around and have another issue that makes the cable repair not worth the time. The cable is broken just past where it would attach to the handle, so I'm at least able to grab onto the cable portion and pull. When I pull on the remaining portion of the cable, I can hear the engine RPMS drop, like the hydraulic pump is trying to run, so that gives me some hope the PTO works.
I've got a service and owners manual sitting here on the desk with me, but for the life of me can't figure out where in the manual it goes over PTO cable removal and replacement.
Yes, I know a Ford 6000 is an obsolete piece. Yes, I know I'll throw a ton of money at the thing to make it work. I like how the tractor looks, so its something I guess I'm willing to deal with for now.
But, the downsides. It leaks hydraulic oil, a ton. Coming from somewhere under the reservoir. Seller said it was the reservoir, but after a quick look, it's looking to me like that's not the case. I haven't torn into it to be sure. From the amount of gunk and caked on "grease", I'd say its been leaking for a good while. And ideas on where to start looking for a leak, when I put the thing on the trailer, it wasn't quite running out of the bottom of the front, but it was a frequent and often drip of fluid.
Secondly, the PTO cable is broken. I'd like to fix that, but I don't want to throw a ton of money at a cable, to then turn around and have another issue that makes the cable repair not worth the time. The cable is broken just past where it would attach to the handle, so I'm at least able to grab onto the cable portion and pull. When I pull on the remaining portion of the cable, I can hear the engine RPMS drop, like the hydraulic pump is trying to run, so that gives me some hope the PTO works.
I've got a service and owners manual sitting here on the desk with me, but for the life of me can't figure out where in the manual it goes over PTO cable removal and replacement.
Yes, I know a Ford 6000 is an obsolete piece. Yes, I know I'll throw a ton of money at the thing to make it work. I like how the tractor looks, so its something I guess I'm willing to deal with for now.