Re: Ford Tractor Identification

Posted by Hal/WA on June 01, 2002 at 20:01:53 from (208.8.194.41):

In Reply to: Ford Tractor Identification posted by 64K10 on May 30, 2002 at 15:34:16:

If the tractor has been sitting for a long time without being run, before you even consider turning it over by anything stronger than pulling on the fan belt, pull the spark plugs and put some penetrating oil, Marvel Mystery Oil or evey WD40 into each cylinder and let it sit for a while. Check each plug for rust and loosely reinstall to keep junk out. After you have some of the other things necessary to move the tractor done, again remove the spark plugs. With the transmission out of gear, again try to get the engine to move by pulling on the fan belt. If that doesn't work, and if you can, get a socket and breaker bar on the crankshaft nut and try to turn it. Don't apply too much force though, at this point. If the engine will turn, then I would try a battery and the starter. A small detail is that the Fords need to be in neutral for the starter button to work, unless this safety device has been disabled. If it will turn over, don't forget to put the plugs back in and the wires back on the proper plugs. If it won't turn over with a breaker bar, you have a stuck engine. Resist the temptation to pull the tractor to get it free. You may break something and have to replace much more than you would if you were patient and got it unstuck the right way, at home and over time.

Unless the clutch pedal has been held down somehow, I would plan on the clutch being stuck-- that is the friction material rusted to the flywheel and/or clutch plate. So don't be surprized if you get the engine started and then can not get it into gear, even though you are pushing the clutch pedal. This is an idiosyncracy of the Fords. There are ways people have been successful at getting a stuck clutch to release, but most of the time the tractor has to be split and the clutch disassembled.

I WOULD NOT RECCOMMEND PULLING THE TRACTOR TO START IT UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE CLUTCH IS FREE..... It would be lousey to run into your pickup or other vehicle that just towed you because the clutch won't release and let the tractor stop. Yeah you could just turn off the key, if you were expecting the problem, but how long is the chain? Don't ask me how I know about this potential problem.....

Something else I have run into is wasp nests. If you are expecting the problem, it isn't much of one. But it is not too much fun to find one the hard way. I found a whole bunch of wasps under the hood of a tractor I looked at, but did not buy and have found small nests on tractors and impliments I use quite often.

These tractors are quite versatile and powerful. They are also fairly easy to work on and have decent parts availability. I would suggest buying the I&T manual at the New Holland dealer or elswhere, before you try to work on the tractor. Let us know how things progress--you may want to start reading the Ford board. Good luck!

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