Advice on the new toy

Just picked up my first Furguson, although not the first piece of old iron around the barn. She's a TO-30 with a wagner loader and a pippin backhoe. Pretty rough, although she does run.

I haven't even cleaned her up enough to get the SN off her, but looks like it's been a while since anyone knowledgeable took care of her.

I'm wondering if there are any known pitfalls with this model and if there are any good sources for info and parts for the loader and/or hoe.

Thanks in advance,

Pete P.
Harborcreek, Penna.

The serial # should be on a metal plate on the dash right behind the steering wheel.

The TO-30 is a real solid tractor, the only pitfall to speak-of is to keep your antifreeze up so the block don't freeze, and don't seriously overheat the engine, either of those conditions will reword you with a cracked block. That goes for about any vehicle though.

The loader frame probably makes it tough to work on the engine, probably either have no hood, or a butchered hood so you can add gas, and makes your TO hard to steer from the extra weight. You probably already knew all that before you got it though.

Get a Ferguson re-print shop manual to keep your TO running good.

George