We got the Fordson home uneventfully, trip went pretty well. Pic is at the end of their driveway as we were leaving...
I have some video clips of getting it loaded up, but need to get it edited into one clip, then upload to youtube..
Getting it down off the roll off truck was a bit of a nail-biter, as in "please don't break a chain!", but in the end she was safely set down and unchained to be driven off the flatbed. Only had one thing come loose, a pin for the front bucket that was missing a cotter pin.. we found a whole bunch of missing cotter pins after poking around a bit, lol
Been a long time since I was up on an old tractor (mid 1990s), but I got my first chance at starting it up, figuring out the end loader controls, and the backhoe controls.. End loader was easy, the backhoe a little more complicated, but it is going to be mostly trying to remember which lever does what, lol.
Now to get stuck into some basic maintenance stuff.. things like oil changes.. engine oil is pretty dirty and that is first on the list.
Next will be the section right behind the engine.. it is low, and since we have no idea what is in it, we want to drain, flush and refill so we know what we have.
After that will be the back end.. it is a little low, but not bad, so it can wait a little longer.
And after doing a bit of searching, I am still kind of unclear as to what we should be using for oils..
Am I correct in deducing that we can use either SAE 30HD or something like the Rotella 15w40 for everything? Everything being engine, gear box and rearend?
the Rotella is a little cheaper and easier to get, so if it is an option...
also got the serial number, and a few casting numbers
Serial is 1277576 - according the shop manual that came with it she is a Jan 1954 model
Casting numbers I found are P30U, P9U and 7A4 - the last one from the front end
Can anyone please confirm the dates?
I have some video clips of getting it loaded up, but need to get it edited into one clip, then upload to youtube..
Getting it down off the roll off truck was a bit of a nail-biter, as in "please don't break a chain!", but in the end she was safely set down and unchained to be driven off the flatbed. Only had one thing come loose, a pin for the front bucket that was missing a cotter pin.. we found a whole bunch of missing cotter pins after poking around a bit, lol
Been a long time since I was up on an old tractor (mid 1990s), but I got my first chance at starting it up, figuring out the end loader controls, and the backhoe controls.. End loader was easy, the backhoe a little more complicated, but it is going to be mostly trying to remember which lever does what, lol.
Now to get stuck into some basic maintenance stuff.. things like oil changes.. engine oil is pretty dirty and that is first on the list.
Next will be the section right behind the engine.. it is low, and since we have no idea what is in it, we want to drain, flush and refill so we know what we have.
After that will be the back end.. it is a little low, but not bad, so it can wait a little longer.
And after doing a bit of searching, I am still kind of unclear as to what we should be using for oils..
Am I correct in deducing that we can use either SAE 30HD or something like the Rotella 15w40 for everything? Everything being engine, gear box and rearend?
the Rotella is a little cheaper and easier to get, so if it is an option...
also got the serial number, and a few casting numbers
Serial is 1277576 - according the shop manual that came with it she is a Jan 1954 model
Casting numbers I found are P30U, P9U and 7A4 - the last one from the front end
Can anyone please confirm the dates?