Posted by sweetskillsrk on October 09, 2022 at 05:24:15 from (76.120.237.196):
Howdy everyone! Been perusing here for sometime just learning and gleaning information. As with any forum, I appreciate the wealth of knowledge here and the help everyone is willing to give.
My wife and I have a small family farm and we just purchased a 1976 Ford 3000 tractor. It's gas, 8 speed, independent PTO, with turf tires and about 5000 hours. I was told it came from a golf course and they used it to cut grass and collect golf balls. It seems like it's in pretty good shape for the age and hours. I gave $3000 for it so I think I did ok on the purchase. Once I have enough posts here I will throw out a picture or two. I also found someone selling the front half of a Ford 3000 with a locked up engine for $260 so I got it for some spare parts.
Anyway, I have a couple projects on my tractor and then a question or two. 1) The light switch is gone and the wiring is a mess so I need to rewire the light circuit. I got a used light with the spare parts deal so I'll clean up and rebuild the switch. 2) My tractor has the original cartridge oil filter but the engine I bought has an original Ford spin on adapter so I'll do an oil change and swap that out. I had to search and search, but if it helps anyone, you have to use a 1 5/8 socket to take the threaded fitting out. Also, you can use a CAT part number 6V-9633 seal in place of the adapter seal, it's a tight fit, but it works. There is also a groove just below the threads on the fitting, does an oring go there to seal oil from seeping around the fitting? I'm probably going to put one there to be safe. 3) The muffler was rigged so I'll tinker with that as time goes along. 4) I think the clutch needs an adjustment. I'm going to purchase a manual on it so I know better what I'm doing. 5) The spare engine is locked up because of oil starvation (hole in the oil pan) and tons of rust inside so I've torn it all the way down and I have oil and brake fluid sitting on top of the pistons. Hopefully, I can get them freed up, I'd love to think I could rebuild it someday. 6) The carburator leaks so I'll rebuild the spare I now have and get it ready to swap on soon. 7) Apart of the spare tractor deal I picked up, I got what looks to be an original Ford 2 function valve. I believe the part number on the valve is 3-1226, but I can't find any info on it anywhere. Again, pictures to come. It was in need of a rebuild as well so I have it completely torn down, but I need to find seals for it and I can't tell if the inner shuttle valve bushing needs to come out. It has seals on either side so I would think it would have to come out. That's not a great description but it's the best I've got for now. I plan on adding a hydraulic top link and having the option for another remote function would be cool.
Thank you all for reading my long post, any advice or help is welcome. I hope this old Ford is in the family for a long time.
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