Mattinglyfarms
New member
Hey Guy's,
I'm new to the site and desperately need help identifying an old Ford tractor I just purchased. When I bought the tractor the seller told me it was a Ford 3000. It was only after locating a Front Loader and driving 500 miles round trip to recognize I don't think I have a 3000. I bought a Ford 730 loader that was removed from a 3000, when I arrived in Tn and noticed the considerable difference in size of the sellers tractor from mine I knew something was wrong. Got the loader back home and realized it is going to need some serious modifications to fit. It's about a foot or so too short to reach my rear axle to mount the frame. It looks like 6" or so comes from the extended block of steel on the front that protrudes from below the radiator. My tractor is much taller/longer than the 3000 in Tn. Someone told me they thought I had a 4000 Row Crop, due to the tall tires on the tractor. The right side engine (behind the starter) has these numbers stamped:
5D30B
3 and 4 stamped on top (over) each other, then 1012C
10823551 16
It is a 3Cyl. Diesel
Any help would be Greatly appreciated!
I'm new to the site and desperately need help identifying an old Ford tractor I just purchased. When I bought the tractor the seller told me it was a Ford 3000. It was only after locating a Front Loader and driving 500 miles round trip to recognize I don't think I have a 3000. I bought a Ford 730 loader that was removed from a 3000, when I arrived in Tn and noticed the considerable difference in size of the sellers tractor from mine I knew something was wrong. Got the loader back home and realized it is going to need some serious modifications to fit. It's about a foot or so too short to reach my rear axle to mount the frame. It looks like 6" or so comes from the extended block of steel on the front that protrudes from below the radiator. My tractor is much taller/longer than the 3000 in Tn. Someone told me they thought I had a 4000 Row Crop, due to the tall tires on the tractor. The right side engine (behind the starter) has these numbers stamped:
5D30B
3 and 4 stamped on top (over) each other, then 1012C
10823551 16
It is a 3Cyl. Diesel
Any help would be Greatly appreciated!