Recent content by MBDiagMan

I have the above engine with only about 300 hours. It's had good care and annual oil changes, only being used about 25 or 30 hours per year. It starts and runs like a champ. No visible oil leaks and although I can't see the exhaust from the operators seat, doesn't seem to smoke. It takes...

I hope you guys won't mind commenting on the problem I'm having with my John Deere Gator 825i. I have a reasonable amount of experience troubleshooting EFI car and truck engines, but this one is a little different. This buggy has an 825cc. Chery, 3 cylinder EFI engine. It has individual coils...

I bought a 27HP liquid cooled Kawasaki powered, Bad Boy Lightening Z in 2005 or 2006. I've used it alot and it's indestructible. About the only thing that I can say negative about it is that the controls are a little more sensitive than other Z's I've operated. If you have a little time on a...

When I was a kid, my Grand Dad had a small forge and anvil that he used mostly for occasional horse shoeing. I also remember him sharpening the sweeps from his cultivator. He sharpened them by heating them red hot and then peening the edges sharp with a hammer and anvil. When I asked him why...

I ran my old Rotary Cutter, an off brand that I don't remember and it's name is long since worn off, for 24 years. It is now more weld than original metal and currently needs more repair. I found and bought a John Deere 613 for very reasonable money. It has been used very little and the only...

I have an early 3000 that came from the factory with power steering. The system is shot and the last time I checked would cost a fortune to buy new cylinders and pump. The Power Steering Conversion Kits are reasonably priced, but they are billed as conversion for MANUAL steering tractors...

When someone refers to a Ford 4000 as having "Dual Range" are they referring to the Select O Speed?

I came across the above tractor for sale, not sure of year. It is one with the streamlined full side panels. It has reasonably new paint, but some of the sheet metal is not real straight. If I could get it reasonable I wouldn't mind straigtening the sheet metal and repainting those panels. I...

I started a few threads within the last few months in the process of bringing my old Ford 3000 diesel back from the dead. A few folks asked for pictures so I will post them here. The tractor sat several years and would not turn over. The charging system was not working when I sat it out but...

A friend of mine has a Ford 5900 and was trying to find a level plug for the hydraulic/final drive unit. If I understood him correctly, he said that he found the drain plug and the fill plug, but could not find the plug to remove to know that it was filled to the correct level. Does anyone...

I have a 2145 HydroStatic Drive with 14HP Onan that I bought, I think, in 1992. I used it to cut a couple of acres until about 2003 when I bought a commercial zero turn mower that I still use regularly. I kept the 2145 around because I have a grass catcher for it and I thought I would keep...

DURN!!!! I thought I had the 3000 ready to work again. After dropping the shredder and towing it to start, then parking it, the next day I noticed the three point arms all the way up. I thought, that's great it's not leaking down, must be in great shape. Last night I went to drop it down and...

It's been several years since we gardened and I'm putting in a new garden spot for my wife. When we gardened before I used a disc, bedder and cultivator that belonged to an elderly neighbor who was an old school farmer. Everything was set up nicely to work together. He passed away and his...

I need brushes for the generator in my sweet old 3000 diesel. I have googled and searched, but can't find brushes. I can find generators all day long, but all I need is a set of brushes. Anybody know of a source? Thanks for any help you can offer.

I have a Ford 3000 that I haven't run in awhile. The engine locked up and I had to pull the injectors and pour brake fluid in the cylinders to get it freed up. I've got it free and everything back together. I've got it primed all the way through the pumps, but can't get fuel to dribble at the...