Recent content by moojamboo

So I am doing some logging with my Norse winch. I start a pull on my log and after about 4 feet BAAM. I look back (was watching the log pull) and my top link came apart and my winch was laying flat on the ground, still spinning on a now extremely flexed pto shaft. I killed the engine quick as...

Hi all, Just picked up a 1967 m416 1/4 ton trailer. Going to use with tractor for firewood, and jeep for general wood scrounging in general. I am sure lots of other uses as well. Anyway she needs some tlc. I am interested in sandblasting the trailer, fixing metal, then paint and herculiner...

how would you hook up the alternator without the wiring harness? we have an alternator which looks like this (click for lager image) which connectors do we hook up to battery positive? negative?

our Ford 1710 wouldn't start the other day. jumped it and it ran fine. next day dead again. replaced the fan belt because it was loose and had needed to be tightened before with this problem. Still tractor won't start. volt meter on the battery says 11.93 volts jump the tractor on and the batery...

purchased a big box log splitter 5 weeks ago. we really liked this splitter good price. When the handle is pushed up to engage the auto return of the wedge (retract the wedge) it kicks off sometimes up to 12 times before the wedge is in the fully retracted position. with more cylcles the number...

Hey all, ford 1710 700 hours geared with shuttle shift. Owned it for about a year and unsure on shifting. I still come to complete stop when shifting range on floor, or gear on shuttle stalk. I have read that with a shuttle you don't need to? Can someone explain the process to me in laymans...

Hey all, This will be my first full winter with my Ford 1710 Diesel. Some have warned that I must start treating my fuel due to low temperatures. Is this legitimate advice? I am in northern Vermont and will have lots of low temperatures, but the tractor and fuel is stored in a garage (non...

I have a Ford 1710 and i can't find the fuse box. the figure in the owners manual is rather abstract and i can't find any other pictures of where it is.the figure in the owners manual seems to match up with a 1700. how is the location/size different from the 1700 to the 1710? i do have the...

Hey all, '86 Ford 1710 696 hours New to me tractor as of this Feb. Before winter comes getting a handle on routine maintenance history, some of which we don't know completely. We do know a new clutch was put in Jan 2010, at 650 hours. I am about to hit 700 hours. If someone was putting...

Hi all, Ford 1710, 694 hours, 4wd. (Had the tractor since Feb of this year, so very very new to me, used to be father in law's. This is my first tractor) Noticed this morning a drip under the engine when I went out to do some logging with the tractor. Traced the trip to an ugly looking...

Hi all, New to tractors (Feb 2011). I have a Ford 1710 with 690 hours with a Norse 3pt winch. I was doing some log skidding yesterday after work and forgot a couple of times to crank the rpm's back up to the 540 level for the attachment before I winched. It winched fine (got a tree stuck...

I have installed my two bucket cylinders after being repacked. I have tried extending and retracting the cylinders without the bucket. The cylinders extend at different rates. The one which is first in the series will extend faster than the other. Once the first cylinder is fully extended the...

I am reinstalling the bucket cylinders on my Ford 1710. they were leaking so i had them repacked by my dealer. To reinstall the cylinders how do i connect the hydraulic lines so that i don't put air in the system. I have read conflicting statements on other posts. 1.) Someone said to connect...

I replaced the seal in the drop box got everything cleaned up and put back together and as i was torquing the bolts on the hub assembly cover a bolt snapped. then a second one snapped. as i looked at the bolts i saw that the RTV sealant that i put on the cover of the hub assembly was all over...

Today I took apart the front reduction gear box. I have a leaking seal and need to replace it. However i got to this point This might be novice question but how am i supposed to get the old seal out? I don't want to damage the bearing or race below. any advice on how to get the seal out...