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    Cylinder seals BF500

    Hi there, I'm going to change the seals on a friend's BF500 mounted on a L2850, seals in question are in the bucket cylinder.I've done the job on my F1700 fel but I believe the cylinder heads are different.Has anyone done this job at home before? Thanks, Rick
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    Looking for Ford 1700 4x4 creeper gear kit

    Hello all,I am looking for a creeper gear kit for my Ford 1700 4x4,NH does'nt supply it anymore but hopefully someone out there might have one or know where to find one.Thanks
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    Ford 1700 4x4 creeper gear

    Hello there,just hooked up my new snowblower to my tractor to clean a path down to the barn and realized that 1st gear reverse is too fast,2 shear bolts later.In my jensale manual I see that a creeper gear is shown in the differential section and my question is,has anyone installed/retrofitted a...
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    Ford F1700 hydraulics not working when cold

    Hi there,first post for me I have just signed up after looking into this forum for years.Now I have been having hydraulic issues with my F1700 4x4 before when its cold(-20) I have always managed to get it into my garage but I can't always do that because I park it with the bucket tipped down so...
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