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    Ford 801 ignition problems

    Old tractor has been sitting for year since getting a new one. Have it sold but can't get it to run. No Spark. Did some voltage readings below and need help knowing what to do. Any help is appreciated. Battery 12.2V Input side of ballast resistor 11.2V Output...
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    Ballast  Water in rear tires = more stable??

    Been using my Ford 1720 for years bush hogging land. Put new rear tires on it and did not fill with water like they had been in past. My father in law is using it today and thinks the tractor is less stable when crossing hills on the side, that is not up and down hills. Does that make sense...
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    Price Check  John Deere 3250 with FEL pricing

    Have a chance to buy a JD3250 with factory FEL and 100 hours. Wonder what a good/fair price to pay is? Any thoughts?
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    Sickle Bar  New Holland 451 sickle bar ???

    Ok, just got my new/used NH 451 home and am looking at it trying to figure out how to mow pond banks with bar well below horizontal. Looks like if I add some more chain links to the existing chain that controls how far the bar goes down, then I could mow pond banks. Is this how you do it or am...
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    Newbie question on muffler

    Just bought my first tractor with an up muffler (Ford 1720). Old Ford 841 had down muffler. Was doing some clearing last evening and noticed several times limbs and stuff was hitting the muffler. Do people add any kind of protection to keep from dragging muffler off? Hate to think of...
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