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We finally got some snow here in Indiana, about 8 inches last night. Went out this morning and fired up my 55 Ford 640. I did have to put a battery charger on it, the 6 volt system isn't up to it when it gets about 10 degrees or below. Once it fired, it ran like a champ. I hooked up the back...

There is a thread on another forum about gear versus hydro for running a tiller. Never having used a tiller, I can only go by what I am reading and it seems that in order to use one, you must go really slow. One poster said about 8 feet per minute? If you have to go that slow, why would you...

Okay, I got the pump off of my loader, a Superior hydraulic loader, and will finish taking the loader off tomorrow. The shaft coming from the pump to the crank is a two part shaft. The two halves are held together by a double chain. Each half of the shaft is a sprocket and the double chain...

Wasn't there somebody on this board interested in finding an old Oliver Cletrac to restore, or am I just mistaken? Anyway, I noticed that there is one for sale over on the Yesterday's Tractors board. From the picture and description, it definitely needs restored!

Okay, I promise this is the last question on my 640's starting solenoid. If I can't get it figured out, I guess I will just convert to 12v and forget the whole darn thing! I get nothing when I hit the strarter button. To start it,I must jump across the solenois posts. I have replaced the...

Well, I have solved my 3ph problem! Before, the 3ph would either not lift, or it would be slow and erratic. I was convinced it was the pump going bad, but when i took the plug out of the pump, with the tractor running, A LOT of fluid came shooting out. Seemed to have plenty of pressure for a...

I took the hydraulic pump off of my 55 640 today since the 3ph won't lift. I have ordered the kit and decided to put the pump back on, figured I could at least still use the loader while I was waiting for my re-build kit. Now the tractor won't move. It feels like it is going in gear, but when...

Well, our old John Deere lawn mower finally bit the dust, so I pawned.. I mean sold it to a guy from work. Which means that I have no lawn mower for next year. How well do the 8N's work for mowing a yard? I see them all the time, but have never used one. My yard is about two acres and the...

Well, I think the hydraulic pump on my 640 finally went belly up. It has been going for some time now, I have just been ignoring it and hoping for the best! It has been slow, jerky, and sometimes just fine for some time now. Yesterday it quit working altogether, it won't lift at all. I now...

My 640's ignition button seems to have went belley up on me. I replaced the starter relay (solenoid) and now if will do nothing when I push the button. I can start it by jumping across the poles of the relay, and it runs all day that way, but the button doesn't work. This is a 6 volt system...