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I've got a diesel leak above the fuel pump somewhere. I can't figure out exactly where it's at. I've never done anything to the injectors aside from unscrewing them when bleeding the fuel lines. Everything is original to the tractor as far as I know - at least for the last 10 years. The lines...

I'm looking to pick up an old dump truck for horse manure removal. I don't have a CDL. I have many horses/mules (20+) so my manure load is high. I am considering getting a 87 ford f350 diesel dump with a rack bed with a GVW of 14000 vs. a 1967 gas chevy C60 with a GVW of 22,000. I figure a cubic...

1957 Ford 640 Fuel line replacement - has a NAA tank I've got a 57 ford 640 that I have been trying to bring back to life through the summer. I'm finally taking care of the fuel system and I'm replacing the fuel line. The one that was in place looks like old brake line mixed with 5/16 fuel line...

I was just gifted a 57 640 and had been told that it had been converted to 12 V. It looks like the previous owner had just hotwired it, no key switch, no terminal block and it certainly doesn't match anything remotely close to what I've seen on the web for wiring diagrams. The regulator looks...

I will post them tonight. Here are the pictures of the backhoe bucket crack.

I've got a number of repairs to make on my 1973 Ford 3550. The both the backhoe and fel have cracks in them. I am a novice welder, just starting out with a Lincoln 140 MIG welder. What precautions should I make to not damage my tractors electrical or anything else? Should I remove the bucket...

Does anyone know of a good junkyard near New England? I'd prefer one that's got a lot of Fords but I'll take anything. I need parts for my 1970's ford that the NH dealer is telling me are no longer made and are special order/expensive. But, really, even if they didn't have any Fords, who...

I opened the filter compartment to my 735 Ford loader and found nothing there but a fiberglass stick with a float attached that was about two feet long going vertically in the post and the remnants of a bic pen (yes. a bic pen). There wasn't even the hardware that attaches the filter. So I...

I was working on a fuel leak on my '73 3550 when I popped a nut off what I think is the fuel level control shaft (number 85 at Object moved under Fuel System/09E01). The leak was coming from the red oval in the below picture and when I moved the nut in the red square, the post it was on...

My 1973 Ford 3550 needs the hydraulic fluid changed because its super milky. I'm super poor right now so I'm going to try doing this myself by warming up the fluid, draining it with the hoe extended in the air, change out the filter and fill the 15 gallons back up. I'll probably do this twice...

I've been getting a horrible low pitch whine when I apply the brakes (initially I thought the wife saw me on my tractor again). I have to depress the pedal almost all the way before I even feel them engage, so I figured i'd do the adjustment to tighten them up. It looks like there is enough play...

My tractor cranks hard to turn over (73 diesel 3550) and I killed the brand new battery over the course of a few weeks. None of my warning lights are hooked up so I'm not sure if the generator is functioning properly, but that's a different issue. So I set it out to trickle charge overnight and...

I've got a red light above my ignition switch that says TRA. The light never comes on but I'm trying to figure out what it means. Does it have something to do with glow plugs? does it have to do with TRAnsmission? I wish the manuals for these older models were a little more thorough (73 Ford...

I've got a red light above my ignition switch that says TRA. The light never comes on but I'm trying to figure out what it means. Does it have something to do with glow plugs? does it have to do with TRAnsmission? I wish the manuals for these older models were a little more thorough (73 Ford...

Here's something that I just need someone looking at to tell me that I'm asking stupid questions. Below are three pictures. The first is of a plate I pulled off the bottom of my tractor just forward of the transmission drain plug (note second picture for location as viewed from the right side of...

So I'm here in Ct and it's about 60 degrees out. When I start my tractor it turns and turns and turns, the oil pressure slowly goes up and once it hits around 40-43 psi it stops increasing and doesn't turn over for another 60-90 seconds. This seems like an inordinate amount of time for a diesel...

I know the engine block heater debate has been done to death (magnetic v. radiator, etc.). I just want to know if both an inline coolant heater and a block heater will work for my older machine. When people say things like "crack into the engine block" for the frost plug holes (whatever that...

So I'm here in New England and half the farmers I know just use their heating oil as fuel for their diesels. As far as I know it's the same thing aside from the red dye. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Is it legal if I don't take my tractor on the road? I'm not sure if they cut it or...

I recently bought a tractor that came with an extra trenching backhoe bucket. It doesn't fit. Its a case and my tractor is a ford. So I was going to sell it but one guy told me they sell for about $1500 but that sounded high. Perhaps I'm wrong. Below are the pictures of it's information plate. I...

I'm looking for a new proof meter cable for my '73 3550 and found one online for a 3600. Think it should fit? They all look the same to me. Ford Tractor 3600 Proof Meter Cable | eBay

So I recently purchased a 1973 Ford 3550. It came with a massive bucket on the backhoe (753 model) and a trenching bucket to swap out. The guy I bought it from didn't seem to know much about it and says he's never put the trenching bucket on. I went to swap them out and it doesn't fit. I didn't...

Tell me about it! I downgraded my phone (only camera I've got) and boy it sucks. I'll get some lighting on it. As for my "Massive" joint, it is pictured here as the connection below the seat in the center of the photo (this is the top side obviously). It is where you separate the tractor. I'm...

So I got the parking break to engage. I took it off from the bottom and scraped cement out of the ratchet. Good as gold. Now I've located three of my four fluid leaks. Two originate on the bottom. I took a few pictures. They go from front of tractor to rear in order. The first is coming from...

I'd like to give a nod to everyone on this site. I've used it forever for my father's tractor and, for now, I'm going to continue to lean on you. Someday I'll be able to contribute, mark my words. Here's the tractor from far away. To answer your questions from before, I don't think he put too...

When you say stamped, will they be raised or set into the metal? I found raised ones that don't seem to correspond to the code and for the life of me I couldn't scrape enough of the grime away to find any near the starter. This thing's going to be shining by the time I find them! (mildly related...

I just picked up a ford 3550 with loader and backhoe for my small horse farm and I'm fairly new to tractor repair but have some maintenance experience. I've always been told all tractors leak a little. This has always seemed strange to me and I'm the kind of person who likes something to work...