Ford 4000 How to check Hydraulic Fluid?

[Soundguy]

you can put utf in all 3 sumps.. or you can put gear oil in the trans and rear end, and then utf or hyd oil in the hyd sump.

many people DO put utf in all 3.

however.. generically saying 'checking the hyd oil' infers you are checking hte oil in the hyd sump. ps.. i would not use plain hyd oil anywhere. utf is way better than plain hyd oil.

if I had utf in all 3 sumps and wanted to check the diffy oil. i would not choose to say i was 'checking the hyd oil'

same with t he tranny.

you want to check the tranny oil.. say you are checking the tranny oil.

as for a 4 cyl 4000.. the dipstick for the hyd oil is ont he cover with the pto shifter oem ones looks like a mushroom cap

It uses Universal Tractor Trans/Hydraulic Fluid does it not?

 

[cletus99]

I will definitely have to take a look when I get home in a little while. I still can’t think of any dip stick near the PTO lever. The PTO lever on mine is under the seat on the left side. Is the dip stick on the top or side? That is what you are calling the hydraulic sump correct? That’s what controls the 3 point hitch right? I guess I thought there were only two sections. I didn’t realize the rear end was separate from the hydraulic section. So where and how do you check the fluid in the rear end?

 

[cletus99]

I looked and I do not see a dip stick anywhere. Here are some photos.

 

[Cbrown9064]

I looked and I do not see a dip stick anywhere. Here are some photos.

It's because this is not a 1963 4 cylinder 4000. I asked this question earlier to help give you correct info. Your machine is a 3 cylinder 1965 or newer machine, not a pre '65 machine. Model identification makes all the difference in the world!

What I said about pipe plugs and dipsticks does not apply to this model.

I don't know anything about the '65 and later machines, so am bowing out here...

 

[Soundguy]

well.. back to the drawing board.

1, can you count? how many cyl's did you say this machine had? I remember hearing 4.. and you saying it was a 63-64 model.

that is a POST 65 ford. different beast entirely. you sure it does not have 3 cyls maybee?

post 1 said 1963 post 3 asked , to be clear.. if this was a 4 cyl.. as that what was around in 63. post 4 confirms that.

now.. back up.. check the numbers stamped into the trans bellhousing aft of the starter. we need to know what blue ford you REALLY have before continuing to give out info.

 

[Soundguy]

if you can't read or find the numbers, take pics of the rear axle trumpets, the front bolster, and the left side of the engine for us to decide..

 

[cletus99]

It was sold to me as a 1963 model. After I got it I got the serial number off of it and it matched up to a 1963 model from what I had found online at the time. I will have to try and find it again and check it.

As far as being a 4 cylinder that's what I thought it was. This is the first thing I've had that was a diesel so I really don't know anything about them. I know you can tell what a gas engine is by how many spark plugs it has. How do you tell on a diesel? Be a little easy on me, I really don't know s**t about them .

 

[Soundguy]

um.. count the injector lines.... one for each cyl...

no way you matched up a sn on a blue ford to a 63 series....

post it... there is a model id code , a date code, and a sn.. the sn will have a C, B or A prefix. beware that if it is a 3000, the model id could have a C or 3 prefix, depending on if it is pre 4-68 or not.

2000 will have a B or 2 model id prefix.... 4000 will have a 4/D prefix.. etc..

if you don't know what you got.. post the pics i asked for.. rear axle trumpet profile.. left side of engine area including front bolster and steering box area, plus a front on pif of the frotn axle and bolster.

detail right side pic under the seat of the center section will help too, if it is a 4000

 

[cletus99]

Here's a couple pictures of the serial number. I'll have to go back out and take more if you actually need the others you mentioned. I woke up with some stomach bug today so I'm not really feeling up to keep walking out there to get pictures. Hopefully this will help.

 

[cletus99]

I did look at the engine while I was out there and it is a 3 cylinder. I never really looked at it much before but I can see now the injectors.