Ford 5610 issue when using Bush hog

[sawtooth]

Ok thanks for the help ovrszd.

 

[joecdeere]

check this link out, it's for the 81 - 4/84 5610 it's different from the drawing above. I may be wrong, but I thought Ford used a couple of different front ends through the 80's and early 90's

New Holland (561) - 4 CYL AG TRACTOR 1 SERIES (1/81-12/93) Parts Diagrams

 

[sawtooth]

Ok great point. So this brings up a good point and I meant to ask this earlier. So it’s listed under 81-93 4 cylinder Ag 10 series. But when you go down to that folder it says something like 5-84 as a start date. Not at Messicks but per attached link. Am I reading that correct? If so I don’t see any shields for tractors prior to 84.



Official New Holland Online Parts Store and Online Parts Catalog for New Holland and Ford Tractors.

 

[joecdeere]

that's because there was an axle (model APL325) that was used 1981 thru 4/84 then the one you're looking at began.
I worked as a parts mgr 84-98 and I promise you that you can't make rhyme or reason out of a Ford parts book, especially
after the first model the book was written for has running changes like the front end change. They weren't willing to completely re-write the books so they were forced to add pages that really don't make sense. you need to look at your axle casting real good, you will find a model number on it that begins APLXXX so you know which pages to
look at. The link I posted above is for the shield for the years 1981/4-1984

 

[ovrszd]

Here's some pics of my shield. I don't think this will do you any good because our chassis are so much different. But I'll post them just in case they might.

 

[ovrszd]

You can see mine has earned it's keep by how bent it is in the rear half.

 

[sawtooth]

Ok here’s all the numbers I can find on the front axle. Thoughts?

 

[joecdeere]

looks like APL325 in the second line on the tag picture, should be the parts on the page link I posted