Posted by Strawberryfarmer on March 16, 2023 at 08:33:21 from (166.181.87.86):
Hi , I'm new on here and new at farming.
Recently I bought a;1973 Ford 4000 with a three cylinder gas engine.
The person I bought it from claimed there was nothing wrong and worked perfectly .. all I knew is that when he started it popped right off and ran smooth . I also bought a brush hog with it , which I put to use the first day after he delivered it to me.. Using the brush hog I only used the first couple of the eight gears so I didn't find out until a few days later the the clutch slipped in any gear above third gear..
It was then that I realized that the clutch was shot and trailered it off to the local case dealer for a new clutch..
Now the problem : Afterni paid (4000+) went out to the yard to start and drive my Ford 4000 home I found that my great starting tractor had to crank much longer and was very hard to start .. but it did start and purred just fine all the way home .. the next day it started again very hard and since then it will not start .
Yesterday they sent two mechanics to trouble shoot and really couldn't come up with why it would only start with starting fluid ..
When they left he told me maybe it had vapor locked (?) and he maybe fixed it , said to leave it till morning (today) and see if it starts (or didn't) or else maybe my great starting tractor developed a head gasket leak right after they put in back together and on my seven my drive home . Unlikely in my mind .. at 133 dollars an hour it's getting expensive if they have to keep trouble shooting with no results ...
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 8MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The 8N and the Fox - by Zane Sherman. Dec. 13 1998, Renfroe, Alabama. Last niht I dreamed about the day that I plowed the field of about 10 acres over on what Jimmy and Dandy called the Ledbetter field. I was driving the 1948 8N Ford tractor that Jimmy bought in 48 new This was prebably in about 1951 and maybe even befor the house was built. This would have made me to be about16 years old and I drove the tractor for nothing and would have paid to drive it if I had had any money which I didn't, but neit
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
