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Modern Tractor Discussion Board Re: small farm tractor purchase [ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by RodInNS on July 24, 2009 at 05:35:57 from (216.118.158.123): In Reply to: Re: small farm tractor purchase posted by Billybowlegs on July 24, 2009 at 04:18:53: 10 and 30 series Fords don't need much service if the regular maintenance is done. Brakes are wet and lifetime (10000 hours) if they have the correct grade of oil on them. Clutch should do 10K unless it's a loader tractor. IN that case 4K is probably about it. I've never done any major hydraulic work other than a pump on one and that was not normal wear... but a freak thing. Split case, probably from impact. On the 10 series and older the steering linkages are probably about the biggest semi regular repair item followed by the three point lift arms and balls if it does a lot of heavy lifting... and by heavy I mean routinely up to the lift limit, and made to carry it. If you get into a loader tractor, then front axle parts are a more common repair. With MFWD's, the items I outlined before are probably in the 3-5000 hour range. Two wheel drives are really too light for much loading... so that stuff tends to get busted at inoppertune times. Don't look for service life from it. You can also probably bank on a water pump about every 10-15 years on those engines, so if you can't remember when it was last done, it's probably about due... You just keep an eye on the fan for play and the front cover for a coolant track coming from the pump weep hole. Mine have always shown the weep... but I changed one last winter for a guy who didn't catch the warning sign. That ate the fan and rad... The starters also start to get lazy on them over time, depending on how much starting you do with them. Hard to put an hour figure on that, but it's not a big deal anyway. They can often be tuned up for ~50 bucks or a new one installed for 150-200 bucks. Those Ford's from that class were very robust tractors. They were made to work hard for a long, long time. If you keep the fluids and filters changed as per recomended intervals, keep grease to the front end and don't run it like a dozer ~every~ day, it will outlast you. Rod Replies: Re: small farm tractor purchase Billybowlegs 04:58:18 07/25/09 (0) Add a Reply Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Optional Video Title: Optional Video URL: Advanced Posting Options Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.   Advanced Posting Tools   Upload Photo  Select Gallery Photo  Return to Post