Ford 3000 Tractor Radiator Removal

[@wyattoneable]

I love your chair man. Nothing like being comfortable when you work.

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Haha, that chair has been around as long as I have ;) I can't work all bent over for long.

[@wyattoneable]

Naw I hear ya there man. I'm always looking for my seat with wheels so I can roll around the work if possible.

[@jamesbailey7785]

Picking knowledge if you would lend some? I am looking at a 70"s era Ford 4500 loader hoe version. Plate says its a D5110k. Farmer in area had it for many years around farm. Always kept in Barn. It is the 4 speed, no clutch w/ power forward/reverse. Farmer passed away few years ago and son inlaw said it was 8 years ago it got stuck in I'm thinking 1st. Gear shift -right -forward. It sat in barn for years and they are clearing stuff out. The bypassed the neutral safety and it starts drives and everything works but cannot move shifter. I have some mech smarts but learning always and not afraid to tackle a project. Have you any exp on this type trans, could be as simple as the forks worn. The power fwd/reverse lever is pretty finicky as it welllllll used.. I looked machine over and see what I think might be a hyd filter wedged by frame below where a clutch pedal is on many tractors. It looks due to less than a baby finger space from filter edge to frame and the color of it that it might not have been changed for eons. I'm wondering if filtration or lack of it could have sped up wear on everything in trans and the fingers being high getting less lube causing massive wear. If your aware, could I take the small 8-10 bolt cover with shifter and possibly weld/ beef up fingers to close to original? Sorry for the book; but info is key: )))) Best; Tom Bailey

[@LarryDeSilva64]

yes indeed got to really keep that cooling system up on that diesel. But getting that radiator recored or replaced is a good thing to do after all it is 33 years old it could use a bit of TLC to keep her goin another 30 yrs. Thanks for sharing

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Yep, it's time for some TLC. I'm going to put a little lipstick on it this time and hope to do a full restore next winter. Thanks for watching!

[@mossman381]

The older stuff is usually pretty simple. We have a bunch of Oliver crawler tractors.

[@farmboysgarage7595]

They made them easy to work on, that's for sure!

[@satishshivarkar6606]

Good 👍 job

[@buzzsah]

I had to pull my radiator off of a dozer one day it took me almost 2 hours to get it off. The nose had at least 30 or 40 bolts holding it on then there was another 30 or 40 bolts on the radiator. The radiator was approximately 5' x 5' feet and 8 inches thick.

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Haha, I guess they didn't want that radiator to vibrate loose ;) I bet that thing weighed a ton!

[@joetiller1031]

You need to make the old girl a project new paint and decals fix the leaks it would really look good.

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Thanks Joe! I plan on doing a full restoration at some point, but time is limited this year. I am going to freshen up the sheet metal while I got it off though. I've got a new wiring harness and decals but probably will wait for the full restore to put those in.

[@johnwallace7465]

Those Fords are hard to beat I don't think you can wear one out. I grew up on a 5000 and a 7000

[@farmboysgarage7595]

They sure are John! I can tell over this years that this one is getting tired so a rebuild is in its future.

[@thatswiss1385]

Yes they are undistroyable. Ones i saw a 4600 model with 16'500h, first engine, first gearbox!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Now that's what I'm talking about . 👍👍

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Hahaha, thanks Steve!

[@huck01955]

You made it look easy

[@farmboysgarage7595]

These are pretty easy tractors to work on. Thanks!

[@samsgarage2856]

That was some nasty coolant that came out of there. I'm surprised the muffler came off that easy.

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Brown goo ;) I was surprised too but it looked like it'd had some reliefs cut into it at some point. Thanks for watching Sam!

[@dannycooley8499]

Farmboy's Garage how do you get all of that brown goo out of the block ?

[@thatswiss1385]

Sam's Garage The muffler is just plugged in. Ones, the muffler on my 3055 fall off, because the road was to uneven😂😂

[@mackfortier778]

cool video :-)

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Thanks!

[@CalvinsCorner72]

That's a Bossy looking Ford Tractor. Guess it's paid for so put a little in it and drive the heck outta her. LOL

[@farmboysgarage7595]

Haha, she was the work horse around here for 20+ years. I want to fully restore her but no time this winter. Maybe next year ;)