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| Newbie here. Post #1. Looking @ this tractor to pull a 33' air drill. It is a 83 model 7000 hrs. Does anyone here know what kind of hydraulic system is on these. I need it to run a hydraulic fan. Any other tips on motor, drive would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, D. |
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NW Washington | I'll add my two cents worth and maybe Bern will come along and give you the full story.
I think this tractor has a odd hydraulic system that uses an open center constant flow pump and a valve arrangement to make it act like a closed center system. Flow rate is in the 20+ gpm range. Here is a link to Tractor Data, which is not always 100% correct, but better than nothing. http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/004/0/3/4034-ford-tw-35.ht...
I don't think this is a good tractor for your air seeder application. |
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Wisconsin | Agreed. Great tractor for anything BUT mass hydraulic flow and constant flow. |
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West Texas | Run, run run!!! (away from it!) |
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Southeast Florida | Find something else,
1) Dry clutch
2) Two speed clutch pack problems
3) Parts avaliability issues (everything will sub over at least 10 times)
4) Chicken feces steering pump on timing cover
5) Open center hydraulics (worthless for an air drill)
6) Big tractor for 170 HP
Bern, was a service manager for FORD, his words for a TW series tractor is TW stands for Totally Worthless
Edited by Fla Veggie Farmer 7/21/2011 15:58
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ontario | My advice (from a Ford lover) is its not really a air drill tractor..Like others say not enough oil flow. They're a heavy powerful drawbar tractor... i'd say in their day they were a very reliable tractor. |
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Eastern North Carolina | 170 hp was mashing that 401 engine pretty hard... Better not let it get too far under that 2200 rpm rated speed, It would blow out like a candle.
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Mount Vernon, WA | This tractor uses open center pumps with closed center valves. Confused yet? Actually, it would depend on what year it was, since the '83 to '85 models used open center valves. Either way, neither system is set up for a constant down pressure application which I'm thinking you would need on an air drill. If all you need to do is run a hyd motor, it should work OK for that.
These were not one of Ford's more reliable models. If the price is right, you could probably live with its quirks, but that would be your call to make. I could give you a whole laundry list of potential problems with it, but I would likely scare you from buying it. Like I said, if it's cheap, it might be OK for you. |
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| MMM, definitely worth my time to post the ? The $ is probably ok, as it is under $20K cad. I already have 1 tractor not working, so I sure don't need another. Thanks for the replys fellas, made my decision much easier. Now that that tractor is handled see my newest post with a hydraulic ? about a 5288 IH. Thanks again. D. |
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SE SD | I like my mfwd tw 35. Just like any 20 plus year old tractor, it all depends on how it was taken care of. The steering and the hydraulics are the weak points. I wouldn't recommend them for loader work or running a hydraulic motor. Now that you are talking ih 5288, we had one. I like the ford better. Might be because the 5288 wasn't mfwd. It always ran hot with that backwards fan deal and the ac never worked very good. And yes I flushed the radiator till I was blue in the face, sometimes more than once a day. |
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Northern CA | I would also take the Ford over the 5288. |
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