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Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch

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Rich, NJ

11-07-2002 07:13:04




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Call me backward. Our old John Deeres were tagalongs, My International H was tagalong. Just never had a 3pt hitch before. How do you work the doggone thing ? I had Mr T running a few days ago and I tried the hitch or at least I thought I tried the hitch. I used the lever that's in the quadrant on the right side. This lever also has a stop to control it's travel or stroke. Nothing. Not even a click or wiggle. Is there a reservoir for the Hyd Fluid for the pump ? If so where is it ? Do I have to engage something to make the lift work? Clutch,PTO, Little lever under the seat on the right? Is the system just shot and not working ? Regards, Rich

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Larry 8N75381

11-07-2002 09:33:43




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 Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Rich, NJ, 11-07-2002 07:13:04  
Rich,

Read the post I made some time ago - link porvided below.

Regards,
Larry



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Don (NC)

11-07-2002 07:37:53




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 Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Rich, NJ, 11-07-2002 07:13:04  
There's a combination pto/hydraulics control lever on the left side behind your left leg. Push the clutch in and pull the lever to the rear. This will put the hydraulics in gear and they will be active when the clutch is released. THEN you can move the lift up and down using the quadrant lever you referred to.

That little lever under the seat should be in the vertical position unless you are using the hydraulics for plowing or other ground-resistance activity. With it up, the lift will stay at whatever level you set it with the quadrant lever. For more info about the little lever, do an archive search (top of main forum page) for keywords "position control".

On the right side, behind your right leg, there is a dipstick to check the hydraulic/transmission fluid. The fill port is beside the gear shift lever on top of the transmission. There are 3 drains on the bottom for this fluid. Start draining with the small one first. Motor oil drain is up front (not one of the 3). The hydraulic/transmission reservoir holds 5 gallons of fluid. Search archives for discussion on best fluid.

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Rich,NJ

11-07-2002 08:22:05




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 Re: Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Don (NC), 11-07-2002 07:37:53  
Thanks for the info about the PTO being necessary to operate the lift. I changed the oil in the Trans/differential. It was a huge mess that took days to completely drain. I mean we're talking 1960s vintage road tar. I literally had to heat the transcase with a propane torch to get the goo to flow. Then it dropped out in gobs. I replaced it with 80w90 Cam 2 gear oil. I put what I thought was 5 gals in but I noticed that the container said 35Lbs ,NOT 5 gals. It still hasn't come up to the bottom of the trans dipstick. If it makes a difference, This machine does have the Howard trans and the Howard sideplate, This includes the dipstick port. Does this reposition the dipstick to a higher level requiring a greater amount of oil? Thanks again, Rich

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Here are the correct specs

11-07-2002 09:14:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Rich,NJ, 11-07-2002 08:22:05  
The best narrative about the correct fluid...



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MikeC

11-07-2002 09:11:36




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 Re: Re: Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Rich,NJ, 11-07-2002 08:22:05  
I'm not familiar with the 80/90 Cam2 gear oil. Does it meet the specs for the N's which are fairly fussy about the correct fluid?

I can't remember the exact specs of anything other than the 134D FNH spec that is the modern specification. You might want to do a search to make sure you have the correct fluid.



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RoN of ohio

11-07-2002 08:41:04




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 Re: Re: Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Rich,NJ, 11-07-2002 08:22:05  
Here's what I know about 35 lbs of oil. Water is 8.34 lbs per gal and oil is a little lighter than water. Probably around 8 lbs per gal. So you would need about 40 lbs of oil to equal 5 gal. My guess is that you need about 3/4 gal of oil yet.



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Arne - Idaho

11-07-2002 07:28:10




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 Re: Ford Hydraulics/3pt hitch in reply to Rich, NJ, 11-07-2002 07:13:04  
Assuming this is an N series, you must engage the PTO in order to run the hydraulic pump that operates the lift. PTO lever is on LH inspection plate. The little lever under the seat (must be an 8N) is the draft / postion control. In position mode, allows lift to stay in one spot, draft mode is used for things such as plowing to maintain a constant rate of pull. (I am not good at explaining that) Do an archive search on draft mode, lots and lots of stuff written about this by folks much more knowledgable than me. :-)

Oh yeah, Hyd pump uses the transmission oil. Dip stick is on the RH inspection plate.

Arne

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