[quote="Kirk Affeldt"](quoted from post at 21:27:11 07/18/13) I just bought a Farmall 340, serial number 7362-S which means you have a 1962 vintage with the suffix S = Torque amplifier attachment.
Congratulations!! on a great find. Now don't be color-blind and get that John Deere in the background also! Pocketful of money...put large denomination bills in all your pockets...tires, tubes, draining fluid if it has it; check the valve stem area for corrosive fluid leaks.
Ya gots' a wonderful little tractor. Headlights, including a rear light; fenders; complete ribbed white sheet metal; and id trim; a hydraulic valve cover below the dash, looks complete. My preference is for the fast-hitch, but a great find and you provided us with super pictures...some might say 'supper pictures'.
Drain the gas system and add enough to get it running. I would pour some Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder and let is soak a few days. Then, jack up a rear wheel and with the tractor in fifth gear, turn that wheel. This may prevent a piston ring from breaking. A few days patience is worth it. 'Old" suggests automatic transmission fluid as that works also.
Clean and gap the plugs and points and check their wires. Peek under the sheet metal for any birds nests which could burn your tractor up...careful...check for hornets nests also!
Also check the hydraulic system fluid level. Just under the front end of the left running board, look for a bolt or machine screw. Turn out same and you should add fluid if nothing runs out.
Once you have had it running change the oil, hydraulic fluid and filter - the football-shaped plate ahead of the brake pedals. You probably know all this stuff already. Check the coolant level also.
Repost with your results...don't you dare scrap it or sell parts
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