Posted by grhouse on August 25, 2010 at 17:30:34 from (67.142.166.23):
I looked at a Leader D this weekend and found the following things. I cannot find any information on these would like some help if anyone here knows anything about them. The motor started immediately with no problem but the owner could have already started it before I got there and had it warmed up some. But, the motor was not warm to the touch and the oil was not warm because I checked.
The motor ran strong but had a steady gas leak at the carb.
The right wheel was rusted through in several places and not, in my opinion, repairable. The left was OK.
There was an old original Ford N brush guard welded to the front but not to the body so that I will be able to use a cutoff wheel to remove it. Front wheels were OK. All tires will eventually need replaced.
The PTO worked steady in power up and power down mode but the knob was missing and the lettering on the Patent Plate was almost gone.
The oil was dark but free from any sign of water.
The original gauges were missing and someone has installed a plastic gauge kit over the original holes so the new gauges would fit but the serial number cannot be seen. The oil gauge did not work.
When I tried activating the PTO it acted like the clutch wasn’t fully depressed and then finally engaged like it would if you were speed shifting a car and meshing the gears by feel.
When driving it the transmission felt like the clutch was not fully engaging and not properly aligned. I had to move my foot up and down and let the RPM of the motor change before it would shift into gear. The owner saw my hesitancy and said "just to shove it into gear". He said that is what you have to do with these old tractors. I don’t do that with mine!
Also, when I tried to ease the clutch out the tractor jerked in all gears and didn’t take off smoothly as I would have expected. Would that possible be a sign of a wet clutch?
My next major question also relates to the transmission. How do you check the transmission fluid? Second, how would you add fluid to it? I found the inspection plate on the right side. Please remember that I’m used to the Ford N tractors but I looked every place I could think off and neither of us could find a place to check the fluid level.
Third, another person mentioned checking the transmission gears for broken teeth. But, I've been unable to contact them and I've tried since Saturday. How would I do that? Do I have to pull the shifter and top cover?
All in all I was impressed but I am concerned about the transmission. It is the one area of a car, truck, or tractor that I’ve never yet worked on.
I'm interested in this tractor to restore and the price seems close at $1350 but I was hoping to get some input from someone who knows something about the Leader D before making a commitment. I want to be sure that the parts will be available (transmission gears or clutch for instance) if I need to repair those items. Gene
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