[AT] 340 Farmall

[Ronald L. Cook]

As far as trim pieces go, I think I am only missing the cover over the 
hydraulics below the dash.  I can make that.  I am missing the brake 
locking rod.  Easy to make.  The locking mechanism is all there.  The 
depth control stuff for the two-point is pretty much all gone, I guess. 
  I don't even know what is missing.  I am not a Farmall man, and the 
manual is very poor.  They seem to be written for a Farmall person.  I 
have the factory 3-point adapters and one hydraulic box has been routed 
via hoses to the hitch cylinder.  Manual control of up and down is fine. 
  That is probably good enough for me.  I am not going to farm with this 
thing.  It is running a grain auger and might get on the mowing detail 
eventually.

None of the gauges are working.  The only lighting that works is the 
instrument panel light.  The wiring looks pretty bad and I am working on 
getting to that mess this afternoon.

Updates forthcoming.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Mike Sloane wrote:
> I have to agree with the complaint that the 340 is hard to get on and 
> off. I fired mine up the other day because I needed to move the 
> two-point IH 100 sickle bar mower. I had greased the prongs a couple of 
> weeks ago, and that made all the difference when I went to mount it - 
> one shot back, and it clicked right in. My point is that, in past years, 
> I had to get on and of the tractor a dozen times before I could get the 
> darn mower to set in the hitch. This time, the only time I had to get 
> off was to engage the tumbling bar on the PTO shaft and plug in the 
> hydraulic lines. I was so happy with my good luck that I ran the mower 
> along the side of my lane for about a quarter mile, trimming back weeds 
> and multiflora rose.
> 
> Mine is gas, so I can't help you with the additive issue.
> 
> When I dragged my 340 home, it was missing a fair amount of trim pieces 
> - around the bottom of the instrument panel, next to the radiator, and 
> panels under the hood. I was able to locate replacements from some of 
> the salvage yards listed on the ATIS "salvage yards" page.
> 
> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/farmall_340/>
> 
> Mike