[Farmall] 340 Utility hydraulics

[Tom Bonjour]

 I agree the 340 is an unusual model in the number series with a lot of modern features. I would add it's earlier cousin, the 330, to the discussion. The 330 utility appears to be a 340 utility that looks like a 350. The 330 was only offered in the utility version. The 340 is also unique in that it was also available as a crawler in both diesel and gas (TD340, T340).  
We used a Farmall 340D for a while on our farm in the 60's. It was a neat little tractor, but we decided to not keep it. The reason we did not keep it was the way the operator's station was designed. The design was much more like a utility tractor. Rather than use a platform like previous Farmall row crop tractors, the design positioned the operator down over and straddling the transmission. The operators legs would get pretty warm making hay in the hot Indiana summer.   But it would be a great little tractor to have for general chores around the farm today.

Tom

--- On Mon, 8/27/12, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:

From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Farmall] 340 Utility hydraulics
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Monday, August 27, 2012, 12:35 PM

Stan and Jim are both correct, and I was wrong. The 240 uses the torque 
tube for a reservoir for the Hy-Tran and retains the use of thick 
"transmission fluid" in the transmission and final drive. The 340, 
however, does use the transmission and final drive for the hydraulic 
reservoir. The 340 is an "odd" tractor in the number series, as it has 
nothing in common with the 300/350 (except for possibly the 5 speed 
transmission and TA?). All of the service manuals I have for the 340 
make it appear to be unique. It also uses odd size 36" tires and rims, 
among other things that make it different. In many ways it is a "modern" 
tractor with independent PTO, live hydraulics, full instrumentation, 
optional three point hitch with draft control, optional power steering, 
etc. Not too shabby for a late '50's tractor.

But it still had the old updraft carburetor and a six volt electrical 
system - an hangover from the '40s.

Mike

On 8/27/2012 11:39 AM, Stan Bass wrote:
> Mike was kind enough to send me all the hydraulics from his parts 240
> years ago that I used (along with some 230 parts) in an experiment
> changing the hydraulics on a Super C for a cleaner 3 pnt hitch
> control.
>
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