[AT] Ford 3600

[charlie hill]

Cecil,  I have a D-14 Allis that had terrible wear in the casting where the 
axle pivot
pin rode.   I have a friend that is a machinist.  I got him to drill that 
casting out large
enough to remove all of the egg shape.  Then he inserted an Oilite bronze 
bushing
for the pivot pin to ride in.  I also got him to drill a small hole all the 
way through
the iron casting to the front side and counter bore the hole so that there 
was a flat on
the front of the curved casting.  In that counter bore we installed a grease 
fitting into the
small hole.  Problem solved.  Allis Chalmers should have done that to begin 
with.  Of course
I guess they didn't expect their tractors to last 60 years.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil R Bearden
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 8:40 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 3600

The 3600 is a good tractor, a little light for my use, so I don't have
anything smaller here than a 5000.  I had a neighbor who had one for 10
years and used it ( no loader) on his horse farm and then sold it for
$4000...    He bought a TN45 New Holland to replace it and really did
not upgrade.  He just got a loader included...........

The front axle would be my concern.  Check the pivot bushing on the
axle.  The rear bushing especially.    The fords had some wear problems
and the Masseys had a lot of wear problems on the front bushings.    I
have welded steel sections in the front castings to repair the wear from
the axle pivot.

Cecil in OKla




On 5/14/2014 9:28 PM, Dean Vinson wrote:
> Re-sending this... if the original shows up, please forgive the 
> duplication.
>
>
> I looked at a Ford 3600 with a front loader yesterday.   Any thoughts on
> reliability and serviceability of these tractors?   My assumption is that
> it'd be pretty good on both counts.
>
> About 35 years ago I worked for a farmer who had a then-new 4600, and as I
> recall it was a good running, well-laid-out machine.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
>
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