Thus with draft control the implement is either full up - transport position - or full down - in working position. If it seems like your hydraulics just aren’t doing anything, be sure to check that the PTO lever is engaged and then try. Where as draft control sets the amount of drag - or depth of a plow. They simply wear out and need to be replaced.
If the hydraulics either go all the way up or all the way down (with no control in the middle), the problem is likely with your pivot pins. If the hydraulics don’t go up at all, it’s likely that the ball socket is the problem (worn out or jumped out of place). While the 8N piston originally came with steel rings, many have been upgraded with a Jubilee style o-ring.
If the oil is leaking out of the piston top, the seal or o-ring could be damaged. This is easy to check – just remove the side door and watch the oil move. It will only raise the plow with touch all the way up. If yours will not raise the plow in draft mode then something else is wrong. To raise the plow pull touch control all the way up to raise the plow. If the hydraulics drift down, that usually means the relief valve is squeaking by. Ford 861 In draft mode, once you move it off the top stop, the touch control lever controls draft as you described. While these tips are specifically for the Ford 8N, many other models of antique tractors will show similar symptoms when their hydraulics need attention. Step 2 Set the draft control in a middle position. For example, in a Ford 8870 it is a round knob with the numbers 1 through 5 next to the hydraulic control levers.
#Ford 8n draft control lever manual#
Reference the operator's manual if necessary the draft control lever is in a different location on every model. I don’t know squat about draft other than I still have my draft-card from 1966.Are you having trouble with your Ford 8N hydraulics? Here are some suggestions to get you started fixing your tractor. Step 1 Locate the draft control lever inside the cab of the tractor. UF70692 Seat, hydraulic support lift draft control spring-Replaces 2N624. The 9N was the first American-made production-model tractor to incorporate. Walts Tractor Parts Ford Tractor Parts / New Holland Tractor Parts Ford. Lowering the Draft Lever only an inch will lower the implement completely, so perhaps it’s all working. 8n was the only one with POSITION control. or lowered to operating position with constant control of depth.
Placing the Position Lever UP with the Draft Lever UP, then lowering the Position Lever. EASIER MAINTENANCE Watch for the new Ford Tractor - see it at your first opportunity. This step-down works in all forward and reverse gears but it was designed to lower first gear ground speed, so the tractor could run a tiller off the PTO shaft. until I lowered the position-lever and then found it would (very stiffly) allow me to raise the Draft Lever. The V8-8N has a Howard step-down that provides a second range of gears approximately 1/3 the normal gear ratios. Just for drill I decided to move the Draft Lever to exercise it and found it frozen (I imagined initially from lack-of-use.).īut your post SDT makes sense so I started it up and found it still frozen. I keep a finish mower on it mostly and when I park it after mowing the runway I lower the implement and shut down the tractor, then raise the position-lever so that when I start it up again I don’t forget to raise the mower before backing out. Since I’ve got quarantine-boredom I decided to experiment with it and discovered it apparently frozen while just sitting in the shed. I didn’t force it but I did apply about 5 lbs force and it didn’t move so I got curious. This is the lightest, or shallowest, draft setting you can achieve. I have little use for Draft Control, but I do want my tractor to work properly and got curious about it after reading another thread. To tell where the transition point between transport and draft is on the touch control lever, carefully move the control lever, from full up, down very slowly, until you reach the point where the implement starts to slowly drop. Not knowing squat about real farming (other than from the consuming end and that farmers are the real heros these days).
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