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    Ford 545D Counterweight Ideas

    We just picked up a newer Ford 545D mfwd tractor for shop use, and I am looking for ideas on necessary counterweight for the loader. The idea is to use the tractor w/ pallet forks and a boom generally. We have an older 545 backhoe which we've used for similar work in the past, but we're trying...
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    Ford 545 Industrial ID Help Needed!

    Got a 545 backhoe that we use quite a bit at the shop -- one of the power steering lines had a worsening leak, so we pulled both this weekend. When I went to order replacements, of course I found there are 2 sets of lines with the cutoff being 1980 -- can anyone help date our tractor? I'd order...
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