Ford 1620 No power

[DUHHUH]

Do you have to purge the hydraulic system on a Ford 1620 to release any air?

I have recently bought two Ford 1620 tractors in hopes to piece them together to make one good tractor. Both tractors have been mostly taken apart and all fluids have been drained, I have assembled one tractor and was able to get it started but it has no power. When first started I can usually lift the 3 point hitch once but then it struggles to do so again. I can then put it in gear and the tractor moves about 1/2 inch. Then nothing at all.

I have jacked up the rear end and put it on jack stands. "Sometimes" when I put it in gear I can get the tires to spin both forward and reverse obviously under no load and when it is off the ground and "sometimes" they will not spin at all.

 

[kirkawilson]

Hydraulic problems could be pump or bypass valve. Drivetrain problems sound like bad clutch.

 

[johnnyu123]

Do you have to purge the hydraulic system on a Ford 1620 to release any air?

I have recently bought two Ford 1620 tractors in hopes to piece them together to make one good tractor. Both tractors have been mostly taken apart and all fluids have been drained, I have assembled one tractor and was able to get it started but it has no power. When first started I can usually lift the 3 point hitch once but then it struggles to do so again. I can then put it in gear and the tractor moves about 1/2 inch. Then nothing at all.

I have jacked up the rear end and put it on jack stands. "Sometimes" when I put it in gear I can get the tires to spin both forward and reverse obviously under no load and when it is off the ground and "sometimes" they will not spin at all.

no expert here, but in a car it usually drive fluid.

 

[Btown]

Check to see if you knocked the range selector out of gear. High, medium or Low. Sound like you might have just moved it enough not to catch.

 

[DUHHUH]

Hydraulic problems could be pump or bypass valve. Drivetrain problems sound like bad clutch.

Where is the bypass valve located? Also do you know if the ford 1620 has any kind of pickup screen?

 

[DUHHUH]

the dipstick shows the correct fluid level. I have switched between all gears "L,M,H" and get the same results.

 

[Btown]

Where is the bypass valve located? Also do you know if the ford 1620 has any kind of pickup screen?

If it's the same as my 1920 then no screen. The 1920 has a hydro filter. Does the 1620 have a filter.

 

[kirkawilson]

Suction tube O-ring might be leaking?
http://www.tractorforum.com/f181/ford-1620-hydro-having-issues-i-can-not-figure-out-30974/

 

[kirkawilson]

Here is more troubleshoot reading:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/new-holland-owning-operating/272153-ford-1720-3-point-lift-2.html

 

[DUHHUH]

Yes the 1620 also has a hydro filter.