Ford 1710

maxamillion125 · Jun 5, 2014

Excellent, thanks so much Marv!!

trmechapt · Jun 5, 2014

With the loader you may want more traction. You may be able to get R1 tires to fit the 16" rims. My 1720 has the turf tires but no loader. It does good with the box blade and dirt scoop as long as the dirt is dry, but if it is wet, no traction.

Creamer · Jun 5, 2014

What a great deal - jump on it! With turfs all around you may bea little light on traction. I have industrials on the front and turfs on the rear. It works as a great combination.

tman1020 · Jun 6, 2014

That liquid that shot out is likely calcium chloride it is very corrosive so make sure you rinse off all metal parts that it touched as soon as possible. Great deal anyway you slice it even with the issues snatch it up as fast as you can if you don't like it you'll find plenty of buyers.

Fountainhead Farms · Jun 9, 2014

Tell your boss I'l give him 3K.

ha ha. I'm looking at a similar tractor for about 8K.

maxamillion125 · Jun 21, 2014

So I found out a little more about the tractor. It was serviced 2 years ago to the tune of $1600. We couldn't find the invoice and the shop changed their computer software and lost the invoice too. So we're not exactly sure what was done but I'm guessing the oil/trans/hydraulic/fuel fluids and filters were changed. The tractor has set unused since the maintenance so my question is do I need to change the fluids again or can I run it?

Creamer · Jun 22, 2014

Did it set outside or inside? If it was indoors I would do a quick check on the fluids and try running it. If it was outside I would be much more cautious and do a much more thorough fluids check before I ran it.

maxamillion125 · Jun 22, 2014

Creamer said:
Did it set outside or inside? If it was indoors I would do a quick check on the fluids and try running it. If it was outside I would be much more cautious and do a much more thorough fluids check before I ran it.

It was outside. So check all the fluids and it should be ok?

Marveltone · Jun 22, 2014

Check to see if they're milky. This would indicate water. If they're clear, I'd run it.

Joe

Bigfoot62 · Jun 22, 2014

Marveltone said:
Check to see if they're milky. This would indicate water. If they're clear, I'd run it.

Hydraulic/transmission fluid should be fine, if it's not milky. Engine oil probably is too, but a filter and a few quarts of oil are cheap insurance. I would change the engine oil. JMHO

You can probably salvage the tires by draining the fluid, removing the tire from the rim, sandblast and repaint the rims, and then remount the tires with new tubes. If you don't have the money to blast and paint, you can just clean the rims up and cover the rust with duck tape. Don't laugh, it works. Just need something to prevent the tube from sticking to the rusty rim. That will cause future leaks.
If you need to load the tires again, look at RimGuard or something similar that's non-corrosive.