New ( to me ) Ford 3930

[jgriswol538802]

I finally acquired a tractor. After looking for far too long, I wound up buying from a family member a tractor which he had previously loaned to me. I put about 30 hours on it while it was here last year. I don't think he put more than a few hours on it since I used it and he decided he didn't really need it.

It is a 3930 with 557 hours. It has a Bush Hog loader, shuttle shift, dual hydraulic pumps, ROPS canopy, and the extendable 3 PH arms. Everything seems to work as I would expect.

A couple of questions:
I have a fair amount of brush to remove. Once it is pushed over on the ground what is the best way to move it to a pile without also pushing up too much dirt into the pile. Ultimately, I will burn the brush piles and the dirt in the pile makes it difficult to get a complete burn. I know a brush fork or root fork would be ideal, but can i add tines to the bucket in a "cheap" way and make it work?

The only leak I see is the left brake rod seal. It is a slow leak at this point, but I would like to repair it at some point so that parking it on concrete won't be a problem. How common is this leak? Is it just a matter of disconnecting the brake rod and prying the seal out, followed by replacement with a new seal?

The loader has the stands for storing when removed from the tractor. I have looked at the manuals on the BH site and understand how the loader removes from the tractor, but the hydraulic hoses do not appear to have "quick disconnect" connections on them. Would these normally be on the end where the hoses connect to the hydraulics on the back of the tractor? Would it be unusual for them not to have been installed? If they are not there do I just buy the connections and screw them onto the hoses and the fittings on the tractor? Any idea of the cost?

The loader hoses go from the loader joystick underneath the right floorboard to the rear of the tractor. They currently hang down too far and could easily be caught on brush. We have zip tied them up to the floorboard, but that didn't seem to hold too long. Any suggestions for a better way to secure and protect the hoses?

Thanks for any help and suggestions. I am sure I will be back with more questions.

 

[Jerry/MT]

I finally acquired a tractor. After looking for far too long, I wound up buying from a family member a tractor which he had previously loaned to me. I put about 30 hours on it while it was here last year. I don't think he put more than a few hours on it since I used it and he decided he didn't really need it.

It is a 3930 with 557 hours. It has a Bush Hog loader, shuttle shift, dual hydraulic pumps, ROPS canopy, and the extendable 3 PH arms. Everything seems to work as I would expect.

A couple of questions:
I have a fair amount of brush to remove. Once it is pushed over on the ground what is the best way to move it to a pile without also pushing up too much dirt into the pile. Ultimately, I will burn the brush piles and the dirt in the pile makes it difficult to get a complete burn. I know a brush fork or root fork would be ideal, but can i add tines to the bucket in a "cheap" way and make it work?

The only leak I see is the left brake rod seal. It is a slow leak at this point, but I would like to repair it at some point so that parking it on concrete won't be a problem. How common is this leak? Is it just a matter of disconnecting the brake rod and prying the seal out, followed by replacement with a new seal?

The loader has the stands for storing when removed from the tractor. I have looked at the manuals on the BH site and understand how the loader removes from the tractor, but the hydraulic hoses do not appear to have "quick disconnect" connections on them. Would these normally be on the end where the hoses connect to the hydraulics on the back of the tractor? Would it be unusual for them not to have been installed? If they are not there do I just buy the connections and screw them onto the hoses and the fittings on the tractor? Any idea of the cost?

The loader hoses go from the loader joystick underneath the right floorboard to the rear of the tractor. They currently hang down too far and could easily be caught on brush. We have zip tied them up to the floorboard, but that didn't seem to hold too long. Any suggestions for a better way to secure and protect the hoses?

Thanks for any help and suggestions. I am sure I will be back with more questions.

Sounds like you got a good low hour tractor. Welcome to TBN.
As far as the brake seals are concerned, I think you just pry them out after removing the linkage ahead of the brake rod and then using an appropiate socket to tap them into place. You should consider investing in a factory shop manual for your machine. You can pick them up someties on ebay or just google on "Ford 3910 manuals". You'll pay for them the first time you repair anything and the systems descriptions will help you uderstand how the various tractor systems are supposed to operate so you can more easily troubleshoot problems.
Tines on the bucket will help but a brush bucket would be better. if you pick the brush up and then lift it real high and dump it on the ground it will hit the ground and shake off some of the dirt.

Where does your loader recieve it's pressure and flow from? Is there a manifold under the remote valves that supplies the loader control valve? The Ezee-On loader on my Ford 4610 is designed to use a manifold that supplies flow to the control valve and the quick disconnects are on the control valve(not a joystick contol) a nd that stays with the tractor when you take off the loader giving you additional remote capability. You can add quick couplers where you have to disconnect the hose to remove the loader.

If you're working in the brush, you might consider using some PVC tubing to run your hoses through and mounting the PCV tubing with some brackets under your tractor. You'll have to design this for your specific installation.