The Ford 3600 Tractor

[doddie82]

Has any one got, had or no of the Ford 3600 tractor?

 

What are they like are they any good?

[woody paul]

What do want to use it for.

[ballibeg]

I run a 4000.

[mendiplogs]

Has any one got, had or no of the Ford 3600 tractor?

 

What are they like are they any good?

 

Hi mate I will ask my farmer mate tonight thanks Jon

[cornish wood burner]

Has any one got, had or no of the Ford 3600 tractor?

 

What are they like are they any good?

 

Only real problem I have come across is cracked blocks. Earnt me a lot of money in my agricultural engineering days. Core plugs at the back of the head and flywheel end sometimes go if it has not had its quota of antifreeze.

Superior to the 35/135 to drive. I would say comparable to the MF240 which is a very good machine. However the 240 is more reliable in my experience. I would seriously consider the 240 if it was my money.

[codlasher]

Hate them! Over priced too. The Q cab rusts badly. I'd look at a 4000 or a MF

codlasher

Edited May 29, 2015 by codlasher
Can't just say Rubbish!

[Alycidon]

Older Fords are well known for block problems at about 7,000 hours, at that age a Perkins engine in a Massey is a better bet.

 

In all these old tractors though they are set up to use diesel with sulpher in it, the sulpher acts as a lube in the injection pump. Modern deisel is low sulpher so a drop of 2 stroke mix added to each tank of fuel is a good idea.

 

I find with my MF135 ( 7200 hrs) if she starts to struggle when under load a dose of 2 stroke mix gets her singing nicely again.

 

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[cornish wood burner]

Older Fords are well known for block problems at about 7,000 hours, at that age a Perkins engine in a Massey is a better bet.

 

In all these old tractors though they are set up to use diesel with sulpher in it, the sulpher acts as a lube in the injection pump. Modern deisel is low sulpher so a drop of 2 stroke mix added to each tank of fuel is a good idea.

 

I find with my MF135 ( 7200 hrs) if she starts to struggle when under load a dose of 2 stroke mix gets her singing nicely again.

 

A

Be warned that 7000 may be an average but I have known them crack at a lot less hours than that. Its a long time ago now but I think I had one go at a few thousand hrs, it had an easy life and was meticulously serviced.

Most common failure is cold water returning from the rad hitting no 1 bore, but I have had them go at the bottom between two bores as well. Shame because it spoils an otherwise good tractor.

We put engine oil in the diesel and that seems to work. Probably not so good as 2 stroke but cheaper and more readily available in our case.