Ford spindle broke

[td25c]

Sorry folks,I know its not that exciting,but this happens from time to time.Grandpa orderd the 4000 new with the low profile option.The steering axil is to light for a loader .My dad gets on it and thinks its a cat 963 high lift.But we keep putting it back together.The ford 4000 is like familly to us,I am just glad it cant talk about all the places its been.

[qball]

i have a ford 2600, which looks to be an exact copy of that tractor, and i have brok a few spindles. gotta replace the radiator tomorrow.

[Richardjw~]

looks like a real war-horse :-) .......with a swept-back it looks like its off a 3000 axle from here.....mind you its probably the same wheel bearings.

We used to have a 4000 with loader and regularly (12yrs) shifted 0.5ton round bales of silage and shifted tonnes of shy-tea and I think we only ever had one king-pin go, snapped on the top.

[td25c]

looks like a real war-horse :-) .......with a swept-back it looks like its off a 3000 axle from here.....mind you its probably the same wheel bearings.

We used to have a 4000 with loader and regularly (12yrs) shifted 0.5ton round bales of silage and shifted tonnes of shy-tea and I think we only ever had one king-pin go, snapped on the top.

Its the "SU" 4000.Low profile tractor.I agree Richardjw,It looks like a 3000 axil.Its been a good war -horse.

[Richardjw~]

just a thought, maybe try some 7.50x16 tyres on the front instead of the 6.00x16s might help with absorbing some of the shock.