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Hydraulic Adjustments

Ford 2000 Draft control spring. The spring should just turn with the finger and thumb of one hand. If it is tight turn the yoke in a counter clockwise direction, too loose, in a clockwise direction.

Use the template below:

Ford 3000, 4000. With the spring housing removed from the tractor, noe the distance between the top face of the housing and the front spring seat. Protrution should be 0.000” to 0.010”. This distance is adjusted by shims on the front spring seat.

Reassemble the housing onto the lift and screw the yoke in until all free play is eliminated.

Internal Draft Control Linkage.

Hydraulic Adjustments

Ford 2000 Draft control spring. The spring should just turn with the finger and thumb of one hand. If it is tight turn the yoke in a counter clockwise direction, too loose, in a clockwise direction.

Ford 2000. Place the selector lever in the Draft Control poaition. Place the lift arms in the fully raised position.

Place the main control lever 2” from the top stop. Measured on the outside of the quadrant retainer.

Adjust the turnbuckle on the control valve to give 0.144” (3.55 mm) from the end of the control valve to the front cover face of the ram cylinder.

Ford 3000, 4000. With the spring housing removed from the tractor, noe the distance between the top face of the housing and the front spring seat. Protrution should be 0.000” to 0.010”. This distance is adjusted by shims on the front spring seat.

Reassemble the housing onto the lift and screw the yoke in until all free play is eliminated.

Ford 3000, 4000. Place the selector lever in the Draft Control position. Place the lift arms in the fully raised position.

Place the lift control lever 4 3/16” from the top stop of the quadrant measured on the outside of the quadrant retainer.

Adjust the control valve turnbuckle to give 0.200” (5.08 mm) from the end of the control valve to the front face of the ram cylinder.

Internal Draft Control Linkage.

Position Control Adjustment.

Ford 2000. Place the selector lever in the Draft Control poaition. Place the lift arms in the fully raised position.

Place the main control lever 2” from the top stop. Measured on the outside of the quadrant retainer.

Adjust the turnbuckle on the control valve to give 0.144” (3.55 mm) from the end of the control valve to the front cover face of the ram cylinder.

Ford 2000 Place the selector lever in Position Control. Place the lift arms at the bottom of their travel. Place the control lever at the bottom of the quadrant until it rests on the stop.

Adjust the length of the Position control rod until the control valve is 0.200” (5.08 mm) from the front face of the ram cylinder.

Ford 3000, 4000. Place the selector lever in the Draft Control position. Place the lift arms in the fully raised position.

Place the lift control lever 4 3/16” from the top stop of the quadrant measured on the outside of the quadrant retainer.

Adjust the control valve turnbuckle to give 0.200” (5.08 mm) from the end of the control valve to the front face of the ram cylinder.

Ford 3000. 4000. Place the selector lever in Position Control. Place the lift arms at the bottom of their travel. Place the control lever at the bottom of the quadrant until it rests on the bottom stop.

Adjust the length of the Position control rod to obtain 0.200” (5.08 mm) from the end of the control valve to the front cover face of the ram cylinder.

Position Control Adjustment.

Note. During service a number of changes were made to the control valve to reduce “juddering”, some of these involved placing a metal plug in the end of the control valve. This will affect the adjustments quoted.

Ford 2000 Place the selector lever in Position Control. Place the lift arms at the bottom of their travel. Place the control lever at the bottom of the quadrant until it rests on the stop.

Adjust the length of the Position control rod until the control valve is 0.200” (5.08 mm) from the front face of the ram cylinder.

Ford 3000. 4000. Place the selector lever in Position Control. Place the lift arms at the bottom of their travel. Place the control lever at the bottom of the quadrant until it rests on the bottom stop.

Adjust the length of the Position control rod to obtain 0.200” (5.08 mm) from the end of the control valve to the front cover face of the ram cylinder.

Note. During service a number of changes were made to the control valve to reduce “juddering”, some of these involved placing a metal plug in the end of the control valve. This will affect the adjustments quoted.