Ford /NH 40 series

cfr1964

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We have an excellent 10 series thread
What about a 40 series one?
Here's one of ours to kick off with
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Equipped with an equally state of the art manure spinner (y)
Apologies if a similar thread has been done already and I can't remember it
 

ste

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Derbyshire
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Bought it 7 years ago from my neighbour, has about 15000hrs now, left them with 13800 on. I drove it into their yard when they bought it new as I worked at the dealer at the time, then drove it out 2nd hand.

Still on original DP pack, had a couple of head gaskets and sets of brakes, now upgraded to the 4 disc brakes. Has been turbo'd and they modified the JD loader to fit
 

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
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Bought it 7 years ago from my neighbour, has about 15000hrs now, left them with 13800 on. I drove it into their yard when they bought it new as I worked at the dealer at the time, then drove it out 2nd hand.

Still on original DP pack, had a couple of head gaskets and sets of brakes, now upgraded to the 4 disc brakes. Has been turbo'd and they modified the JD loader to fit
I do like a rain cap on exhausts......:cool:
Only one I've ever had was on a Ford 4000. Didn't last long as dad tried to drive into a low building, minutes after I said " Don't drive in there, the doorway's too low".:(
 

jendan

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
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Bought it 7 years ago from my neighbour, has about 15000hrs now, left them with 13800 on. I drove it into their yard when they bought it new as I worked at the dealer at the time, then drove it out 2nd hand.

Still on original DP pack, had a couple of head gaskets and sets of brakes, now upgraded to the 4 disc brakes. Has been turbo'd and they modified the JD loader to fit
If you were going to buy a 7840 SLE "L reg" white roof,with a loader on,and 9100 hours. Back arms lift up slow.They are wanting £9000.What things would you be looking at?
 

ste

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Derbyshire
If you were going to buy a 7840 SLE "L reg" white roof,with a loader on,and 9100 hours. Back arms lift up slow.They are wanting £9000.What things would you be looking at?

Not sure on the arms, but a main concern is the front axle pivot, play in there causes the prop shaft out of line wearing the couplings and the input shaft on the front axle £750 ish for part to repair just for the crown wheel and pinion never mind the bolster and mounting. The change on the gearshift between 2 and 3 can be harsh, just a problem with SLE as its changing from one pack to a seperate one. Brakes on these can be weak, they only used 3 discs on the 7840 where as the 7740, 8240, and 8340 all had 4 (updated ours after fitting a crap set of non genuine discs that wrecked the housings so upgraded from a breaker). Forward and reverse syncro can wear badly too, not replaced on mine but can be a pig to get in sometimes
 

jendan

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
Not sure on the arms, but a main concern is the front axle pivot, play in there causes the prop shaft out of line wearing the couplings and the input shaft on the front axle £750 ish for part to repair just for the crown wheel and pinion never mind the bolster and mounting. The change on the gearshift between 2 and 3 can be harsh, just a problem with SLE as its changing from one pack to a seperate one. Brakes on these can be weak, they only used 3 discs on the 7840 where as the 7740, 8240, and 8340 all had 4 (updated ours after fitting a crap set of non genuine discs that wrecked the housings so upgraded from a breaker). Forward and reverse syncro can wear badly too, not replaced on mine but can be a pig to get in sometimes
Is there any quick or easy way to check for front axle pivot play? Do you think one with 9000hours on and that age is worth £9000?
 

ste

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Derbyshire
Possibly worth that but would need to be clean. I paid £9000 for mine but I did know its full history, to the point that I did some of the repairs on it over the years.

If you can power the loader down and look for play in the pivot, need a couple of you to do it
 

jendan

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
Possibly worth that but would need to be clean. I paid £9000 for mine but I did know its full history, to the point that I did some of the repairs on it over the years.

If you can power the loader down and look for play in the pivot, need a couple of you to do it
Of course.Power down. Thanks for the tips.
 

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