Tractor Temp Light

jgp12000 · October 06, 2025, 11:11:46 AM

On my Ford 340B tractor recently the temp light would come on momentarily at idle after running awhile.I knew the belt was loose & being RPM related,tightening the belt fixed the problem. I had to share this because sometimes simple things confound the wise,don't make things complicated or worry,easier said than done right.

Benni3 · October 06, 2025, 04:49:45 PM

Yes I making my ford tracker complicated,,,,

jgp12000 · October 06, 2025, 07:09:44 PM

At least its a ford now

boon · October 06, 2025, 08:22:53 PM

Troubleshooting tractors is a very satisfying thing. I have an old David Brown, working on it makes me happy due to the purely mechanical nature of the entire beast, it's a far cry from my daily driver which has a computer for seemingly every function of the vehicle.

jgp12000 · October 06, 2025, 08:57:36 PM

Yes driving a tractor is right up there with fishing...

"Old tractors never die,you just fix em'" Otto Kilcher

Benni3 · October 07, 2025, 01:49:14 AM

Quote from: jgp12000 on October 06, 2025, 07:09:44 PMAt least its a ford now

It always was,,,,

oc1 · October 07, 2025, 04:38:22 AM

Ford provided a range of lawn and garden tractors to their farm machinery dealers, although Ford did not build their own lawn equipment. Jacobsen, Gilson, and Toro were all suppliers of Ford lawn tractors. The Ford lawn tractor brand was replaced by New Holland in 1988 when Ford sold their farm machinery group to Fiat.

Honest, that is not AI. I just cut and pasted from an interweb site. But, maybe the interweb site was made it with AI.

Midway Tommy · October 07, 2025, 07:06:17 AM

You guys & your toy Fords.

I've got a real deal Ford, a 1953 Ford NAA Golden Jubilee & 6' Big Ox finish mower. Got a loader, 6' blade & Ford One-way disc.

Old tractors are fun & pretty easy to work on.

jgp12000 · October 07, 2025, 09:43:01 AM

I started this thread to maybe help someone & once again learned something...I never knew about ford
Lawn tractors,Tommy you got a real tractor there!I use my loader all the time its a must have.

JasonGotaProblem · October 07, 2025, 11:26:59 AM

You guys make me want a tractor. But it would look silly parked on my 50x120 lot.

jgp12000 · October 07, 2025, 12:01:55 PM

Jason I have an 8-ft finish mower if you could turn it around you could cut your yard in 10 minutes

Keta · October 07, 2025, 12:18:17 PM

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on October 07, 2025, 11:26:59 AMYou guys make me want a tractor. But it would look silly parked on my 50x120 lot.

My "front yard" is about that big.

Joel.B · October 07, 2025, 03:28:26 PM

Tommy yours is a Caddy compared to the 9n in the barn. Beautiful shape too. Ours has pretty good layer of protective crud going back to the 1940s, tires older than me for sure

Gfish · October 07, 2025, 10:38:59 PM

Better a Ford Tractor than a new Ford passenger vehicle or P/U. I saw that out of most of the new vehicles in the market available, Ford had a 1/3 share of all the recalls. Not only that, parts availability is bottle-necked because all the needed warranty repairs and people are waiting a long time with their vehicles in the shop.