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  • Page 3: Please Read Carefully

    PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: For a complete list of the pre-delivery service checks performed by your dealer, refer to PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE on the upper portion of page 57 and 59 . The copy on page 57 is your record of the service performed, and the copy on page 59 which is to be removed from the manual, is your dealer's.

  • Page 4: Lubrication And Maintenance Chart

    C ONTE N TS .., .. , . , , .. , .., .. , .. , .. 3 ....INTERNATIONAL SYM BOLS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, . , . , , , , .. , ......, ..... 4-5 CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS ..

  • Page 5: International Symbols

    INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS As a guide to the operation of your tractor, various international symbols have been utilized on the instruments and controls. The symbols are shown below with an indication of their meaning. � Engine speed Alternator charge Hou rs recorded Power take-off (on) �...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    Use an approved R ollbar and Seat Belt for safe operation. 3. D o not by pass the safety start switch. Consu It your Ford Overturning a tractor with out a rollbar can result in death...
  • Page 7 7. Always tigl,ten the fuel tan k cap securely. roads to provide two wheel braking. I f the original fuel tank cap is lost replace it with a Ford Keep the tractor in the same gear when going downhill as approved cap.

  • Page 8: Controls And Instruments

    R O P S or safety ca b Your Ford 1210 Tractor is eq u i p ped with a molded can resu l t i n serious i nj u ry o r death .

  • Page 9: Instrument Panel

    CONTROL S AND INSTRUMEN TS LIGHTING F LAS H E R WAR N I N G L A M P Your Ford tractor is eq u i pped with flasher warn i n g l a m ps, F i g u re...

  • Page 10: Fuel Shut Off Valve

    CON TROL S AND INSTR UMEN TS P R OO F-M E T E R F U E L S H UTO F F VALVE The P roof- Meter i s l ocated o n the l eft s i d e of the The fuel shutoff va l ve is shown in F i g u re 6.

  • Page 11: Differential Control

    CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS To a p p l y the Pa r k i ng brake : • Lock the brake ped a l s together w ith the b ra ke pedal l o c k . • Depress b o t h b r a k e peda l s . •...

  • Page 12: Mechanical Transmission And Pto Controls

    CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION F O U R -W H E E L DR I V E (OPT I ON A L ) AND PTO CONTROLS The sh ift l ever for the fou r-wheel d rive i s l o cated on the top left-hand fro n t of the rear-a x l e center TRANSM I SS I ON G E ARSH I FT L EV E RS housi ng, Figu re 9 .

  • Page 14: Hydraulic Lift System Controls

    F O L D B L OC K " o n page 19. BREAK-IN PROCEDURES Your Ford Tractor wi l l p rovide l o ng a n d d ependa­ ble service if given proper care d u ri n g the 50-h o u r b rea k-in peri od .

  • Page 15: Operation

    gear rati o fo r a part i cu lar o perati o n . O perating the tractor in l ow gear w ith a l ig h t l oad and h i gh eng i ne speed wi l l waste f ue l . 3.

  • Page 16: Stopping The Engine

    OPERATION other to the a u x i l iary battery positive term i na l . Connect one end of the other ca b l e fi rst t o t h e a u x i l iary battery ( - ) negative ter m i na l , a nd the other end to the tracto r starter ground ter m i na l .

  • Page 17: Hydrostatic Transmission

    1. Depress the cl u tch ped a l com p l ete l y . When opera t i n g the ra nge se l ecto r l ever, p lace the H ST foot ped a l in N e utral p os i tion or dep ress 2.
  • Page 18 POW E R TA K E -O F F The power ta ke-off ( P .TO. ) i n your tractor trans­ fers eng i ne power d i rectly to mou nted or pu l l-type • Pull only lrom drawbar. Pullinf lrom any olher point can cause rear overturn . •...

  • Page 19: Towing The Tractor

    Check the P . T. O. -d ri ve n e q u i p ment for p ro per of the other. The l oc k shou ld be u sed to obta i n operation by grad ua l l y re l easi n g the cl utch ad d it i o n a l traction fro m t h e op posite whee l...

  • Page 20: Operating The Hydraulic Lift System

    WA R N I N G: Always l ower the hy­ Y o u r Ford Tra cto r ca n b e e q u i p ped w i th a s i n g l e drau i c l ift and a l l hydra u l i c eq u i p­...

  • Page 21: Driving The Tractor

    OP E R ATI N G H YDRAU L I C M AN I F O LD N ever a p p l y t h e d ifferential l ock w h e n turn­ • BLOCK ing . The hydra u l ic M a n i f o l d B l oc k is p rovided to •...

  • Page 22: Wheel Tread Settings

    R E AR WH E E L T R E A D SETT I N GS The rear whee l s on the Ford 1 2 1 0 a re adj usta b l e from 3 5 . 4 t o 4 1 .3 i n . (90- 1 0 5 c m ) o n the sta ndard no nadj usta b l e rear whee l s by sw itch i ng the rea r whee l s fro m side to side.

  • Page 24: Cast I R O N W E I G H Ts (Opt I Ona L )

    N ever exceed the tota l reco m mended weight for N U T the tractor. Because speci a l eq u i p ment is req u i red to fi l l the ti res, we reco m mend that you consu l t y o u r F o r d Tractor-Equ ipment Tires sh o u l d Dealer.
  • Page 25 When checking t i re p ressu re, i n spect the tire After seating t h e b eads, adj ust i nflation p ressu re • • for da maged side wa l ls a n d tread cuts. N eg l ect­ to reco m mend o pe ra t i n g p ressu re .

  • Page 27: Lubrication And Maintenance

    LU BRICATION AND MAINTENANCE LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE CHART - FORD 1 2 1 0 FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE H O U R S H O U RS S E ASON A L SEASONAL 1 00 HOURS HOURS 1 00 1 00 S E A S O N A L S E ASON A L ::.:...

  • Page 28: Fuel And Lubricants

    LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE FUEL AND LUBRICANTS o r b lends t o red u ce costs and conse rve energy . Today ' s new fuels or b l en ds a re freq uently m o re DI ESE L F U E L volati Ie and there is a need to hand Ie them Type of fuel to use : carefu l l y.

  • Page 29: Drain Plug

    DRAIN PLUG I n sta l l yo u r storage c o n ta i n er a bove t h e g ro u n d 5 0 g a l l o n d r u m s m a k e s u i ta b l e a n d t i l t t h e t a n k so t h e d i s c h a rge o u t l et i s o n t h e c o n t a i n e rs f o r d i e s e l fu e l , p ro­...

  • Page 30: L U B R I Cant Sto R Ag E

    Shou ld Ford engine o i l ( F ord 1 2 1 ) not be rea d i l y fi l ter and a d ra i n ta p, and shou l d be supported so...

  • Page 31: Fuel And Lubricant Service Procedures

    LUBRIC ATION AND MAIN TENAN CE FUEL AND LUBRICANT SERVICE C ha nge the engine o i l Changing O i l and F i lter: PROCEDURES every 1 00 h o u rs a n d the e n g i n e o i l fi l ter every 200 h o u rs.
  • Page 33 LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE AI R C L EAN E R Replace e l e m e n t if a n y lea ks are fou n d . Check the d i rt l eve l i n the Check i n g D i rt Leve l : 8 .

  • Page 34: H Y D Ra U L I C Syste M O I L F I Lte R

    LU BRICATION AN D MAINTENANCE 4. The tra nsm i ss i o n is f i l led to the correct l eve l when the o i l level is between the mark a n d the l ower end of the d i pst i c k . Do not fi l l bey o n d t h e m a r k o n t h e stick, a s t h e tra nsm is�i o n w i I I be overfi l i ed .

  • Page 35: General Maintenance

    H .S.T. SYSTE M O I L F I LTE RS extrem e l y d i rty con d i t ions, l u b r i cation sh o u ld be m ore often . R efe r to page 28 fo r the type of The H .
  • Page 36 3. Cl ose the two d ra i n va l ves and s l ow l y refi l l the ( Ford ) antifreeze, or eq u iva l ent, and clear water. system with a 50/50 so l ut i o n of permanent antifreeze and c l ea r water.
  • Page 37 (spr i ng en d ) wi l l be in the cy l i n der head tractor e n g i n e a n d have them serv i ced by your of the engine. Ford Tractor- E q u i p ment Dea ler.

  • Page 38: E N G I N E Spe E D Adjustm E N T

    LU BRIC ATIO N AND MAI NTE NAN C E E N G I N E SPE E D ADJUSTM E N T To rem ove the i njectors : The adj ustments for i d le a n d max i m u m n o-l oad 1 .

  • Page 39: Poss I B L E Dama G E To T H E R O Ps

    Rem ove the va l ve rocker a r m cover. POSS I B L E DAMA G E TO T H E R O PS I f the mach i n e has r o l led ove r or the R OP S has 2 .

  • Page 40: Voltage Regulator

    Figure 5 0 Alternator Ford Tractor E q u i p ment Dea l er .
  • Page 43 LUBRICA TION AND MAINTE NANCE F R ON T WH E E L B E A R I N GS 3. Thoro u g h l y clean a l l pa rts in a su ita b l e so lvent (TWO-WH E E L D R I V E ) and a l low to d ry natura l l y .
  • Page 44 LUBRICATION AND MAINTE NANCE 1 . Ma ke su re that a l l l i n k b o l ts a re tightened p rop­ 2. Measure and record the d ista n ce between the erly. I f severe wea r i s a pparent, i nsta l l new front of the whee l s at the m a r ks, then push the parts .

  • Page 45: Brake Adjustment

    LU BRIC ATI ON AN D MA INT ENA NC E B R A K E A DJ USTM E N T Whenever the b ra ke pedal t ravel beco m es exces- s ive, or if the trave l of o ne ped a l is u nequal to t hat of the other, adjustment of each peda l sh o u l d b e made i n t h e fo l l ow i n g man ner : B R A K E PE D A L F R E E -T R A V E L...

  • Page 46: Tractor Storage

    LU BRICA TION AND MAIN TENA NC E Chan g i n g O i l : Dra i n the fro n t axle d i fferential case every 300 h o u rs by remov i n g the d ra i n p l ug, F i g u re 63.

  • Page 48: G E N E Ra L Torqu E Spec I F I Cat I On Tab L E

    LU BRICATION AND MAINTENANCE ( Revised 2-74) G E N E RA L TORQU E SPEC I F I CAT I ON TAB L E USE T H E F O L LOW I N G T O R Q U E S W H E N SPEC I A L T O R Q U E S A R E NOT G I V E N N O T E : These va l ues apply t o fasteners a s received from s u p p l i e r , d ry , o r w h e n l u bricated with normal engine o i l .

  • Page 49: Specifications

    SPECIFICA TIONS The s pe c i f i ca t i o n s o n t h e f o l l o w i n g pages are p ro v i d ed f o r y o u r i n f o r m at i o n . F o r ad d i ­ t i o n a l i n f o r m at i o n , see y o u r F o rd Tract o r- E q u i p m e n t D e a l e r .

  • Page 50: Fuel System

    C OO L I N G SYSTEM - Cont'd. E N G I N E Th u m b F o rce is A p p l ied Type Diese l M idway Between P u l leys. N u m ber of Cy l i nders ..... . 3 Fan Dia meter .

  • Page 51: Cast I R On W E I G H Ts

    (4) R ear Wheel Weigh ts ....44 I bs. POW E R TA K E - O F F (20 kg ) each Type ......Transm ission Draw Bars Shaft .

  • Page 54: Safety And Instruction Decals

    C A N P R O D U C E EXPLOSIVE G A S E S AND C A U S E S E V E R E B U R N S FORD TRACTOR OPERATIONS.TROY.MICH.48084 Sulfuric a c i d electrolyte. Avoid contact with s k i n .
  • Page 55 SAFET y AND I N STRUC TION DECA LS Hydra u l ic Lift Control Lever P A R T N O . - S BA-390370280. LOCA T I O N - Center of R. H . fender. Flow Control Valve P A R T N O .
  • Page 56 SAFETY AND INSTRUCTION DECALS D I E SE l E N G I N E O I L I N FO R M A T i O N Service G rade C D S A E 1 0W30, 1 0W40 for year arou nd use SAE l OW i n severe cold below 32"...
  • Page 57 NOTES...
  • Page 58 NOTES...

  • Page 59: Pre-Delivery Service

    PRE-DE LIVE R Y SERVICE C H E C K A N D A DJ U ST AS R E Q U I R E D I N O PE RATIVE S E R V I C E CH ECKS O P E RATIVE S E RV I C E C H E C K S : Tire pressure .
  • Page 61 PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE C H E C K A N D ADJUST AS R E Q U I R E D INOPERATIVE S E RV I C E C H ECKS OPE RATIVE S E R V I C E CHECKS ·...

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