This is the Owners Operators Maintenance Manual for Ford tractors model 231, 335, 420, 515, 531, 532, and 535. It covers all the information necessary for owning, operating, and maintaining this equipment.
The manual is 80 pages long and divided into 10 sections. It is designed to assist in the proper break-in, daily care, and operation of your Ford Industrial tractor. It contains specific information on features, available attachments, instructions for making minor repairs and adjustments, safety precautions, general specifications, suggested operating techniques, as well as the pre-delivery and 50-hour checklists.
There are 6 main sections, each indexed for fast and easy referencing. These sections cover different areas of the machine:
Safety Precautions
Controls and Instruments
Seat, light, and engine controls
Brake controls
Manual shift and power reversing transmission and P.T.O. controls
Hydraulic lift system controls
Operation
Break-in procedures
Starting and stopping the engine
Operating the manual shift and power reversing transmission and P.T.O. (PTO, Power Take Off)
Towing the tractor
Operating differential lock
Operating hydraulic lift system
Lift linkage and drawbar
Wheel tread settings
Tractor weighting
Lubrication and Maintenance
Lubrication and maintenance chart
Fuels and lubricants
Fuel and lubricant service procedures
General maintenance
Tractor storage
Accessories
Specifications
Pre-Delivery and 50-Hour Service
The manual includes easy-to-read exploded views to facilitate safe operation, easy component identification, careful disassembly, accurate adjustments, and correct routine maintenance repairs for your Ford 231, 335, 420, 515, 531, 532, and 535 industrial tractor. All sections are neatly organized in Adobe Acrobat, and the entire document is scalable to several times normal size. It contains numerous illustrations, specifications, pictures, step-by-step maintenance and operation instructions, and other relevant information.
This digital manual is identical to the paper version made for this equipment, with the added convenience of instant access. It can be zoomed, printed, saved, and viewed without the need for physical shipment. You can print a few pages at a time as needed, eliminating the need to carry around a bulky binder.
Upon purchase, you will immediately receive a link in your email to view, print, and save the manual for later use. It is viewable in the popular Adobe format, which is commonly supported by most computers. Any viewing errors can be resolved by obtaining the latest FREE Adobe viewer-reader from www.get.adobe.com/reader/
About Ford Tractors
Ford Tractor history begins with Henry Ford, who was born in 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. Henry Ford's experiments with gasoline engines led to the building of his first gas automobile in 1896. In 1907, Henry built his first experimental work tractor and eventually created the Fordson tractor under the new company, Henry Ford & Son, due to the existing use of the Ford name by the Ford Tractor Company.
By 1920, the distribution of the Fordson was shifted to the Ford Motor Company. Over the years, Ford has produced many models of tractors and continues to be a leading manufacturer in the industry.
The Early Tractors
The Ford model 9N tractor was introduced in mid-year 1939 as a joint venture between Henry Ford and Harry Ferguson. The model 2N was made between 1942 - 1947, and the model 8N was made between 1947 - 1952. The Ford Golden Jubilee NAA was made from late 1952 through 1954. The one hundred series tractors, model 600, 700, 800, and 900, were made from 1954 to 1957. The one hundred and one series tractors, model 501, 601, 701, 801, and 901, were made from 1957 to 1962. The one thousand series tractors, model 2000, 4000, and 6000, were made from 1962 to 1964.
These models came equipped with various engine types and were produced in a variety of styles to appeal to agriculture, including row crop, offset, utility, orchard, light industrial, low center of gravity (LCG), and heavy-duty industrial.
