Hi. I am about to do a larger service on my Ford 550 backhoe, and are have got my hands on chapter 1 of the repair manual, but it refers to chapter 3 with the specifications where the torque specs are listed... And I need those specs to make sure to not overtighten things. Anyone got that...

Hi! My Ford 550 backhoe loader have started to make a bang/loud knock every time it cranks one turn. It sounds like a much louder compression like, or, as said, a bang or a loud knock. It gets louder when you gas up and the RPM's rises and the knock rises as the rpm's goes up. It starts 10-15...

Hello All, I borrowed an Oliver 550 / 588 tractor that I was using today and the 1-6 forward/drive gears stopped working. I checked the engine oil, coolant and gas before using it and all were brand new and full. I can shift into each forward gear but it won't move. The reverse gears still...

Hello, I have a ford 550 backhoe and I can not identify the manufacturing codes. on the right side of the engine below the injector pump I found the following data: XA 60N05 0m64 in the middle of the engine block is 4.4 NW on the left side of the motor HN2 0k04 Someone can help me?