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 | litdave
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4 Tennessee 
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2004-01-22 74757
Hello everybody,
Does anybody have or know where I could find a crank or engine for a Ford 1720?
Mine has spun a rod bearing and ate the crank.
Thanks, Dave
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| TomG
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5406 Upper Ottawa Valley 
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2004-01-23 74790
That is unfortunate and it sounds very expensive unless a used one can be found. It might be easier to find an entire used engine but that might be pretty pricey too. The web link below goes to a list of salvage yards that might be useful. The good thing is that 1720's are popular tractors and there may be a fair number of used parts around.
I guess the journal was eaten beyond what turning it to an undersized bearing insert could repair. I have vague recollections of hearing that journals can sometimes be 'built up' and returned but I don't know if that's a realistic idea or how successful it might be. ....
Link: Salvage Yard List
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| litdave
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4 Tennessee
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2004-01-23 74863
TomG, Thanks for the reply.
Yes it is unfortunate and expensive. I called a few salvage yards and they basically told me that tractor salvage yards don't usually mess with small compact tractors. If anyone knows of salvage yards that do, I would appreciate finding out about them.
I have found couple of places that claim to be able to weld up the crank and turn it back down again. I am a little sceptable (spelling) about how well this would work and/or hold up.
I was hoping somebody on here would know where I might find a good used crank or engine.
Thanks, Dave ....
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| popabear
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 15 S. E. Michigan
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2004-02-05 76009
Try a good engine machine shop, cranks can be reground and oversized bearings can than be used to save the crank, that is if you didn't spin a main bearing. ....
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| litdave
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4 Tennessee
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2004-02-05 76084
popabear
I spun a rod bearing and it ate up the journal beyond what can be turned.
It looks like I am going to get the crank welded up and then turned back down. I am a little skeptical of welding a crank but for $150 - $200 it sure beats $1000+ for a new one.
That is why I was asking if anyone had a used crank or engine.
Litdave ....
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| TomG
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5406 Upper Ottawa Valley
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2004-02-06 76106
There was a comment here awhile back that Mahindra bought some rights to the Ford compacts. That might be an alternative source of parts. I don't know much about it but I keep thinking I should track it down since I have a 1710 and rumors abound that more and more parts are being 'obsoleted' by NH. ....
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 | blizzard
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 282 Central Maine
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2004-02-06 76114
I'd recommend taking the crank to a shop that does truck/farm engine rebuilding and get an opinion. If the crank isn't junk they should be able to recondition it. You might wish to grind all the journals to a standard undersize if there is appreciable wear. I'm thinking a new crank would be big$, and a used engine might be 'used-up' ....
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 | earthwrks
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3853 Home Office in Flat Rock, Michigan
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2004-02-06 76178
My Detroit-area NH dealer keeps a lot of old parts and tractors, and implements around. Ask for the owner, Bill. He's at 734 -241-3232. If he doesn't know he might know someone who does. ....
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| litdave
Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4 Tennessee
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2004-02-06 76182
Thanks earthwrks, I will call him in the morning.
Litdave ....
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