hello Howdy from Texas - Zetor/ZTS 10145

[mbw1741]

Recently purchased a very used Zetor 10145. Wasn’t running when I bought it but slowly bring it back to life.

 

[Joachim]

Hello and welcome Ben!

Would be nice to see some pictures from your Zetor tractor too.

 

[mbw1741]

Sure thing. I plan to post some photos as soon as the front hood is back on and it’s off jack stands. Having issues with the injector pump so it might be a few more days.

 

[diyfarmer]

Recently purchased a very used Zetor 10145.

They were a great tractor back in their day. We had 5 or 6 of them on the farm. The ones with the 40k box were a lovely tractor especially when you replaced the exhaust pipe with a straight stainless steel one. They would make a sweet sound

 

[mbw1741]

They were a great tractor back in their day. We had 5 or 6 of them on the farm. The ones with the 40k box were a lovely tractor especially when you replaced the exhaust pipe with a straight stainless steel one. They would make a sweet sound

How do I tell if it has a 40k gear box or not?

 

[diyfarmer]

How do I tell if it has a 40k gear box or not?

It's on the gear knob. It says 1-2-4-3 instead of standard 1-2-3-4. Also it's stamped on the ID in the cab on the side of the dash. And you'd know when your on the road, she's faster.

 

[mbw1741]

It's on the gear knob. It says 1-2-4-3 instead of standard 1-2-3-4. Also it's stamped on the ID in the cab on the side of the dash. And you'd know when your on the road, she's faster.

Is this what you mean?

Photos attached. Still needs work but only minor dents on body consistent with being a ranch tractor. Other things froze up due to sitting for a while. Runs good but throttle has no effect of engine speed. Had to disconnect fuel line to get it to die. Plunger rod in the injector pump is stuck. Filled it with pb blaster and will try to tap it loose.

 

[diyfarmer]

NO you have a standard 25k. Your gear knob look at it, it is standard 1-2-3-4. My 40K is 1-2-4-3.

 

[mbw1741]

NO you have a standard 25k. Your gear knob look at it, it is standard 1-2-3-4. My 40K is 1-2-4-3.

Ah; you meant the standard H configuration for the order. I was thinking you meant the CCwise direction for some reason. Not a big deal; don't plan on racing it, though that sounds like fun on the back roads one Saturday afternoon.

 

[diyfarmer]

Not a big deal; don't plan on racing it,

Driving at 40k is hardly racing. My Zetor HSX is a 50k tractor.

I was thinking you meant the CCwise direction for some reason

I'm not sure what you mean by CCwise direction? I consider reading the gear knob as a standard H box all the time.

 

[Joachim]

I'm not sure what you mean by CCwise direction?

clock wise ?

 

[diyfarmer]

clock wise ?

Standard H and clockwise, 1-2-4-3 would still be correct for 40k. The order for HSX gearbox is strange when you write them in standard H pattern, it's 2-1-4-3-5.

 

[mbw1741]

Standard H and clockwise, 1-2-4-3 would still be correct for 40k. The order for HSX gearbox is strange when you write them in standard H pattern, it's 2-1-4-3-5.

Ccwise means counter clockwise.

 

[mbw1741]

Sorry for the confusion. I do most of this on my iPhone so short hand is the norm but I get how this could throw folks off. Especially if not native to English. I’ll also try not to use any Texan slang but no promises

 

[diyfarmer]

if not native to English

I'm from Ireland, we speak English, just not American slang, it seems.

 

[mbw1741]

I'm from Ireland, we speak English, just not American slang, it seems.

There was a fella from Germany in a prior post. What do you call counter clockwise in old Irish?

 

[diyfarmer]

fella from Germany in a prior post.

Yes but I questioned what CC meant.

What do you call counter clockwise

I'm not sure, never hear saying counter clockwise. We would say opposite way or backwards.

 

[Joachim]

There was a fella from Germany in a prior post.

That was the guy from Germany who keeps the party going for you and everyone else – technically, financially, and with his free time.

Clockwise and counterclockwise are familiar terms to me in English, too. I just couldn't interpret the counter or CC as a non-US citizen.
But I'll try to remember it; you learn something new every day here, which isn't a bad thing.

 

[diyfarmer]

Clockwise and counterclockwise are familiar terms to me in English, too

I must be the odd one out so. We say clockwise for tightening like nuts, but never say counter clockwise. More go the opposite way for loosening.

So if I was reading the gear knob in counter clockwise, it wouldn't been anything like the way I wrote it at the starting post. It be, 3-4-1-2 for a 40K tractor. Or 4-3-1-2 for standard 25K, which is very complicated altogether.

 

[mbw1741]

That was the guy from Germany who keeps the party going for you and everyone else – technically, financially, and with his free time.

Clockwise and counterclockwise are familiar terms to me in English, too. I just couldn't interpret the counter or CC as a non-US citizen.
But I'll try to remember it; you learn something new every day here, which isn't a bad thing.

Sir; I appreciate your efforts for the community and I’m glad to be here. This kind of thing happens even inside the US. The Yankees that live up in the northern area of the US have different speech and slang than what I use in the south. There is also a lot of Mexican influence in my part of Texas and we end up mixing in a little Spanish along with the English.

Again thanks for what you do.

 

[Joachim]

I must be the odd one out so. We say clockwise for tightening like nuts, but never say counter clockwise. More go the opposite way for loosening.

The world is vast and has countless dialects and regional language habits... Even in German, there are numerous dialects where even I can't understand anything anymore (Low German, Sorbian, Bavarian) when people really start speaking in their own dialect.
I once knew a Polish woman who had difficulty understanding a delivery man from Poland. She also said he spoke quite quickly and with a strong dialect.

So we should all try to stay as close to English as possible. That way, there will be fewer misunderstandings.