Ford 555D, 575D, 655D & 675D Tractor Loader Backhoe Operator's Manual
This operator's manual is the factory operation and maintenance reference for the Ford D-series tractor loader backhoes — the 555D, 575D, 655D, and 675D — running roughly 116 pages of controls, operation, lubrication, and scheduled-maintenance procedures. It's the book that came with the machine: pre-delivery and 50-hour service records, loader and backhoe operating technique, the full lubrication and maintenance schedule out to 1,200 hours, and the specification tables for all four models. Originally published by Ford New Holland and delivered here as an instant PDF download you can read on any device or print for the cab.
Models covered: 555D · 575D · 655D · 675D (including turbocharged-engine variants)
About the Ford D-Series Loader Backhoes
The D-series was Ford New Holland's tractor loader backhoe family of the early-to-mid 1990s, spanning four diesel models from the 555D up to the turbocharged 675D. All four share the same operator platform and service layout — which is why this single manual covers the whole family, with model-specific specifications, tire pressures, and torque values called out in its reference tables.
These machines were true workhorses on construction sites, farms, and municipal fleets, and a great many are still digging today. That longevity is exactly why the factory operator's book still matters: correct operating technique, fluid specs, and service intervals are what keep a thirty-year-old backhoe reliable, and they live in this manual.
What This Manual Covers
- Pre-delivery & 50-hour service: The complete dealer check sheets — inoperative, operative, performance, and safety-item checks, with sign-off records for both services.
- Controls & instruments: Instrument panel, warning lights, and all operator controls, including cold-weather starting and notes specific to turbocharged engines.
- Driving the tractor: Transmission and shuttle operation, differential lock, brakes, and safe travel procedures.
- Loader operation: Loader controls, bucket-level indicator and return-to-dig, working technique, and transport.
- Backhoe operation: Backhoe controls, digging technique, stabilizer use, and lifting applications with capacity guidance by model.
- Lubrication & maintenance: The full scheduled-maintenance chart — 10/50/300/600/1200-hour and two-year services — with fluid specifications and capacities.
- Access panels & service points: Where everything lives: filters, fills, drains, and daily check points.
- Electrical system: Battery service, charging system, fuses, and lighting.
- Specifications: Model-by-model specification tables for the 555D, 575D, 655D, and 675D.
- Safety & reference: Safety precautions, decal locations and meanings, and a full index.
Why This Manual Matters
- The service schedule that keeps a D-series alive. Every interval from daily checks to the 1,200-hour/two-year service is laid out with the correct fluids and torque values — no guessing at what the factory intended.
- Four models, one book. The 555D, 575D, 655D, and 675D are covered together, with model-specific values called out — one download covers your machine and its siblings.
- Correct loader and backhoe technique. Factory operating procedures for digging, loading, and lifting — the difference between working a machine and wearing one out.
- Turbocharged-engine specifics. The turbo models get their own starting, break-in, and shutdown cautions — details that generic guides miss.
- Searchable and printable. Cleaned, restored scan with a full text layer — search for any term, jump straight to the page, or print just the section you need for the cab.
Manual Code: 42055526