Ford 755A Tractor Loader Backhoe Operator's Manual
This operator's manual is the factory operation and maintenance reference for the Ford 755A tractor loader backhoe, running roughly 95 pages of controls, operating procedures, and scheduled maintenance. It's the book that rode in the machine: brake, transmission, loader, and backhoe controls, break-in and starting procedures, working technique for both ends of the machine, and the complete lubrication and maintenance chart with fuel and lubricant specifications. Originally published by Ford and delivered here as an instant PDF download you can read on any device or print for the cab.
Models covered: 755A
About the Ford 755A
The 755A was the middle generation of Ford's biggest integral tractor loader backhoe line — an industrial machine built on a purpose-designed frame and powered by a four-cylinder turbocharged Ford diesel, sitting between the original 755 and the later 755B. Plenty of them are still digging on farms, job sites, and rural properties today, and keeping one reliable comes down to the operating technique, fluid specs, and service intervals in this book.
What This Manual Covers
- Safety precautions: Factory safety procedures for operating and servicing the machine.
- Controls & instruments: General instruments plus the brake and rear axle, transmission, loader, and backhoe control groups.
- Operation: Break-in procedures, starting the engine, weighting limitations, loader operation, backhoe operation, and loader and backhoe attachments.
- Lubrication & maintenance: The complete lubrication and maintenance chart, fuels and lubricants, fuel and lubricant service procedures, general maintenance, and hydraulic hoses and tubing.
- Storage: Procedures for storing the Ford 755A between seasons or jobs.
- Specifications: The factory specification tables for the 755A.
- Reference: Decal locations and meanings, plus the pre-delivery and 50-hour service check sheets.
Why This Manual Matters
- The maintenance schedule that keeps a 755A working. The lubrication chart, correct fuels and lubricants, and service procedures are laid out the way the factory intended — no guessing at intervals or fluid specs.
- Correct loader and backhoe technique. Factory operating procedures for digging, loading, and attachments — the difference between working a machine and wearing one out.
- Turbo-diesel break-in and starting done right. The 755A's turbocharged engine has its own break-in and starting procedures, covered here.
- Hydraulics guidance an owner actually needs. Hose and tubing care for the system that does all the work on a TLB.
- Scarce factory documentation. Original 755A operator's books are getting hard to find — this searchable, restored PDF puts it back in your hands.
Manual Code: SE 4345 1843