linuxman51
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- Joined
- Nov 26, 2012
- Messages
- 300
- Location
- Montgomery, AL
- Tractor
- craftsman lt1000/jd 717a/ mahindra max26 hst
Anyone else have any yet? I've got ~18-19 hours on mine, with a large part of that spent digging out bradford pears (for summary burnination) with the back hoe, and for the most part the tractor has been flawless. I have however noticed/had a few small issues. The wiring on the safety switch for the seat apparently snags on something because it has what appears to be a flex-related failure right at the plug (attached to the front of the seat frame). One wire broke, the other is showing signs of distress. This, of course, made cranking the tractor a bit problematic for a moment, and doesn't really detract from the overall functionality of course, but I was wondering if anyone else had encountered the same? :confused3: Called the dealer, they'll bring the part out whenever it comes in, so no complaints, just curious.
The other possibly larger problem is related to the 3 point hitch system on the tractor. I haven't actually gotten around to using it yet as I don't own any functional attachments at the moment, but when I was removing the trailing arms (I guess that's what they're called, the two lower attachment points that kind of free-float) I discovered that the frame on the right hand side (as sitting on the tractor looking forward) where the pin goes through is not quite 'right'.. as in maybe it was damaged in shipping or something like that. The pin that holds the left arm came out smoothly as expected, the pin on the right side required tools and 'power words'. My concern here is one of more long-term strength and life, as I don't know that it's bad enough to affect immediate functionality. If I had to guess, I'd say the inside hole is up and slightly forward relative to the outside hole, this is based on the somewhat deformed lip around the inside hole. I'll try and get a picture of this, as even re-reading this I'm not sure I can picture what I'm talking about.
the pin goes through the top of the part labeled "D" in this diagram, and it sits between two different parts of the tractor (outer frame and the diff or something like that)
Yanmar Tractor Parts: THREE_POINT_HITCH
but, aside from these two things and it's inability to prevent me from doing stupid things ( :confused2: ) I love it.
The other possibly larger problem is related to the 3 point hitch system on the tractor. I haven't actually gotten around to using it yet as I don't own any functional attachments at the moment, but when I was removing the trailing arms (I guess that's what they're called, the two lower attachment points that kind of free-float) I discovered that the frame on the right hand side (as sitting on the tractor looking forward) where the pin goes through is not quite 'right'.. as in maybe it was damaged in shipping or something like that. The pin that holds the left arm came out smoothly as expected, the pin on the right side required tools and 'power words'. My concern here is one of more long-term strength and life, as I don't know that it's bad enough to affect immediate functionality. If I had to guess, I'd say the inside hole is up and slightly forward relative to the outside hole, this is based on the somewhat deformed lip around the inside hole. I'll try and get a picture of this, as even re-reading this I'm not sure I can picture what I'm talking about.
the pin goes through the top of the part labeled "D" in this diagram, and it sits between two different parts of the tractor (outer frame and the diff or something like that)
Yanmar Tractor Parts: THREE_POINT_HITCH
but, aside from these two things and it's inability to prevent me from doing stupid things ( :confused2: ) I love it.