Recent content by chipsndust

I have been using grade 5 bolts for shear bolts in the augers and impeller (1 X 1/4-20 , with nylon insert nuts). They seem to be breaking pretty easy. I am tempted to try grade 8 bolts of the same size, sure seems like a grade 8 1/4" bolt would break before anything else in the drive train...

Fisher with grey squirrel

Big Eastern coyote (brush wolf) and piebald deer.

I finally got tired of living with the 62C deck on my 2305 not working right, but good enough to get the job done. I got mine straightened out today and decided to share what I discovered. I got out my deck installation instructions (LVU14819 C3) and the operator's manual (OMLVU14333 D3) and...

My uncle in his 80's doing what he loves to do. His grandson in the passenger seat. Farmall A Tractor pulling an Horse Drawn Hay Mower - YouTube

If you have a Curtis Cab heater, be careful with the louvers. I found a mouse nest in the heater and the insides of one of the plastic louvers (the middle one) were chewed away. I couldn't see any way to repair it. I picked up a replacement at the dealer today and was surprised to see that...

I'm trying to help a neighbor with his mower. It hadn't been run for a while (about a month) because it needed a drive new belt. We replaced the belt, and it wouldn't start. The mower was running fine when he parked it (except the drive belt was so worn, the mower wouldn't engage). Here's what...

There have been a lot of threads and discussion on batteries in John Deere tractors, so I thought I would add mine. I bought my 2305 new in March 2006, and replaced the original battery today with an Exide bought from TSC. The battery has been trouble free until now, no leaks, no corrosion in...

Has anyone had this problem? I lost the left blade (side opposite discharge) while mowing. Found the blade, washer, and bolt (next to a rock I hit). By using a thinner washer for a temporary fix, I was able to get enough threads to catch so I could finish mowing. I can't tighten the bolt...

There have been several posts concerning the failed diode which causes the turn signal and hazard lights to quit working. Since it recently happened to me, I decided to post pictures which may help in replacing the failed diode. To access the diode, you need to remove screws and raise the...

This stuff only happens when I have 16" of snow in the driveway! I drove my 2305 out of the tractor shed, engaged the PTO for the front mounted snowthrower, and noticed that the auger and impeller weren't turning. I shut off the tractor and got out to see what was wrong, and saw the large...

I spent the afternoon doing some things to the tractor to get ready for winter snowthrowing. I found that the doors on my soft Curtis cab were hard to put on because the hinge pins were the same length, so I had to have both hinge barrels lined up to drop the door onto the pins. I cut 1/4 inch...

Thinking about getting one. We have a Garmin in the car, which I like. I'd like a handheld to take hiking, kayaking, and in my XUV. Anybody have one they really like?

I have a 2305 with a 200CX loader. When I took the bucket off the loader, I noticed that when extending and retracting the bucket holders (dump and curl) the left side was lagging the right. Both sides are working, but the left side reaches full extension and retraction after the right side...

Is there an adjustment to decrease the clearance between the augers and the housing? It doesn't appear that I can adjust the auger shaft in any direction. I am getting a lot of build-up of packed snow in the housing. It seems like if the clearance was less, this wouldn't happen. Maybe I can...