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When I performed the 50 hour oil and filter change on my tractor last Spring the first realization was that the factory put the filter on really tight. My second realization was that there is no working room around the filter. There was no way to use the usual filter wrench with a handle for...

Interesting, I bought a Texas Bragg here in Missouri in '04. Untreated wood on mine too, have replaced the wood twice. I avoided treated wood because government restricts them to salt based chemicals, which would eat up the steel. The frame is holding up well so far.

That's a scary ride for sure.

Sorry to hear of those tractor issues. My local dealer 5 miles down the road discontinued carrying Mahindra due to ridiculously slow delivery of parts. I just hope and pray I don't have any issues with mine.

Thanks, sliderbuck, for taking the time to post this information. My eMax 22 was built by TYM, whether that's better/worse or a toss up, who knows.

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Thanks for sharing that, MossRoad, pure music to my ears.

Went to the skeet range with my wife and son yesterday. He has a new AR style 12 guage he wanted to try out, I got out the Winchester 20 guage pump shotgun I inherited from my grandfather. We had a great time!

Great sounding engines! Farmers around me hire a local crop duster powered by radial. He makes his turn around over my place.

Very nice, those are excellent tractors in their own right, the sentimental value puts it way over thbote top. My father also passed when I was twenty. Ford had their garden tractors made by Jacobson, available in gear or hydrostat. Dad (employed at Ford Tractor) brought one home one evening...

I would put detergent oil in it and change it very frequently for 2 or 3 changes to flush the sludge out.

If your hydraulic system is in good shape you should not lose lifting power when warm. It is likely that you have some internal leakage in the system, such as the seals on the lift cylinder. The cold fluid is thicker, it loses some viscosity at higher temperature, thus can get past worn seals...

It appears to be a shift linkage adjustment issue, perhaps the linkage may not be fully engaging the gears. It may be somewhat related to the high range to low range shifting difficulty. Does the engagement point of the clutch feel normal, or has there been a change? The clutch may not be...

I just finished doing the 50 hr oil and filter change on my Mahindra eMax 22, the Innovant 3 jaw removal tool referenced in this thread came to the rescue. Some day when I feel adventurous I will do the hydraulics.

Welcome to TBN, James.