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Hello, A few weeks ago I replaced my water pump and lately I see that some coolant is now seeping through the gasket that seals to the block. Pump and gasket are brand new OEM parts. The old gasket cracked apart and I scraped it off as carefully as I could. But it wasn't easy with all of the...

My TC45 has had some issues holding a steady engine speed for some time now but it was just a nuisance because I could adjust the control to get the engine speed I need. Recently it did a thing where I brought engine speed down under no load and as it came down to idle it made a loud...

I have a TC45 w 2-5/16 hitch on my drawbar. I want to also be able to pull my splitter which has a smaller ball. I need an inexpensive way to switch hitch balls back and forth that preferably does not involve busting the hitch ball nut with an impact every time. Thanks, David

I changed the hydraulic fluid in my New Holland TC45DA from what I expect was factory original to TSC Traveller Premium UDT. I'm not entirely happy with it - until the tractor warms up the loader groans and moves weak/slow on the cold fluid. It didn't act this poorly in past winters. While I...

In a little over two years at our property, we've damaged the asphalt section. I don't recall a single crack in it when we moved in, now there are alligator cracks in many places. Tell me what I'm facing here. We're currently getting a weekly dumpster and recycling removal as well as a weekly...

I have an Aluma 8218 trailer Tandem or Two-axle Aluminum Utility Trailer | Aluma Trailers I've been using it to pick up 100-120 bales of grass hay from local farmers. I'm having trouble getting a safe, robust stack on the trailer. Right now I stack lengthwise (4 wide), and put one strap...

My bucket has a flat straight edge. When I'm loading fresh manure with it, the hay makes it difficult to "grab" a load and tip it back into the bucket. (The hay decomposes in older manure - it's the fresh stuff loaded with hay that's difficult) I like the simplicity of a tooth bar but I'm...

The upper end of my property does not drain very well, and since we added some horse paddocks, got worse. I have rain water draining through the paddocks. We need to scrape and replace the paddock surface with something durable and crowned and direct the water out more directly. Project item...

My TC45DA has 900 hours on it. Since I bought it last year (800 hours then), it's always made a "swish" sound when the engine was turning. When it's shut down it makes a clear "swish-swish---swish" sound as it coasts to a stop. The sound has never changed so I don't sense anything urgent but...

Hi, I live on a 15 acre tract that borders a 150 acre tract belonging to someone else. 100 is cornfield, leased by a nearby farmer and 50 is wooded and to my knowledge, completely unused. The owner bought that big tract with aspirations to develop it but got roadblocked by zoning (and common...

We keep 6 acres of horse pasture here in the northeast. Our soil is a silty loam and takes up / releases water very slowly. (Our perc came back as "basically none"). Combined with the compaction caused by the horses, it's showing wear. So I know there are core, spike, and cutting aerators...

I hope I'm asking in the right place... I have about 150 oak boards 6'-8' long, 1x6" rough cut. They came from wooden horse fencing. Most are pretty straight and none have any rot. I have removed all of the screws. They are nicely greyed / weathered from about 20y outdoors. I don't have a...

I bought this mower last summer and it ran consistently well until late summer, when we went through a 2 month dry spell and it didn't get run. Due to the season I was running straight 87 octane (10% etha-crap) with no stabilizer and when I brought it back up in late Sept it would start a bit...

I topped off the coolant in my 2005 TC45DA back in August and less than 50h later (probably 20h to be honest) my overflow/fill tank is empty again. Is this par for the course or should I be concerned about the engine?

A couple months ago, when the weather turned cooler, I noticed that my TC45DA (840 hrs) idle would dip and catch itself when I started the engine. The idle would dip like that until the engine was fully warmed up. After a good warmup, the idle was solid at 1000 when the throttle was backed...

This is my first winter using anything other than a shovel to clear snow. I have a NH TC45DA with front end loader. Worked like a champ for our first two snows of the season. Today, not so much. I got stuck twice on what was essentially level asphalt. It was markedly colder than before...

Hello, We need an emergency backup in case of a power outage to keep the well pump and septic pumps running, and if there is spare capacity, a refrigerator and a couple of lights. We keep horses so the water has to flow. Long term we'll get a good whole-home generator but right now I'm...

Aside from those expensive cans of fuel of course. I can get 87 octane non-ethanol, or 89/92/93 octane with ethanol. Which is the better choice, considering I don't get to rack up the hours, and the saw will see a lot of storage time?

I've been using a borrowed saw lately (an old school Homelite XL 14") and getting some stuff cleaned up around our property. But the time is coming for it to go back and I should be ready for winter and the fall storm season with my own. I've researched a bit and decided that I'd like a...

I'm tearing down some old fencing and I'm down to the 6" round posts. I have a TC45DA, filled rears, with 16LA FEL and chain hooks welded on the top corners of the bucket. I tried a couple of posts and the loader can't pull it even with the engine at PTO speed. I choked the chain around the...

Hello, I have an Aluma 8218 18' car hauler trailer for occasionally towing my tractor, ZTR mower, and sportscar. I also would prefer to use this for picking up bulk material when it makes sense. We buy wood shavings for horse bedding in quantity. I picked up two pallets of shavings from the...

Nothing too expensive I hope, just a manual grease gun should do. I had one before I owned the tractor and it would ooze oil anytime I stored it. Grease is designed to stay put and is easily sealed with o-rings so even though it felt heavy and solid I suppose it was cheap? David

It's a 2005 with 770 hours, overall good shape. Whenever I buy a used car/truck I start out changing trans fluid, coolant, oil and filter, fuel filter, wiper blades if they need it. Unless I have proof it was done very recently I'd just rather do it all and reset the maintenance clock. With...

I ran the numbers on my TC45DA and trailer setup. It looks like I'll have just a few hundred pounds to spare in capacity, assuming the filled tires are filled lip-lapping full. The numbers I have for the tractor are the listed "shipping weights". In my industry, a shipping weight covers the...

Hello, I'm getting close to making offers to buy one of the above models. My primary need is to drag arenas, lift large square hay bales, clear snow with the loader, and pull posts and small trees. For this I was looking at a TC35 to 45 with 16LA loader. There is a TC35D with OEM backhoe for...

I'm considering buying a used commercial mower from a local dealer. It has the engine, configuration, hours, and condition I'm looking for. The problem seems to be that while I can see it listed on a major internet classifieds site, it's not kept on their lot and not shown on their website. I...

I'm looking for a open trailer to do a few things. If one of these tasks is not compatible with the others I'd like to know that. 1) Haul a sportscar with low clearance (not crazy NASCAR low, think Corvette) 2) Haul a zero turn mower 3) Haul 35hp CUT w/ loader (4000#, maybe 5000 with loaded...

Normally this comparison is apples and oranges, but going down my list of uses this situation is not obvious. 15 acre horse farm. 3 acres wooded, 5 acres pastured, and 7 acres of buildings, drainage, and grass to mow. Long driveway, almost entirely level ground. All mowing will be done with...

There is a local dealer selling some new old stock equipment. Some of it has been sitting for a few years and barely if ever operated. I work for a machine building OEM (not compact tractors and ZTR mowers though) and I know how much invisible damage can occur aside from the obvious faded...

One of the wants I'm looking for in a tractor is the ability to handle <1000lb lg square hay bales. I'm leaning toward a used TC35D or TC40D with counterweighting of course, SSQA bale forks in this case. We want to store the bales in the back half of the utility building 85' long x 35' wide...

I'm getting close to closing on "the farm" and biding my time with mower and tractor digital shopping. The new place will have 4-5 acres of fenced pastures that will need mowed at 5" high and 5 acres of mowing all around the buildings and fences. The land is fairly flat but in the wet season...

I'm getting closer to buying a farmette. There will 11 acres of grass to mow, half of which will be pasture. The ground is smooth and fairly level but it's silty soil and gets soft when it's been rainy. Out of the gate I feel this will be tractor with some extra capacity for our needs, but...

I'm surfing the for sale ads looking for a 33-40HP tractor (Kub 3240, NH TC40D, etc). Not all of the listings have the FEL I'm looking for. Should I: - stick to used tractors with the right FEL for my needs. - not worry if it's missing the FEL and buy a Woods or other aftermarket FEL. - not...

Hello everyone, my first post here. I'm shopping for a tractor / equipment to handle a 15 acre horse property. I have attached an aerial of the plot with the areas currently pasture fenced (blue) and future pastures (light blue). I expect to do these chores with the following order of time...