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Overnight last night, my daughter's old event horse died in the barn at age 25. She'd had various ailments and was under a Vet's care, but succumbed. So, with the 1845 5' boom we moved her around and out the door without tearing out the wall. Then, it took about three hours to dig a 9' x 6' by...

Periodically, I set a trap for myself, usually by a "temporary" solution to a problem, left for later fix. The one I fell into this time involves a 10 amp fuse that blew when I got a stick in the hydraulic fan a few years back. Since I didn't have a spare 10 amp handy, I stuck in my spare 50...

A few years back I started to build a boom mounted string trimmer for horse trail maintenance. I gave up when it became clear it wouldn't do the job. If it stays together, this one will. But, as the second picture shows, it still may be considered work.:(

In AltavistaLawn's 1850 thread, he, Marrt and I, and some others posted regarding intermittent starter problems. Turn the key: nada. Marrt and I put an additional starter relay down by the starter, on the assumption that the long circuit to the key and back might have too much resistance to pull...

Empirical testing 1/1/07 proves that Grandpop wears out before PT1845 boom hydraulics.

MossRoad already sent Holiday wishes in another thread, but I thought we needed a separate one to wish each other the best of holiday seasons - maybe even with a little PT time. Best wishes to a great group.

755 threw a rod through the side of the block. (Still runs on 2) Would appreciate any recommendations for sources of rebuilt engine/long block /short block.

Tossed a rod through the side of the block. Still runs on 2. I'd appreciate any recommendations of sources for rebuilt long block (preferable) or short block.

A couple of hours isn't enough test, but so far so good. I carefully cleaned the oil cooler, replaced the screens on the sides, and mounted the centrifugal filter on the back. Most of the cooling and engine air come from the back, although the engine also draws through the side screen. I posted...

I proved I shouldn't crow about easy repair of a problem as in the rough-cut mower problem thread. This one's a bit tougher. Was on a steep poison ivy, brush and trash filled hill, with holes from fallen trees (the Isabel trees that mashed my truck) Mowed forward on an angle uphill until ran...

First it vibrated, then I smelled smoke. So, I assumed the smoke had gotten out of a spindle and I would have to send to Tazewell for some bearings with new smoke. Until further diagnosis, I restrained the impulse to use Tazewell and cuss words in the same sentence as I considered the tubes of...

I usedf to really like my PT auger, but today we finally gave the post driver I got last year a genuine workout. We set 37 5-6" x 8' posts in just under two hours. The last seven or eight went at about one every minute and a half. They aren't all exactly vertical, but they're in there to stay...

They told me, see, that there's a nearly inexhaustable supply of servicable small Bobcat attachments, and someone has a buddy who can pick them up for me for nearly nothing. So, in preparation, starting with a PT adapter plate and an ATI Quick-Tach, Bubenberg's prototype constructer Steve Fisher...

Does anyone have experience with the grapple rakes currently on E-Bay? E-Bay Listing Price looks lower than Anbo or W.R. Long, but is quality there?

It had been warm for a while, and my wife had repeatedly pointed out areas where the fence was less than aqequate for the 2 and 3 yr old thoroughbred-cross future event horses. Fortunately the briers, vines and deadfalls still formed a barrier, but not acceptable to the horse owner. So, with...

I, too spent time with a 4 n 1 project yesterday. To create a projeck like mine, first you need a warm November Sunday, and a crowd of willing volunteers (AKA motorcycly and 4-wheeler riders), a case of beer or two, a few shovels,. and a short circuit at some unidentified place in a 300 yard...

Merry Christmas, or Holiday Greetings of your preference, to everyone on TBN, and particularly the Power Trac Forum. I enjoy my time with you guys, and certainly know of no other forum where the participants are as unfailingly helpful and friendly. It's one more thing to celebrate this time of year.

Ontheweb's inquiry in the First PT rhread suggested to me that it is that time again, and some leaf handling ideas need to be revisited. I mulch mine with the PT 1845 rough-cut mower, and an Exmark walk behind, and leave the shreds where they lie. Hans at one point had a leaf blower on his...

After some years on turfs, I put on bar treads. Any suggestions for tire pressures? Pending learned advice I put it at 12 all around.

How, you may ask, do I know it snowed in Tazewell Friday? Bubenberg and I were there, is how. We left Arnold Maryland at 5:00 AM, arrived Tazewell after a liesurely and circuitous drive, about 1:00. We tested (and immediately bought) a post pounder for my 1845. Hans waited patiently (Right -...

Of course I check it before each use. Well .. most times.. er.. it doesn't burn any. Didn't get a low pressure buzzer - or didn't hear it, but the oil in my Deutz is no longer Amsoil synthetic -- now its a blend. After a routine manure trailer dump, noticed a stripe of black oil in the dusting...

Hans suggested starting a new thread on cold weather tricks and sources. (He says he posted something in the Alberta Clipper thread that evaporated - he'll repost) Paul: you asked about super cold weather, and suggested you need more than the magnetic block heater on the hydraulic tank. Hans...

In the thread on the Alberta Clipper, Toy mentioned this note on the PT website. I thought it was worth a separate thread in case you missed Toy's post: <font color="red"> PT-422 with 3-pin hook up (S/N 12589) and tiller (S/N 12428) were stolen with the trailer from a customer in Tazewell...

I can't compete with Pajoube for digging, or Mossroad for all of the material he moves to groom ball fields, but between football games Saturday I was able to line up my two sons, the new pickup, the 5000lb capacity dump trailer and the PT1845 to move 5-6 tons of dirt 3/4 mile to deposit in...

Best Christmas Wishes to all on the Board May Santa bring you a neat attachment

I have a B7100 HST with a mid-mount mower, both operable, but appearing their age. (I'd have to dig to find exact year, but figure 20 or so years old.) I am located in Arnold, MD. If anyone is interested for about 2K, please let me know.

Sometimes I think a project is successful if the time to do it is not exceeded by the time to repair the damage. Removing a batch of four-foot high dense bushes (carefully planted 15 years ago, of course) was pretty slow using a lift boom and cable, because only one sprig at a time came out...

OK - Bubenberg's excuse is that he's been too busy because of all the rain. My excuse is that I'm intimidated by TaylorTractorNut's cutting machine - my hammers are embarassed. So what excuse do the rest of you guys have for no posts in two days?

After a lot of thought, I have decided to sell my slightly used pickup. It is a 1989 Chev 4x4 with only 130,000 gentle miles. For various reasons, I am selling it "as is where is" Given Sedgewood's propensities, and completion of his last project, I'd think this one is made for him.

Warning: Don't use a treasured 20+ year old ultra-reliable Fluke 77 digital multimeter to test an electric fence. My punishment to myself for that particular brain fade is to buy another Fluke of similar capability at about ten times the cost of a Radio Shack meter that will do everything I...

A while back, I ordered several hundred dollars worth of stuff from Harbor Freight's website, primarily air tools. They weren't fast, but after a while a box arrived. In it, along with most things I ordered, was a trailer spare wheel and tire, which I hadn't ordered and for which I have no use...

Someone made a comment a while back about bizarre things that tend to happen when Herr Luginbuhl and I get together. This time he came in to show off his new topdress spreader, and while he was here, he aerated and topdresed part of my lawn. He would have topdressed more, but I got the 1845...

Decided Monday that some projects required a rake. Read posts - Sedgewood re PT rake, PTRich, etc. Tuesday, faxed an order to PT for adapter plate. Arrived my office Thursday. Friday, foung 72" King Kutter rake at Mt. Airy TSC, Saturday, picked up rake & got adapter plate mounted. Sunday...

Power Tracs have a single hydraulic reservoir, with 10-20 gallons of 10W30 or equivalent motor oil as hydraulic fluid, for wheel motors, the PTO for mowers, etc., and the lift cylinders. We have been having a bit of discussion on the Power Trac forum about synthetics, both for engine and...

Rocketman\'s 1430 <font color="red"> I just got everything sorted out this past weekend - as far as "initial" attachments go. Looks like I'll be ordering the 1430 w/bar tires and arm rests. Attachments will be 4N1 bucket, power rake, and mini-hoe. My brother lives in the east and will be...

After a bunch of snow plowing, my PT1845 developed a rusty-hinge type creak when turning. I hadn't been particularly religious about lube intervals, so when the noise started I greased everything, oiled all the ball joints, etc. , with no change in the creaking. Terry, at Power Trac immediately...

Blizzard of \'03 I figured it's worth a new thread. We didn't quite get 2 feet. By my eye, there's about 18", with drifts over 3'. I had sense enougn to bring the PT to my house, up the hill from its usual abode, but didn't have sense enough to bring up the bucket, which is now inaccessible...

If so, did the word <font color=red>grapple</font color=red> apply to this contraption?

In the customization forum, check the post re The Surplus Center. Looks like the most economical valve so far. Who's going to be first to try it on a PT? <A target="_blank"...

9 degrees and machine hadn't run in two weeks. No block heater, not even a light bulb. The PT 1845 Deutz started without any battery boost. Took a while to smooth out, but neither external heat nor electricity required.

My son, Christmas Day, describing my PT to my daughter who had not yet seen it.

I just got an e-mail from Info@Power_Trac with a virus in it. My last communication with Brent at that address was a while back. If you get an e-mail from that address, please be careful about handling it. The virus was in a zipped attachment, according to Norton.

Did a little plowing this morning, and will have to do some more this afternoon. We have a bit more snow than predicted, maybe 6 inches. I found that as long as I keep the speed up, it does a fine job. No problem with turf tires. And the button on the joystick to turn the blade is great, when I...

Have a great one all - even if you don't have a Power Trac. Try to fit some seat time between the turkey & the football.

For some, this may not be the ultimate answer for a manlift to trim trees and bushes, but given Bubenberg's equestrian background, it can't be improved upon.

Congratulations to Pajoube & Bubenberg for achieving veteran status today. Unfortunately, veteran TBN PT forum members still pay list price at Power Trac.

Following is the e-mail I sent to Wendy at Power Trac, in an attempt to pose some questions we forgot and some we asked, but not necessarily the right person. I hope it doesn't make Wendy too unhappy that she gave me her e-mail address. She works primarily in the mining equipment area and the...

I'm back in my office, having gotten home last night about 12:30 AM. Hans left me to drive almost three more hours home, and John is wending his leisurely way up through West Virginia toward his digs in NY. I will not try to recount everything that we learned and saw, but can initially advise...

Bubenberg\'s Trailer While I was celebrating the completion of a grand day on Sunday, I now find that Hans was spending frustrating hours with a disabled trailer on route 95. I have no details, as yet, but a note late Monday night suggests he may have been 24 hours late getting home. Sort of...

It may be a while before I get pictures, so I'll post too many words. After the testing and demonstration that Bubenberg and I did on Sunday, I can declare the modification of the hydraulic controls on my PT1845 to be a success. With the button on the joystick, I can control the mounting plate...

It was a great Power Trac Day. Hans (Bubenberg) Luginbuhl just left my place after seven hours of work and testing, and a pleasant supper. He brought down his PT425, two Kunz Acrease wing mowers, the grapple bucket, forks and brush hog, all on a 20' trailer. First, we had to do some tire repair...

Those reading the blade test thread know that both Sedgeqood and I have had some engine overheating during heavy mowing at hot outside temperatures. There was discussion in that thread about the increased load if four blades per spindle contributing to the problem, which it seems to do, I think...

Attached is a picture of the blade I cobbled up, compared to the stock PT rough cut blade for the 1845's 72" rough cut mower. The purpose of the exercise was intended to be development of finish blades which will do lawn quality cuts, but not self-destruct when encountering a little hump in the...

Wasabi\'s 2445 <font color=red>Gotta say, the PT 2445 is everything I imagined it would be and more. I'm thrilled! It does everything I ask it to do, without complaint! I've got a few minor issues such as the auger I ordered not fitting the collet sp?, but haven't met a limit yet, tho it bogs a...

After seeing Carpenter's fence and the stuff WroughtnHarv has been posting, I'm certainly not going to post pictures of my Saturday project. I got to exercise the auger, the hoe to dig out some old post ends, and the boom. The project was only abour 70 feet of horse fence, using wood posts and...

Did a bunch of mulch moving, some garden tilling, some gravel spreading and some mowing over the weekend. All worked great, except:... A couple of wires (starter) broke and had to be put back in the main junction box. I don't know if they were stressed at installation or something poked them...

I figure by posting a project on the board, I'll put pressure on myself to try to get it done. I am working to design/build a trimmer to clean under fences, etc. I have a DR wheel mounted trimmer which does a decent job, but is not self propelled. Since the PT 1845 has plenty of propulsion, I...

Terry, at PT, gave me NAPA numbers on all 3 fluid filters. Engine oil NAPA 1342, Fuel NAPA 3358, Hydraulic Oil NAPA 1551. For the 50 hour, I changed all three and changed the engine oil. I had to pump a gallon of the hydraulic oil through the pump to purge the air, even though I carefully filled...

Bubenberg, MossRoad, PtRich,Reds & other PT400 operators: Time for an unfair question: In your "objective" opinion , is the quality of cut of the PT 60" finish mower as good as that of the professional lawn/golf course ZTR and walk behind mowers? I am referring to the top end commercial...

Answers to questions I know you all have had: 1. The rough cut mower on the PT 1845 mows wet pasture grass just fine. 2. The PT 1845 canopy does not keep all the rain off the operator. 3. Even in the dark, in the rain, the PT 1845 will run at least an hour after the fuel gauge touches E.

Now that Muhammad has decided to separate us from the others - no doubt to shield them from our influence - how many are we? Do we outnumber the Earth Force group yet?

Over the years, I drilled a few postholes with a 3-point auger. It worked OK, provided the bit was good, and provided I hit the positioning without too many passes. Today, I played hooky to help a couple of fence builders run a line to contain an batch of Welsh ponies. They marked the spots with...

Today, I got to test a number of the attachments on the Power Trac 1845. I couldn't demonstrate any weaknesses or problems - other than, of course, lack of skill. With the 4 n 1 bucket, I dug a compost pit into the side of a hill. With the teeth, the bucket really digs, and after a while, I...

The more I think about things to do with/to my Power Trac, the more I am impressed with the vastness of my ignorance of hydraulic systems. Although I have read some of the threads here, and am starting to pick up some of the lingo, I would appreciate a recommendation to a good basic text...

I am considering a Lackender hoe to mount on the front of a Power Trac 1845. As with the mount on a skid steer, it will only have a bucket curl cylinder, with all other movement handled by the loader hydraulics. Any side-to-side will require turning the front of the Power Trac, which should give...

I am about to undertake some welding on my new Power Trac. MossRoad reminded me of the possibility of damage to the electrical system of the machine caused by welding to it. In the past, I have welded on cars and tractors without experiencing a problem. I would appreciate hearing from anyone...

I signed the order at Power Trac last Thursday, January 10th, with the promise that I'd advise when the funds were deposited to cover the check. I faxed them Saturday to say the funds were in. Last evening, Wednesday Jan 16th, the tractor and all implements arrived at my house in Arnold, MD. (As...