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My steering cylinder on my JD 5103 is leaking bad, more like spraying. The JD dealer says there's no seal kit available and that it's a throw away cylinder. It's the double-ended cylinder just like this: John Deere Cylinder-steering RE247592 | eBay The dealer lists the cylinder around $800...

I have a JD 5103 with FEL and the muffler tends to get in the way pushing limbs & big brush. Its extended above the hood. I recall seeing others re-route their exhaust but can’t find the threads using my phone. Anyone have any ideas or samples of what they’ve done? As of now, mines folded...

We’re building a 4 board corral board fence to replace field fence & barb wire sections & was considering getting some goats. It’s roughly 53” tall with a corral board running flat on top. We’re interested to see what it would take to keep them in? I’ve seen where a few runs of hot wire will...

On our tractor recently, we were burning pasture and the bucket was used with bucket rolled down pushing forwards to put out run away flames. Evidently they went too far down to the ground and rolled the bucket backwards and looks like a limp noodle. It now will not curl up, but you can drive...

Recently my tractor has been losing power & surging. If I sit with it running, the RPMs will go back up then go back down constantly. Today I drained the tank, blew air in the tank to get the very bottom of the fuel out, replaced the fuel filter & added diesel. I started the engine & it did...

I dropped my tractor off down at the bay on my BIL 36' gooseneck but need to go pick it up this weekend. I have my 12' trailer available but not sure if my tractor will fit? Anyone have any ideas what the measurements are from edge of front tire to center of back tire? Or has anyone hauled...

I ran 440' of water line to a well to water cattle. The folks leasing the pasture is currently using my water well so I wanted to remove this water from mine to the one it should be on, so I don't have to pay for their watering. Well to make a long story short, I ran this line and went to open...

We got on a deer lease an hour and a half away and I face a dilemma of carrying a few coolers and the 4-wheeler in the bed of the truck. We use the ATV daily here so I can't leave it up there. I have a 1/2 ton GMC crew cab Z71 and a Suzuki 400 Eiger. The ATV rear tires sit right on the edge...

I've started working on a cattle trailer project I purchased last fall. I took out the floor, and now plan to put in some new cross braces. I planned to use 2 1/2" x 3/16" angle iron for the cross braces. They are roughly 55" long. How far apart should I space them? The overall length to...

We built a 30x40 metal garage for our house, since our house is of all-steel construction to match. It is a red-iron with purlins running horizontally on the open walls. We didn't insulate the walls at the time, but the roof has the bubble wrap/foil backed insulation with vapor barrier. What...

Just delivered to us yesterday at 9:46 am. His big sister and big brother are pumped up to say the least. Twas a good Christmas.

We cut about 20 acres of Alicia Bermuda grass yesterday only to find out they have upped the rain chanced for Friday to 80%. Reckon it would hurt to bale it late this evening? We've had cool temps but some wind to help dry it out. I checked this morning and about 50% of it's green. Any...

Got this from a co-worker and thought I'd pass it on. As a rural electric coop we travel more rural and oilfield roads so it fits. Here's the caption: "For those of us who hunt or travel where there are gates on the road way?. something to keep in mind next time! Recent vehicle...

We built our home 7 years ago, and it appears the insulation has settle some below our metal purlins or some of the cross-braces. I'd like to add to this, but the Rockwool guy wanted quite a bit to top it off. Would it be bad to add Cellulose on top of the existing Rockwool so I can do it...

I just grabbed this stock trailer off of Craigslist, first time in a while I was the first caller. Almost like trying to win a radio contest. It has some surface rust, and has some through holes, floor is decent but could be replaced. I plan to sandblast it, cut out the the bad spots and...

We purchased a Poulan 18.5 hp 42" cut mower 2 years ago (2 blades). It hasn't cut even since we bought it and I told the store we bought it from that also. I recently replaced the spindle housing on one side because it was broke thinking that was the reason it cut un-even. Even after...

Do any of you know if the seal kit for the hyd. cyl. on a JD 260 disc mower would be found in part stores rather than a JD dealer? On the JD parts website it shows $93.50 but I don't need all the seals. I just blew out the insert in the metal bushing. It's like an internal seal. BTW, it's a...

I have a JD 5103 I use for shredding, discing, loader work, and hay cutting/raking. I have a JD 260 disc mower that I use for mowing that attaches to the 3-point. I'd like to get the Pat's Easy Change for my lift arms but curious how they would take the unbalanced load of that disc mower...

I've got a friend that has a place up new Casey, IL and has an A/C tractor, I can't remember the size. He was looking to purchase a 6' King cutter disc from Tractor Supply and was curious what HP it would take to pull it. It's the heavy-duty with square tubing. I have a JD 5103 and pull a 5'...

After the worst drought I've ever seen, we received 3.5" of rain to really green up the pastures and spring the hay patches to growing we are now facing army worms. We have a real good chance of cutting some decent hay now with the recent rain today also. We were looking and found a great deal...

We planted about 14 oak trees in our yard early this year and have been water manually with water hoses looped to each tree with the Y's/Valves that is all tied into a timer from a faucet. I'm just finishing up our irrigation sprinkler system in our yard, just before we got 3.5" of rain last...

Last year I installed our home security alarm and when running the wire for one of the keypads I noticed a snake skin in our attic. To say the least it freaked me out a little bit because for one our house is almost sealed shut, and for two it was about 2' from where I was reaching my arms. I...

We as landlords have 320 acres of fenced in pasture that will be up for lease shortly. I have a few questions as to what others think or know. What is average cost/acre for un-improved pasture with fence. Who is responsible for repairing fence Who is responsible for shredding or maintaing...

I have a 3x3 box frame ready to be tacked up to make a set of pallet forks. My father-in-law gave me a pair with the latches up top and hook on bottom. I planned to mount an angle iron facing up to hang the top on (cutting some notches out to lock the forks in place) and another on bottom for...

I've been meaning to do this for quite a while but just got around to it today. We don't have the winters many of you have, so if we get a freeze normally it's 60-70 later in the day or the day after. We've always used water, so anyone questioning me I'll tell you my family farmed since the...

I have a 35' folding boom sprayer I built several years ago for spraying cotton with a 200 or so gallon tank on it which is now cut down to 26'. I need to re-work this with tips, hoses, etc. but curious as to which tips I would benefit most from. It currently has 17 or 18 tips on it spaced on...

Not sure if this has been posted, but my wife sent this a few days ago. We preach to our kids not to run in the house or while holding objects.

I need the connector listed on this page: Burden Sales Surplus Center Item Detail But I need it to be a #8 ORFS to #6 NPT The ORFS sized to NPT is between 3/8 and 1/2 so I'm assuming #8. The power beyond block on my tractor has the flat face male on it currently, and I need to loop my new...

Ok, here's another one. You folks are going to think I'm dangerous but growing up on a farm and still working with it and cattle part-time I've done a lot of things in my life. A few weeks ago I decided to make a saddle rack and I decided to rip 2 x 4's into 1 x 2 slats. I ripped several of...

We have an Allis Chalmers 8030 with cab that has a tapping issue in the engine area. I finished cutting some hay this past year and it started tapping fairly loud so I hurried and shut it down. On low RPM it isn't bad but on a higher RPM it gets pretty loud. I was wondering if anyone has...

I thought I'd share this incident I went through a few years ago. I had a housing go bad on my lawnmower so I planned to replace it. I removed the deck from the lawnmower and replacing the housing. On my mower, I had a rope from the hydrostatic control down to the deck flapper so I could...

Anyone ever use these: Tractor Supply Company - Double Breakaway Clamp They are mounting brackets for quick connects. I'm debating whether to mount the quick connects directly to a new spool valve I purchase, or use these with short hoses. I'm worried the weight of the hydraulic hoses will...

I'm undecided how I want to mount a spool valve on my JD 5103 for additional rear SCV's. I purchased a 4"x4"x1/4" angle that I thought about mounting across the ROPS frame and mount it atop that with handles facing the seat just to the right of the seat. Anyone done anything similar with...

I'm undecided how I want to mount a spool valve on my JD 5103 for additional rear SCV's. I contemplated a 3x5 angle across the ROPS frame and mount it atop that with handles facing the seat just to the right of the seat. Anyone done anything similar with pictures on how they mounted theirs...

In regards to this thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/132506-jd-quickattach-building.html I finally got around to taking pictures. I had some 4x4 square tubing we cut off a hipper (row disc) several years ago that I used to make the box frame. I used the angle iron...

Anyone added on of these? If so, is there a way to do this without purchasing the kit? The dealer quotes $520 for the kit. It is a 2005 model with the black belly. It has a 512 loader that has the block that ties into the hydraulics under the seat. This rear scv kit would be another block...

I have a JD 5103 with 512 loader, a model prior to JD adding the rear SCV's as standard. The local dealer quotes me $800 to get the rear remotes added with lever. Is it possible to tie into the loader joystick with shut-off valve somehow and use the loader joystick for the rear SCV control...

I see several bale spears or front attachments for a JD FEL, and I saw a home-made bracket to hook onto the JD quick attach of a JD loader. Has anyone made any homemade? I called the local JD dealer and each bracked was $43/each and the pins on the bottom were $11/each. That's not high, but...

I started this thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-owning-operating/132150-5103-2wd-clutch-new-post.html regarding the clutch on my 5103. It seems you have to physically pull up on the clutch for it to dis-engage. Is the adjustment the rod with threads that attaches to the...

I purchased a used 2005 JD 2wd 5103 with 512 loader, shredder, etc. The tractor had just over 400 hours when I purchased it, and now has 440 or 460 hours. I've noticed that the clutch really doesn't dis-engage until the foot pedal is all the way out towards the seat. Upon slightly pushing the...

I've been looking for a smaller tractor for quite some time with loader, shredder, etc. and finally picked one up 2 weeks ago. What do you all think of this price: 2005 JD 5103 2WD 512 FEL (quick detach bucket) 400 hours 6' Rhino SE6 shredder (like new) 6' Box Blade - Armstrong Ag (No use -...