tdpalms
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Finally got rid of the skidsteer to switch to a tractor for chores around the homestead. I have previously owned a 1960s Allis Chalmers, but this is my first "modern" tractor. The Montana only has 292 hours on it, but the buddy I bought it from got it on trade for another piece of equipment so the maintenance history on it is very unknown. That said, I plan to grease everything and change the oil this weekend for starters. Going to run the full synthetic Rotella T6 15w40 in it, as we have pretty drastic temperature variances up here in South Dakota. It will be stored in my heated garage in the winter, so I'm not terribly concerned with moving to a 10w30 or 5w40 for colder starts. I did run into some discrepancies on the oil filter however. NAPA comes up with a 7040 filter when looking up the OEM part number, but shows a 51365 when they look up by the tractor model number. Anyone have any opinion on that? Maybe they both work just fine.
Does anyone have any other service recommendations for me to do right off the bat? I plan to check levels in the transmission, axles, etc but not sure if I need to do full fluid swaps at this point? If so, any recommendation on what hy-tran fluid to use? It calls for 80w trans oil but I am not having much luck finding that anywhere other than 80w axle grease. Just want to decrease the risk of major issues in the future by doing whatever scheduled maintenance I can! Also if anyone has any experience running implements on this machine I would love to know what will/won't work on this rig. Currently just have the loader, a brush hog, and a harrow, but would like to be able to use a 3pt auger for some new fencing that needs to go up next spring.
Lastly, if anyone has any leads on a prefabricated cab that may work on this, or ideas to fabricate a homemade one I would definitely take those suggestions as well! Would make pushing snow this winter a lot more tolerable!
Thanks in advance
Does anyone have any other service recommendations for me to do right off the bat? I plan to check levels in the transmission, axles, etc but not sure if I need to do full fluid swaps at this point? If so, any recommendation on what hy-tran fluid to use? It calls for 80w trans oil but I am not having much luck finding that anywhere other than 80w axle grease. Just want to decrease the risk of major issues in the future by doing whatever scheduled maintenance I can! Also if anyone has any experience running implements on this machine I would love to know what will/won't work on this rig. Currently just have the loader, a brush hog, and a harrow, but would like to be able to use a 3pt auger for some new fencing that needs to go up next spring.
Lastly, if anyone has any leads on a prefabricated cab that may work on this, or ideas to fabricate a homemade one I would definitely take those suggestions as well! Would make pushing snow this winter a lot more tolerable!
Thanks in advance