Jon E
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- Jan 26, 2009
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- Tractor
- 2014 TYM T353HST
After all of an hour of operating time on my new-to-me TYM T353 HST, I have a few questions that I hope some of you can help me with answers. The owner's manual is sketchy at best and I really am scratching my head about some of the features and functions on this thing.
So let's get started!
1. There's a button located on the front of the loader joystick. It appears to do nothing. The owner's manual does not mention it. What does it actually do?
2. The small worklight on the back of the machine - how do you turn it on?
3. My tractor is missing the stabilizer chains/bars on the three-point hitch. I would like to find aftermarket ones that are telescoping style with pins, not the chain-and-turnbuckle style. I think Kioti and Kubota both use the pin-style. Where can I find these? I suppose I could buy some from a Kioti or Kubota dealer....
4. Has anyone been able to cross reference oil, fuel, air and hydraulic filters with commonly available brands such as Wix, Fram or Napa?
5. Where in the **** is the hydraulic filter? I've looked everywhere but crawled underneath the machine. I'm guessing that's where it is.
6. The owner's manual isn't crystal clear on the location of the oil drain plug. I don't want to guess at it.
7. Small silver metal can, in the fuel line, about the size of a baby food jar. It has a seam around the circumference. It's got barbed hose fittings at each end and a 2-wire electrical connector attached. Is this the fuel solenoid? What does it do, and why is it not mentioned in the manual?
8. It seems very light in the rear, even with loaded tires. I took my super-heavy brush hog off it and tried lifting a large wet pine log - roughly 28" diameter and 10' long. I don't think I was maxing out the loader capacity but it picked the rear end right off the ground. I'd like to add weight to the rear that isn't in the way like a brush hog - maybe a weight bar and suitcase weights, or a ballast box, or even a box blade (although those can get in the way of maneuvering as well). Any suggestions? I want to get maximum lifting ability out of this. The manual does not suggest ballast weights for this loader. I was able to pick a 4x4 pallet, loaded 4' high with split and stacked ash logs, and move it into my wood shed without any issue. I could never do this before with my JD4100 so this is very satisfying.
9. I want to run a grapple on the front end. It has the hydraulic ports on the back. The manual is very confusing as to how these operate a third function. Can anyone elaborate on this?
I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes by but this is all I could think of for now. Even with limited time on the machine, I think it's a great tractor and I am going to love operating it.
So let's get started!
1. There's a button located on the front of the loader joystick. It appears to do nothing. The owner's manual does not mention it. What does it actually do?
2. The small worklight on the back of the machine - how do you turn it on?
3. My tractor is missing the stabilizer chains/bars on the three-point hitch. I would like to find aftermarket ones that are telescoping style with pins, not the chain-and-turnbuckle style. I think Kioti and Kubota both use the pin-style. Where can I find these? I suppose I could buy some from a Kioti or Kubota dealer....
4. Has anyone been able to cross reference oil, fuel, air and hydraulic filters with commonly available brands such as Wix, Fram or Napa?
5. Where in the **** is the hydraulic filter? I've looked everywhere but crawled underneath the machine. I'm guessing that's where it is.
6. The owner's manual isn't crystal clear on the location of the oil drain plug. I don't want to guess at it.
7. Small silver metal can, in the fuel line, about the size of a baby food jar. It has a seam around the circumference. It's got barbed hose fittings at each end and a 2-wire electrical connector attached. Is this the fuel solenoid? What does it do, and why is it not mentioned in the manual?
8. It seems very light in the rear, even with loaded tires. I took my super-heavy brush hog off it and tried lifting a large wet pine log - roughly 28" diameter and 10' long. I don't think I was maxing out the loader capacity but it picked the rear end right off the ground. I'd like to add weight to the rear that isn't in the way like a brush hog - maybe a weight bar and suitcase weights, or a ballast box, or even a box blade (although those can get in the way of maneuvering as well). Any suggestions? I want to get maximum lifting ability out of this. The manual does not suggest ballast weights for this loader. I was able to pick a 4x4 pallet, loaded 4' high with split and stacked ash logs, and move it into my wood shed without any issue. I could never do this before with my JD4100 so this is very satisfying.
9. I want to run a grapple on the front end. It has the hydraulic ports on the back. The manual is very confusing as to how these operate a third function. Can anyone elaborate on this?
I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes by but this is all I could think of for now. Even with limited time on the machine, I think it's a great tractor and I am going to love operating it.
