What are these and where are they supposed to be?

ovrszd · Oct 28, 2017

I'd be so disappointed in the Dealer.....

Congrats on the new tractor!!!!

cphilip · Oct 28, 2017

lilranch2001 said:
It was quite bad form for the dealer to deliver it like that......

I agree. I don't have him here to chew his ear because he was in a hurry to drop it off as he was heading to a fishing tournament. So I believe someone just got too hurried when they put the bush hog on. I can only imagine but I suspect that they were too tight and they had to pull the clips out and meant to readjust them but forgot to finish that up? All I can think of. But Ill let him fish and give him an earful on Monday. The guy that I talked to yesterday (son in law I think) was incredulous as to how that could happen. Me too. It can only be simple inattention and distraction.

As to the adjustment. I haven't done one of these in maybe 30 or 40 years! At most points you set it and forget it. At least thats been my experience. Its always been the bush hog that set that sort of thing and everything else was fine with it. I had the solid pin type stabilizers on the old 5030 Ford. And before that only chains on a previous 800. So I adjusted them and left some slack. Perhaps on hind sight now I left too much? I thought all you had to worry about was making sure the whole thing could not shift over into the wheels? Thats how I adjusted them. So they would shift over but not come near the wheels. Those of you that noticed and thought it was too much slack were right! Or perhaps I just did not get the jam nut tight as I thought I did? I dunno...

... as predicted! Wait for it!!!

Lost one of the turnbuckles today! The left one. After about two hours of hogging. Even with the jam nut tight it somehow worked itself loose. So perhaps snugger (is that a word?) was in order in hind site. There must be a happy medium that I missed. It would have near the end of my work on making a outside turn on a slope I felt it suddenly start to shake a bit more than usual. Looked back and it shifted way over to the right. The right one stopped it shy of being any danger but it was over more than it should be. So I stopped and shut the PTO off and got off and and looked and darned if the threaded eyes were all hanging there but the turnbuckle had gone missing! I of course stopped work and figured it was close by. But I cannot find it at all. So my bad now.

Darn things. Its like the three stooges for me this week. I gotta find one or get them to give me one. I think maybe i'm leaning towards getting some solid stabilizers. Anyone know a source?

At the moment I just need another turnbuckle. No time to get over to the dealer today.... maybe Tractor supply? Doesn't look anything special?

PILOON · Oct 28, 2017

Good luck finding a replacement t-buckle, many brands sizes and threads.
Happened to me also and I used a length of chain bolted at both ends to replace the side with missing t-buckle and then adjusted with the other side t-buckle.
Ended up buying a generic set and replaced both sides meanwhile the 'chain fix' lasted until arrival of replacements.

ovrszd · Oct 28, 2017

If I found myself having to buy a replacement I would consider converting to pinned stabilizers.

cphilip · Oct 28, 2017

ovrszd said:
If I found myself having to buy a replacement I would consider converting to pinned stabilizers.

Thats what I am used to. And prefer. And now I got another reason to like them. Anything on the shelf out there that you guys have used with success?

It also appear the jam nut followed it off there. Of course! LOL...

Here is a picture of how I found it.

powerscol · Oct 28, 2017

As the dealer messed up big time have him get you the optional pin stabilizers and install at no cost.

DieselBound · Oct 28, 2017

No matter what, stuff just manages to loosen up and take off. Watch out for the pins that connect the lower link arms to the tractor: I had a keeper bolt (not sure if Kioti uses these on all lines/models) bail on me and the pin popped out and I didn't realize that it had done so for quite some time- I was mowing and wondering why I was struggling to keep from digging in- going up a quick, steep step and turning the bush hog twisted all up and caught on my rear tire! Fortunately no damage (other than my pride- stupid me for not scrutinizing more closely). No idea if this was a bad torque job by the dealer or the factory ('m thinking the former). I mentioned it to my dealer and suggested the loc-tite the things: I think they're going to start doing that. A bolt was easy to come up with (dealer told me the size); the pin would have had to have been shipped from the factory! (and significantly more expensive).

It serves well to do periodic checked while operating the tractor. I'm fairly used to this on my B7800 because the top link always manages to loosen up, so I'm always adjusting (off the tractor, where I can get a look at everything else).

My tractor was delivered with the safety sign/triangle on the WRONG side of the tractor. To-date this is the only stupid thing I've spotted that the dealer did: and if it's the only thing then I'll be happy.

cphilip · Oct 28, 2017

powerscol said:
As the dealer messed up big time have him get you the optional pin stabilizers and install at no cost.

I like the way you think...

So I did the temporary universal fix... seems to be ok for now.

Wagtail · Oct 28, 2017

cphilip said:
Thats what I am used to. And prefer. And now I got another reason to like them. Anything on the shelf out there that you guys have used with success?

It also appear the jam nut followed it off there. Of course! LOL...

Here is a picture of how I found it.

Of course, now you've got a nice hunk of metal (the turnbuckle) hiding, somewhere in that field. Just waiting to damage your slasher (bush hog) he next time you're working that field.

Find it!

cphilip · Oct 28, 2017

Wagtail said:
Of course, now you've got a nice hunk of metal (the turnbuckle) hiding, somewhere in that field. Just waiting to damage your slasher (bush hog) he next time you're working that field.

Find it!

Would love to find it. But seems like the best way to find something hiding in a field is to wait till you hear it! LOL

Most likely its buried under the cut brush and grass. I've walked and driven over the entire area. Its about 3 - 4 acres mind you. Two hours of cutting. I've not just narrowed it to the last area where I am 90% sure it came off... although I've worked that area over more than the rest. Im still hopeful it will be spotted. Maybe later in the winter.