What have you done to your Branson today?

[ptsg]

My filter/return design is different. My filter is located near the LR wheel and there is a short 90 hose to the axle housing, and a short straight to the return pipe. My 90 is more vulnerable to damage than your system if I ride over a small sapling and immediately back up.
The straight hose to the plastic tank on the right has the same vulnerabilities.

Yes, yours is an older model. I believe that model also has a strainer on the transmission, along with the filter, if I recall correctly.

I had a brain fart and drove over a pile of relatively loose clay. I only noticed the bend on the pipe a month or two later when I loaded the tractor on the trailer and was just checking stuff underneath.

I've since built a protective cross member bolted to the two loader rails that go to the rear axle.

 

[LouNY]

Well no pics, I was busy and not thinking about them. Moved a bunch of heavy snow 12-16" on top of unthawed dirt/gravel. Used the back blade and bucket trying not to move much gravel.

 

[YanmarFever]

I changed the exhaust on the 5520.....

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I changed the exhaust on 5520.....

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Very nice

 

[ptsg]

I changed the exhaust on 5520.....

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Easily +20 HP for the chrome tips!!

 

[YanmarFever]

Im waiting for the super charger to arrive any day now

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Burned a half gallon of diesel tilling the garden.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I changed the exhaust on the 5520.....

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That looks really good!

 

[ptsg]

Did some mowing on the remote propriety today. Kinda rushing to avoid bad weather coming. Still had to race back to the shop two times.

Also had some fun time with a fence hiding under the bush. Actually it wasn't too bad to pull out and this is yet another reason I really like chains. Stuff like this just wraps around the rotor, so you just find one end and pull as if you were pulling from a coil. With blades, it would be tangled all over the place.

 

[Zork]

Yes, yours is an older model. I believe that model also has a strainer on the transmission, along with the filter, if I recall correctly.

I had a brain fart and drove over a pile of relatively loose clay. I only noticed the bend on the pipe a month or two later when I loaded the tractor on the trailer and was just checking stuff underneath.

I've since built a protective cross member bolted to the two loader rails that go to the rear axle.

When you posted your photo of the lower pipe, you mentioned you built your loader, did you design it or just install it, and is there a photo here?

 

[ptsg]

When you posted your photo of the lower pipe, you mentioned you built your loader, did you design it or just install it, and is there a photo here?

I designed and built it from scratch, including machining hydraulic cylinders. Euro quick attach, bucket, set of forks, loader suspension, easy to remove and install.

No third function because I don't have the need for it yet but the loader valve has a third spool, currently used with the winch. So it's just a matter of getting some more quick disconnects and two long hoses.

I have a thread with lots of pictures, if you're interested: Homemade loader for Branson tractor

 

[DynamicD]

I changed the exhaust on the 5520.....

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show me more!
How did this work under the hood?

 

[YanmarFever]

Sorry but Im in the middle of getting a patent on it, so its a hush hush project.....

 

[Zork]

Sorry but Im in the middle of getting a patent on it, so its a hush hush project.....

Yeah, you have to be careful. I submitted progress photos of my log splitter log lift build on two forums and now one of my photos are featured on a build plan website.

 

[JeffinNB]

I removed this thingy to see why it's not working.

 

[Zork]

I removed this thingy to see why it's not working.

I [seem to remember] early on, owners had 3 pt arms [thingy] that weren't working because the knob under the seat was turned too far one way or the other

 

[K5lwq]

I guess today was the day to find some issues with the Branson.

I started using it to move some limbs I cut down this morning to clear a trail through a wooded area on my place. After I had them hauled to the burn pile, I shut the tractor down to refuel and grease the flail mower.

I finished that and had some breakfast. I went back out to do a little mowing and the tractor would not turn over. Found ground cable on battery loose so I went to tighten. The nut was bottomed out again the bolt so it would not tighten anymore. No problem, I found a lock washer I had and put behind the nut. Then I was able to tighten the cable end right up.

So I spent about 2 hours mowing around and various other things. Decided it was enough for today so I pulled around to where I park the tractors. When I brought it down to low idle I noticed a chirp, chirp, chirp. I could bring the RPM up a little and it would stop. But when I idled back down chirp, chirp, chirp. I shut it down and said I will deal with that later.

So I came in and took a little break and allowed the engine to cool down so I could blow out the condenser and radiator. I went back out and started blowing everything out and found my chirp. Compressor belt has a missing chunk.

I guess Kukje does not partner with Gates for their belts. At least it will be easy to change. Notice the other cracks.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

My air conditioning comes from nature

 

[ptsg]

So, I have two wet spots on the land. One if from the water well being overfilled and just dumping out. The other one comes from what I suspect is a septic tank from the neighbor above.

This land is on the side a small mountain, so each piece of land is done in terraces. Making a long and kinda narrow rectangle.

Anyway, I used my subsoiler to open up some channels so hopefully the water will drain to the next land down the mountain. Not sure if my plan worked out, but sure made it even messier.

It pulled surprisingly well even on mud, pretty much full depth. Only one spot that was worse than everything else, it tried to get stuck on me even with the subsoiler in the air but a quick wiggle of the steering wheel took care of that.

Also, took my homemade flail mower for the excavator out of retirement and have been mowing those canes and brush you see on the embankment on the left (front of the tractor).

 

[K5lwq]

So, I have two wet spots on the land. One if from the water well being overfilled and just dumping out. The other one comes from what I suspect is a septic tank from the neighbor above.

This land is on the side a small mountain, so each piece of land is done in terraces. Making a long and kinda narrow rectangle.

Anyway, I used my subsoiler to open up some channels so hopefully the water will drain to the next land down the mountain. Not sure if my plan worked out, but sure made it even messier.

It pulled surprisingly well even on mud, pretty much full depth. Only one spot that was worse than everything else, it tried to get stuck on me even with the subsoiler in the air but a quick wiggle of the steering wheel took care of that.

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Also, took my homemade flail mower for the excavator out of retirement and have been mowing those canes and brush you see on the embankment on the left (front of the tractor).

At least you have a winch to pull yourself out if it did get stuck. Except I don’t see anything to anchor to, except maybe a power pole.