Recent content by Avenger

Another, very common issue with these tractors is the chassis ground connection. I know the OP mentioned that everything comes on when the key is turned, but wont crank, and that might sound like a good gound. But it has been my experience (and many others) that the ground connection is not good...

Are you referring to the 7-pin connector on the back that is under a little door cover? If so, thats for hooking up lights to implements and whatnot.

I currently have a small leak from the axel. I noticed it after about a year or so of ownership. I took it into the dealer for warranty repair. A few days later they called me to complain about the severity of the leak, that it wasn't bad enough. A few weeks later, the dealership called me to...

The cruise control shouldn't have any effect on starting operations, but turn it off anyway. Did you try to jump the key switch? Can you turn the tractor off from the the key? Typically, when a vehicle wont start by the key switch, but will by jumping the starting solenoid, the problem is with...

Our winter was a complete joke this year. One good snow storm that dropped a few inches, then warmed up. Plenty of rain, but very warm winter. Not surprised you're able to get out so early. Make hay while the sun is shining... or something.

Are you getting any codes?

The regeneration cycle is designed to burn out the soot and particles captured in the DPF. To do this, the engine must get hot and then start the cycle, which burns more fuel to increase the exhaust gas temperatures. It makes reasonable sense to run the engine hard, preferably under a load, to...

Interesting! Good catch! Is this the bearing under the steering arm on the king pin? I don't think my tractor has a bearing on the tie-rod ends, just pins. I looked at the parts catalog for your tractor (and mine, which are pretty much identical) and I didn't see that bearing in the diagrams...

There is much that I have learned from this thread and from my own research. For example, it never dawned on me that burring a kerosene or diesel heater would be the cause of so much condensation. After doing some pondering and discussing the issue with SWMBO, we have decided to go in an...

I think I am going to go in a different direction. Thank you for all the input. I really do appreciate it. I don't think a pellet stove is the correct answer here. I think using my jet engine heater and focusing on insulation, proper vapor barriers, and then maybe something like a natural gas...

Good to know. Thank you for the responses thus far. I figured a pellet stove would put out as much heat as a typical stick burning stove. I wanted something more, set it and forget it. Leave it run to keep the shop above freezing. The up's and down's in temps accelerate condensation, so I...

Good to know! What kind of pipe would you use for the rest of the space then? The shop is fairly well sealed, but poorly insulated. It has insulation on the walls behind 1/2" plywood, but it has that thin insulation mat under the roof sheeting. The 3 big doors are also not insulated. I'd like...

The seasons are turning as fall quickly approaches. Time is running out for many projects, one of which is heating my shop. Last year I bought a kerosene/diesel forced air jet engine heater. It worked well, rising the temps up to a comfortable level during the depths of winter. But those heaters...

oh, the things I have hit with my mower... I was hired to mow a pasture of tall grass. About 10 acres of fenced in pasture. It was great mowing, until I found the old fence. Wrapped barbwire around the blades in a twisted heap. A different field I mowed a few years ago, the owner said he put...

You could jump the seat switch. Jumping the seat switch and disabling the alarm under the dash was one of the first things I did after receiving the tractor. Having safety features enabled is important, but also hinder work. For me, I disabled the seat switch because sometimes I want to sit...