Recent content by Bearsden

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    Micrometer

    FWIW, GAT is Dutch for "hole".
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    New tractor suggestions for snow removal

    FWIW, I live in the mountains of WV at a 3,700' elevation. Drive is 850' on a 17% slope. Most snow I've had to deal with in the past 17 years was 259". I have a Kubota BX-15 with a snowblower and mower deck. Except for some work on the snow blower, the tractor has served me faithfully for 17...
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    Hydrauluc Filter change on a Ventrac 4500Y

    Hydraulic Filter change on a Ventrac 4500Y Ours just hit two years this past Saturday and we are now having a problem with sluggish steering and implement lifting. Trouble shooting is indicating a need for Hydraulic filter replacement. The manual says take it to the dealer. Is this really...
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    Turbine Blower Nozzle Extension

    Has anyone that has a Turbine Blower attempted to add an extension to the nozzle? We purchased ours primarily for blowing leaves out of the ditches along the roads in our HOA during the fall months, but since for the most part the tractor will be up on the flat of the road, we'd like to get the...
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    Hydraulic leak in new Ventrac 4500Y

    Well, I spoke too soon about being completely happy and am wondering if anyone else has run into this specific problem? Our maintenance guy who does most of the mowing and is also the primary user of our new Ventrac discovered what turns out to be hydraulic fluid leaking from under the right...
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    Ventrac 4500 vs Steiner 440

    Hi. First post here. I'm a member of the Maintenance Committee in a gated community in West Virginia. We cover 2,700 acres with about 26 miles of roads, 500 acres of common conservancy areas and two good size lakes with dams. We have an old Husqvarna riding mower which is sorely in need of...
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