Recent content by Boswell

Nice write-up. Thanks for sharing.

You have the best Regen system available on any Tier 4 tractor. Branson did a poor job with providing information to owners for easy fixes to problems such as yours. Since TYM has absorbed the Branson line of tractors they have done a much better job. I'll also add if you are even slightly...

Your tractor is a gear driven and your neighbors Kubota is a hydrostatic trans. That is more than likely the difference. The hydro tractors are run at an elevated throttle to run the trans pump. The hydraulic pump is building more pressure in the system as well. A gear tractor engine will drop...

Both Slim and Eric have given good information. You have to consider when purchasing any new tractor that utilizes an ECM to control the ignition, fuel injection, monitor sensors, and regen cycles, puts you at the mercy or beholden to a dealer. Code readers, check engine lights, limp mode all...

Tis better to let them think you are a fool than open you mouth and remove all doubt. (Mark Twain)

Wise choice and welcome to the forum!

There is another thread pertaining to this topic. I grabbed a rattle can of "safety red" while at my local hardware store. It turned out to be a tad darker than the Branson red. Next time I am there I will grab a shade lighter and give that a try.

Last Spring I was burning some very large brush piles. I was using my pallet forks to re-stack limbs and small tree trunks as the center of the piles burned out. The factory grill guard while being a stout unit has some rather large holes in it. I took a large spruce limb directly to the steel...

I agree, these reports can be scary until you read between the lines. To draw any reasonable conclusion a buyer really needs to know how many units are in use, as well as annual sales. Any manufacturer that deals on a large scale customer basis will have complaints. Some legit and some not. I...

Well done! congratulations on a nice find!

Sure good advice, I read through these before purchasing my Branson tractor last spring. You can also pull up reports on every brand including the "big 2". Branson is currently building a very robust and reliable tractor but, as with all tractors they are not perfect. The "big 2" have their...

You will get a dash light and alarm "ding". You do not immediately have to stop working. You can continue work the tractor and it will intermittently continue to remind you. Once you are at a stopping point, you park the tractor, pull all select levers in neutral and engage park brake. Pull...

As a fairly new Branson owner I was hesitant to chime in. I purchased a brand new 5520R last April. I currently have 176 hours on the tractor. Not enough hours in my opinion to pass the reliability and longevity test. I will say all good and this time with no issues. This is a gear driven...

"If Kukje is no longer licensed to use Cummins pattern what's in 'em?" Licensing pertained to Century using the Cummins badge on the tractor. Not what parts are used in the engine. The A series comes in 3 and 4 cylinder configurations. I don't know the numbers but I suspect there are hundreds...

It is my understanding that Cummins purchased the Onan diesel many years ago. Cummins made some changes one of which was converting the from a sleeved block to a parent bore. Someone on the forum may need to correct me but I believe the early Branson tractors named Century tractors carried the...