Recent content by Boswell

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...

https://www.teamtractor.com/blog/why-kukje-diesel-tractor-engines-are-in-a-class-all-their-own--35020 Hope this link works. Certainly has one man's opinion but lots of factual information as well. The Kukje diesel engines offered in both TYM and Branson tractors are simply an A-series Cummins.

I have the 2021 5520R which I believe to be the turbo charged version of the 4820R. I am extremely pleased with this machine. Norm

I'm not by any means an authority. My understanding (and someone please correct me if I am wrong) "303" should not be used in anything but the older vintage tractors. It does not meet recommended or have the recommended ratings to be used in a more modern tractor. Very cheap stuff and those who...

I'm not endorsing Travelers brand however i have seen this very topic discussed on this forum as well as other tractor forums. I have never seen a failure reported from the use of Travelers. I did see a complaint about water in the buckets where apparently pallets of the oil were exposed to rain...