Recent content by cerestes

In the market for a box blade which will be attached to our Ford 860. 40HP, and the 3 point is spec'd to lift 1250 lbs. 6' wheel base, 2wd, weighs 6700 lbs with filled tires. We're up in the Puget Sound region, with local tractor dealers few and far between. I've called around to a handful, and...

At the end of last year I picked up a 6' flail mower. Ran it for a pasture clear or two, but the tractor needed the pto shaft replaced so it didn't see much use. Finally got the tractor repaired, and now I want to get the flail in good working order. While I had the tractor apart, I...

Finally got a bit of time to play with the tractor this evening. Drained fluids & pulled shaft. It doesn't appear to be visibly twisted, but it seems like it may be missing two snap rings. The image here shows starting from the inside of the tractor, a shaft snap ring, and an outer snap ring...

We recently purchased a Ford 860 with an Alamo SHD flail mower attached. In general the tractor starts up and runs fine. Mower pulleys turn easily by hand. Tractor PTO engages, spins up mower, etc. If run through short (<6"?) pasture, it seems to run flail as expected. Unfortunately, if run...