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I bought this 43” sweeper from an auction sale. I had to modify it a bit to be able to attache it to “Artie” my PT-425. I also offset the attachment point so that one side was more covered. This is great for clearing the wet slippery needles and leaves on our steep driveway. Also the...

Greetings, I'm thinking of getting a 48" wide power sweeper attachment for my Power Trac PT425 tractor. Anyone using a sweeper for snow removal? Where we live in Oregon, we don't get much snow but we do get moss growing on our driveway. Which would be the other main use for the sweeper. Cheers...

Greetings, I'm thinking of purchasing the sweeper to work with my PT-425. I live on the Central Coast of Oregon and wondering if anyone out this way might soon be buying anything from Power-Trac. Maybe I could piggyback on the shipping? Then come pick up the sweeper from your delivery location...

Thanks, I’ll continue change the filter and add as needed. Cheers, Steve Artie

On a related note. The rubber switch cover on my 425’s Aux switch has ripped off. It doesn’t appear to be the same standard screw on type that they have at the local Napa store. Any ideas for a replacement?

Greetings, I’ve just reached 200 hours on “Artie” my PT 425. While I have changed the hydraulic fluid filter every 50 hours, I’ve not changed the fluid itself. It still looks pretty clear. Can I go with just another filter change, or should I really be changing out the fluid as well?

Great write up about your electric conversion. I’m wondering if the same electric motor that you used would work for my PT-425? Might be a little under-powered as the original gas engine is 25HP.

Greetings. If anyone in the Pacific Northwest has a power sweeper to sell to fit my 425, please let me know. Or if anyone is purchasing a tractor that I could piggyback on the shipping, please let me know. I am in Oregon. (Newport) Cheers & Thank You. Steve ”Artie”

I got an old pallet jack for free and welded it to a quick attach plate.

I bought a front hoe with the Toro Dingo attach plate. All I needed to do to make it work with my PT425 was to cut a notch in the top and cut the two rectangle holes in the bottom for the locking mechanism.

This is my homemade forklift attachment I made for my 425. “Artie” from an old pallet jack and a quick attachment plate. Also makes a great portable workbench.

I am building a Gabion stone retaining wall. I needed a way to lift the fill rocks higher than Artie’s bucket could reach. I had made a forklift attachment from an old pallet jack so I used that as the basis for a high lift dumper made out of an old wheelbarrow some pulleys and a rope. It...

I used the 4-way bucket to hold onto a 2X10 board to “plow” our driveway.

I ended up cutting a wooden stick to length that when jammed under the lever would ”run” the cement mixer while I tended to the mixer.

You are correct in calling it the PTO circuit.