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    puffing smoke and throwing codes! (5530 2012-13)

    Its throwing a 5 blink can anyone tell me what that is 5530 2012-13 year if that helps. I have the pdf service and operators manual and cant find it.
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    food dryer IDEAS??

    Saw a you tube video sometime back of a food dryer.. Was outhouse shaped with a hinged door when opened had levels of screens for a food dryer. Also had 2 old shower doors set like a triangle over a sheet of black painted tin. It was enclosed on 1 end and a hole in the back of the outhouse...
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    Anyone using the fireplace to cook?

    It's cold, anyone using their fireplace to cook. The wife and I have been using it for baked potatoes. I had a gift card for bass pro I needed to use, and I bought a double pie iron. Last Friday we had a chance to season them and cook a steak. It was a little more work than the grill, but we...
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    Where do you carry your gun on your tractor?

    Now that I have the tractor, I was wondering where would be best to put a gun? Don't have big enough place to have need for a high powered rifle, or Ar. Was thinking super Blackhawk mounted in a left handed holster mounted to right hand side roll bar. Would need to be leather and removable or...
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    Manure.

    I just picked up a load of manure for my garden in the spring. Any way to help keep the weeds at bay, other than spray poison? Would rather use something organic, bought a Hoss wheel hoe to help weed. Going to try to spread it before Christmas if other chores and weather will allow. Thank you...
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    What to kill brush with after bush hogging?

    I'm trying to get some of my property back a little at a time. I bush hogged and its looking much better. Having a tractor that works is a good thing.. Now I'm looking for something that I could spray on my hills that would kill the brush, and leave the grass. The little stubble is rough on my...
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    5530 Back to the dealership.

    Going back to the dealership for bad stutter, and emission sensor replacement. The more I use this tractor the better I like it. It is going back to the shop to get these details worked out. I only made it to 11.3 hours before it had to go in for service. I hope this is not going to be a...
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    5530 emission control systrm indicator.

    Brand new tractor, just came today. After bush hogging about an hour coming up the hill I noticed the light. I bought it with 2 hours on it. The tractor was delivered about 3 this afternoon. The tractor now had 4 hours on it. The light is blinking not solid, per the manual says a dealer fix. I...
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    Hydrostatic drive on a tractor ?'s

    My first post here, Hello to all. I think I'm about to pull the trigger on a Mahindra 4035 or a 5035 with hst. The 4035 is big enough for the work I have to do right now, just don't want to wish I had a little more tractor down the road. I don't have a bailer right now, but I hope to get a...
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