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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    Thanks for the offer. I do not think I have room next to the one I took off about the same time you did. :)
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    That's been my plan so far and if all else fails it will stay the plan.
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    Thanks for the reply and time looking. The engine bogs down so I am assuming it is not the transmission. I haven't had enough time since my last post but at this point I am going to take the brush cutter off and start over. I am going to check everything and set up the cutter as if it is the...
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    very good point nope nope is there any way to measure this with basic tools other than going by feel? also a good point, blades are fine
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    I am just going to start over. At this point I'm guessing I've been spoiled on flatish ground and have something somewhere that is binding, sticking or otherwise misbehaving. After I go through the entire 3 point I hope to find something dumb.
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    Thanks for the reply. I'm in A but tried B and C just to make sure.
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    Thanks for the reply. I'm not near it now and I don't have any pictures currently but it looks like a regular brush cutter, not that different that what you have in your picture.
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    I think you are to something. I need to have someone look while I pull the mower (with the pto disengaged of course) and make sure something isn't catching or binding. thank you
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    old 4300 pulling even older brush cutter - better alternative?

    I have a 4300 HST made in 2000 that I use to mow with an ancient World Argritech/International Machinery/Wallace Auto/who knows LRC5 (60" cut width) rotary mower/brush cutter that I bought used over 20 years ago and it was old then. On flat ground everything works great. I am needing to mow...
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    4300 HST forward control rod broke right at ball joint in tunnel

    Well that sucked. It did indeed require splitting.
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    4300 HST forward control rod broke right at ball joint in tunnel

    Thanks for the idea, but that is the problem. The other ball joint is tucked up in the tunnel in a challenging spot. The manual calls for splitting and I don't see a way around it. Even if I could reach it with a drill extension there is no way to attach the new rod without unbolting the ball...
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    4300 HST forward control rod broke right at ball joint in tunnel

    Attached are pictures of the broken control rod.
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    4300 HST forward control rod broke right at ball joint in tunnel

    that's it. it broke right at the red mark below. thanks
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    4300 HST forward control rod broke right at ball joint in tunnel

    As the subject says the forward control rod broke right where it threads into the ball joint. I can just touch the bolt but I don't see any way to replace the rod without splitting the tractor as stated in the manual. Does anyone know of a way to replace the rod without splitting the tractor...
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    4300 HST forward pedal getting harder to hold down

    yes it is, but it is far from ideal in hilly pastures with lots of obstructions
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