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I have a 58 HP with shuttle shift. I often wonder if the hydro requires less maintenance. Every time I shift from forward to reverse, I wonder how much stress that puts on the clutch. It is not easy to split one of these big tractors in half to replace clutch. I have a small JD with loader...

Somewhat off-topic, When I was a kid 70+ years ago the state of Maryland bought several farms around us. I used to see deer eating in the Buckwheat fields at night. The State planted pine trees in the fields. These trees are 70 or more years old. I don't know what kind of pine. To the point...

Let me ask this question the other way around. Can I replace my AGM battery with a lead-acid battery? Doing so, will it mess up the electronics?

Thanks for all of the replies. I have been impressed with the Yanmar. I haven't seen one or know of any dealers, but I do know they have good engines and make tractors with brands other than Yanmar.

I have 265 acres most is wooded, with 30 acres of farmland some hillside pasture fields. No longer have livestock on farm, just make hay. Need something to keep pasture fields from growing up maintaining roads and trees along the field/woods line from overtaking the fields.

I forgot to mention I also want Hydrostatic Trans. I have TYM, LS, Branson, Kioti, John Deere, and New Holland. I would consider up to $60 K. But I may come to my come to my senses on price.

Look for approximately a 60hp, 4 x 4 Loader, rear remotes, and cab. Looking for suggestions and what it cost. Your suggestions are appreciated.

This is not empirical evidence, just my experience with one battery. I bought a new Branson tractor in 2004 and never charged the battery or had to jump-start it until it became weak in 2022, when I replaced it. The tractor was not stored but was used very little in the winter other than snow...

Thanks, I need to figure out the mechanics of this feature. I have a cab and nothing is visible. I will find those cables and see if everything looks okay from where they start and where they end.

By the way, it only stopped working about two weeks ago.

Yeah, it works fine without the automatic control lever. I am not certain about the draft control level, but I feel that I probably tried that. I tried many different things and couldn't get any combination to work.

Thanks for the reply. I believe I have followed the manual's instructions. It won't raise all the way up for some reason. Even though I have followed the instructions, I am still inclined to still believe it is operator error. (Me)

How do I set the bottom and top limit on the automatic lift control. I currently set the lower limit with the manual 3pt level. When I use the automatic lift control to raise the three point hitch it only raises about one foot instead of the full height. Am I doing something wrong?

That is insane. Contact another dealer and never use that dealer again. To me it seems logical that a dealer would love to do warranty work.

Where I can find the conversion diagram for the hoses. My plastic tank developed a leak at one of the ports. My fault while running over brush while brush hogging. I think I can rig up where it will work like new, but if I can get rid of the tank would be good. Thanks.