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    PTO Shaft to Gearbox Bolts Keep Breaking!

    Coming to this discussion late so I have not read the entire thread. Like dicktill said, can you get more pictures similar to post #89 showing the bolt fracture surfaces clearly? There are detail clues on those fracture surfaces that might help sort out what stresses are causing it. (lighting...
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    Just saw my first $80,000 lawnmower

    I test mowed a nice Ferris Zero Turn at my nearby NH dealership. When I asked about the 0% financing option they told me "you can do that a for an 8% premium on the purchase price"! - LOL!, WTH? Made me reconsider my relationship with them. (It is where I bought an NH compact utility tractor...
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    Lift capabilities

    We run a small horse boarding facility. For years I worried about how to get a downed horse out of the stall. Our stalls have half-Dutch doors and the aisles are wide but not wide enough for a tractor to run/pull "cross-ways" out of the stall. Most our client animals (and ours) were put down...
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    TC33D pre-heat

    Hi, I just went out to do some work with my 2004 NH TC33D. After starting, the glow plug pre-heat light stays on continuously. I have not done any diagnostics (yet). Just wondering if anyone had ideas off the top of your head? Thanks,
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    Ford 930A mower repair

    Hi, I have a 930A, 72 inch mower. I am replacing both belts. I purchased two new, OEM belts from my local New Holland dealer. I cannot get these belts onto the pulleys. They seem too short. I have backed the gearbox all they way back per the manual but, I seems like the belts are about an inch...
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