Recent content by IronShepherd

All, I was brush hogging in 2nd gear in heavy prairie brush for 4 hours this afternoon with my TC45D with the throttle at 2600 rpms. My son stopped by to say hello so I lowered the RPMs and I heard a hissing noise like a tea kettle, so I stopped the engine, got off the tractor, opened the hood...

Hi All, I called the manufacturer of my brushhog and asked about putting a slip clutch on. They said they don't make one for it and its not recommended because its not "heavy" enough. Im not sure what heavy enough means, not heavy duty enough? Forgot to ask during the call...I went to a local...

Hello, As I was inspecting the tractor today I noticed some long cracks in my right rear tire on the thick part of the tread. Is there anything there can be done to stop this and prolong the life of the tire? I know they are expensive tires and would like to wait atleast another year to replace...

Hello, Im new to tractors, not sure what is going on. I was pushing around dirt with the tractor for about 2 hours. The needle on the temp gauge was half way between the green that is just before the red portion. It will go down under no load. However, at the 2hr mark the tractor started...

All, I'm somewhat new to the forum and Tractors. I was plowing and a large root popped up and snagged the rubber t-coupling for the main hydraulic line under the right side of the tractor. It was pulled off enough where there was a slow leak and no power to any of the hydraulics to the...

Hello, Working out in the field today moving down trees and all of a sudden the (New Holland TC45) 16LA loader stopped uncurling with weight when I would pull back with it to level soil - the bucket will pitch down but will not hold position once on the ground. The bucket clyinders will also...