Recent content by JeffInCO

I don't have a welder or welding skills, but maybe the day has arrived...

I purchased a set of Titan Attachment pallet forks for use on my Grand L4740, which has the L854 loader with a quick-attach bucket. I purchased the tractor and loader new in 2008, and I've used the loader quite a bit with the OEM Kubota bucket, which attaches quite securely. I've never had any...

I blew a hose for the first time on my Woods BH-90X. The blown hose was one of the two connected to the bucket cylinder. The owners manual gives a description of the hose: 3/8", 127" long, 9/16 JICF fitting. I went to a local hydraulics shop and had a replacement hose fabricated. I installed...

I picked up a used NH273 last week, and tried it out yesterday for the first time. It seemed to work pretty well until I worked it a little too hard and sheered the driveline sheer pin. Since I don't have a supply of sheer pins on hand and because it was late in the day, I drove it up to the...

I pulled my subsoiler in parallel lines about every tractor width (5 or 6 feet) through my 5-acre grass pasture. In some areas, I was able to sink the subsoiler to the full depth (about 2 feet) and pull just fine. When I could do this, there is very minimal disturbance to the surface. In...

I have a Woods BH90-X backhoe. Often times, when I raise the outriggers (stabilizers), dirt falls onto the piston rod and top of the cylinder as the outriggers go up. One of the cylinders is now slowly leaking, and it occurred to me that I'm dragging dirt into the cylinder, which is hopefully...

I'm looking into buying some kind of drill or seeder for planting grass. I need to do all of the following: 1) Overseed already established grass pastures (16 acres) 2) Start from scratch with another pasture (2 acres) 3) Seed turf near our house (Kentucky Bluegrass), about 1/3 acres. 4)...

I've been working on a project for a while to drain a low spot in my pasture. I dug a trench almost 400 feet long with my backhoe, ranging from 2 to 4 feet deep, so that the bottom has a good slope. In some places along the way, there is groundwater at the bottom of the trench. The entire...

When I purchased my 4740, I had the dealer install two rear remotes, which I have not used up to this point. Recently, I bought the Kubota top-and-tilt kit (planning to set it up myself), and noticed that the Kubota T&T manual specifies that the T&T hydraulic lines be connected directly to the...

I used the 3-point on my L4740 for the first time this weekend, with a 72" box blade. When I bought the tractor, I had the dealer install the draft control option... so today was the first time that I've tested it. Unfortunately, it seems that the draft control is not working at all...

I bought a new L4740 about 6 months ago, and immediately had a Woods BH-90X installed. The BH-90X was installed by a different dealer than the one that sold me the tractor, as the dealer that sold me the tractor is not a Woods dealer. (The dealer that sold me the backhoe sells both Woods and...

I have an almost new L4740 with about 10 hours. I also have a 55 year old Ferguson TO30. I've noticed that the 4740's throttle doesn't seem to have an RPM governor like the TO30 does, and I'm wondering why. When the going gets tough for the TO30, the throttle cranks up automatically in an...

My new L4740 HST showed up on Friday... I've only started to put it through it's paces. The auto-throttle feature seems to rev the engine way up while the tractor is barely moving. I didn't note exact RPM's vs ground speed, but it seems like the engine is rev'd up way more than is necessary...

First, I'd like to thanks everyone here at TractorByNet for all of your help with regard to my tractor purchase. I finally settled on a new L4740, with a loader, and a few other options. The 4740 is on the dealer's lot, but I'll have to wait a few weeks for options to be ordered and installed...

My understanding is that the Kubota Loader (LA854) Quick-Attach is compatible with standard "skid steer" implements. If this is true, are the Kubota forks typically a good deal, or can I get a better deal elsewhere (or maybe buy kubota or non-kubota used?) The kubota forks plus frame list for...