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Turns out there is a shop that makes hoses not that far away. I will pull the bad hose off, clean it up and take it in.

All the hoses on my 28 year old L35 are original. The long hose from the valve box at the bucket joy stick to the back of the tractor is leaking at the quick connect fitting. Does anyone happen to know the "hose assembly length"? I would prefer to have the new hose on hand before taking the...

Solved! Backhoe is mounted on the tractor and tucked away in the barn. What a relief! I did two things. 1. Taking care to be safe, I was able to release pressure from the male backhoe hose. Yes, there was some pressure there. 2. I lifted the front of the hoe with the tractor bucket and...

Got a couple of ideas to try but rain has arrived in the Pacific NW so will wait for dry weather. I will report back but it might be a few days.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have double checked that I am firmly coupling the hoses together. When the tractor hydraulic line is hooked back to itself and the control is in the 3-point setting, then all the hydraulics on the tractor work fine with no pump whine.

I did something stupid and am now trying to make it unstupid. I have owned an L35 for many years and have taken the backhoe on/off many times when I needed to do 3-point work. After I get the hoe physically unhooked from the tractor then here is my standard method: 1. Drive short distance...

Yeah I would have got that Shell Rotella T6 but delivery is not until the end of the month. Got a lot of tractor work that needs doing sooner rather than later.

Just order this Rotella product. Thanks for suggestion. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LH7LJMC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00

It would be real handy if it is a product I can get through amazon.

Tires are correctly inflated. I parked on concrete and raised the deck all the way. The cutting edge of the blade is 3" above the concrete. I followed instructions to set the cutting height to 4" and then lowered the deck. The cutting edge of the blade is 3" above the concrete. I raised the...

Ever feel like you are about to push a hole into your thumb when you are trying to depress that pin far enough to slide the PTO shaft onto the tractor or equipment? Drop a dime into the thumb compartment of your glove. Now your thumb pushes on the dime and the dime pushes on the pin. Gotta...

The X370 has the accel deep deck and hydraulic deck lift. Since I want to cut a certain area at 4" I raised the deck, turned the large control knob to 4" and then lowered the deck. I also moved the 2 front wheels to their lowest setting. With the mower parked on a concrete slab I then...

JD says they are having a Black Friday sale. Apparently pricing will be announced on Nov 23. John Deere | GreenFleet Membership Registration Form Did JD do a Black Friday mower sale last year? Anyone recall their pricing? I am considering an X370 to mow about an acre of level to gently...

I am about to order a 22 ton DirtyHandTools (DHT) 3-point log splitter ($899 woodsplitterdirect, free ship). The plan is to run this splitter by taking the backhoe off my tractor and connecting the backhoe hydralics to the splitter. To do that I need to buy two hoses. Any advice on what I need...

I am planning to buy my first riding mower and at the moment the John Deere X370 is the leading contender. This has the 42 inch Accel Deep deck. Will this mower, with the deck attached, fit into a standard (4x8) pickup bed? The specs say width with mower 50.5 and width with mower (deflector...