Recent content by Jwedd

this is just a "check" for someone searching regarding low power output. I had a situation where I couldn't pull 8 hp PTO and the engine rpms wouldn't go over 2000 with that load. It was a new-to-me tractor, so I thought maybe I had bought into a worn out engine problem. Turns out that it was...

Does anyone know what these threads are? I thought for sure that the 16mm x 1.5 ATM 2275 mechanical temperature gauge adapter would work. But, the threads are finer than 1.5, and not fine enough to be 1.25. Am at a total loss on how to proceed. I'm mounting a temperature sensor and gauge (or...

All, I picked up a late model B8200HST-D that was used as an airplane tug, 15-30 mins at a shot. Over the last 25 years it only has 925 actual hours. The good news for me is that the PTO has never been used, so I'm assuming that the PTO system is like new. I'll be using the PTO for stationary...

I am a new owner, and will need to use this tractor for stationary PTO duty, 24/7, driving a gearhead water well. I'll use the 748 rpm speed range. The gearhead will take about 640rpm at 8 hp, so I am hoping this tractor will hold up for hundreds of hours. I do not yet have an owner's manual...