Recent content by Kiwibru

I wish renewable diesel was available up here in WA state. Five years ago it was, then it became harder and harder to source. My local fuel distributor stopped getting it due to the distance they had to go when sourcing it. So those in Calif. are lucky, perhaps also Oregon but WA. no way...sigh.

The 1985-86 model of the BCS 735 used the Lombardini 6LD-360 diesel engine. It does have a tapered shaft and uses a cone clutch. I had to replace my clutch some years ago so I know for sure this is the situation. The 6LD-360 is a 7hp engine but uses a rope start which requires you wrap the...

Just to follow up...high cetane will increased fuel burn which provide cleaner burn, and will reduce soot. Thus the DPF sensor will not detect soot as frequently due to lower build up. More time between regens.

Custom made in the UK. See them here: Tractor Guard - US Farm Innovations I run the rear window and the right hand side window guards. Flail is a FARC Master 1600 which has right side offset and vertical tilt for hedge rows so lots of potential for airborne objects if the flail flaps don't...

Check to make sure one of your hydraulic control levers is not stuck in a weird position or the adjustment has changed on the cable to the rear hydraulic control unit.

One issue that no one has mentioned but is important is the fuel quality. US diesel fuel is very bad. Compared to EU diesel there is at least a 10-12 point lower cetane reading in US diesel. All the sulfur has been removed to make it meet air quality issues. That removes the lubricity in the...

Very unfortunate. I have had no issues on my 2017 and have almost passed 800 hours now. My only complaint is the darn transmission filters are so darn expensive. My only major expense has been the right side door glass. It was shattered by a run away stone. Scared the sh_t out of me...

That was a big problem for me, too much ballast liquid. So I worked on draining much of it out with the rear wheels in the position where the valve stem was centered, all the way down. Drained fluid until it reached below the valve stem level then added air. Good to go, no problems since even...

try Web Soil Survey from USDA-NRCS. You zoom right in on your farm and create an Area Of Interest with the online tools that allow you to delineate your farm parcel boundaries, then pull the soil data for custom mapping. There is a lot of data so spend time with it. Very useful...

Definitely contact your local Conservation District. They should have at least one conservation resource farm planner on staff who can make a site visit, provide science based conservation practices that are national in scope. If they are a local, county office, they are the local node for the...

Hmmm, weird that you got no answers. You are close to the answers. Here is my take having done a similar recovery effort. I would pull a series of soil tests at 6" deep. Make ten or so pulls, aggregate them into one test sample to send off. You need a base line to move forward from. No data...

Forage tests before and after would help define success too. It is all about monitoring the nutrient cycle from soil to crop to manure (assuming livestock consumption), then manure and compost (if stock manure and winter bedding is collected and composted). Without any of this data management...

The only negative break down I have had is the fuel pump went out right in the middle of baling and wrapping. To add insult to this, the darn thing is located under the hood on the right side. If you have a FEL mounted, (I did) you have no way to get to the fuel pump without removing the FEL...

I can't really compare the two cabs having never been in MF tractor you speak of. I can provide some feedback from a long time of using the YT359 with cab. There is no provision for air flow from the front of the cab. This forces you to either turn on the air circulation system or open the...

Ear muff hearing protection is so hard in a hot environment. I have to run the AC just to keep the cabin cool in the summer when harvesting if I use muffs.