Recent content by m5040

Inspect the linkage going from the handle to the valve spools. If it is worn it may not be pushing the spool in to the float position fully and maybe jamming up when going into the raise position. Also look for rust, loose parts, foreign material, etc.

That is a nice video. PT should recommend it.

The whole thing could have been caused by the starter staying "on" or if it stuck engaged. Check it out good before you burn up a new starter. Did the ignition switch stick in start position? Is there a relay that got stuck in start? Or just the starter itself? If the starter remained...

In my opinion, you don't need it, it is paid for, so sell it as is and cut your looses. Parts have gotten very expensive. If you try to fix, you may be into it for thousands and a lot of labor. Will you recoup the cost? Who knows? If you are looking for a project, dive in and have fun. If...

I don't think you can buy an air (or oil) cooled diesel anymore. So to install a late model diesel in a PT, you need to reengineer for a radiator liquid cooling system. So making if longer or higher, either way will cause its own problems. RPMs don't matter on a new product, they would just...

I would think he was selling because it didn't live up to his expectations. The articulation might work ok on a level driveway, but take on uneven terrain and there may be a lot of interference between cab and engine compartment. The cab may make it somewhat unstable on side hills depending on...

I looked at the pictures and my machines and with mine, the seat rubs the front of the hood on extreme rough ground. I think they robbed a lot of seat travel/leg room for the cab clearance.

Having both traditional tractors along with Power Tracs, the design of the PT makes it more likely to ride up over the bucket mostly because the PTs are very light on the front tires. Unlike normal tractors with the engine in the front, a PT has a rear engine and doesn't need counter weights in...

Most people do not use float for loading material into the bucket. Tip the bucket slightly down with some down pressure, drive forward, as soon as the cutting edge digs in, tip the bucket back slightly more toward a level bucket. As it digs in more you lift it slightly to get weight on the...

I bent the pedal on the reverse side, from a V shape to more flat on the left. It helped limit overall reverse speed, but still spins the front tires from a quick rise in torque. Maybe someday I will take the time to decrease the orfice for the line restriction.

Congrats! Take in the "new". It happens only a few time in life. I think what you are experiencing with the treadle control is the size of the restrictors in the lines for the tram pump. (I believe for ease of inventory, PT stocks/uses one part for all sizes of tractors if they can get away...

I hang a magnet from the hyd tank filler cap down below the oil level, but not on the bottom. My machine requires a 50 hr filter change so I have to check top off oil level and I clean the magnet. Here is what the towel looks like (pic attached). You can decide if it is worth the trouble on...

Nice carrier. Is that a suspension seat?

If you insist on getting one, wouldn't a garden rototiller set at minimal pentation do the same thing?(and you could use in garden too) Then you could grade the driveway with box blade.

I have found that over the years there are a lot of 3pt attachments that I wanted to use on my Power Tracs. I made a PT to Skid Steer adapter, which is one of the most used accessories I have and from there I bought a Skid steer to 3pt adapter. Gets a tad bulky (and you could just weld your...