Recent content by marty

On my TC33D, my cruise control light comes on and the button sticks down but it does not hold the speed. Have any of your experianced this?

Has anyone had the air filter cover wear itself free on the TC's? On my 33D, with 660 hours, I heard a muffle sound and rumble under the hood and hear the air filter canisters cover had worked itself free. The little knobs had just pulled their self through the holders. I could not sense...

I have a older portion of a barn that has galv. roof on which has a little rust and pulling up on the bottom sides. Has anyone found a good paint that can be used on old galv. roofs? Thanks in adance, Marty

Have mid sized Ford tractor that the hyd. are working only one way and they just creep the other way. I switched the hoses and hooked up different equipment and it does the same. Where would one start to look for the problem?

I have a Ford 4600 that I put a fuel injector on this Spring for my brother. I borrowed the tractor this week and noticed it was smoking a little more than it should. At high RPMs, it does a pudmm - Pudmm sound. Which way would you turn the injector to adjust for this? is there a more...

We cut some walnut down last winter and someone was mentioning that walnut stumps have value for those that carve wood. Has anyone ever heard of this and if so, what is the prper way to dig them out with a small backhoe? Thanks in advance for your time! Marty

I have a hyd top link and when using the box blade ripper, the cylinder will retract and allow the teeth to go further into the ground. Is there any easy way, from the operator seat, to prevent this from happening? Thanks in advance for your advice! Marty

Our Town is looking at a new industrial tractor loader. We have a hyd rear-side mower we use also with this tractor. Many of the industrial tractors come with a optional Hyd PTO versus a mechanical ones on ag tractors. Should we be concerned with a Hyd PTO? Thanks for your thoughts, Marty

We have a Fordsen-Major backhoe and the engine is starting to knock. We believe it is a loose rod and can see metal in the oil. Where can a person get replacement parts? I thought there was a place near DesMoines, IA. Does anyone know the address or phone number for this place or any other...

I see some post highly recommending the Bradco backhoe; however, I do not have a dealer close by. I have sent them an e-mail with no response and I do drive within 20 miles of Bradco plant in Iowa though. Does anyone know if they sell direct? I Tested out a Rhino-75 on a NH TC33D today and...

I was looking at a Rhino Backhoe for my TC33D. I was surprised that there was no place to have a draw bar on when the backhoe in unhitched. Is this common with other brands? www.servis-rhino.com They had a model 75 for $4400 and $5300 for the model 85. Should there be anything that I should...

Our rural township currently has an industrial 545 Ford with a heavy duty loader. Has anyone experianced and ultimate tractor for cuttling road sides, loading sand in the snow plow, cleaning out ditches and other task?

I am replacing a diesel injector pump on a 4600 Ford tractor. There are alignment marks on the pump that matchup with the housing. Off of the zero mark there are 5 lines, each way, that exist on the housing. What do they represent? What would the tractor sound like and which way would you...

Does anyone have a Puma backhoe? They offer a 6' 3pt hitch for $3400. The Hyd stabalizers are suppose to be an option in the near future. Does anyone know what the Bradco backhoes cost? Could one make their own submount to spread the stress of the backhoe and tye it into where the loader...

I had a mishap this weekend and the cable got over my brake and drum release mechanism and crushed it. Does anyone know where I can order RKI parts?