Recent content by n4msl

My DK40SE HST has had problems with intermittent starting for quite some time. My dealer supplied a new key switch that solved the problem the first time. The problem returned recently and I found that the start relay was not supplying current to the starter pull coil. I disassembled the relay...

I've owned a 1020 gear tractor for the past twenty years and it has been the most dependable, most durable tractor that I've ever had. It was forced to do the work of a larger tractor but never complained. It is now showing it's age and needs a water pump and a few other things. It is my...

I recently took delivery of a DK40SE-HST and am amazed at the complexity of this tractor. There are few direct mechanical connections like in my old MF 1020. Everything is operated by cables or electrical solenoids. This, to me, portends many future problems with corroded electrical contacts...