Recent content by pat32rf

Got home today to find that my tenant had been using the drag on the driveway. Fabulous results BUT now it stays in low range. Looks like the control shaft that goes into the gearbox has sheared off, letting the linkage fall free. Cannot find any pictures to cover this in the shop manual......

Had a tenant who dumped a load of mixed cattle, pig and chicken manure behind the garage. Tenant is now GONE, so is most of the manure. What is left has a coating of sand but the stench remains, especially when it rains. Does anyone have a suggestion of something (ag lime, etc) that I can...

On myJD 4300 the white wire is normally open and gets grounded when you try to start the engine. If it stays grounded too long the smoke escapes.....

I have a set of oxy/acet torches out in the garage and I also have a little plumbers "B" tank that I use for smaller heating jobs and soldering. Been using the same bottle of gas for five years but I ran out last night. I know how the price of the bigger bottles have jumped and I am wondering if...

Building a couple of sidearm heat exchangers for my outdoor furnace domestic water heater system. A piece of 3/4" copper running in a piece of 2" steel exhaust pipe. The steel pipe is exposed to treated water while the copper pipe only has domestic water in it. A 3/4" hub welded to the side of...

Not sure if this is a hydraulic problem or mechanical. Owned the tractor since new, about 6000 hrs on it. Today I had the splitter on the 3pth with the splitter down on the ground. Easy splitting wood. At one point things seemed to momentary "lock up" and when I went to lift the splitter to...

I know that stainless is the "best" to use for an evaporator, and I used to have a 30" x 48" pan that fit into a steel holder. Then last week the pan took a walk, leaving me with the steel stove but no pan... I normally tap about 80-100 trees but the past two years I have had to step back due to...

While clearing snow today I lost my steering and found that one hose was dangling and squirting.....Might have caught it on the tire chains but I can't see how. ... Once I was able to crawl under I found that the hoses disappear up between the frame and oil pan. Somewhere they then change to...

A buddy with an older International 245 with loader complains that his 3pth is intermittant. Sounds to me like a control adjustment similar to the drop speed under the seat of my JD. Any suggestions of something similar on a International? (I haven't seen the tractor)

I have been using an old tandem with 7000lb axles. Had it for twenty years now but my maximum load has been reduced to a 5000 lb JD Compact. The trailer weighs about 1000lb and has always had a 2 5/16 ball. Finally broke/wore out the hitch and need to replace it but would like to use a 2" ball...

Over the years I have been given, collected, salvaged , OK so I never throw anything out, some assorted cylinders, log splitters that work off the tractor hydraulics, some electric motors up to two hp, and a shelf full of power steering pumps, not to mention some 12v pumps and motors for plow...

I have 4300 HST with slightly over 5000 hours on it. A few months ago I realized that when my foot is off the "go pedal', the tractor still wants to creep ahead. I first thought that it might be a bent rod or something caught in the linkage. I have crawled under it a few times now that the...

While heading out to build a deer stand I happened to flip up a short log that went under the tractor. A hundred yards later I noticed my power steering getting weak and the drive got noisy. Looked under and found a pair of frost plugs in the front of the transmission/differential/rear drive...

Two years ago I finally slashed one of the worn out fronts on my JD4300. They were ten years old so I bought two new at $140 each(Carlisle). One of them has had a slow leak since last fall so I took it to the tire shop today to get her done BEFORE it failed in the maple syrup bush (should start...

I'm with ptg on this. On JD they automatically reduce the voltage after a short time lapse. Common problem with them is that they don't get full voltage due to electronic failure and don't pull in.