I'm well past the point of using just a lightweight sledge. A 4# sledge, prybar, liquid wrench, and a propane torch haven't moved it yet. (I haven't had a change to pull the cables & hardware and really get a pry bar in yet though.)
That picture is ostensibly from a year 2000 model 730. EDIT: Probably not a coincidence: this image is from a machine sold in Denmark. With the Acme engine, this may be a locally sold European variant that Earthtools wouldn't have listed.
https://altimaskiner.dk/bcs-730-65cm-fraeser/202683.html
I suspect that wasn't actually "700" but rather 7 followed by two numbers on round decals. Look at these charts and gather information about the unit until you narrow it down to a single model:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/bcs-america/manuals/Service-info-1-6.pdf...
I think I'm going to pull off the handlebars, disconnect the cables, remove the hardware at the bottom of the steering column, and then take a couple pry bars to the column. I'm hoping I can pop it up, sand it, grease it, and put it back together.
I got a BCS 605 (I think) where the steering column doesn't want to rotate. The locking pin moves freely, but the column is solidly stuck. I can't quite figure out where I would even put penetrating oil. Any thoughts on how I can free this up?
I'm looking for a tillage tool to prepare garden beds in rocky silt-clay loam that hasn't been planted in a couple years. The goal is to break up the surface vegetation and loosen up surface rocks for easy picking. I think I want to use a field cultivator. I'm pulling with a DK4510HS with a...
I'm using my grapple (54" EA single lid wicked root grapple) on a DK4510HS to pull out invasive Asian Bush Honeysuckle from an overgrown forest. I've got my technique down so most of the plants come out pretty easily, but occasionally I come across an older one with roots underneath boulders in...
I snagged a homemade post hole digger for $165 with an auger included. Is there anything that I should check before I run the thing?
Also, it doesn't have a PTO guard. Can I make a guard effectively and cheaply, or should I buy one?
I have 15 acres of field that I need to mow to keep down weeds. There are loose rocks up to the size of footballs. I have a 74" flail mower which is great for trail maintenance and keeping down brush at the edges, but it's a bit slow to deal with 15 acres. I have a Kioti DK4510HS 45HP tractor...
I have a Kioti DK4510HS (shuttle shift 45-horse tier-4) that's not currently getting heavy use. It's a year old, and I've put about 15 hours on it. It will get more use once our house is built and we move to our land, but that's still months off. Given that it's not seeing heavy use, how should...
Today was a bit of a downer. The top link pin fell out after a couple hours of mowing with my flail mower. I noticed it when I tried to raise the mower, and it started making a godawful noise. The mower fell backwards, the driveline hit the mower frame, and it started smoking at the ends before...
How do you find a good local mechanic? My Kioti dealer is 40 miles away via the interstate, and I don't own a trailer anyway. I'm just looking for regular maintenance right now. When I was a kid in rural Minnesota, there was a local mechanic who worked on everything, within a tractor ride's...
I spent some time yesterday with the excavator operator. We found that while you can't get the excavator through the smooth areas, if you find a crack, you can slowly rip into it. The rock comes up in large, thick slabs.
He got a jackhammer on a bobcat after I left, and apparently was able to...