Recent content by Rosher18

I'd be the guy that would hook up a digital multimeter to the battery while I'm using it and glance at the charging voltage from time to time.

Only if it's at risk of becoming road debris. My dealer took mine off and had me put it in the truck when I picked it up, since it just slides into a tapered bracket on my ROPS.

Are you still running with the 2.5" hole in the tank? This sounds a lot like a plugged tank vent causing vacuum to develop in the tank as fuel is withdrawn, limiting flow until it fails to run. If still running with the 2.5" hole, that theory is null. Maybe it's a combination. You could be...

I had this happen about once a year on my old L185DT. The thing that freed it up was a bit of lubricant in that exact spot, where the shaft passes through the case into the brake housing. It would seize up more if I didn't use the tractor for several weeks during the winter, but after a week or...

If the spade is a 4-pin spade connector then your truck isn't wired to control trailer brakes.

Hadn't thought about just adding weight under the front end mounted to the frame. I'll see where that line of thought takes me! Thank you.

I didn't hear about it being an option in the manual or from the dealer, just the rears. I did have them load the rears up. I actually got to drive it on the dealer's lot before they were done with setting it up, and wow does loaded tires make a difference.

I didn't spring for the SSQA loader option, since I haven't needed it in the 7 years I've been on this property with the old L185. So I got the pin-on bucket. I've been practicing getting the loader disconnect/reconnect process smoothed out, but I agree it's a lot less fiddling around to leave...

Hi all, I used to own a '77 L185DT with loader but we recently sold it due to hydraulic system reliability issues and bought a new '23 L2501DT. At 10 hours on the clock I've been able to put it through nearly all its expected work for a long life with us, but I've come to a point where I need...

I use moly grease 2-3 times a year or whenever it seems dry. I only use the tractor maybe 3 to 5 hours a month in the summer, but the use it sees is mostly in an abrasive dust environment in our horse riding arena. It's also a 44 year old tractor, so there's that.

I have a second or third hand L185DT that would run pretty hot, then I had a radiator fan shaft bearing let go. While replacing that, I found that my radiator fins were about 70% blocked with mud of some kind. No idea who did it or how long it was like that, but it sure has run cooler for the...

Not to mention Ag tires are pretty directional, and tend to try to wedge the tire up and off the ground surface if being pushed from behind hard enough. That being said, this grade isn't exactly enough to do that.

I have a 5x10 single axle that I pull with a '19 F150. I keep the heavier loads over the axle as much as I can. I have never had my trailer not dump, but the manufacturer put like a 6" direct push cylinder on it.

I have a 5x10 dump that I tow behind my '19 F150 3.5L EcoBoost (13,000 lb towing with brakes). GAWR is 5k lbs, and that's pushing the trailer's tires more than anything. It's a single axle bumper pull, and I kind of wish they made a dual axle bumper pull. I think the dual would have better...

I've searched a bit online and on all 3 of my favorite tractor forums but have come up empty so far. I need to remove the motor to check inside the crankcase because I have good reason to believe the decompression cams aren't decompressing the cylinders during starting. I suspect this because...