Recent content by stamello

I have a nice problem: my insurance company decided to pay ~ $20K to replace a tractor of mine that was destroyed in a fire. However, I no longer need a tractor. I have asked them whether I can use their payment to buy something else (an RV, truck, four-wheeler etc), but they say that they can...

I took a $500 chance on an old 325 with a 17hp Kawasaki engine and a 54" deck . It cuts nicely and sounds good, but I want to thoroughly check everything before I run it hard. However, I can't find a PDF operators manual or parts manual to download. Does anyone know where I could find a copy...

I have a 2000 John Deere 790 with a 70 loader. Today I was working in the field and lifted the bucket and got sprayed in the face with hydraulic fluid. It looks like the hoses have been rubbing against the front tire when it turns, and now there's a small leak. Can someone walk me through what...

I was bushhogging, looked back, and saw oil spraying from where the bushhog connects to the pto shaft. I shut it down right away and watch it leak for awhile. It was coming out where the bushhog connector disappears into the housing (sorry, I don't know the technical terms). Today I took the...

I bought this tractor in the spring and it started and ran fine. A couple of months ago it started spraying coolant so I had the water pump replaced. No more fluid. Now it doesn't always start. Sometimes it starts up fine - I just turn the key and away it goes. But sometimes it's totally dead. I...

I just bought a 1986 750 4wd w 900 hours. This is my first tractor. I'm waiting for the manual to come in the mail and doing some light work until it gets serviced. Any thoughts/advice on owning/operating? I've got lots of hills. Does this have built in overrunning clutch, or should I order one...

Hello, I just bought a 1986 John Deere 750 4wd w 900 hours. Now I'm shopping for a used bushhog and box blade and waiting for the manual to come in the mail so that I can get it serviced and get to work. In the meantime I'm looking at all the junk in my old barns to see what might be useful. My...

Hello, I'm a tractor newbie. I don't know much at all about them, but I need something to bush hog with and fix my gravel driveway. There's a Massey 230 for sale with 6' bush hog for $3750. The guy selling has only owned it for a few months and hasn't done much - he replaced the radiator, added...