Recent content by Stonewall

Driving down the road Monday and saw a new building with new red tractors in the lot - Bransons. Stopped and took a quick spin around the lot on a 4220, Loader and a PHD on the 3 point. 47 Hrs. on the clock and was up for sale as a demonstrator. Range 1 took some massaging to engage and I...

When I bought my 1215 in 1999 I asked the dealer if I could "dish out" the front wheels to make the front end wider and more stable. He said "NO - that dishing out the front wheels would cause excessive wear on the front wheel bearings." This wasn't a problem when I lived on the flats but since...

Go to agcocorp.com, north america and click on the challenger logo in the middle of the page then choose north america again and you will get product info and a dealer locator. Aside from the big track machines that started the Challenger line from CAT all the rest are AGCO products. If you do...

I had a "first time ever" problem yesterday morning. I went out to start and exercise the mighty MF 1215 and the hand throttle was stuck tight. I turned it over and got it Putting at idle then tried the throttle again - still stuck. I tried the foot throttle and the revs went up but didn't...

It looks like AGCO has taken over the production and marketing of the CAT Callenger line. They are offering a full line up of AG units from compacts thru the big track machines that we can spot from 1000 yds. All under the "Challenger" brand. I hope they maintain the relationships that CAT...

11/6/'02, 04:58 Toned out of bed - Barn Fire at xxxx less than one mile from my house. Thanks to the neighbors being up with their dog and smelling something "not right" we got there in time to do something about it. Saved the structure and minimal property loss. The cause? Electric stock...

The NH XX15s, XX20s and XX25s were around before the Deere 4XXX and the Boomers. Does anyone watching have one of these venerable machines? The only remaining models in this line up are the 2120 and 3415 and I don't know how much longer they will be in production. The TC30 is a re-issued...

I have an 18HP MF compact and think I want to put a snowblower on the 3 pt this winter (hoping we will actually have a winter). The 6X2 trans will only allow working in Low R but I can live with that if it gets the job done. Does anyone have any input on 3 pt snowblowers? I have lit from...

I saw that "Curt" has a Mid Mount mower on his 1215 GST. My dealer told me that the FEL would exclude a belly mower. Fact or Fiction? If it will take a belly mower then how do I raise and lower it with the FEL installed?