Recent content by Toivosan

Soon rear ballast blade was finished and it was attached to tractor first time. I welded in a receiver tube in the middle of the blade to fasten factory trailer hitch that was normally placed under the rear axle. It is removable and length can be adjusted. This way I can use same hitch with...

Before the rear blade was finished, some other significant improvements were made on Branson. Money from the mower-sale was well spent and new set of wheels and tires were ordered. Local TYM dealer made the best price and already mounted tires were sent. I chose R4 tires cause 90% I drive on...

I`m from Estonia, small country in North-East Europe. The trailer indeed was nice but too small for 25 series, more like sub-compact size. When needed I use my single -axle car trailer to transport leaves, brush, etc. Just one picture to compare the size. Photo taken when I brought it home...

In spring 2024 I sold the mower to local guy who was kind enough to let me use it as a ballast until he really needs it. So I had to hurry the rear blade build. The one I bought was in pretty good shape, usually they are bent, repaired, welded, rusted etc. I cut 4 inches off both ends to make...

I sold the dump trailer that came with tractor because I needed money for my other projects and I didnt really have any good use for it. It was too small for the Branson and maybe a bit too light-duty to haul dirt piles or abuse it too much. The buyer needed it for his 6x6 ATV, its more...

At home I gave the Branson a proper wash and cleaning day and it revealed its "true beauty".:) It really was like brand new machine, even under the hood and axles. Inside the cab there was still the smell of fresh plastic...luckily different from chinese stuff. Only rear fenders, witch are...

As I have got so much useful information and tips from this message board, I would like to give something back and share my tractor story. It s also an opportunity to keep all my questions and solutions in one place. I work as a welder /(sheet) metal fabricator and run my own small workshop on...

Jep, new seal may wear some groove into shaft surface but my machinist said there is enough room and material to machine future damaged area down, make a new sleeve, hot-mount it on the shaft and machine it into correct size. And it can be done over-and over again if needed. But I doubt that I...

Some months are gone by... but we got the seal replacement done before christmas. It was quite an easy operation, althought I didnt do it myself. The only ??? moment was when we got the hub disassembled and found that new seals dont fit on the shaft. New seal, in factory package, correct part...

Thanks everybody, specially "Ptsg" for sharing useful information. I didnt mention that I am from Europe, so we only have 25 series but it seems to be 95% same as 20 in US. But that another topic. I am no hurry with seal replacement, cause I use my tractor very little, specially in colder...

I have a 2017 Branson 3625 tractor , I believe its 3620 in US. Only 108 hr on it and the front hubs started to leak. I bought it last year with 46 hours on it and have used it for FEL work mainly. First owner bought it new but almost didnt use it because of health issues. I changed all oils and...