Recent content by Tom_Veatch

I've had a YM2220D for several years and want to replace severely checked/cracked 9.5-22 rice tires (R2's ?) with a less aggressive tread (Hopefully to smooth the ride and reduce wifely complaints about tractor tracks across the yard.). The mounted wheels are 22" rims and tires that were on...

I've had a YM2220D for several years and want to replace severely checked/cracked 9.5-22 rice tires (R2's ?) with a less aggressive tread (Hopefully to smooth the ride and reduce wifely complaints about tractor tracks across the yard.). The mounted wheels are 22" rims and tires that were on the...

Any way of getting a list of the ID numbers of the forums on TBN? Reason for asking is that I'd like to set up a search routine to get new posts in several of the forums, such as: "http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/search.php?do=getnew&include=n1,n2,n3,n4,..." where the n1,..., etc., are...

Looks like there's an oil leak at the right front wheel that appears to be between items 1 and 3 in the attached image. At least the inboard side of #3 is wet and oil collects and drips off the bottom. Doesn't appear to be a steady drip, more like a slow ooze. This is the first repair job I've...

These pictures came to me in an email with the above title. I know nothing about the incident although the title implies that the operator dropped the bucket while moving forward at high speed. Don't know if that's true or not, but if true, he surely had a wild ride for a short period. The...

Are the regulators on these machines a weak link? I'm replacing the one on my YM2220D for the second time in a year (with less than 20 hours on the last one). Symptoms were/are: Alternator light is on constantly for any engine RPM from 0 to red line. Voltage across the battery terminals is...

While checking something else, this caught my attention. (Has to do with warning label required on new portable gen.). One of the statements in that article: I'm not trying to minimize the dangers of CO, but it seems perposterous that an IC engine of the size needed to run a 15KW generator...

I don't know if it's a permanent solution or not, but here's what I did about the problem of the spring retention on the release plunger. I got a replacement kit from LMTC for the plunger and spring, but even on that, it doesn't look like the spring retention design is very robust. So, I took...

...seem to be totally beyond me! :( Unless I grind them flush, smear bondo all over them, sand them smooth, and paint 'em. Then they look pretty good. Bought a used Miller Thunderbolt XL 235/160 AC/DC box for less than half list price (about what I would have paid for a new Lincoln 225 AC...

When the FEL on my tractor was installed, the line from the pump was cut, bent outward away from the chassis, and plumbing for the FEL was inserted. Straight fittings were used and all seems to work well. However, there is an interference that correcting will require replacing the straight...

I've been following the similarly named thread and followed the advice therein, to wit, voltage measurements, etc. So, for the Yanmar doctors/diagnosticians in the audience, the patient is a YM2220D with about 625 hours on the meter. To the untrained observer's eye, all the electrical...

What lubricant should be used in the steering box on these tractors (YM2220D with a little over 600 hrs on the tach)? Nothing in the operator's manual about maintenance schedule, lubricant, or capacity of the box. So if you have any ideas, opinions, or even facts, I'd like to hear them. Some...

What's a good material to use for a diesel fuel line? My limited research is pointing to ether formulated polyurethane tubing. Any comments, pro or con? Or recommendations for a different material? Was replacing the fuel filter and noticed that the fuel line from the tank to the filter housing...

Does anyone have any comments/suggestions/recommendations/etc. about the use of a metal cutting blade in a Sliding Compound Miter Saw (SCMS) for cutting metal shapes (channels, angles, etc.)? To this point, a hacksaw is the only metal cutting saw I've used. Now, I'm looking at a project that...

MC# YM-20Series-A Copyright 2003 Murray Publishing & HoyeTractor.com Here are some obvious errors and omissions I've noted in the manual. Any of you folks care to mention any other examples you may have noted? Hydraulic System (p. 16): The manual specs the hydraulic system as constant...