Recent content by tree farmer

Welcome to the forum. Your story is familiar to me. About 10 years ago I was chipping some dry cascara trees with my Wallenstein chipper when I heard a loud bang and the chipper stopped with the tractor engine still running. PTO lever was still engaged, but shaft was not turning. I called the...

BC-144 is a gas engine. BD-144A is a diesel. I have a BC-144 in my IH3414, which is the industrial (backhoe model) version. My book says a B-275 tractor has a BD-144A in it. 32.3 horsepower.....Dan.

My 2006-2740 Montana has an LS filter on it. # is 400007638. There is also a second # below that on the box it came in: A1823315. Hope this helps.....Dan.

I have a 1997 Yanmar 27-2B mini ex, which I believe has the same engine as yours has. My Yanmar service manual says it has an engine air heater mounted on the intake manifold which warms the air in the manifold before sending it to the combustion chamber. It is operated by holding the key in...

Montana 2740 is gear drive. 4speed with 2 ranges. Have you changed the air filter and cleaned the ducting around it? maybe a rodent built a home in there. could be a brake hanging up. Also check the fuel line and outlet on the tank. The strainer under the fuel cap on mine ripped pretty easily...

I've had reasonable success with a set of log tongs hanging from a chain on the loader bucket or on the mini ex. Usually if you pull a few key pieces from a logjam, the rest will break loose and flow downstream. Just be careful, or you may be going downstream as well......Dan.

Every 2 or 3 years I paint the floorboards and other stepping surfaces with Rust Oleum paint, then put some dry sand in a large salt shaker and sprinkle generously on the wet paint. When it's dry, brush off the excess. Been doing this for years on both tractors and the mini-excavator......Dan.

In the 7th grade, the neighbor kid and I both got JC Higgens single shot .22 rifles for Christmas from our parents. We took them to school on the bus for show and tell when school started again after Christmas break. The bus driver made us sit in the front seat so he could keep an eye on us...

Welcome to the site. My 2740 Montana has a similar issue when I am running the brush mower or any reason that causes me to turn around in the seat. The ignition key is in the perfect location to bump with my knee. The shape of the Montana key head catches my pants leg and turns off the...

I would check the suction pickup and tubing for clogs or debris. Pump maybe starving for oil or cavitating, neither of which is good for the pump....Dan.

When I was a kid, all gas stations, most stores and businesses here were closed for the day on Sundays and holidays. If you needed gas or anything besides a quart of milk or a loaf of bread, you waited 'til Monday morning or you borrowed it from a neighbor. Most of the residents here were of...

Welcome to the site. The above post is correct. I questioned the SAE80 listed in my operators manual when I bought my 2740 new in 2007. The dealer said to just use a good grade of UTF in the transmission and hydraulics, but use 80 or 90w gear oil in the front axle. No problems at all for...

I WAS that milkman who delivered to your back door. It was my college job. And yes, we did have trucks in those days. The newest and most coveted one was a brand new 1965 GMC one ton dually.....Dan.

I tend to agree that 135 HP is over stated. My IH TD-14 is only book rated at 79 horsepower, and is at least equal to an older D-4 in size and weight. I shudder at the thought of putting 2000 hours on an old dozer. That's a full year at 40 hours a week, not counting repair and maintenance...

I have been using the 12" pruner attachment on my Stihl FS110R for about 10 years now. It is one of my most used (and misused) tools. Works great for pruning, limbing, and even falling smaller trees. It's short enough to carry on my quad and will run about 30-45 minutes on a tank of fuel. It...