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I did have the fuse holder at the starter fail on my 422.

Fining a voltage drop on a component under load will tell you a lot. I wish I was there to help.

check voltages while cranking. If you get more than a half of a volt drop on a cable, Then something is wrong with that cable. Battery voltage should not drop more than 2 volts while cranking. This is harder for me to describe than to do. Since the lights are not working you need to...

Nice simple modification to make it work with the PT. Good idea.

Good wife. You need both.

I keep a battery maintainer on my 422. This covers losses from battery internal losses as well.

No points or condenser I am pretty sure.

I took the covers off and left them off.

On the coil gap I suggest having two sets of feeler gauges. It made it a lot easier to keep the gap even. So put one set of gauges near each end of the coil.

I wonder if that would slow down warmup in cold weather. That’s why I have not done it. I have replaced the thermostat twice in 22 years.

It does sound like a missing ground. There is a ground on the key switch. Check to make sure it is good.

Do the lights actually work when they are turned on?

I welded mine back together before it broke. That was many years ago. You could add extra bracing.

Ok. Thanks. I guess I figured they would change the name to a 430, since it is gasoline. I could see why they kept 1430 since the attachments from the Diesel version work on the gasoline version.

I thought the 1430 had been discontinued.

Very positive review. Wow!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

I would connect it to the engine. Small amount of resistance counts when powering a starter motor. I am only an electrical engineer, but do have experience with starters.

Yes, it was me. Search on Bobrip for details.

Use exhaust from a lawnmower engine with the choke 1/2 closed. I have not tried this, but it should work.

I keep a battery maintainer charger on my PT 422. I connect it whenever I am not running it. For vehicles that sit a lot it is a good idea. Also if you are running more that the built in charging circuit will deliver then this will top it off.

I am using my auxiliary hydraulics for the winch.

I hope this helps.

I made a block of wood to use as a wedge to hold it on. I cut a groove in the block

A few more pictures. I have added a wooden handle, but the block size should be the same

I made a block of wood to use as a wedge to hold it on. I cut a groove in the block

I am using 15w50 Mobil 1 in my 2000 PT 422. My garage rarely get below 60 F, so starting is not a problem. The PT does have more wheel motor torque when hot than the original 5w30. I think the 5w50 Mobil 1 would be a good choice. I may switch to that if I can get it easily.

It is a memory affect. If it breaks down in an inconvenient location you are more likely to remember it and report it on TractorByNet.

I have the grapple and 4 in 1 buckets and love them both. The light material bucket I mostly use for fire wood. I don’t regret having all three.

Sorry for the duplicate post.

When he gets a little older I hope to teach him a little woodworking, blacksmithing, and electronics.

My first one had welded on teeth and the newer ones are bolt on.

My first one had welded on teeth and the newer ones are bolt on.

He was right on the edge of reaching the pedals. He really enjoyed playing with the PT until I tried to micromanage him. Sometime I need to bring him down for a few days and introduce him to woodworking, PT driving, welding and blacksmithing and whatever else I can. Maybe at age 10 or 11. I...

My grandson was driving my PT 422 this past weekend. He used the backhoe on Sunday and dug a trench. He lives about 100 miles away and does not get down here very often. I am looking for a toy version similar in function to the 422. Has anyone seen anything like that? He has a birthday in...

I just remembered that one of the rear wheels has a broken flange on several inches of the perimeter. Maybe that is causing the problem. I have ordered two new rear tires. Thanks for everyone’s comments.

I mowed again and got more clumps. My neighbor suggested I need a discharge chute. Any thoughts. I just realized one of my rear wheels is damaged. Maybe that is the problem. Here is a picture of a grass clump.

I added this parking brake device to keep the handle down. This has worked for the last 15 years or so. One of my best modifications. It is made of wood.

My 422 finish mower is clumping my grass together. The clumps block the sun light and kill the grass. Would high lift blades help this. It has been wet for a year and this makes the clumping worse. What blade would you recommend?

You could have a tow behind generator to charge your batteries.

I put a new seat on my PT422 a couple of weeks ago. Soon after that the hydraulic tank cap was destroyed by the seat hitting it. I then angled the seat so the back was a little higher. So yesterday it got hit again. I talked to Terry at Power Trac to order a new cap. A customer told him that...

Has anyone here felt they actually influenced someone in a major way so that they soon bought a Power Trac? PT Has very little marketing, so I suspect that most of their sales come from owner actions. Things are kinda slow here, so I thought I would bring this up.

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Has anyone experienced the finish mower rear wheels damaging the grass on turns? Have you done anything about it? With all the rain we have had the ground is soft and the damage seems worse this year.

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I.just got the fertilizer spreader for my PT422. There is a bar with fingers that can be bolted to the spreader disc. It will stir what is in the hopper. When it is installed you can only partially close the bottom gate. I spread some pellitized lime without this device. So the question is when...

We took down three big trees yesterday in preparation for Florence. I had hired a neighbor to do the work as the trees were near the power lines and the house. He is a professional, but would not accept money. His crew showed up and their tractor had a bad tire. I got the PT 422 out with the...

Everyone is thinking there is a way here to improve the stump grinder. Sorry I don稚 have one. I was using this at a friend痴 house today and he had a six foot diameter pine stump he wanted lower. I worked on it awhile and made little progress. I am hoping that someone has found a way to make...

I put a new Robin Subaru 22 horsepower engine in my PT422. I have an older PT year 2000 with pumps on both ends of the engine. The most difficult thing was cutting the drive shaft to the correct length. It seemed to be a hardened steel and my Sawsall would not touch it. I ended up using the...

I am curious how it starts in cold weather, how the power feels, and if it is fuel injected. Any other comments would also be appreciated.

Here is one. Hard to see, but the cut goes all the way across.

I have been having more and more trouble getting my model year 2000 PT 422 started. It has about 1100 hours on it and is using a lot of oil. I adjusted the valve backlash and cleaned the plugs with starting fluid. They had a lot of oil on them, but were only six months old. I was able to get...

I have a lean too on my shed. It holds two buckets.

I went to change my oil filter yesterday and when I loosened it, no force was required from the oil filter wrench. I am hoping this was the cause of my high oil consumption. It was using abut 1/3 of a quart per hour. I have about 1100 hours on the Robin engine.

My grandson enjoyed the power Trac

I was mowing along the road today and only felt comfortable by keeping the wheels on one side on the pavement. It was difficult to mow more than about 2 feet wide. I can drive through the ditch and get most of the rest, but this left a section uncut. I then cut it by driving across the ditch...

I think that is the right term for what connects the pumps to the engine. I have about 1100 hours on my PT422 and have not had any problems with these except the hex screw loosens up and I don't usually retighten them. Does anyone have an idea of the expected life of these? Should we use...

I don't think this has been covered here, but it is near the season. So what attachment do you use, tire type, chains and techniques? We don't get much snow in VA, so my technique may need improving.

In order to go longer between generator running during a power outage and still have water pressure, I have added a second tank. This give me a maximum of about 40 gallons of water. Of course if the system is on the low side of the pressure just prior to generator shutdown, then I may only...

My wife's cousin's friend asked to use my garage to repair the clutch in his 69 Stingray. He figured about one week and in my mind I figured 2 weeks. It has been over six weeks. He has had to put in a new clutch, send the transmission out for repairs, and now have the new drive shaft...

Do you wait until the vehicle will not start, or do you use other criteria?

Today while crossing the creek too fast to keep from getting stuck I bumped my head on the ROP support post. I have done this before and figured I would do something. I wrapped some of the black foam pipe insulation around the area where I hit my head. I then tie wrapped them in place. Does...

A couple of years ago during a power outage I was curious as to how much current was being put out by the generator. No big loads such as the well or hot water heater were running and most of my lighting is florescent. So, one leg was 4 amps and one was 1 amp. This kinda surprised me in that...

Does anyone have more than one generator? Why more than one? I have three and will discuss my reasons later.

I was thinking about the Ventrac thread and the mention of a V snow plow. The present snow plow tends to push the PT to the side. I have never tried a V snow plow. What are the pros and cons? It it worth making one for the PT?

I signed up last May for a program where Dominion Power can turn off my AC unit for 15 minutes at a time and then back on for 15 minutes. They then pay you $40 at the end of the season. They connect a box to your AC to do this. I figured that my AC would still run half the time and how often...

I have been wanting a shed, basically a roof, to keep rain off of my thirty gallon gas tank. Recently after hurricane Irene, I could not run my generator until the rain stopped. I wanted to build a generator shed near the house, but the wife has a limit of two outbuildings on the property...

I hear people make comments such as "My power outages only last two or three hours". I think that almost any area can have long power outages. If there is a common wide area event such as a hurricane, ice storm, snow storm, many tornados, etc., the resources used to fix this can be...

I recently purchased a Champion 2000 peak watt, 1600 continuous watts inverter generator. I plan to use it to run a small refrigerator and small freezer and my solar hot water pump during power outages. I got it after Irene. Its main advantage is quiet and lower fuel consumption. I expect it...

Another can of worms. What improvements would you like on the PT that have not been discussed extensively on this site? Yes, new needs.

We have had a lot of ticks this year. I talked to a friend and they are using nemotodes to kill ticks and fleas. They are a microscopic worm which eat the insects from the inside out. I decided to get a sprayer and mount it on the PT422 to feed this material I found a 26 gallon one at...

I got the PT winch for my 422 today. It pulls well, but I have a few issues and also want to be able to winch from the back. I don't have solutions for all of the issues. So I guess I will need some help. I took a few pictures. 1. There is no freewheel mode on the winch. You have to hold...

I am considering getting the PT winch for my 422. It will pull about 4000 pounds. The PT is around 1200. Could you increase the anchoring by putting some kind of spikes coming from the bottom of the winch and pushing them into the ground. You might also have some spikes come out of the front...

I was working on Spring Cleanup at Church Saturday, and of course I took the PT422. I went to change buckets and could not get one line to connect. I got out my pin and hammer and pushed in the pin. It still would not work. After 5 minutes, I got some help. He held the connector and I used...

Not for the first time one of the bolts on my brushcutter blade broke today. I have had problems with these from day one. I was thinking about doing a modification. I could use grade 8 bolts. I could put larger bolts in the holes and leave out the bushings. Are there any suggestions?

Per J_J suggestions I suggest we start a thread that will help us find parts from alternate suppliers. I suggest the following format: PT Model PT Part Desc. PT Part # Alternate Supplier Site Alternate # Just a suggestion. Let's refine this if someone thinks of something better.

I was wondering if anybody had modified a minihoe to have a large bucket or scoop on it. I would like to be able to reach into a small creek and clear out leaves and trash and perhaps some mud. I did try a 12 inch bucket and it worked, but not really wide enough. I was thinking about...

I am considering welding a 2 inch receiver permanently to the large cross over pipe on the lift arms. This is pretty radical for me and I have not really thought about where exactly I would put it. It would primarly be used for a winch (hand powered). Just thinking out loud really. Any...

Everyone talks about their successes and that's good. But, we can learn a lot from the failures and the not so good stuff. So, let's hear about your home made attachments that did not work out too well. I cannot find the pictures of my failed attachment at this time. It was a ditch cleaner...

My Church is considering buying an enclosed car trailer like race car teams use. We would be storing chairs and tables in it. We need to move it from the parking lot to our building, maybe 100 yards of travel on an occasional basis (2 or 3 times a year). The parking lot is pretty level. I...

We have had complaints about problems with the Robin Subaru engines. I would like this to be a thread that someone could use to quickly find a solution to an engine problem. Let's try to keep this to solutions that you are sure of and have personally tested. Here is the example format...

Well it is done, I replaced the gasket and bearing seal on the rear of the Robin Subaru 22 HP engine. At least one leak has stopped, but there is still some oil coming out of the governor lever shaft seal. I will talk to the parts people on Monday to see what can be done. The manual does not...

Well after changing the fuel pump, cleaning the choke, and flushing the fuel line the engine runs great. However I noticed that oil consumption is high. It looks like about 1/4 quart of oil in two hours (just a rough guess). There was oil in the engine compartment and on the engine. I power...

I got 20 tons of gravel delivered today, and the truck front wheels went off of the driveway towards the swamp side after dumping the gravel. Just a couple of feet, but the wheels went down about 8 to 10 inches in the soil. Just to see what would happen, I got all of my "getting unstuck tools"...

I was over at a friends last week scouting out digging a trench for him and he offered to give me a 2 wheel Gravely tractor. At the time I said "I really don't need another hobby". However, he said it ran the last time he used it, it has been sitting outside for 4 years and it's free with...

I had a minor problem with the PT422 and Robin engine yesterday. I started it up and it ran rough. I pulled one plug wire and there was no change in engine running. I pulled the other and the engine stopped. It would not run at the normal idle setting. I pulled the plug and it was wet. I...

I have two air cooled generators that I use for house emergency power. I run them twice a month (per manufacturers recommendations) for about 20 minutes with one or two electric heaters attached to each. I use Mobil 1 10W30 in both. The generators are stored in a shed which is insulated and...

I would like to take a small amount of firewood to my daughter. She lives in North Carolina and I live in Virginia. Are there any legal issues with this? Transportation of Firewood across interstate boundaries for burning purposes?

I am have some back issues after driving the PT422. I looked at the seat suspension and if you compare it to a typical riding mower it actually has none. The riding mower seat has a hinged front and springs supporting the back of the seat. The PT422 pivots on bolts, but really has no...

I just thought if might be a good idea for people to bring back up their old threads where they have been using something for a while and tell us how it is doing. For example, if you made an attachment, are you still using it, is it working well, did you find it really was not worth it? Let us...

I recently purchased a Mini Splitter and of course was not totally satisfied with it. I have made several improvements and perhaps others have also. The Mini Splitter is basically a vertical wedge log splitter that uses a hydraulic jack to drive the log up into the wedge. The hydraulic jack...

I would like to be able to connect and disconnect the hydraulic connectors on the aux PTO on my 422 without shutting off the engine. I now do it by moving the handle up or down a little, looking for the hoses to move a little and then trying to connect/disconnect. This works most of the time...

I got to thinking that if Moss can put a quick attach plate on his sofa:D:D, what else unusual have people put one on. I added one to my gas welder. Hey, Moss we need a picture of the one on your sofa.

I spray painted my PT with some JD matching green. I did little prep work and it is not holding up everywhere. Any suggestion on cleaning solvents, sanding, etc. Things were kinda slow on this site, so I thought this might liven things up. Bob Rip

We found a tractor on Route 14 in Wisconsin just west of Spring Green. I think my power trac is a much better machine.

As some of us know the Robin engines have an oil pressure switch, but Power Trac choose not to connect it to anything. Several years ago I connected it to a light on the dash and a Sonalert alarm. Today after mowing for 5 minutes I had a flat on my mower. I drove back to the house to...

For the second time in two weeks I have had front tires go flat from leaks between the rim and tire. When this happens trash gets into the area and when you blow them back up the leak is continuous. The last time this happened I took the tire to the tire place and they broke it down and cleaed...

Well today I noticed that the green light on my cooling fan monitor did not come on. I check the fan and it was not running. I checked the hydraulic reservoir and it was very hot. Anyway, after several false starts, I traced it down to an insulation piercing connector (I call them devil...

Has anyone made a rack, wood extension, or whatever that would allow a bucket to carry more firewood. With my woodstove I find I am moving a lot of firewood. I could make it out of wood or metal. I also have a hydro tank that I could use. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Has anyone installed a fan to keep them cool? It was over 100 today and I was out mowing with my dust mask on. I was not exactly miserable, but a breeze would have been nice.

I had a tooth ache last week and went over to my dentist to have it fixed. He does an xray and finds I have a sinus infection. He says he sees a lot of this in the Spring. I got to thinking what might have caused this. I always wear a dust mask while mowing and this has been effective at...

I have not used my minihoe much lately, and yet I see people state that a backhoe is one of their most useful attachments. What extra uses have people found for the minihoe? What am I missing out on?

Last Friday, Saturday, and this Monday we are having a Chuch Cleanup. We cleaned out a retention pond with 4 foot high and higher trees growing in it. I used the PT to mow the trees and grass and to haul a trailer up a hill to the dumpster. We filled a huge dumpster and then had to put...

I have a trailer that I use for hauling my PT and some attachments around. The main problem is that I can only haul about two attachments. Does anyone have pictures of the attachment mounts on the PT trailer? PT's pictures do not show this well. Also are there any suggestions on how to...

On March 20, 3238dpw, his fiance, and I met at my house to discuss Power Tracs. He is from New Jersey, so this was the first combined meeting of the North Eastern and Central Eastern PT user group. They stayed about 3 hours and we had a great time. I have attached a few pictures. I was going...

Is anybody working on any new attachments? Does anyone have something that they need to do with the PT that they cannot do and a new attachment might help.

If you own a PT 1430, how many hours do you have on it? What is the most anyone has?

I was driving my PT out to the mail box and the machine stalled just as I got the front onto the road. Using the choke, I was able to start it long enough to just get it off the road. Since the choke helped, I figure it was a fuel problem. I looked in the tank and there was about 2 inches of...

I looked at the new spark plugs today (about 5 hours on them) and noticed that they are blackened. I can also smell gasoline while running the engine. I have not seen any leaks. I think the oil smells like gasoline. I seem to do a lot of short runs (10 to 30 minutes). The choke is operating...

I am finally going to build a garage and wondered what others have and if it's enough. I basically plan to have metal working, welding, wood working, and black smithing as well as automotive repair in this garage. The Power Trac 422 will be parked in my garage that is attached to the house. I...

My daughter wrote this. Of course I thought it was well done. Rantings of a Space Cadet

Given the high cost of quick attach plates ($150 for the 422/425), I would like to challenge people to come up with their own designs and post them here. I have one (I have discussed it before), that is a little on the light weight side, but so far it has had no issues. I would also like any...

While I was moving the pumkins a couple of weeks ago, I was driving the PT about 100 yards at most, stopping the engine, unloading for five minutes, driving 100 yards back to the truck, stopping the engine, loading for 5 minutes, and then repeating the process about 25 times (or so it seems)...

I would like to start a thread that gives operating tips for the PT. I don't thing this has been covered before, except as scattered over many threads. Please keep these short. Thanks My favorite is the PT wiggle. If you are stuck in mud or can't make it up an incline or need a little more...

Every year at this time our Church buys a tractor trailer load of pumpkins to sell. There must be thousands of pumpkins in the truck and it takes hours to unload it. I think the truck must be a 1000 feet long:D . We originally had many people (probably around 70) scheduled to unload on...

I noticed that John Deer has about 80,000 messages on their board. PT has about 32,000. Given that JD has many many more tractors out there, why do they not have more messages? I suspect that PT owners are very self sufficient and individualistic from the comments I see here. It takes some...

I would like to take a vote on who is Happy and who is Unhappy with their PT. Please respond with Happy or Unhappy and nothing else. Please only vote once and no other comments. Happy

Is anyone concerned with using a spary lubricant on the lift arm joints instead of grease? Is this really effective? I have considered (just thinking out loud) drilling a hole through the bolt from the head end to where the center of the joint is. Then drill into the bolt radially to this...

I was cutting a few small stumps today and the stump grinder disc came off the motor. I figured I had lost a bolt and worst case I needed a new bolt and a key for the keyway. I went home and took a closer look and there was a break on the blade outside of the hub weld. Initially it looked...

Has anyone made an attachment for the minihoe? i.e. you remove the bucket and put something else in it's place. I am thinking of a stump removal tool, but there must be other things as well.

I would like to know how people remove stumps. I have the stump grinder, but find it slow for large stumps. It also leaves a lot behind. I have tried pulling trees over while digging a trench around them. This works pretty well and gets out the entire stump, but can also take quite a while...

I had a tree in my back yard that was dying and also blocking my driveway a little. It was about a foot in diamter. Usually I cut them down and then grind the stump. This time I decided to dig it out while pulling on the tree with a rope and hi lift jack. I tightened the jack and put about...

Has anybody thought about using the bush hog (rought cut mower) as a cultivator by replacing the blades with something that sticks down into the dirt. Would this be dangerous? Just thinking out loud, but the PT cultivator is so expensive, I cannot justiy it. I am going on vacation tomorrow...

With my right arm limited to 7 pounds for a few more days and probably not very strong for the next month, I got to thinking how heavy the quick attach plates are, not to mention costly. I would like to start a thread on different versions of the home made quick attach plate. I have mocked up...

I would like to get suggestions for weight on the rear of the PT. When I first starting adding weights, I felt it would only be used part time. But I have found that I rarely take it off, and when I do the PT is not nearly as useful. I have done several different things, but what I am using...

I was feeling kinda of dizzy last Friday (5/4/07) and ended up in the hospital. After several days of testing, I was told I needed a pace maker. And then a friend mentioned than you probably cannot arc weld if you have a pace maker. I confirmed this with the doctor and the pace maker tech...

I am curious as to what devices people have made to fit into 2 inch receivers. I have attached some relevant pictures. These are designed for my Power Trac 422, but some apply to other tractors and trucks. I saw a step someone had made today for their truck. Very simple and neat. He said...

I cut down a tree today using my sawsall because I dislocated my finger last week and did not want to use the chain saw. What a pain. I later needed to cut it up and since I had the sump grinder on the PT I gave that a shot. It cut through a 4 or 5 inch tree in about 30 seconds. Now the tree...

Well, I bent my grapple arm on the grapple bucket out about two inches at the end. No big deal, but this is the second time. I have an older bucket with no tube typing the arms together. I stopped by my local salvage yard to look for some appropriate metal. Sure enough they had an 8 foot piece...

Since things are a little slow, I thought I would present a silly challenge to the folks here. What is the lightest attachment that you have made? Secondly what is the lightest attachment you can describe. I weighted my strap lifter and it weighted just under 22 pounds. I did not include the...

Has anybody thought to use the area on the PT425 (and maybe other PTs) on the front of the machine below the lift arms and between the lift cylinders? Thoughts come to mind of putting a whinch there or a two inch receiver.

I have seen several ideas for a better quick attach control lever and I have tried to replicate them all here. Since my skills are limited it did not quite turn out that way. Please see attached pictures. I apologize for not putting this in the thread with other control handles, but I could not...

As most of you have seen, I have been building attachments lately. I now have most of the tools I need to do this and am looking for ideas for more attachments. I would like to compile a list of unusual attachments that you have seen or have knowledge of. Send me your ideas, pictures, links...

I was buring off some rotten logs last night and had a time using my "shovel" on my boom pole to push logs around in the fire. I don't like to use the minihoe because of the rubber jacketed hoses and it cost too much to expose to much heat. I built what amounts to a small fork lift on a 2 inch...

I am courious, who has the most hours on their PT and what major repairs have you done? I am only at around 525. No major repairs yet. What have you got?

We each have found things that we learned should not be done with a PT. Things that damage it or were dangerous. Let's share these things. My suggestion: You should not push on things with the bare quick attach plate on the front of the machine. I bent mine. I still don't have it...

Looking at Moss Road's comment on the factory tips that people pickup by taking the class and talking to PT reps, I decided to start this thread. What factory tips have you picked up? One that just sprung up - Engage the power take off at idle and then rev up the engine.

I have not seen a comprehensive thread on how owners get there PT unstuck. I would like to hear techniques that you use. I have a boat whinch on the back (see attachment) and have used the PT wiggle (steering left to right and back over and over while applying power to the wheels). Maybe...

I was just wondering what people have heard from Power Trac representatives about people modifying their machines. My personnel experience from someone at PT (I am not sure who), was that they have seen people make a lot of changes. The comment was that some machines do not even look like PT's...

Another crazy question from me. Are you getting tired of them? What is your lease used attachment and why. Mine is probably the light material bucket (LMT). I have the 4 in 1 and the grapple bucket and they do most of my bucket needs. The only thing I use the LMT for is taking sand...

I was thiniking we ought to have some details on safety modifications. I expect that many people have made some. I have added reflectors on the front, back, and sides of the PT422. When you see the pictures they glow real bright. These are not lights, but reflectors. I have also raised the...

How about a desecription of your not so good modifications. Things you made and then took off, or wish you took off. My trench cleaner may be in that category. It fills with dirt and then you have to pull the dirt out by hand. I can't find the picture.

I saw a post in another thread about a new small Toolcat. See link. Overview: Bobcat 2100, 2200 and 2300 Utility Vehicle It looks to me like they are targeting the smaller Power Trac market, though not a manueverable

Things being a little slow, I will ask another question. What small and simple modification have you made that has made a big difference in your satisfaction with your PT. For me it was the auxiliary hydraulic modification. Or was it the parking brake improvement. I actually use the brake now...

I was aerating the yard today and found that I had to hold the lever in float most of the time. If I did not it would jump out of float on a small bump. This is not new, but I think it is about time we fixed it. Has anyone else had this problem? I believe that I had seen this issue on here...

I have been using racket straps to hold my PT422 to the trailer. I use one in the front, wrap it around the main lift arm bar and then each end is hooked to the hold down brackets. I then loop the same type strap through the open sections of the back of the PT or through the bolt on the hitch...

I think this is a big enough problem that I started a new thread. On the parking brake, my biggest problem is disengaging it, with the second problem getting the lever friction adjusted so that it does not self engage, but it can be manually engaged. I have though about this a little. I would...

Today I finished welding my weight box that fits on the 2 inch receiver on the back of the 422. I wanted to use up the short piece of 2inch receiver tube, so I welded a flat plate on the bottom to support the back of the box. This also means the back of the box is higher and less likely to...

I purchased a 4 wheel trailer from Northern Handyman a few years back and found that it really did not work for me. I found it was very difficult to back up. I tried taking off the tongue and welding a trailer hitch to it. (see picture). I put this too close and the trailer would hit the PT on...

I am considering build a boom pole that would go on my quick attach plate with the 2 inch receiver. I would have a couple of chain hooks on it, and a 2 inch receiver on the far end. I would then put a steel plate on a bar that would fit in the receiver. The plate could be used to reach into...

I was trying to trim some 55 pound Kubota tractor weights with my Sawsall tonight and it was slow going. I gave up after about cutting a 1/16 inch slot across it. I thought they were lead, but they cut like steel and sound like steel when hit with a hammer. They are also attracted by a...

I put the 12 inch (versus standard 9 inch) on my 422 minhoe today. I cleared several ditches and a culvert pipe with it. There was plenty of force available and I will probably not go back to the 9 inch unless I am digging across a driveway. Well I may go back if Clint Blake takes it back. It...

I felt that the "Maybe a Step \'Backwards\', But Handy?" thread had too many post and that the change would get lost, so I decided to post the change here. I will try to do a parts description. I just went into Napa and Cavalier tractor to get the parts. I took the hydraulic quick connect with...

Various people here have difference in their PT that affect how much pull the PT has. For example: bar tire/ag tire, synthetic oil in transmission and/or engine, fluids in tires, weights on back, surface differences, etc. We all have opinions about how much these changes help, but it would...

I have wanted to have a 2 inch receiver on my PT 422 for some time. My main reason was to be able to attach a boat winch to it for vehicle recover. I wanted something reasoable strong, but with the capability of being removed and to have little if any changes to my PT. (no welding to the PT...

Fun Pilot\'s Post Hole Digger and Concrete Mixer Fun Pilot brought his post hole digger and concrete mixer over to my house for inspection on Friday. They both look totaly unused. No dirt or wear on either one. Clint Blake asked that I purchase the post hole digger if it looked good. I...

I was mowing a ditch along the side of the road tonight and one wheel dropped off the end of a driveway pipe. The PT422 went over to about a 60 degree angle. One side was in the ditch with the ROPs against the hill leading out of the ditch. (I had the ROPs added when I bought the 422). I...

Has anybody tried one of these. They look like a good match for a PT4XX series. Click Here I hope this link works. Bob Rip

I have an old cultivator that I found at my father in law's shed several years after he died. I wonder if it would be a good addtion to my attachments selection. I was thinking about welding a two inch piece of steel on it to go into the 2 inch receiver. What are your thoughts on this? Is it...

Well, I got the Tundra a little stuck even in 4 wheel drive. I got it moving and then hit a tree with the bumper. It put a dent about 2 X 4 inches and 1 inch deep. It moved the bumper back about an inch. To straighten the bumper I tried to get the hi lift jack under the truck and push on the...

The trencher for my 422 puts some of the dirt back in the trench and we usually clean it out with a special shovel. I was thinking of making a "microhoe" to clean out the ditch. It would attach on my triple receiver plate attachment. I was thinking about taking a C channel and welding a plate...

If anyone from Power Trac is reading these messages, please reply here or leave me a private message. We would all like to know if you are keeping trac of what is going on here. Thanks, Bob Rip

Today I welded three two inch receivers to a quick attach plate. I used one that is 12 inches long and it sticks straight out. I made it longer so I could see the ball when attaching to the trailer. The other two are six inches long and one goes up and one down. See attachment Bob Rip

After trenching around a good size stump, I noticed that oil was leaking around the shaft. I had noticed earlier that a small tree has gotten up around the shaft seal. I suspect that this damaged the seal. I lost about 2 quarts of oil. To replace the motor I found that I have to get a...

Clint Blake and I drove up to Tazewell from just west of Richmond on Monday. It took about 4.5 hours, but the traffice was light. We were both impressed by the new show room and Scotts help. Every PT model was displayed with at least one of each type of attachment. We also drove both a PT425...

When comparing my PT422 to Clint Blake's, we noticed that his was much quieter. The only real differences are that I have the ROP and I have cut holes in the sides of the cover where the exhaust pipes end. I also have plastic tool boxes, one mounted in front of the fan and one mounted behind...

I am sure that people have found issues with the existing attachments. Let's see what suggestions we can come up with. The attachment that I have had the most trouble with is the rough cut mower. On my first use one of the blades hung up on the center hub. PT recommended that I put...

Things seem a little slow on the Power Trac section so I thought I would ask a question to get things going. What new attachment that Power Trac does not make would you like for your PT? Who knows maybe they will see this thread and build it. Bob Rip

I am at about 480 hours on my PT422 Robin Subaru Engine. (Yes, I know I have discussed this before, but could not find the posting). The recommendation is to clean the heads of carbon and adjust and check valve seats at 500 hours. I have seen some recommendations to spray water into the...

I have a 30 gallon gas container that I find difficult to move. I figure it weights over 200 pounds. I considered welding a quick attach plate to it, but I was reluctant to weld to a gasoline container and did not want to use up my last quick attach plate for a single use purpose. I figured...

Two engineers and a mathematician have found the real cause of global warming. You judge See attachment. Bob Rip

When I bought my PT422 in 2000, there was no Power Trac website and no Tractorbynet. At that time a friends father had a PT422 and I drove it for 10 minutes. Clint Blake had had one for a few months. I did not know what most of the attachments looked like or how to use them. I knew that PT...

I was just thinking it would be interesting to know what unusual uses people use their attachments for. I would like to restrict this to safe uses, but I can't. One good one was clamping a saw horse upside down to the forks and then putting a board on the now top of the saw horse legs...

I am looking to buy a finish mower for my PT422. A friend bought one on Ebay for $150. (I will let him announce his name). He was the only bidder. This spoils my perception of the value of used attachments. In order to give me a more realistic appraisal of what the used attachments are...

I would like to start a thread that discusses the effectiveness of modifications. I will use mine as an example from most effective to least effective. 0. Tool boxes mounted on the top of the engine cover. One is mounted in front of the fan and one behind the fan. I used plastic ammunition...

I think it would be helpful to potential attachment purchasers for us to rate how effective your attachments are in order from most effective to least effective. Certainly we cannot tell others what attachments to buy since everyone has unique needs, but we can rate in order of how well they...

One of the weaknesses of the Power Trac 422/425 is not being able to lower one side of an attachment. Has anyone developed anything that will allow this. I was thinking of an attachment quick attach plate connected to a second tractor end quick attach plate. Put some slots in one of the...

Using the front receiver does anyone know what a reasonable towing capcity for the 422 or 425 would be. I have moved a 1200 pound trailer with about 1300 pounds of load on it with no problem. I wonder what the most anyone has "towed" or pushed and under what road conditions. Thanks for any...

To give new guys an idea of what PTs can and cannot do, I would like to know what was the most difficult task that you ever tried and succeeded or tried and failed to do with your PT. For me it was a stump removal. I ended up using the PT422, two high lift jacks and a 20 horsepower John Deer...

As I have mentioned on a previous post, I damaged the stump grinder shaft seal by catching a tow strap in it and wrapping it around the shaft. The seal immediately started leaking. I decided to fix it my self and ordered a seal. Taking the blade off was fairly difficult. I ended up putting...

If you want to lift something heavier than the 800 pound limit on a 422, you could attach a chain or rope to the middle of the lift arm. This would give you more lift capacity, but with less lift height. You could also weld some chain hooks onto the lift arm and make it a little easier to...

I have been looking at power washers and thought it would be nice to have one that runs off my PT422. Does this seem like a reasonable option? Maybe Power Trac is listening and will make one. I really don't want to own another engine. I figure for maintenance 5 small gasoline engines is...

I saw a post a few months back where someone was welding a piece of metal between the arms on the grapple bucket. I cannot find that post and would like to know the results of that modification. How well did it work? Was the bucket more effective? Were there any negative consequences to the...

I visited Joeym on Saturday and looked over how he is using his 425. I got a chance to drive his 425, boy is that drive pedal feel different from my older 422. While lifting a log with just one of the arms on the grapple bucket he had bent it. On Monday we brought the bucket over to my place...

For some reason I like grass in my yard, but not in my driveway. I used the snow blade today to scrape the driveway and removed most of the grass. I left the rubber edging on it because I am lazy (It does not have a quick attach). Does any one have suggestions on how to improve on this and...

I have a wobble in my brush cutter on my PT422. Has anyone got a good procedure for balancing the blades? I figured that you connect the two blades together with a bolt and put a fulcrum under where the blades meet. Sharpen till balanced. Any comments Bob Rip

There is a bushing in each blade on the 422 brush cutter. The bolt goes through the bushing which is in a hole in the blade. After much use, I have taken blades off to sharpen them and have had these bushings fall apart. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a way to extend their life...

I had little luck removing my own stump, so I took a shot at removing a neighbors gate post. The post was sunk about 3 feet into the ground and had about 300 to 400 pounds of concrete on it. The neighbor had wiggled it with his small SUV but could not get it out. I first thought about using...

Yesterday I decided to remove a large stump left over from hurricane Isabel. Previously I had cut the roots with the stump grinder, but was unable to pull it up. I decided to trench around it with the minihoe. Then I cut more roots with the stump grinder. Then I dug around some more with the...

Well, I got really stuck today. There was a heavy rain of about an inch. I was checking out the creek and noticed that the old beaver dam was making the creek back up and flow where I did not want it to go. When the water had gone down some, I took the 422 and 4 in 1 bucket down and tried to...

I was talking to Clint Blake and he mentioned that his engine on his PT422 was surging (I hope I got that right Clint). He inspected the engine compartment and found that the fuel line was melted from rubbing against the front of the engine flexible coupling. I was surprised and inspected...

I am checking to see if I have the updated starter and ignition to eliminate cold starting problems in my PT422. It looks like I might have to remove the engine to do this. Has anyone already done this? Is it necessary to remove the engine? I have disconnected the front pump, but there is not...

I would like to discuss extra uses for the various attachments. I will start with the trencher 1. Dig trenches (Duh) 2. Dig post holes 3. Dig a pond 4. Break up dirt - The resulting dirt is very fine. 5. Pull your self out of a hole. The trencher will pull you forward and add a little extra...

I would like to start a little discussion on the Grapple Bucket. When I initially went up to Tazewell I was looking for what is now called a 4 in 1 bucket. That is was I thought they meant when they called it a grapple bucket. These were pre-pictures on Internet days so I could not look at it...

I talked to Scott today and he talked to Terry. The torque increase for the new PT425 wheel motors is 30%. Not bad.

I was annoyed at how much dirt gets on and probably in the quick disconnects. I decided to protect the power take offs with water bottles. I cut off the cap end and just slid them on. Yeah, sometime they fall off (but rarely), but they are real cheap. I also protect the quick attach fittings...

I would be interested in knowing how people store their implements. I have attached a picture of a lean to that is on the back of my small shed. Note that there is a fork lift undeneath the snow blade. I am able to store three attachments in a pretty small space, yet able to access them...

Has anyone bought the 5 ton winch for the 422? I was close to getting it and the sales rep talked me out of it. I got the impression that some power tracs were damaged by the 10,000 lb pull. I suspect (no test done) that if you tie the rear hitch on the 422 to a tree and try to pull with the...

My neighbor needed a small pond for his gold fish. He was going to dig it by hand, so of course I offered to help. I was not sure which attachment would work best, so I started with the 4 in 1 bucket. This was not very fast. I then started to use the trencher. This worked much better than I...