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    Block Heaters 24/7

    I have a block heater. Barn is 200ft from the house. 100 ft line of sight. To avoid walking out there twice I rigged up a garage door remote to pick an alternating relay. One momentary press turns on block heater and a light bulb in the barn. 2nd press turns them off. In addition a momentary...
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    PTO Driveline Install

    Anybody ever see a tool to pull back the collar on a driveline while pushing the whole thing onto the spine shaft. I find it harder to do as I get older. Particularly from one side with one hand pulling and one hand pushing. Some implements I can step inside and then it is easier but some ...
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    HYD oil temp gage

    Hey Rick, Do you know if there is a port somewhere on the transmission I can get a temperature sensor screwed in? I have a diverter valve on the front. oh yeah TC34DA. Run it for years Snow plow and Top grapple on the bucket. Lately I have built a front attachment for an auger drive and...
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    drain plug washers

    my tractor has 2 sizes of drain plugs. 12mm and 16mm. The factory seals are rubber/metal. dealer prices are nuts. I looked for Dorman equivalents but at the time I could only find fiber ones. What the heck I put them in. Now I worry. The engine will get changed again next fall, I...
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    USPS oil sample delivery

    It took 27 days for an oil sample to go from New York to Indiana. First class mail $4.70. I think they waited to fill up a hazardous material truck. At least it got there.
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    new step for NH TC34DA

    Pictures show braces under the tractor from the tapped holes in the transmission to the top of the stringers
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    new step for NH TC34DA

    I had a factory step on my TC34DA. Going up worked great. Coming down I would have to back down if I wanted to use it. Di not bother me until I had a knee replacement. I never backed down , not much room to turn around. Now I did not want to land harder on my good knee than I had too. New...
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    Implement falling off SSQA

    My tractor NH TC34DA is 10 years old . It was new and came with a NH SSQA. The last couple of years when I roll the bucket all the way forward it fell off sometimes. I roll it that way because I have a grab arm that closes over the bucket. If I want to grab something big I have to roll the...
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    Price Check  MF 30E TLB sold

    I have owned this thing for 30 years. Built 2 houses , both 12 acre lots, 2 septic systems. one was a pump discharge to the field 500 ft away. A barn , all the driveways and other assorted activities. Some repairs anong the way . Front king pin broke, cylinder head nut fell off inside the...
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    Injection pump bleeder assembly

    I have a MF tractor with a Perkins A3.152 Diesel Engine in it. It has a CAV DPA Injection pump. It has 2 Bleeder Assemblies One in the body and one in the cover. The cover base screw broke off in the cover. I got it out with a left hand drill bit. Came right out and it showed a corrosion...
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    Quick Hitches  Skid steer attachments disconnecting

    I have been using the skid steer quick attach on my New Holland TC34DA for 10 years . Last year both the bucket and the forks started detaching when pulling backwards. It appears the locking pins were hanging up ,not completely extending. Something must be slightly bent but I cannot see...
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    ice melting

    The first test of the Brine spray system. It is just starting to snow 2-4 predicted. Not enough for a real test but we will see. The first picture is the tank and sprayer nozzle on the front of the plow. It is a broadcast nozzle so where it is covers the width of the plow. The next...
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    ice melting

    All right Here are pictures and an update on my research into melting ice It turns out anything that gets sprayed has to go down before it snows or ice deposits. The solution gets sprayed down and the water evaporates leaving a thin film of what ever salt or sugar you have chosen. Temp is...
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    ice melting

    I have a NH TC34DA. I plow 700 ft of driveway and 3 parking spaces all flat blacktop except for a little pitch up in front of a two car garage. I approach the garage straight in and have to turn 90d to the left as I approach. I use R4 s all around. In the middle of a 600 foot straight...
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    Diverter valve

    Absolutely I did exactly that for the same reasons. The rear disconnects you can see in one picture . Same valve as ref above I think. The front I don't remember what I did . I sold that tractor in 2007.
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    effluent pump

    pictures [/ATTACH] Should have gotten a 2 ft riser . The top is 10 inches higher than before so the control box is a little low. sit to work on it . We had a lot of roots sneaking down the old manhole between the cast iron and the concrete. That joint was sort of hidden. We are going to leave...
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    effluent pump

    I opened up the Zoeller pump. Impellor turned freely ,Upper section with power feed through, clean. Drained oil from the next chamber , which had a lot of grey particles in it, not a good sign, Second chamber popped right off.Clean of effluent however the starting capacitor, no centrifugal...
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    effluent pump

    Maybe someone here has a clue. I pump effluent 500ft 12 ft uphill to my septic field. I have a duplex pump system with an alternating relay with a second pump alarm. The pipe line is 2". The pumps run around 5 min every 2-3 days. So each pump runs maybe 5 min a week say 5 hours per...
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    Concrete pad

    Spring 2014 poured a concrete pad in front of my barn. It replace a pad that was left over concrete from the house floor pour in 1995. no wire or rebar in the original and it was 4' from the barn floor.. There was probably 24 inches of bankrun fill in the area . Well tamped after 19...
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    Crushing concrete

    Its almost finished. Hoses and fittings due tomorrow. Might be able to attempt crushing by tomorrow night. But no movies till next week. First grandson graduating from HS Have to go watch. Stick is for camera mount. Bite is so small don't want to be opening and closing the jaw on nothing...
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    Crushing concrete

    I hesitate to post because I have be told I am wasting my time. I guess it's my time and I like to build things SO In metal it looks like the wood model. Getting really heavy , I have to add a few more lifting points for the chain hoist. I think I have take it out and put it in a couple...
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    High Water Table

    Size of tubes Depends on the load size of building, how many posts and snow load. You said 18 x 24 shed and you said frost at 48". You must be way north and so a lot of snow. A lot of posts are done by throwing a bag of mix in the hole and setting the post on that and filling the hole...
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    Concrete estimate

    I forgot to mention that this project started because I wanted to do some blacktop. 17 years ago we put down 3.5 inches of dense binder. Maybe 8000 sq ft . The idea was to put something down that would hold up to tri axle dumps for a while till we were done with hardscape etc. Still not done...
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    Hard stop or cylinder stop

    What is the opinion on what should happen at the end of a cylinder stroke. Should the motion come to a hard stop mechanically before the cylinder bottoms out or should the cylinder bottom out first. I guess the question is which prolongs the life of the cylinder?
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    Crushing concrete

    Step 2 of the poor mans cad program. A wood model. It's not that I don't have a cad program, I do . But I never use it enough to become proficient at it or to remember the commands 6 months from now. I keep thinking I will learn one in the winter but somehow that never happens. Oh well...
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    Concrete estimate

    All done. under 3 hours. Only problem was it was 13 yd instead of 12. First truck had 12 1/2 on it so second truck was 1 yd min. Better than the bulk trucks though. $120 cy for 4000 psi mix. I really like the power screed. I am going to leave the float finish and not broom it...
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    Crushing concrete

    While I am waiting for anyone to respond to my request to place 12 cy I have been looking at the pile of concrete . What I would really like to do is rent a small crusher on trailer for a day. But the only place that seems to be into that is the UK. I also found an interesting crusher...
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    Crushing concrete

    Amazing Log Splitter pops concrete easy. Easier with some projections on the pusher flat. Did not even go into low gear and the broken pieces did not fly around much. Then the projections broke off and I tried with the flat pusher. Maybe pump shifted , more energy in the split and the...
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    Crushing concrete

    I need a crusher. I have hmm maybe 7 yards of concrete from a slab I picked up no wire in it but had fiber. Size ranges from 2" thick 6" x12" to 6" thick 2' x 4' set over a couple of rails a sledge will crack them . I also have a small rotary jack hammer. I can use feathers and...
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    Loader  240 TL curl droop

    This is the loader on a TC34DA. 300hr 7 years old. Curl droops I found loose bolts in the joystick attach ,that seemed to fix it a bit. in fact with only forks on it ,it does not droop at all. With a load on it probably a minute to hit the ground when 2 feet up and level. I followed...
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    TC34DA curl problem

    This could go in Hydraulics but ultimately it was mechanical bolts loose so it goes here. Bucket started dumping by itself faster with a heavier load. Oh yeah 2007 machine bought new Just coming up on 300 hr oil change. I have a diverter valve on it Fasse. In fact my installation is on...
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    hydraulic valve

    I was looking at a big chipper the local tree guy has. There is a winch option added that has the hydraulic motor sliding back and forth with a mechanical face dog clutch to engage. When the winch cable is off at an angle the frame had enough torque on it so the face dogs pop apart . The guys...
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    Electric Hyd. log splitter

    It's working great. 16 gpm pump pressure set at 2000 psi. 3/4 hoses on pressure 1 inch on return. 1/2" to the cylinder. cylinder is 4.5 x 20 2.25 shaft. That size motor single phase needs a 30 amp breaker and #10 wire .
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    TC34DA rocker pedal

    Now I know why I don't like the rocker pedal. I just got new boots. When I get up to get out my right foot in the new boot gets stuck between the rocker and the brake pedals. I don't have big feet either. Bummer. Could mean a new tractor.
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    Generator questions

    I have a Honda ES3500 A generator. I bought it used 30 years ago or so. Can't remember exactly. It was the first Honda with AVR. Automatic voltage regulation. Electric start. It has a set of marks on the flywheel cover. Park the flywheel mark between the marks on the cover and the...
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    Blacktop Sealer

    I guess not too many people in rural areas have blacktop driveways. I do. It is 16 years old, 3.5 inches of dense binder. I should have put town geotextile before I ever started the driveway, but I didn't. It is in really good shape, a few cracks here and there , that I chase with crack...
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    Batteries

    I am sure this has been posted a thousand times. Make this 1001. Seems to me batteries in machines, cars, tractors, trucks, that run all the time last for quite a awhile 7 years maybe. My TLB which I hardly ever use anymore but cannot bring myself to sell has the following story New Die...
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    Pressure Washer

    I need a bigger one. I have 9000 sf of patio blue stone and underground gutter run off pipes to clean. Plus the cedar siding on the house. The PW I have is 500 psi 1.5 gpm. I need (want) 4000 psi at 4.5 gpm. ( Thats 10 hp). Too big for an electric motor 1 ph and I hate gas engines...
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    Soft cabs for Boomers

    Yes I have one on a TC34DA. I like it well enough. I got it to keep snow blowing snow off me 2-3 years ago. Works great. I modified the door hangers ( just moved one down I think) so I can lift the doors off with no tools. I leave everything on in the summer except the doors. It is...
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    Root clogged drain pipes

    Someone must have posted this before but I searched and found nothing. My roof drains end up in 4" underground plastic corrugated pipe. After 15 years They appear to be clogged with roots I think. I have 2 around 30' and 4 more that are 10-20' and enter a 6" main that runs 150' to a...
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    leaking hydraulic fluid

    Puddle on the floor. Bigger every day. Hose someplace on the FEL. Today was the day. Too windy to work in the woods. Started to take off the FEL to find the problem. Then I realized I could just pull the hoses out , plug them back in outside the frame and push a little oil through the valve...
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    3-Point Hitch  lift capacity

    Please hold the unrelated remarks. Spec says 1635# 24" behind the balls. What does this mean? At the ends of the lift arms or 24" further back.
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    Filter back pressure

    I have a rather long post in "build it yourself" about a log splitter. But the question I have is better asked here. 16 gpm pump 18 gal res BIG Filter in the return line Wix 51759 30gpm 10u paper element spin on. Iso 46 hyd oil around 40d F outside When I start up...
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    Auto Cycle valve

    Anyone have experience with this valve? I have it , in process of installing. Question about psi settings. Valve is rated for 3000 psi max. It comes from the factory with relief set at 2000. Detent 1 set at 1500 and detent 2 set at 1700. Detent 2 must be 200 psi above detent 1 and 300psi...
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    6013 vs mg 500

    Is this the same rod? I usually use 1/8 6011 AC welder only I have to weld some 3/4 plate on a log splitter build. I wanted to use 5/32 and stopped in the local welding place . He suggested MG 500. I got 2 # it was $10 a #. Pricey. But it worked very well. I looked it up...
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    Battery minder

    I got a couple of those Battery tender units. But they do not seem to keep the battery charged. Battery is 3 years old Sears Diehard . Any one have a thought about why ? Regular charger charged it up. I guess I could load test it and see if the battery is bad.
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    More Flow Questions

    Log splitter I have a 16 gpm pump. It has a 1" inlet yet the tables for suction say closer to 1 1/4 for 16gpm. Same for 22gpm pump is 1 1/4 inlet . Table wants a little more. I guess my question is if I use 1" hose and want to go to 22 gpm what will happen? The fpm gets...
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    Woodsplitter build #2

    Pictures Cardboard model of log size Motor base plate in saw sorry about the focus phone camera old Hole in the plate is a left over from another project Sled fab in progress.
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    Woodsplitter build #2

    Another wood splitter build. No pictures yet Just getting going. I have been using a 11 gpm pump with a 2hp electric motor for 10years. Little slow but I think the suction hose has collapsed. It has worked ok But I am getting older and the trees are getting bigger. I have 12A all very...
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    Flow questions

    I have a little experience with hydraulics. I thought I knew enough but now I am confused. New log splitter build. Question 1. 16gpm 2 stage pump has a 1" diameter hose barb for suction. But all the flow specs say 1 inch on suction is good for 12 gpm. at 5 ft/min. My tank has a 1 1/4 FPT...
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    TC34DA head light switch

    Fooling around with the cowling today I noticed that the headlight switch , actually it 's the all the lights switch can be pushed in like a momentary. It does not seem to do anything in any of the positions. Any body know if this has a function? like high beams no, or horn have...
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    Pump Failure in Effluent chamber

    The older I get the more scared I am about doing something dumb. Mostly I don't want to read in the paper about how some home owner died at the bottom of a hole. Me. My septic tank dumps into an effluent chamber that has an alternating pump system pumping to the leach field 550 ft away and 15'...
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    acetylene supply

    Has anyone heard about acetylene shortage? I read that the calcium carbide primary supplier blew up in March . supplies are constrained. I was thinking about switching to oxy propane. I do almost all cutting and nickel silver brazing. Propane would work for that. Hose change and tip change...
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    Another Hydraulic Question Flow Control

    I have been looking at flow divider control valves, i.e. 8 gpm , valve divides flow in 1/2 for motor or cylinder so they both move the same, Regardless of load. Or some variation of that. My question is why is a valve like that not used on a FEL frame for lift. My thought is that the...
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    Dented cylinder

    Add on grapple. This is the second time I have damaged something. First time I tore up the top of the bucket. This time I dented the cylinder. Not an expensive cylinder 2 x 6 2500 tie bar. But you know Can I fix it.? Has anyone here ever ironed out a dent in a cylinder wall...
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    Allow move when off seat TC34DA

    I had to do this, I cannot see the ends of the forks and have wrecked pallets. I wanted to maintain as much of the safety aspects as possible. I did not want to jumper out the seat and I did not want a toggle switch on the dash. I already have a diverter vale with push buttons on the joy...
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    Hoses Bummer

    I guess this could happen to anyone. Had to move up a skid of firewood. So had to take off the plow. QA and put on forks. One handle was frozen or stuck of something. So the hoses ( for angle were off) and one side QA was released. This was out side . I normally drape the hoses over the plow...
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    Question for DHH

    Sorry for the double post. I buried this at the end of a different one. Another question for Ken The hydraulic hose guy. Like every one else I try to keep cost down on a project. Really hard when it is hydraulics. I started making my own hoses, using all your stuff, reusable ends. I tried to...
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    2 cylinders equal flow

    I want to be able to slide the forks on my pallet fork attachment in and out side ways. Adjust for wide and narrow pallets. There are a couple of schemes around but the simplest is 2 hyd cylinders , each one pushing a fork in or out. 2" diam cylinder 18" stroke , shortest retracted length I...
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    Beavers

    I am doing volunteer work on the Appalachian Trail. We are building a 1600' long board walk across what was a wet soggy field. Then the beavers got busy. The last 250' we have to build is now under water. The dam across the river causing the problem is new within the last month. We are...
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    Front-End Loader  Side Dump Bucket

    Has anyone ever seen a side dump bucket for a QA compact tractor. I have been thinking for a long time that this would be really useful. I think it would have to be kept really low or it would turn the tractor over. Maybe too much side load on the FEL arms? But still it would be useful. I have...
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    Diesel pumps and filters

    I have a MF loader hoe. Perkins 3 cylinder engine. I had a lot of trouble starting it last year , posted somewhere here probably MF. Some how it gets huge slugs of air in it. I have had a lot of trouble with the lift pump. One guy I got a lift pump from told me he has fishing boat guys who...
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    Hydraulic fittings

    I just swapped out the QD on my front diverter valve. Instead of Female , Female on the diverter , Male , Female. That makes the implements Male , Female as well and they plug together when not in use. Keeps them cleaner and balances the pressure in the lines. Some other things I will...
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    Spreader  Need a Spreader

    Started this in Wanted but I think it will belong here. Another project. Re: Wanted small manure spreader Got some pictures. I can probably get it for nothing. It is a McCormick Deering 100 that has had the metal sides replaced. It would certainly be a project. I want to use it to lay down...
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    Wanted small manure spreader

    Located in NY. Looking for a small completely beat up ( cheap) manure spreader. Does not have to roll or work.
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    Neighbors

    What do you think of this. We had a hugh bad storm a month a go. The local utility says the worst ever. I was away . I came home to A LOT of broken trees on my property. I have worked every day doing something to pick up and take down. About 3pm today I hear a big chipper running on the...
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    Oil & Fuel  tc34da Fuel leak

    I usually fill the tractor outside incase I drop the can or something. Last time it was pretty cold out and I did it inside. Very careful. Left the fill an inch below the spill catcher. Came back today with a puddle on the floor. Fuel lower than I filled it to. No visable dripping...
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    logging winch

    I think I started this before but cannot find it. whatever. Want a way to pull logs out of the woods. I have a wet woodland with a woods road , 6 " of fill on geotextile, that I have started around the perimeter. I cannot drive off the road bed , permanent trenches everywhere if I did. I...
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    loader limits

    I have a TC34DA with a 240TL FEL . I had forks on it 132#. I was lifting a banded load of steel roof panels . 877# Total load 1009#. I could lift it about 5 ft off the ground, no higher. This was a bummer as I could not get it high enough to set on the staging for passing up to the...
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    Oil & Fuel  Engine oil change question

    I just did the fall engine oil/filter change on my TC34DA. When I start up the engine after the change it takes , I guess 5 sec for the oil pressure light to go out. If felt like 30 sec. Obviously the filter is filling up. The filter goes in horizontal so prefilling it would be kind of...
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    Machinery Shed Roof

    This shed roof was in the plan 20 years ago when I built the barn. 12' out and 64' long. I am just getting to it. As always water in the hole. Wet vac it out, muck out the bottom with a hand post hole digger if the building inspector is around. We drilled all the holes (5) first, then put the...
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    Pto cement mixer

    I have a PTO Cement mixer. Got it at Central Tractor 20 years ago for $50, but that's another story. As has been mentioned in various places before the drive shaft length is a real challenge for this application. It is so short you cannot raise it high enough to mix a full load or ( with the...
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    MF30E

    I have not had much luck posting on Tractorbynet with my MF problems but I will try again. This is an industrial machine i.e. TLB with a Perkins 3.152 engine. Very common engine. Last year it died and I think the lift pump was bad, replaced it and then the battery was bad, bat cable was bad...
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    TC34DA soft cab

    I just noticed NH is listing a Soft cab under Variation DIA kits in TC34DA Price at Messicks is $1017. PN is 71066086 Anybody know what this is?
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    Getting into trouble while retired

    No photos too busy getting the machines unstuck. I just retired, yesterday was my last day of work although I have been off for 90 days . I have been practicing on my tractor with out getting into too much trouble, until today. It started with a backpack sprayer for dandelion control ...
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    Pats conn

    I have been usung Pats Connects for over a year now. I wondered about the 4 inch difference on the PTO shaft on various implements. Did not check but bush hog did not seem to be a problem. Blower seemed to be ok. Have not run the tiller yet. But I know my cement mixer will have a problem...
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    post hole pounder hyd return

    I have been having some delusional thoughts about building a post pounder. It would be interesting. One of the things I realize is that the hydraulic return from the lifter cylinder , on the way down , wants an unobstructed path to the sump. The best way is through the Transmission fill...
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    TC21D's in Washington DC

    I am in the middle of a road trip to Washington DC. Visiting . We were staying out of town a bit but near a Metro station. I noticed that every station that had any plaza surface area had 2 TC21D 's with snow plows on the front and spreaders on the rear. No cab but a lid. If I counted the...
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    Log Splitter Decisions Decisions

    Another post on a log splitter. I have a 4 x 24 cylinder splitter. I converted the gas engine to an electric motor 1.5 hp face mounted 11 gpm Barnes 2 stage pump 3600 rpm 220v. Works great single wedge . low tires so the beam is about 8 inches off the ground. The top of the beam. I...
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    TC34 DA CAB

    Anybody have a favorite add on cab?
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    TC34DA 50 hour filter change

    I consider myself capable of wrenching and not breaking too many things. To reach the engine oil filter on this machine requires very small hands and double jointed something. I considered taking the loader off but it would not have helped much. I guess maybe many more machines are sold...
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    30E powershuttle

    I am having some trouble with my 30 E. I don't use it very much any more but it does come in handy from time to time. TLB. I posted in Construction but no one seemed to have a clue. So I will try here. Two problems 1. Powershuttle spool got stuck Tapped it and it seemed to be ok for a...
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    Bent bucket

    Ahh Knew I should not have done that. No before pictures but midway pictures and question. Welded a thumb base to the top of my bucket. Worked well for brush and logs . Big rock wrong. bucket is 10g .134 in thick. I decided to cut out the top and weld in a rectangular tube...
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    MF 30E TLB powershuttle

    Had this 1985 machine since 88. Various adventures with it but the latest is scary. Goes forward and back but very slow in first and nothing in 4th. I have the manual. Its due for a filter change and I think the two fiilters in the transmission system are cleanable at least thats what my notes...
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    TC 34DA VS TC35DA

    I have a TC34DA HST. The throttle has to be up at least 1/2 way to move around. All the way up do serious work. So it turns out the throttle is up at 2000 plus all the time. The TC35DA has two foot pedals forward and reverse. Question is are these tied to the throttle so less rpms until...
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    Plowing in the rain

    Now I know why cabs are good. I had to plow 3-4 inches of slush in the pouring rain this morning. I was afraid if it got cold it would be 3-4 inches of something else. I got some wet.
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    Recall

    I saw this on another site. I did not search here so I apologize if it's here somewhere. John Deere Compact Utility Tractors Recalled Deere & Company, of Moline, Illinois, is recalling about 5,400 John Deere compact utility tractors because the forward drive pedal can get stuck, posing a...
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    cruise control and steering brakes TC34DA

    This is the issue with the HST fore and aft rocking pedal and the steering brakes. What happens if you hold down the cruise control switch and then step on the brake ? Will it stay in CC until you let go of the button? I know only the LH brake pedal releases the CC latch relay. I spent a...
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    salt spreading

    There have been some comments in the press about liquid road salt applied before storms working better and using less salt. I am interested in this for a couple of reasons. I use a snowblower on the back and a plow on the front. no room for a spreader. I have a 25 gal sprayer with a 12 volt...
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    Block heater on

    I started my tractor the other day at about 28d F. BLock heater on for a few hours. What a difference. Started faster than in the summer. So now the big question. $.07 per hour cannot leave it on all the time Principal of the thing really. Barn is 100ft from the house and I will...
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    front diverter

    Earlier this year I installed a front diverter valve on my FEL curl lines. I had it hooked up to a thumb on the bucket and it was ok. This weekend was prep for snow time. Loaded up the firewood shed by the house , took the bucket off,QA, put the plow on. Hooked up the diverter QD to the...
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    240L loader grease fitting

    I went to put a shot of grease in the loader arms and the snap on fitting at the end of my grease gun hose will not fit in the recess the fitting is set in. I have not changed that fitting in 40 years. I guess fittings in a recess are a good thing , don't get snapped off but now I have...
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    Funny noise

    I feel kind of silly with this one but this is why we are all here. Bucket full off dirt, moving along in HST middle gear , low end of speed. Hear a load pop .like running over a soda bottle. Nothing on the ground, no fluids leaking, everything is working so far. any body ever hear a noise...
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    Broken

    This is definatly ME Not a warranty issue. Put a toothbar on my bucket and a Thumb Grapple. I had just finished a brush pile move and was poking at a pile of dirt that had been under the brush pile for about 10 years. Backing out with I noticed the QA on one side had popped out...
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    suction filter

    I see notes in other sections on cleaning suction filters. I do not recall anything in the PM 's for Boomers about suction filters? Maybe I missed it. Do NH boomers have suctions filters that need to be cleaned? Can you get to them? Not that I anticipate having this problem, just curious.
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    head lights and other things

    I think I see why there is talk about how to put lights up on the ROPS. The brush guard on the TC34DA puts a set of big bars right in the middle of the high beams. The loader arms are right where the angled out low beams are. I will have to run it out in the dark and see what it actually...
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    TC34DA fel with thumb

    Moving over to owning operating finally. First picture with thumb and Rotary cutter. Sorry have not gotten into thumbnails yet.
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    top link check valve

    My top cylinder does not have a check valve asm. Seems like a good idea. Called Carter & Carter they don't sell the check valve assemblies separate. Anybody know where to get a small double check valve? It will never package as nice as a built in one with banjo fittings though. Although the C...
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    Middle buster

    Is it possible to use a middle buster to open a trench maybe 12-15 inches deep. I want to bury a fence line to keep wood chucks out. Soil is 6 inches of sediment moving to clay but not hard. It worked pretty well when I was a kid but I am not digging trenches by hand. I have a back hoe...
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    remote valve

    If I want to use a set of rear remotes to run a log splitter and the splitter has it's own 4 way valve, what do I do with the tractor valve. Tie it down with a shock cord is what comes to mind. Anybody have another idea?
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    TC34DA 240 TL FEL

    Here is what you get for the DA $$$ . The curved arms of the 240 TL over the 7308. Same size cylinders , same psi setting on the relief valve 2133 psi. Lift force is greater and a lot less flexing. This is lifting skids of Firewood with a forklift attachment The 7308 I could lift about 1/3...
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    NH 240TL loader Diverter valve

    First question Does this belong here or in NH . I decided here because it may be useful for other machines. Brand new machine. Ordered a diverter valve so I could have a choice up front. Dealer said this was a great valve. FASSE. Not cheap but none of them are. Well turns out the kit was for...
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    Fasse valve on TC34DA/240TL FEL

    Just got a Fasse 757-1550 kit to alternate the curl control with other things. Nice unit but does not fit quite right. Space is too small and hard pipes in the way. Need new mounting on back of the main post. Drill the post. Or put the valve up front on the loader cross bar. Probably...
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    TC34DA decision made

    I am off to leave a deposit on a new TC34DA this morning. I hope it did not get made on the same day in the same factory as Brian's 45. I posted this once before but here it is again. HST, R4's loaded, QA, 60" bucket, will add 2 rear remotes and 3rd electronic up front. It's on the floor...
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    new tractor search

    I am off to the local (30 mile) NH dealer tomorrow to look at a TC33DA . HST, MWD, R4's not loaded, 2 remotes, 2nd function on joy stick if I can get it, loader with QA , 54" bucket. (12 A of big hardwoods, no trails, flat and wet) Firewood, bucket landscape work, snowblowing, rototilling.:)...
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    New Tractor

    I am seriously thinking about upgrading . 1992 1320 HST to a new TC33DA or what ever the most HP is in that frame size. But some of the posts here have made me a little nervous. The 1320 has run since '92 with no , and I mean none, problems. Pretty simple machine actually. I have seen...
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    post pounder

    I need to put in a deer fence. PHD requires to much fill around the posts. Posts need to be 7 feet high but top couple of feet can be light weight. So the cheapest way, maybe is to buy 14' 4x4 cut in half pound in and add light weight extention. Brings me to the post pounder. All the...
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    Hydraulic adds

    I guess this belongs here. One rear remote . Added a diverter valve to run angle plow up front and snow blower chute in the back. Front also runs a thumb in the summer. First attempt at pictures.
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    Hydraulic fittings

    How come everytime I do a change to the hydraulic system I am always missing the last fitting. I should send some pictures but the last few nights have been Hydraulic bath 1, 2 and 3. I have one rear remote and I use it for the top link in the summer and switch it to the angle for the snow plow...
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    hydraulic fittings

    Thank you. If nothing else this site has led me to Discount Hydraulics. They are reasonably priced, have everything, and do not rip you off for shipping. What a relief to get the right stuff.
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    92 1320 what's it worth

    I started mumbling about a new tractor at work and out of the woodwork come people who want to buy my old one. NO idea what it's worth. anybody have a guess? 1992 Ford NH 1320 HST 20 HP 4WD ,7108 FEL , no bucket (QA frame it's mine) 1 hyd remote. turf tires 400 hrs. great shape I have kept...
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    1320 remote hydraulics

    I have a 1320 HST 1992 bought it in 96 and now have 400hrs on it. Mostly FEL landscape work. It has turf tires and is slightly underpowered for my long long driveway when it snows. I snow blow down the middle and some tight spots and then plow. I have a single remote valve in the rear I...
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    New Member

    Hi I just found this site 3-4 weeks ago and found it very interesting. I have had a Ford NH 1320 for near 10 years and a MF 30E hoe for 15. I fought my way through almost every problem I have read about here by myself and now having read it all and have a place to ask questions I feel like I...
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