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We've been over this too many times. Please figure out how the system works before spreading misinformation. The mismatch that leads to windup or slip is deliberate. It is there for steering control. It is necessary because there is nocenter differential between front and rear axles on a tractor...

That's not how it works. The slip is deliberate, not "regardless". Put on your thinking cap. The internal gearing is different for the front axle and back axles. The front to rear ratio can be made to be any ratio wanted. It could be zero slip. A couple of percent mismatch is designed there...

I doubt it. But the way progress happens is that someone flies in the face of convention. Sometimes it works, and sometimes not. Where it is working right now is in the Sprinter commercial vans. They have all aluminum Mercedes Benz turbo diesel engines. Tiny very powerful engines. The whole...

I don't know that answer. Polyurea is the thickener in the John Deere HD Polyurea Grease that carries the oil like a sponge carries water. And we've discussed before that Lucas Green seems to use the same chemistry as the JD Poly...so those two should be as interchangeable as greases get...

Yes, agree. 47.39 is technically correct. although with the caveat that without looking straight down at the dial it is hard to know if the needle is pointing directly at 1.866 or a little past that. Still, it is a +- .001" dial caliper, so you have to estimate that last digit from the closest...

I wonder how much of that is we have gotten old and soft - and how much of that is due to it being hotter than it used to be?

I urge you to start another thread with reclaiming recently timbered land as the subject. Because a lot of TBNers have done that, there is a lot of knowledge here on TBN to help you decide how to go. To sum up what you are going to hear, $35K for a tractor is the minimum you can expect to be...

Well, that makes perfect sense. Aluminum looks attractive to a designer when the brief calls for a machine built to be replaced rather than repaired - so of course you see them in scrap piles. They are doing what they were designed to do - to be used, scrapped, and replaced. The advantages we...

Yes, I know some old carpenters will differentiate between stringers and furring strips. But this is a case when either will work. We are after a little bit of strength, some leveling, and getting the air space right. After reading some of the replies on this thread I understand more of why so...

You bet. Me too. Don't you think that everyone is? Today's "cast iron" is more of a cast steel rather than a classic cast iron, but what you say still holds. It's the best material we know of for being cheap, heavy, machinable, resistant to wear, and stable over a large range of stress &...

That's a very complete explanation. Never used a kit myself, but am glad someone asked the question. I do know that control valves/joystick mechanisms are not all the same. Some are much smoother and more responsive to small movements than others. There is also wide range in price and maybe...

I was just reading through this thread and noticed that most - maybe all - of the used tractors mentioned are ag type and of larger than utility size. No surprises there; we all know that Ag tractors last a long time and tend to be owned by folk who are familiar with the maintenance and yes...

I wouldn't use any chemicals; doing that limits future options. The best way is also he easiest: Just plow it and then disk it and then till it. You may have to do so several times regardless of what method you use. That will give you the best long term results and make the best soil.

There was a dicey moment there with the log chain tight on a half submerged log in the current - and the tractor sliding trying to decide whether it wanted to have two wheels on the ground or four. About them I was thinking, " Maybe next time I'll bring the big tractor.. uh, that is if there is...

I can answer that one because we did it. You can lease your well-schooled (read "older) horses out to teach others. And you can take in boarders. Most horse farms work that way. They basically rent space and sell lessons and training. Nobody has yet offered to pay me to keep their tractor in a...

Almost certainly crud in the fuel system somewhere. You have to go through it from tank to pump. Second choice is the Fuel Shutoff solenoid. Best test there is to just plumb around it.

Well, that's easy to answer. It would leave white Kioti (Bobcat) owners in the same boat along with owners of half a dozen other makes from companies who outsourced their manufacturing. For that matter, on this thread we've heard mention that it is getting even getting harder to find parts for...

I haven't had that experience. In fact, the opposite is more likely to be true - A used machine is likely to be well cared for and proven to be reliable. Plus it often comes with extras like manuals, spares, and options that I might be reluctant to spend for if I were buying new.It's pretty easy...

It's cool in the Rocky Mountains this year. We keep a jacket handy most days. Today we worked the tractor all afternoon moving dead trees away from the creek. It was pleasant to be outside, though a bit too sunny, dry and hot. But here's something we wondered about - We spent high school years...

That's another way to solve the problem. Instead of a single utility tractor used everywhere for everything, the OP could concentrate instead on different machines for the various jobs. Big tractors in the fields and 4 wheelers pulling implements in and around the barn. This solution may put...

Tires depend entirely on your soil and if the land is steep. I live at 7000 feet in the mountains. We have a 35 hp JD, a 60 hp Kubota, and a 90 hp JD. Turbos are common. R4 Industrial tires are far and away most popular here. What tires work best depends on your soil and if the ground is...

The other thing that will make hydraulics hotter than they should be is if there is a restriction in the pressure line. Anytime oil has to be forced through a small orfice it gets hot fast. You can heat up your whole hydraulic oil supply in a minute or two by holding the steering against the...

Something seems missing from that picture. Why would a person who has a series of 5 acre paddocks for his horses condemn himself to cleaning barn & stalls with a shovel and wheelbarrow ? rScotty

The JD750 is manual shift, substantially smaller than The L2501, and with half the lift capability. Power steering was a rarely ordered option. I hope yours had it. Yet I bet it was still as handy as a pocket. I remember when they came first came out. What a lot of debate that caused!! The...

I got curious and went back through the thread to see how many positive recommendations for specific Brand and HP. Tried not to count repeat opinions.... but it's subjective. The brand recommendation didn't surprise me. The HP did. Brand Make: Kubota has 11 recommendations. The clear favorite...

What do I think? I think you are on the right track to get an older US farm tractor. Wonderful old machines & nice prices. I'm an old guy & been though lots of tractors. And no stranger to used ones either. But the MF35 is too old and won't take a loader well because no frame to attach it to...

It's probably different for every climate and every type of steel roof. Here we cover the rafters with ply and then tar paper, put stringers down on that, and fasten the metal roof to the stringers. The stringers are laid so that there is a continuous air space between the roof and the steel all...

OK. So what I'm hearing is that maybe the joystick being stuck has nothing to do with the wrong oil at the 50 hour service. Maybe it was always that way and you are just noticing it now that your running the tractor on longer jobs - long enough that the tractor has a chance to get warm...or hot...

Now I've got two questions... One, I didn't understand what cash price with tradtional financing was...but it probably just means what it implies. Cash price and he expects to hold that price with tradtional fiancing. So my first question is, "What would non-tradtional financing be?" And...

Why do my 1/2 hour jobs always take all day? rScotty

We never do know what it will be. In the Rocky Mountains this is a cool wet summer. It came late and still not hot. Temperature in the high 40s in the morning most of the time. Can get up in the 70s during the day. Jacket in the morning except in the sun. The sun is real intense at higher...

Yes, I didn't think of that. Maybe it is a sectional type. If so, it could be disassembled, cleaned, and tested. I've never seen one like you descibe used as a 2 spool loader valve - but that means little. I have seen those multiple section valves held together that way in backhoes and rear...

It looks OK to me. I might want to spread the load out on the feet. Just eye-balling it, doubling the size of the feet should do it. Depends on the quality, rebar, and thickness of that concrete pad under it of course.

I think I'm allowing the same bucket weight on all the loaders: 200 lbs. Actually, that seemed conservative to me, and didn't include the weight of an SSQA. I still think that what matters most is the lift capacity from the ground to chest height. And also the bucket breakout - which is a spec...

That would tell us something.... but I'm not sure what. Certainly it is worth trying though. I wonder what that will show?? Hope he makes the experiment. The problem I'm having is that the joystick has a bunch of parallel return passages & I can't figure out how to separate which passages do...

Next step is to bandsaw a cross section perpendicular through the bead and look at penetration. BTW, are you left handed? rScotty

Interesting question on flushing. I don't know. I do know that there are incompatible fluids that will cause all kinds of oddities because it happened to me two days ago. I've got some gear lube in the shop right now that I must have gotten something incompatible from the funnel I used to pour...

The first test I do is at the battery with everything connected. When not running, the voltage should be in the 12.4 to 12.8 range - higher is better. An overnight charge followed by half an hour rest should result in a good battery showing closer to 12.8 volts. Then I start the motor and...

Is the shuttle shift working correctly? How about the hydraulic pump? Power steering?? If so, give thanks for having good luck and about all you can do is what you have done. I'd monitor the hydraulic oil temperature to make sure that it is staying in bounds, and hope it eventually washes...

Ok. You give some figures and say, "I'd call that a 40% difference". So now we can talk. I think you are going to find that we agree on most everything Lets assume that those numbers represent basically the same loader on different models of tractor. First of all, here is the "at the pins"...

You can research inarguable proof for yourself. Simply compare today's lift specs with older loader specs. The debate about false advertising for both FEL and 3pt filled tractor industry in-house literature a few decades ago. That debate led directly to the modern practice of advertisers...

Front end loader capacity should be the last thing on your list. It is too easy to change as an advertising spec and has been used as a newbie lure for decades. I believe that anything over 800 lbs to full height will be more than you should be lifting or carrying on that size tractor anyway...

But the OP said their budget could be stretched to $20K, not $30K. So to help them the most, don't we need to be working with the smaller number? That is still a lot of money, and buys a lot of tractor. $20K will buy a tractor - possibly low hour used - that is reliable and will do a lot of work...

Yellow over blue....I wonder if that means someone bought blue Fords and had them painted Industrial construction yellow? Strange. I like the printed manuals because they are more mechanic shop friendly than an online device and tend to have much better resolution. I usually get the service...

Yes, Yanmar has a 10 year Limited Drivetrain Warranty. The oher side of that coin is that drivetrain failures are very rare. In 50 years and lots of tractors we've not had any. And only a handful of problems of any kind. So the need for shop support may not be as important as other things...

Keep the old starter & solenoid. They are easy & cheap to rebuild. And compared to a rebuilt older starter, the the new replacement ones don't have nearly the copper content. That means less power. to crank the engine. Otherwise, slow cranking is the battery, but also renew all the ends on the...

Ah shucks. To a Westerner a trip from Tennessee to Indiana looks like next door. In big sky country we often drive all day to get to a good fishing or just to ride with friends. It's a different type of country - dry and cold much of the year.

OK. Now that we know what it is... maybe.... or at least that the hoe is a 755. And 4500 will do for the rest until you find out differently So the important question....How does it run? Does everything work? And is that paint job yellow on blue or vice versa? rScotty

I hope that means that it is venting properly now. You do not want positive pressure in the hydraulic sump. Yours and most tractors have an "open hydraulic system". One of those features is that the return system sump/tank/reservoir has a free air space above the fluid that is open to...

It's not unusual for that type of hydraulic system to get full of air after some work done and then purge itself of air. What is unusual is that the air should be going out the vent pipe. I wonder if that hyd vent pipe is plugged? Sometimes wasps will build mud nests in those pipes and plug...

Not regarding performance. In fact all of the similar size perform much the same. There are differences, but they are small. You may hear of differences in loader capacity, but 1000 lbs is plenty. Anymore, and things start to get unstable. BTW, it is for stability that I kind of favor the...

Kubota accepted our horse property insurance for their financing. They also have a substantial discount for horse owners - although apparently not all dealers or models are part of that Equine Discount program. I hear you on Yanmar. We had one many years ago and it was excellent. But since...

Then something like the Kubota L2501 would be perfect. It has plenty of power and even if you get a clutch and gear model - less expensive than HST - it will be ever so much easier than that old Massey. The L is a proven model that has been around Kubota's stable for a long time now. The loader...

If you don't find them here, go to the vintage Yanmar forum here on TBN. I'm still perplexed by why anything in the steering system would steer going forward, but not backwards..... It almost sounds like some part of the tie rod or ball joint or kingpin arm is facing the wrong way.

There's a reason why Kubota is so popular. The L2501 will surprise you with what it can do....but mostly you are going to be surpised how comfortable any new tractors are to run compared with their predecessors. Tractors really have become a "low to no maintenance", "grab it and use it" kind of...

I'm still hoping to rebuild our old YM165D that I loaned out years ago & it got ruined. Looking for a spare or another if you run across one.. Haven't gotten to the steering yet. Their was a factory bulletin about water in the steering column building up and ruining the bearings in the steering...

I simply took mine to the local hydraulic shop where they rebuilt them using standard parts. So that is the easiest option if you have the cylinders. They even straighten & replace rods. Or that same hydraulic shop will also take a standard cylinder and adapt it to fit anything for not all...

The relief valve only protects against over-pressure from the tractor's hydraulic pump .... and depending on the design, sometimes from hydraulic shock loads. The relief valve could be working fine and there still be other purely mechanical forces large enough to break the rod. They other forces...

Which cylinder is this? Are you saying it broke all of a sudden? That must have been a surprise what happened? I'm not sure that the release valve is involved in this failure, because I'm not yet convinced that type of rod fracture can be caused by the tractor's hydraulic system pressure -...

"......That impact at full swing is half of what is chewing up your cylinder pivot pins. And it could have also loosened up the piston rod in the cylinder - or broke something inside there." Ah yes... well, bit congratulations on your determination. And you can cancel the friendly dealer's...

Several people have asked why we have an old style dial phone on the kitchen table. It's because we live rurally and get a lot of power outages. When power stops, all the data/phone lines that rely on power go down too. It doesn't help to have power at the house if the relay station up on the...

We kind of got hung up on the various QAs available. I wouldn't base my tractor choice on the QA. All of them work. Just for a point of reference, I'd consider your $4100 you are facing for repairs on a ten year old tractor bought new and only 875 hrs use on horse property chores to be...

My backyard is steeper too. But the US is a large county; soil varies. His tires and his soil look familiar to anyone who lives, farms hay, or works forestry in the steep terrain around us. Mud is related to clay, not steepness. In the Rocky Mountains here we also have steep terrain but no...

It doesn't matter if you are going to start your chain of valves from PB port on the existing FEL control valve stack. No matter how got its flow, by the time the remaining flow gets to the FEL control, the PS already has the priority it needs.

It is as simple as can be. You cannot just "T" into a pressure line and add a valve. But what you can do is to use the Power Beyond (PB) port to daisy chain as many valves as you like until fluid friction eats up all your pressure. The only rules are: 1. Power steering always has priority. PS...

Well, it may be because the OP said he is looking for certain HST features, but not knowing more about his handicap we don't know why he is fixated on HST. The implication he gives is that he has problems moving his feet. If that is the case, It could be that the OP simply doesn't know that a...

That's the difference. With any quick attach that old bugaboo of pin size & spacing doesn't matter since the QA is universal....Or maybe we should say almost universal. SSQA is winning the popularity contest in the USA. Probably because it was so well popularized by Skid Steer initially. It is...

Well, shucks. ask the service manager at the (yellow) JD dealer. You can do it when you ask for the complete history on your JD - if they do that there. He can show you where the "engine computer" mounts to the inside of the frame just forward of the battery box after you open the hood. Or...

20 years on our Kubota. Repairs so far are a throttle cable ($60) and a battery. I don't see why it won't go another 20. Everything on it works like new - which is to say no different from how it has always run. It is neither abused nor babied. Just normal work. But frankly I would expect no...

Sounds like a wonderful deal and a township is the right outfit to break in your 310. In fact it does sound close to the same machine. Ours has 5800 hours ...I think. Also has the air seat - I'll never have another tractor without an air seat. I forgot to mention comfort ride - which is real...

Ours is a 2007 310SG with the optional 410 bucket & cylinder. 4wd, extendahoe, weights, cab & AC. Also has a single rear remote - flow thru type for breaker rather than the preferred F/R valve for thumb. It does not have any emissions equipment and has mechanical injection for each cylinder...

If you find a source, be sure to post it. I don't remember ever seeing separate parts listed for a hydrualic control valve. rScotty

The outer pivot pins on the cylinder should fit tight in that hole in the swing frame. If wear makes that fit sloppy - caused by not greasing the zerk there enough or doing a lot of side sweeping - then the usual fix is to replace the bushings. BTW, backhoes aren't set up to do heavy side...

Good point. Engines can be under the HP cutoff limit and be exempt from emissions equipment - although not from all emissions regulation. But anyway, much less of a problem, expense, and complexity. I like that approach. Or like our member above with the big Massey Ferguson. His big tractor is...

The best bucket for doing paddocks, stalls, and corrals has yet to be invented. There is a lot of opportunity there. With third function now available on so many FELs, I've wondered about something like a combo rock bucket and rotating brush. It would be a stiff brush that comes down just in...

What he says bears repeating. Us oldtimers can forget that there are now so many new tractor owners who are not aware of diesel engine history. It has been heavily impacted by emissions regulations. Diesel engine design took a major change about 2012 to 2014. Before then, tractors were...

We use our tractor about the same. It's a 2007 Kubota without DPF. About 1200 hours. Doing some firewood work yesterday we use the backhoe - at idle - to pick up tree trucks and hold them at waist level for cutting into rounds. It idles efficiently without smoke or smell. Pretty much typical of...

Sure it does, but don't you think that hydraulic flow should depends on the implement? Sometimes we don't want max flow. Backhoes have long mechanical arms that need to be precisely moved by fairly small hydraulic cylinder movements. It is common for backhoe work operators to work at idle...

Isn't that always the problem?... What do you do with the people on the front line once the emergency is over? What about the agency they worked for? We created the emergency and the response. Part of the price of victory was creating a bunch of "true believers". Does it matter if you call...

Wow. Good Videos. That is a lot of unnecessary mechanical movement. Way more than normal for a BH. The swing system is normally much tighter. Here we've been looking at the hydraulics and it may be that the mechanicals need attention first. There is enough movement to make me wonder if one or...

What I got from Jeff's message had to do with the air being much worse back before the the gov't put the screws down on pollution of all forms. Mostly industrial smokestack industries, but yes - also vehicles of all forms. And it worked. That is what Jess is saying. The air is lots cleaner...

OK. I'm looking at that picture. The side port trapped air theory didn't pan out IMHO, because some research shows that to be a common way to port swing cylinders. But while I was looking at the photo you posted and thinking what else could be going on with that cylinder I realized I can't see...

I like your theory. Swing cylinders tend to sit horizontal and pivot at the end. So one could argue the port should be up on top where air would accumulate. I went out and looked at our hoes.... On the Kubota the retract port is on the side and the extend ports are on the bottom of the...

The difference is that the automotive brake system only uses hydraulic force to move one way. Backhoes (and loaders) have force in two directions - both extending and contracting. In cars, the hydraullic pressure gives you braking, but there are outside forces (springs or impact) that move the...

OK. Indulge me. Look at the line going going from the top of the valve stack through fitting (21). It's the lower line....and lets pretend it is under pressure because of the way we have moved the valve. The flow goes to the lower T where it is split. The lower cylinder is pushed to extend and...

Yes, I did see the original diagram. It's interesting. I've not seen a hydraulic diagram quite like that before. It looks to be set up for ordering parts rather than hydraulic info. What we could use for troubleshooting is a little more detail on how the various valves regulate the flows. BTW...

When looking at diesel problems, I'm not sure how much faith to put in Ford's diesel troubles. We've had three recent Ford truck diesels. Two of them were more trouble than they were worth - literally.....during the life of the truck, the diesels cost more to fix than the truck cost new. Of...

Yes, I agree with that. I remember back at the start the OP said there is a slight leak at an upper connection. So we should talk a bit about suction leaks. A suction leak will put enough air into the system to prevent the HST from working, but will not leak visible oil out until the engine is...

I wonder how many of us pay a local handyman help for little jobs like this? I do quite often. In fact, I keep a list of this type of job that need doing around the property and consult it when the handyman comes around looking for work.

A lot of times I don't mind paying for convenience and guarantee of buying same day hoses. But they sure are a lot less expensive on line. That combo with adapters would cost about a third as much online. Like a lot of rural families I grew up buying from Sears and Roebucks. Nowdays it's...

Swapping hoses sounds good. I don't know how many times I've looked at my BH outriggers and thought to myself, "....there sits a rarely-used real dandy of a 2 valve/2 way hydraulic system that only needs a selector valve to be available for all kinds of uses." Using the outriggers as test beds...

I'm wondering why the original clutch and pump work was done. And I'm confused about the ten hours. Did you do a lot of HST work in that ten hours or was that stationary? If it drove around OK for ten hours, then I'd figure the insides were good forever and be looking at the external control...

Nice illustration! When my HST F/R quit working it was an external control cable that had come undone. BTW, did you mean the backhoe/3pt lever? On our M59 that lever never has had any resistance to movement. I'm not even sure why it stays in any location. rScotty

Much as I like to use my tractor, an 80 foot ditch for a telephone line is at most a few hours work with a shovel. Probably much less.

Using less throttle makes the 57 into a 47 hp tractor. So you get two choices for the price of one.

Kubota has a vested interest in their filters. That said, engine oil filters seems to be commodity items. Hydraulic filters are special. Our HST Kubota has several Hydrauic filters - including a special "super micron" particle filter just for the HST portion of the hydraulics. It was designed...

It will be nice when all the new diesels meet Tier 4 without DPF or DEF at all. As for DEF being a swear word for most diesel owners I wonder if you meant to write DPF and regen instead of DEF? I hear swearing on TBN at DPF and regen, but not at DEF. We have that sprinter diesel engine on our...

I used to bush hog next to a golf driving range. Found a lot of errant golf balls that way, but just for an instant.

I've always wondered just how much influence that air has in cylinders for FEL and hoes. It seems like cylinders repaired and replaced should put enough air into the system to have some effect - particularly with cylinders where one end is always up....or when replacing a big old BH boom...

That's the same as I do. And for all the same reasons I often work it at idle or a fast idle....rarely at full chat unless on the road going somewhere.

You can probably borrow a box blade to see what size you want. I'd guess for the 35 hp size a 5 feet wide for soil with clay, rocks, or roots, versus six feet wide if what you have is sandy dirt. Box blades are pretty much indestructible, so no need to get a new one. Used basic box blades with...

I don't like regulations either. In the long run, I think the only thing that works is for people to change how they think and do things. That change comes from within. Common sense regulation does work for one-on-one problems - and that makes it seem workable. But it doesn't do so well when...

Good picture. That is my recommendation too. I am now on my third rock bucket, and the bradco round time is far and away the best. Rock buckets look very similar. If you don't have a lot of rock work to use, the flat bar beats a regular bucket. But the round time is noticibly better. It is also...

I was just wondering how many of us had pushed their 5 gallon oil pan under there and pulled the drain plug? And for those that did, what did they think when it just kept on coming?

Nothing wrong with doing it that way. People do it with engine oil all the time. The problem is there is enough hydraulic oil in most tractors to swamp most oil pans. Draining hydraulic oil into a pan in one shot means having a pan that holds 13 to 15 gallons and then having enough lip on the...

Sounds like you are getting all equipped. Nice tractor and all the right attachments. Used attachments are a great place to save money and learn about mechanical things without much downside. Have you posted some pictures? I've never seen a Danhouser back blade myself, but it sounds good...

I agree. Well said. A lot of parts are common and universal. You can get better, closer, and less expensive parts other places than the dealer. Couple that with the internet and I'd stay with a machine you like rather than an unknown. rScotty

I would tend to agree - except we already tried it and it didn't work. Letting individuals decide what direction they would like to pursue without government force or restriction is exactly how the world got into the whole smog and dirty air problem in the first place. I wish it weren't true...

I won't lie...it works maybe half the time. I don't have a better answer than that. At the Kubota shop the guys do filter changes and swear they typically lose maybe a quart or two....except when I'm watching... No, I haven't tried the shop vac, yet. Maybe this year since this it is time...

I change HST/Hydraulic oil & filters at 50 hours and again at 600. After that we go a thousand hours with a filter change inbetween. All are give or take a hundred hours or more...except the first change. That might even happen sooner.

Yepper. Put a couple of cylinders and a bucket on there and you have a backhoe...

I agree. The present state of emission system design seems like the engineers just copied each other instead of thinking the problem through. Using higher RPM to make more paticles which can be trapped and then burnt is questionable arithmetic. It still sums to more particles with more surface...

Well then it seems logical to put a door in the exhaust between the engine and the DPF that could open at low RPM. That way, those who prefer to run at lower RPM could do so without loading up the particle filter. The whole argument for running at a higher RPM which burns more more fuel so...

I remember the old days with city smog and smoke-belching factories....but no EPA big brother either. The EPA began over-reaching from the beginning; that's the price of dealing with an established problem. Today it's either EPA or Smog. Pick your poison. Or we could just accept rational...

It sounds like you have an excellent dealer. That's worth some publicity in my opinion. You guys did all that most of us would have done. Not much more can be done without a flow tester. But for some reason very few shops have them. That slight change at 2K is perplexing enough to keep me from...

The tire information you want will be in tire mfg. specs as "rolling circumference or sometimes they call it out as loaded rolling circumference". Or sometimes just RC. I assume you are thinking about staying with the same rears and just change the front to something that fits between the...

Bolting in that way does give a little less support, but should be OK. The wheel to hub bolts should be tight enough to prevent any motion between hub and wheel...and therefore no problem. The thing to keep an eye on are those two compression set bolts with the springs around them - and the...

Yes, judging by the diagram it does seem that it is plumbed just as you say above. It is always best to trace the hoses as you've done just to be sure. My guess is your problem is not in the valve body. It may be in the check valve. From the checking that you have done it doesn't seem to be in...

I agree with ptsg. Number 2 seems to be the relief value - but I'm puzzled by the location. Still, if you put your hand on that control assembly and do not notice some sort of vibration when the motion of the BH stops, then I'd say that your relief valves are OK. I don't think you would miss the...

Well, something should be changing with the engine. Maybe put a load on the backhoe and run the engine very slow. Yes, a relief valve could be a constant thing....but they never are. The reason they aren not slow and constant is because fairly big orfice and open quickly to drop dangerous...

OK. So it's time to start eliminating things. BTW, that feed and return to the hoe looks like a homebrew hydraulic extention rather than factory remotes. Is that so? And if so, then the BH probably gets it's feed from the power beyond port - labeled PB - on the loader control valve. And so one...

That would be my guess too. If it worked before, it is something simple in the hydraulic feed. Either the quick connects as you say, or something bumped the rear remote control levers located beside the seat and the levers aren't opening the remote valve fully.

A wonderful tractor. We sure miss ours. I don't think that adding those weights will make it more tippy. The weight you are adding has a CG below that of the post pounder. Now if you do manage to tip it over, having weights will increase the moment since you would be swinging a larger mass...

The lynch pin in the picture is what makes that C channel loader support functional. Now having said that, the ones that came stock on our tractors (Kubta and JD) are very HEAVY WALL C Channel & with two lynch pins. It does feel secure. On the neighbors sink and swim Kubota..... The nice thing...

Did you ever do the welding? Some stainless alloys are very easy to weld. I liked your idea to sleeve instead of just butt weld. BTW, almost any type of welding will work with stainless. I use oxy/acet and start with some spot welds just to hold all into position and then either add rod if it is...

This thread made me remember old motorcycles and their controls. Bad enough that the levers themselves were shaped differently - there were toe shifts as well as "heel and toe" shifters. But even more strange was that some motorcycles shifted with the right foot and braked with the left - while...

I'm glad to hear that some dealers still like warranty work. I'm from "many years ago" and always liked warranty work. It didn't pay the hourly that other work did, but at least it did pay. Warranty work was more likely to be newer and clean and lubed with parts available, instead of old, dirty...

Several of the larger size USA imported Yanmars with built-in power steering also had a power beyond outlet available as part of the 3pt plumbing. If so, it would be below the seat on the right hand side. Not sure if that applied to the YM336D, but worth investigating. There are several active...

I have nicholson mill bastard files that I bought new back 50 years ago and they are still fine. I have used them often - but mostly on brass and bronze. If I use them on steel it has to be mild steel & carefully. Just found some more in a used store and they seem as good.

I wonder if we missed something. The op said that his tractor, "blew a hose". That sounds real specific so I'm assuming that he means the hose ruptured from pressure rather than some other kind of failure. I've never blown a hydraulic hose. That's a scary thought. Certainly it is not a common...

Right you are. In hindsight I would have been better off to have bought the right tractor at your age or before. Would have gotten more done and had fun doing it. But I didn't, & will admit that I actually enjoyed doing hard work by hand. Maybe there is a health beneftit there, too. Anyway, I...

Any idea of what kind of wrench is going to get in there? Seems like a whole forest of fittings and I wouldn't want to remove them all. And that makes me wonder why one would start leaking... I had a leak like that once, and thought I'd never find it. It turned out to be microscopic lengthwise...

We Well, as you say it is certainly worth checking out the local regs. This is small town USA, most welding suppliers are smaller businesses around here. There used to be an Airgas store a few towns over, but shut down now. I think there is still one in Denver. Largest Colorado gas supplier...

It's a large country. Different things in different areas.

I'd like to know something about that too. I've got the same engine - I think. It's the venerable Kubota V2403. A 4 cylinder of roughly 2400 cc with a slightly undersquare configuration that goes back generations. We bought ours before that motor had regeneration equipment. One of the things I...

A loader tractor WITH power steering. Now they all have it. There's a reason for that. But there were decades where they didn't. You could spot heavy equipment operators by the shape of their arms. Second place goes to battery-powered tools of all kinds. Third would definitely be the thumb on...

DNIP The best way? I don't know. It might be different for everyone. In the past few years, whenever a younger guy is in my shop and interested enough in a tool I either try to give it to him or make a note to do so when I am done. Most of my hand tools have duplicates anyway. rScotty

Interesting. How do you know that those are rental tanks? I have two or three sets of ownership oxy/acetylene tanks, but when I swap them out they just load whichever tank is next up. I've never known or cared whether they were marked one way or another. Afterall, they aren't filling my tank -...

That's the way people used to do it. Pay cash or do without. And for us old folks it is ingrained to do things that way - so we did and still do. But part of the reasons that worked for us no longer apply. It's a different world now and it belongs to a different group. Frankly, we missed a lot...

So by keeping their savings there in the NFCU a person would qualify for a 2% loan. But by taking that same money and moving it to a different bank and taking out a one year CD in that new bank they could make 4.45% on their money....the downside to that being that since they are no longer...

Not only are there no loaders, the tractors themselves are small and from what I see there, are mostly used with rotary tiller/cultivators. Why so much emphasis on rotary tillage? Farmers also have to seed, fertilize, tend the crop, harvest the crop... put in fence and irrigation, make hay...

What does "Share rate" mean? What does the NFCU pay on savings accounts?

Interesting. So if these are standard - or as you say, "proper fire sprinkler heads"...there is probably information on coverage, pressure, flow rate and such. Do you have any tech specs you prefer? I'm suprised that half inch copper is large enough, but that just shows how much I have to...

Thanks for posting that pump timing pdf. I don't even have that model Ford or know anyone who does - although I do remember when they were popular. But sured did enjoy reading the article. Very well written. Do you have the rest of the manual as well? Or a link? Some people like reading...

Yeah, thanks. I saw that about when I sent reply. Maybe that'll help teach me not to speed read and speed answer. Ah, well. Maybe he will do both jobs. rScotty

Beg, borrow, rent, or make up an injector puller that will pull your particular type injector. Often some part of your puller tool will thread or clamp onto the injector while another part o the tool will then push down against the head to pull the injector out. Try to avoid slide hammers.... ...

I agree. It doesn't make sense. As to, "Why do people believe this stuff?".... Selling the same model in different outlets has been going on for decades in the mechanical world - long enough to have thought about it. My thought is that a lot of the misinformation comes directlyfrom the mouth...

That's right. I've had large customers ask for special treatment and they get it - in a certain way. For example I might stay late on a night I normally would go home .... and work until the wee hours for a large customer. He's earned that right. But I wouldn't favor large or small customera...

Eric, that's an excellent slide presentation. Thanks for the link. The recommended installations look a lot like what I've been thinking of doing. Two friends have lost their places to wildfires in the last decade and we spend a lot of time talking about it. Windblown embers seem to be the...

I'm curious too. I know I'll do it this summer - just don't know how. I'd kind of like to use PVC just because it is quick & thick enough to tap for some sort of sprinkler assembly. Doing the same in copper is more work... but doable. And has the advantage of once done it lasts forever. I've...

It melts. Plus I can't see any advantage to poly except cost - and so far everytime I've made a decision to design or build based on cost I've later wished I'd done it differently. rScotty

And check all the hydraulic systems. If one systen is working slowly, that one may have a relief valve that has hung open. Or partly so. The small orfice on a relief valve is guaranteed to heat up the hydraulic fluid. In fact, JD recommends doing that with the steering held to lock for faster...

I am going to some effort - it seems worthwhile....and of course we all need projects. My original idea was to run the pipe right along the peak - use sprinklers and let it just drain down the side of the roof and eaves. However, that means a lot of up high work for my aging old body. This all...

We are working this year on enhancing the fire protection around our place. Thought I'd run a homemade copper sprinkler pipe under the outside eaves of the barn, block one end, and hook the other end to the well pump. It would be easy to make up, amost invisible and hopefully would keep the barn...

OK, a rental hydro seeder is definitely on my to do list for next season. Can't wait to give it a try. Gotta be better than the slingshot.....although maybe a little more complex. I will say that so far the seeds sprout well after being sun-baked into a clay ball. Does anyone else do a...

You did? That might be the answer. But I know nothing about them. Is it on a trailer or what? What materials do yo use to make the goo stick to a near-vertical slopes?? Please tell us lots more about this. And anyone else who knows about hydroseeding, I'd like to learn more. Partiuclarly about...

I agree with that. The small tractor industry wasn't as mature in the 80s as now. American industry was caught flat-footed when they found what was happening overseas. The small hillside farms popular in foreign countries had undergone their own industrial revolution featuring 4wd & miniature...

Do you have the draft control engaged? If so, check if there is a lighter setting. That will enable it to lift instead of bending things.

It is all true, and along the way we have owned several Yanmars. Wonderful quality; like a fine watch. I wish we still had them. Did you know that Yanmars used to be one of the most expensive compact 4wds? In the early 1980s the knock against them was the high price. Anyway, back in 2007 we...

Maybe it's an optional part. It fits on the pivot of one (not both) of the loader cylinders and then swings down into position to latch. Usually on the left side, so photos of the right side won't show it. Anyway, because both of our new TLBs have it, I thought it was on everything now. Our...

Yes, you can put in a simple float switch. It will have to be a 220 type that switches both legs rather than one. And pay attention to special waterproof connectors typically used in well pump installations. Increasing the reserve capacity surrounding the shallow well is another way to solve...

That's odd, I thought that all modern Front End Loaders were made with a safety latch on the FEL boom cylinders so that they could be locked in the Full Up position. But on the exploded diagram (Messicks) for that LA844 loader, I don't see a part to do that. Do some FELs not have the safety...

The examples you are giving don't sound like "planned obsolescence" to me, they just sound like cheaper construction. Avoiding shipping costs, using substitute parts, and building lighter weight products out of less expensive material are all standard ways to build a cheaper product. Building to...

We have half a mile of eroded hillside right across the swift mountain creek. The slope looks like good dirt but is too steep to climb. It's only 20 yards away, but you can't get there safely. For a cover crop I scientifically chose whatever we harvested last year from our hay meadow, plus some...

I remember you saying that before - that in your opinion top quality is a "marketing myth". That sounds to be like your expertise is somewhere else rather than in mechanical things. I'm a gearhead, & have been involved in every aspect of mechanical things my entire life - including...

Used to have wonderful hearing, but I have to wear hearing aids now and they are only so/so. Wish I had been smart enough to have worn hearing protection . Lucky to have lived long enough to experience the loss, but the loss was not necessary. I miss the casual conversations with friends....

Two separate implements, but maybe they were used together. A stalk rake and a stalk chopper. Maybe used in tandem. One under the belly of the tractor and one towed. Our old JD 530 has a hydraulic lift for a belly cultivator and also a three point. It used to be common to run two implements at...

I just had to drill out a broken screw in a shop size nibbler. Luckily was able to get it apart enough to put the piece onto a Bridgeport milling machine. That made it easy to center drill and then bore the broken shank with a small carbide bit. Then an easy-out. But without the stability of...

Well, I've been following along for the past six years. Our similar build took us five years, but sure is nice. I would have done a thousand little things different and a few large ones... but you and I both ended up building something nice. Now I've got a question. When we started work here, I...

Show us a picture of the front axle... The MF 205 was two wheel drive. The 205-4 was 4wd.... It could have the front driveshaft disconnected. Or the U joint could be history, or the shfter not engaging...who knows? Sometimes I wonder if mine is engaged in 4wd. I know it has 4wd and the lever...

Saving 30% is nice, but although the percentage sounds large, it still isn't a lot of dollars when compared with other life-changing expenses. The cost difference is just not as high as a pickup truck, a kitchen remodel, a garage, barn, or workshop, or year of higher education - yet it will...

They couldn't. Even though they had a large market share in the 1980s, by 1990 Yanmar had signed a non-compete contract as part of their agreement to build tractors for JD. That eventually expired, so now they are back....but in the meanwhile they lost all those years.

When you see oil leaking out that front drive shaft cover, the first problem is figuring out if it is coming from the front axle or the transmission. Sounds like you already know, but check the axle oil anyway. Front axles can take all night to drain the lowest parts right inboard of the wheel...

What does the W stand for in 50W?

My favorite tractor for comparing small FELs is the Kubota B26. Lifts 1100 lbs at midpoint in the bucket, or 1300 lbs to full height at the pivot pins. That's pretty good for a 23 hp TLB.

That's how temperature and viscosity work in oils all right, and it used to be a lot bigger problem before multi-weight oils came on the market. It is exactly why multi-weight oils like 5w-50 were developed.

None, here. For Traction: Plants like a light footprint in summer & chains are better for winter. For Ballast: A light implement on the 3pt ballasts the FEL more than heavy tires do. We live in the mountains. Lots of gravel and little clay. YMMV.

Yes, it is confusing about the front axle 4wd lubrication recommendation. There is some history and even a bit of reason behind it. It started when Yanmar invented and patented the bevel gear type drven front axle that you see on almost all utility size tractors today. The big advantage of their...

It sure does sound like it is starving for fuel. A good test is to take it out to the road and drive up a slight incline for awhile. If it starts out strong and then slows.... and then if you let it idle for awhile and it does it again.... then that generally means the fuel filter is not passing...

I found an operator manual online. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1541409/Satoh-Bull-S-630.html?page=52#manual Page 52 shows the cleanable filter under a plate where the oil is drained. It will be 100 mesh Stainless Steel or brass screen. You can make one yourself or fix the old one if bent...

Good. Do some looking around for a cleanable filter in the sump. Often it is a tubular screen under a plate. Sometimes it is the plate where the fitting for the suction hose exits the hydraulic/transmission sump. Anytime water sits in the hydraulic oil it starts to form stringy clumps of goo...

Here it is again, and from another new member. This JD attitude has become a common refrain from newbies and old hands alike. Hardly a week goes by when someone doesn't post about how poor the service is at the John Deere tractor dealer. Common comments are, "arrogant" and "not interested". So...

Wouldn't a redesign just add to the cost of the warranty repair? The dealer still has to do the repair - and be compensated by the manufacturer - who now also has to design and make a new part, stock it, educate mechanics, and scrap all the old ones. Established companies can probably...

There is a local ag tire dealer that most people around here use. They sell mostly Titan and Goodyear. I asked once about cheaper tires and they said they don't sell them. rScotty

Probably true. But where the warranty really saves the manufacturer dollars is in the component testing and resulting redesign. Testing is real time consuming and expensive. At some point you have to quit testing and put it on the market. Whatever is saved there, can be handled by the warranty...

I did design engineering for awhile (20 years) before going into another branch of engineering. We always designed something the best we could - and then sometimes had to battle over cost. In my opinion, the whole concept of "designed obsolescence" is a folk tale. Maybe it started as...

Good on you. And it helps that you have a VOM. Is the solenoid to the starter engaging?? On mine I know it works because that is what makes the loud "click" when you first turn it to to crank. A loud click, and then it cranks. The trouble is that solenoid passes so much amperage that points...

Yep. It is. The only reason I mentioned Kubota B26 is that nobody else makes a dedicated small Tractor/Loader/Backhoe i.e. a TLB. Plus... having made that size TLB for decades now, Kubota has it is well worked out. Expensive little monsters, although there are reasons for that. For...

Warranties seem to be a big reason why people buy new things. But just how useful is a tractor warranty anyway? Not all warranties are equal, or treated equally at all dealers. So what makes a good warranty and why have one? From a manufacturing viewpoint, warranties are a big money saver...

Could be a sensor or relay. But the glow plugs use a lot of battery power in a hurry - and might not be leaving enough for the starter. Or the indicator turning off might just mean the battery is flat. In either case, my first guess would be the battery is flat, second guess would be corrosion...

Any of the non-emission under 25 hp tractors will do you just fine. The market is very competitive, and by spending more you tend to get more. My choice for similar work would be a Kubota B26 TLB - and include the optional 3pt hitch..... BUT that is because I do more landscaping than gardening...

What I love about the old gassers is how quiet they are when running. A heavy cast iron 4 cylinder engine that only makes 15 to 30 hp doesn't make much noise doing it. Even the two cylinders are quiet. Not only quiet at idle, but they return to idle until they need to rev to meet a load. All...

Repost in the Vintage Yanmar forum and I bet you find some help. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/

Right. I've wondered if they need to be compensated for altitude.

I'm going to assume you have tried all the simple things - like making sure that the backhoe return line is large enough that it is not restricting flow, and checking that running at a faster RPM does clearly supply more oil to the BH functions than running at idle. Most small tractors don't...

Do you have a shop manual or hydraulic diagram for the Satoh Bull? I doubt if it is the oil. In warm weather, 80 wt gear oil is similar viscosity to 30 wt engine oil...and that is reasonable if not optimal. Old oil that is milky or stringy has gotten water in it. Replace it. That cheap tractor...

So why not go buy a good older tractor and use it however you like? Avoid the problems entirely. You are a mechanic with a lifetime of experience, and certainly know there are models available without any emissions controls at all. Don't blame you for trying a new one, but no sense in staying...

I agree. My favorite 3pt is the square tube telescoping extendable type with an automatic spring pin latch. Then if we add rigid side sway stops instead of chains, the 3pt works even better. Telescoping arms are easier for me to hook up than quick hitches, because after getting close I can...

Worst case: What's it cost to ship a pump up to the pump guy and back? I'm more than casually curious. Some day that might be any of us half a world away. rScotty

I don't think you have enough information about what is wrong yet. Right now you are testing the clutch pedal mechanism instead of testing the clutch. I'm a mechancial guy, and there are half a dozen little things I'd want to test and explore before thinking about splitting the engine. My...