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I wonder if that would work sprayed onto rags and tucked under the hood of the tractor to keep mice away.... Or would it attract them? For the garden I just use an electric wire and fence charger. Have not tried that on the tractor... the tires would insulate the metal from the ground so that...

Sorry for disturbing your opinion with arithmetic, but more people using more will eventually make rapid changes. How could they not? More people using more doesn't plot as a straight line, you know. You mystify me. What in the world do you think is happening? Do you think that oil somehow...

Does it matter if oil production is higher or lower? Kinda dumb to burn such a resource anyway. There is a strong argument towards towards leaving more of it in the ground for future generations. After all, petroleum has a lot of uses other than as a cheap fuel, but right now we just burn it...

What ID number is your YM336D? We might be able to find more info. It appears that the YM336D kit was a different kit from the 220/226/276 kit. The 336 may not have required as many kits for that reason as well as the records show a several changes to YM336Ds running gear - so many 336s might...

Yes, ceertainly check into the lock nut. I doubt it can loosen, but if it did then the spindle could break. Here are two attachments that show the heavy duty parts for your YM276D. It came as a kit. I have no idea where that kit can be found...but at least you know how to begin a search...

OK.I found one note saying a heavy duty wheel spindle kit was available for the YM330D and YM336D. The HD kit had a larger shaft, thicker wheel flange, larger bearings and seals, and improved locknut (inside). th So far all I see are prices for the larger YM330/336 Front Spindle Kit #...

Yes, that front wheel and tire are both mounted correctly. I've got an old Yanmar glossy advertising brochure and it shows that orientation. That loader in your photo is also the top of the line Yanmar quick attach loader made specifically for that model Yanmar. That loader style was good but...

I believe the posts here; TBNers aren't making this stuff up, they post what they are experiencing. And their posts say different areas and states are dealing with some really different economies. It does seems like the Eastern states - north, south, and coastal - are having hard times and a...

I had a similar experience. I wondered about the sizing on a JD muffler flange so I called. The girl said, "wait a minute, I'll send a guy out to the warehouse to measure one!" She did, I bought it, and his measurement was right on. rScotty

Most people would love to have those decisions to make. All the US CPI methods and formulas are public domain info. Just do a search on CPI/Overview or CPI/methods. My personal opinion is sort of like Torvy's if I understand him right. CPI is OK for rough comparisons to keep popular newscasters...

Interesting.... The CPI in the USA doesn't change with short term changes in mortgage costs. I didn't know that Canada's did. But the US method doesn't ignore homeowner costs. Instead of tracking changes in mortagage, the US CPI uses a formula derived from the average rental cost across the...

Thanks, I agree. That's exactly what I've been trying to say. It's an accumulation. The gov't CPI calculator site below shows what you are saying in a simple way. Maybe in a way the gov't probably never intended. Give it a try. The math works. I think you'll see that although some years are...

Wow! Look at what just came in the mail... This sure is timely. On another thread we were chatting about how to deal with costs today, and then this Steiner Tractor catalog shows up. "New Parts for Old Tractors" says it all. Just like the tractors it supports, the catalog itself is a fully...

Well, that's my mistake then. I meant my reply to be to the more general general conversation of cost of living increases, not just one household's personal spending. I know how that can happen. A few years ago we had a flood. Rebuilding caused our next few years' expenses to be 10 times what...

You are right about all of that, and it means that the best time to set wage expectations is at the beginning. We should all try to include an annual cost of living increase.... on my jobs I tried and didn't always get it, and some jobs I took anyway. But it just makes sense to write cost of...

Yes, we need to be careful with the math. Politicians can get away with being biased and sloppy, but we need to be smarter than that. An investment can cost money, but it is not the same as an expense. CPI is only for "non-investment" expenses. It is simply to be a way to measure the change...

Yes. There is a whole lot of Skewed Math out there by people wanting to sell you a "pig in a poke". Don't fall for their game. If you want to see how much things have really changed, instead of what the various politicians want you to believe - just go to this site. It's by geeks without an...

I happen to agree that there are too many poorly thought out welfare programs. But I don't see how that factors into wages at all. Wages and welfare ought to be completely different things - shouldn't they? I still think workers have a responsibility to decide what wage they need & insist on it...

Whoever reported that is using some pretty skewed math. If inflation was all the way up to 10%, then that would mean that his "average American family" makes substantially over $100,000 per year. But inflation is not 10%, it is more like half that, and so are average wages. Inflation is a...

I see help wanted signs everywhere. When there are more jobs than people to fill them, then isn't it up to working people to make sure they get a decent wage? Business owners can try every way to maximize their profit, but without workers nothing good happens at all. Wages are also the...

My point is the same as ever - It's a big country, big enough that things in one place really are different from another. I was out in rural Mass/Vermont last year and thought it was nice. But I've been to Maine in the past. Not for long enough to understand wages or prices of consumer goods...

Looks to me like the economy is better than it has been in years. Around here, nobody fixes up their old cars, appliances, or clothing, they just buy new ones. I'm as bad as anyone - probably worse, since I just bought new lumber to build a shed for an old tractor that can't possibly be worth...

Thats about what I found, too. After spending a year looking, driving, comparing prices & features what I learned was that different makes were closer than I thought. The name brands were higher, but less so when everything was figured in. What surprised me was how much prices varied between...

The Messick's site has very complete pictures and parts. It even shows the new and old versions of the glow plug relays and controllers. From message #6: Kubota #16415-65600 RELAY, GLOW PLUG What we ae missing is a schematic. rScotty

A hydraulic thumb for the backhoe.

Glad you enjoyed it. I was a self-taught metal worker for 25 years. Then went to school and learned about metals and materials from a whole different perspective. Both equally good. rScotty

I think the problem here is simply definitions. We all shape metal when we need to. Metallurgy looks at the chemical structure, and metalworking at the physical shape. Bending metal until it yields causes it to stretch in the plane of the bend - there's no getting around that. But as several...

AI comes to TBN....

Maybe you wouldn't, or it might depend on what they are loaded with. Or maybe you got a great deal on wheel weights. Or for flotation, hard surface traction, softer ride, or just don't wamt so much weight or compaction. Lots of reasons......

The alternative to loading tires is to buy wheel weights. Kubota offers weights for many of their models, but doesn't always advertise them. Look in the parts books as sometimes they are listed there. The downside to wheel weights has always been the initial expense. Otherwise they are mostly a...

I always thought the L39 was about the perfect size TLB. When was it produced and did it have any emissons control at all? Does it have an auto throttle down to idle, or is it totally manual throttle? rScotty

Never mind. Basic metallurgy is well understood. It's not a matter of belief. rScotty

Metal workers always have a problem is with the term "bending back". Metal is pretty easy to bend, so it's hard to resist fixing things that way. But basically there is no way anyone can bend something back to where it was before. Metal yields when it bends, and when it yields it also...

A larger tractor is not always better. In my experience, working with the tractor in a tight place is more often the problem than lack of power. Small tractors are fine, just slower, and 25 HP is a lot of power. Also, 25 hp is below the requiremet for DPF emissions tractors - which have to be...

Isn't that maddening? I bent the bucket bottom AND the arms on my first compact by being stupid and putting stress on one corner trying to lift something it couldn't.... and then paid for it with 20 years of dealing with a bent bucket. I eventually fixed the loaders for a couple of customers...

That's not common at all. Mufflers often last as long as tractors. But it is easy to see the problem with the BX23. When you have a muffler or anything like a muffler, mirror, canopy, or telephone pole that is cantilevered out like the BX23 muffler is, there is always a chance that it will...

I see that plate in the illustration, but cannot find a part number. Kubota just calls it a "plate". Why do you call it a flex plate? What material is it? Is it flexible in compression? What do you think its function is? And yes, going back to the choices you list on your first post ....If thef...

Any of this look familiar? Is your "flex plate" what I would call the "Pressure Plate 020"?

Hank, sorry to contribute to the thread drift. I'll try to get it back on track. I believe what you are attempting to fix was a common problem for loaders without a full length frame. All the bending stress was carried by the bell housing. Those housings were often cast and usually broke...

Yep. Our Kubota M59 has a clutch pedal as well as the HST+ tranny. No idea why, but on the parts diagram the clutch looks just like a standard dry clutch on any old 50 to 80 hp tractor with a manual transmission. I haven't looked at the parts manual to confirm if the parts are standard but it...

So are you assuming that the pump is working OK? The pump should work without that cleanable screen as long as there are no suction leaks between the sump and the intake to the pump. If you have the framework but are just missing the mesh screen, the mesh is a wrapped and mounted sock of 304 SS...

Thanks, LD1. Nice summary.

Right, I see how you are viewing it now. in that case I agree that a void could be created on the Rod side if a heavy load collapses the cylinder faster than replacement fluid is being supplied. To avoid that happening, many - but not all - control valves have the capability to add deal with...

Hmmm.... If lowering the arms without the engine running creates a void, wouldn't that put the void on the cylinder side of the piston instead of on the rod side? On your second point, I"ve felt that delay too. But I don't think that the fact of a delay proves that the rod side is filling up an...

5030, I will keep that in mind. Good post, BTW. I will remember, because now that you mention that spline coupling, it I have seen them worn now on a couple of tractors and wondered about the cause. I thought it was lack of lube, and believe that is a common enough thought that there have been...

Never did, but did consult for some big corporations - maybe that's similar to gov't work? I'm a WWII baby & grew up doing harvest & farm labor instead of school. Began working for myself as a teenager. Shop owner/mechanic/welder/machinist by age 25. Later did HS via night school which led to...

I know it was. If you will draw out the schematic - or look at a typical schematic of a loader circuit - I think you will see why it doesn't make any difference how many cylinders are in parallel. Not all theories are right. But theories can be - often are - partly true. Think about what...

Usually being that difficult to shift out of 4wd is due to torsional stress built up in the drive shaft to the front axle. Sometimes - and especially if replacement tires aren't the same front to rear diameter as the OEM tires were, then it is wound up so much that the 4wd engagement gear in the...

Sounds like she is still too cold. I once put in new glow plugs that didn't work any different until I put in new glow plug relays. Then it worked half a dozen times until the combo of new glow plugs and new relays pulled enough amps that it burned up the contacts and then the wires between the...

Nice idea, put it still needs a leakage path in the valve to make it work. Without that pathway, the way they are plumbed it doesn't make any difference how many cylinders there are. All the cylinders are connected and constrained to move the same. They all work as one. We still have to somehow...

In that case I would put a voltmeter on the glow plug and see if it is still getting power. All the glowplugs I've seen do not get power that long. It's a big load on the battery, and might burn up the glow plug. Also, the glow plug circuits that I am familiar with all control the glow plug...

Yes. An excellent example of what I am saying. That site is selling hard chrome plating. But they offer no science, just opinion.There is lots of that on the internet. It looks fancy but the talk about cylinder drift has nothing technical or diagnostic. There is no discussion about how or why...

Well, then from what you are describing it's probably not a suction leak. Rule of thumb is that a few bubbles don't count. If a suction leak isn't sucking enough air to notice some foam on the hydraulic fluid while the tractor is running, it probably isn't causing your problem. Foam does go...

Don't worry about my experience, chances are good that my experience compares favorably with anyone who enjoys wrenching along with studying how things work. I've been doing both as business and a hobby for over half a century. I don't question that you have experienced exactly what you say. I...

Here is a simple thought experiment: Suppose we take any cylinder off the tractor and put it on the bench. Take it apart and remove the seal from the piston completely. Now reassemble the cylinder so as to put that piston without any seal roughly at midpoint, and fill both sides with...

That's true, but only partly so. The problem is still that fluid doesn't compress. So fluid can only bypass the cylinder piston seal if the fluid on the other side of the piston has somewhere to escape. The easiest escape route is for the fluid to move past a leaky control spool valve. Most...

What we don't know is if the dealer plumbed in the the grapple 3rd function valve correctly. Did the problem with the bucket curl happen at the same time as the 3rd function install?

Does your tractor have a cleanable hydraulic filter that needs attention? Some models do. If so, check it to see if it is plugged. Also, take a look at the trans/hydraulic fluid when it has been running for a while. The fluid should be clear and without many bubbles. If it is foamy or milky the...

Yep, that's a Yanmar Front Loader and Tractor. The loader is possibly an ALO - made in Canada for Yanmar and sold there and to USA Yanmar dealers in the USA back when Yanmar had a lot of US dealers...which was before they pulled out to make tractors for JD. But what's a lift lever/handle? Is...

BTW, if you put a hydraulic T fitting on the IN port of the FEL control .... and then mount a pressure gauge there where you can see it you can watch pressure yourself. You can use a 5000 psi gauge from ACE hardware. My old JD front loader runs about 1000 psi lifting a normal bucket full of...

Hydraulic force is just pressure times area. And it's a simple linear relationship. So if the pressure is turned up to 2500 and used to be 2000, the percent gain in force is: ((2500-2000)/2000) then times 100 to turn it into a percent. Comes out to a 25% gain. Hydraulic pumps normally have an...

I think that makes sense, but how do you know the restrictive spec? And how do you measure it? The traditional way to measure filter load is by measuring pressure drop across the filter. I've seen pressure drop readouts on intake air filters and on my shop vac - but never on a hydraulic filter...

When we went looking for a used full size yellow backhoe/loader, we would have been just as happy with a Ford 555, Case 580, JD310, or Cat 416. All are the smallest of their type, and all have our minimum requirements: 4x4, extendahoe, and a cab with AC & Heat. When buying used, it is good...

Ductile iron isn't well known - it's a fairly recent process and a real problem solver. Apparently municipal drinking water mains and laterals are using it more and more. I only ran into it because of taking oa job with a municipal water works. I wonder if ductile has hit the used pipe market...

I like the contractor's thoughts but would upgrade the pipes under the wall to pipe material that can withstand some weight and movement. Nobody can forecast what the settlement and movement is going to be when clay is involved, but the pipe needs to take all the weight if necessary. 4" iron is...

It could, but in order to put that much fuel into the oil it would have to be so far out of time that it would barely run if it ran at all. That far out of time the engine would stumble, cough, valves rattle, and just run terribly - might backfire and maybe not even run on all cylinders. If any...

I figure it is a B2620 from a 60" mower deck & common dyslexia. But it does make one wonder...

Around here, people prefer to buy new. That is in spite of good used equipment often being as good or better mechanically. Like anything used, it has to be in good condition or worth very little. But assuming good condition and such - then around here my guess is that tractor and equipment would...

I believe that the yellow loader backhoes are deliberately built so that an operator doesn't have to be careful. After all, there are no operator's certificates most places. A company has no idea who they are hiring to run those things. But they are so incredibly rugged that they are strong...

All true, and mine do the same thing. There is probably a perfect leakproof valve somewhere in the world - but they didn't put it on my tractors either. Nor do they improve with age. But the OP has something different happening. When driving along, his loader can suddenly drop a few inches in a...

I'm beginning to wish we had a hydraulic schematic. Does it have check valves? We need to know more about the configuration of the loader control valve(s). We've been assuming that it is the most basic type control valve - but it may not be.

Doing it just once sounds like there is a possibility that air in the hydraulic fluid created a pocket of air in the lift cylinders - air WILL compress and can move where fluid cannot. Next time you get the hydraulic fluid working and up to temperature, take a look at the hydraulic fluid...

Suppose that the cylinder is half way through its stroke and the piston is is somewhere near the center of the cylinder. The piston has a bum seal, so fluid can get past it, but fluid cannot get into or out of the cylinder because it is blocked by the loader valve being in the OFF position...

Now that is interesting. Does it then hold for awhile and then repeat the sudden drop? Will it eventually stop dropping? And how does the amount of load in the bucket affect it? I figure that when it drops like that your instinct is to move the lever and raise it back up. How does that...

I agree with that.

I don't see how the problem can be in the cylinder. Think about the loader control valve for a moment. Until you move the levers, the control valve is simply an on/off switch in the OFF position. In that OFF position with the the levers sitting in the neutral center position the control valve...

It's interesting how many TBNers have an old full size backhoe - like a JD310 or Case 580....not many Cat 316s or JCBs however. Once you use a full size machine it is an eye-opener. To plow a few feet of snow, I just lower the bucket to skim the ground and drive forward. The bucket is full in...

This TBN editor makes no sene. If the engine knocks due to pre-ignition or low octane we cannot discuss a need to ****** the timing. But we can say that that the timing needs to be retarded. It's a bit Orwellian - or would be if it made any sense at all.

I hear what you are saying. My reply is that it isn't that simple. Some types of calculation may be OK, but the simplest sort of generic total BTU back of envelope calculations can point to the wrong solution by ignoring how a floor will work for the people living on it. Total energy...

There is no vaccum line on those tractors. Many automobiles of that era had begun using a vacuum advance mechanism, but the Ford Jubilee (8N) style tractors stuck with their old vintage centrifugal advance mechanism. When timing the ignition you don't have to worry about the centrifugal...

Interesting, I couldn't get it to let me use ******, either. This editing program let me type "******" normally, but then would asterisk it out when I posted. Tried several work-arounds and finally deleted the passage. rScotty

Keep in mind that adjusting Ignition timing as we are discussing only applies to gasoline engines. Diesels are different. Someone asked about setting the "Dwell". Dwell is the time that a spark coil has available to build up enough magnetic field to make a spark. It is critical in V8 high rev...

Sounds to me like you are describing a situation where a boiler is running very hot fluid to heat a floor that doesn't have much mass. Most of my comments are directed differently - I prefer heavy hydronic floors/slabs from 3 to 6" thick and running HWH temperatures of up to 120Fmax rather than...

Why do you think that increasing the flow will make much difference to the heat in the house? Have you done some tests? There isn't much of a temperature differential between the concrete next to a heat tube and the fluid inside, so I wouldn't expect the heat to move into or thru the concrete...

I agree with that. Math saves a lot of work. But floor heat can be different from traditional calcs. When you start figuring how many BTU you need, give some thought toward the RATE at which heat moves in and out of different surfaces and through different materials. You can use math for rate...

OK. with 6 water heaters available... Before you wire the shop, think about the possibilities. An electric HWH already has two heating elements which can be wired to come on alternately or at the same time. HWHers aren't large and have to be stored anyway, so there should be room to plumb all...

I wouldn't get to much involved with the heating BTU math. Unless you want to dive in pretty deeply the simple calculations just lead to the wrong conclusions about floor heat. It's easy to know how many watts the HWH floor uses - as well of all the other factors. But ultimately it doesn't...

That's what I was wondering. There is already a bracket with two bolts holding what looks like a piece of angle iron. I'd clap about a piece of larger angle iron on top of what you show in the photo and then work with that. I wouldn't add any extra stress to those loader ears. rScotty

That's about how I built mine to be controlled. So that I could leave the house and shop for a 6 month vacation somewhere warm and this place would stay at good temps. My hookup for a propane-fired backup is outside in an attached room.

I also use a dedicated HWH - it's a Marathon brand fiberglass/epoxy tank. The tank will probably outlast the house. My inspector was intrigued by that as well as other custom features. Around here, the basics of any structure has to be approved by an engineer in order to get a building...

Rich, it sounds to me like you have a good mental picture of how the hydraulic system is working. I agree with everything you are seeing and saying including the test - and am against doing it for the same reasons you say. Also I prefer pipe fittings to have a good metal-to-metal seal without...

You are right. I ignored the header when I read the post. My bad. I do tend to diagnose from the simplest to complex. It's a problem-solving technique that works for me. So I'd assume it is normal slobber until we find that it is not. Then I go to the next step. rScotty

It's just the world that we live in now. I try to deal with it and not judge too harshly. No telling where that oil travels to before it gets to my local NAPA. As you know from our conversations, my own bias is that I am willing to pay a premium for a premium product. But I won't do that when I...

I do too. For keeping oily things clean I have several clean 5 gallon buckets that I've modified with the nifty screw-on lid conversion that is available now. The lid conversion costs more than the bucket, but is worth it.

I say minor because I'm not even sure that the reduction in bucket curl with the auto level engaged is an intensional feature. Looking at the system, the curl restriction could just as easiliy be an artifact of the way that their self leveling is designed. I've been in enough design reviews to...

The Kubota M59 has what Kubota calls a "self-leveling" loader. The term "self-leveling" is sort of a misnomer. It should be called "maintains same bucket curl angle". It does not go to level by itself, it simply makes the bucket stay at whatever curl angle that you put it at while the FEL...

Well, from the post I wasn't real real clear where the spray was coming from. It's not normal unless coming from the exhaust is what I'd say. Especially on the old pre-emission diesels, a cold engine on a humid morning can spray black goo out of the exhaust. Soot and water, called "diesel...

Good to know. I'm feeling lots better The thing that bothered me with I took the caps off my Shell T6 is that the seal ring didn't separate from the cap like it does on a plastic coke bottle. The seal ring and cap were still one intact piece with no breaks when I recapped it. In fact, that was...

Wel... smoking and loping generally mean too much fuel, or retarded injector timing. Since the the injector pump is new? - and you are absolutely & positively "swear on a 6 pack sure" that you got it timed and shimmed exactly right - then that only leaves the injectors. With old injectors, the...

Thanks, that makes me feel better. I also used some old work contacts and put in a questioin to Shell technical dept. For decades I use Shell Rotella 15w40 conventional and it worked fine. But I do like synthetic oils.

Have you bought any T6 recently? Do they have that peel-off secondary seal? Dang, I sure hope not.. I poured the oil in my engine & am now wondering if it really was what it was said to be? I hope someone can ease my mind. It seemed Ok, although more viscous than I expected from a 5wt on a 50...

I was surprised when I looked up the OP's B8200 to find that it was available with optional power steering as well as a transmission choice of either a 9 speed gear box or a surprisingly modern three range HST. I wonder if the OP's machine has either of those? PS & HST sure do make chore work...

A used tractor can do a person just fine, but there are caveats: Most small tractor dealers don't have the level of mechanical expertise to deal with troubleshooting even the very common old Kubotas - and all those older tractors were pretty much identical for 20 years except for size. But...

I just bought some motor oil at NAPA to do an oil change - three gallons of Rotella T6 5w-40 Full Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel in the blue gallon containers. When I opened them, I was kind of surprised that the containers didn't have the expected aluminum foil seal under the cap. I think the...

So would I. I built some sail boats using laminated plywood construction. It wouldn't be my choice for a permanent ramp. Form and concrete are much better. However, for a temporary ramp what you describe would work for light weight machines. Might need some center support.... Use screws for...

I guess I still don't understand. My view of getting older and retiring is that it generally gives a person more time to do things. Plus money goes farther too when you have time to do things for yourself. Maybe do both? Build a machine shed AND fix up that old tractor? If not now, then aim to...

Sounds to me like you have talked yourself into a new tractor. What confused me is it sounded to me like you were against the expense - so I offered options. Although the options would work, I can't really speak against buying new since we went shopping for a new machine back in 2008 - after 50...

I'm not convinced either. Old timers remember that there was a time when oil pans collected a lot of sludge in spite of drains right at the bottom. Fifty years ago, scraping out that sludge was a real chore, but a necessary part of every engine rebuild. So was "decarbonizing". Lately I see oil...

I'm curious about the details of exactly how he did that too. It would apply to most of the pre-emissions tractors. BTW, I sure do like those L39 TLBs. A real nice size & wish they still were on the market. Just musing now.... Since diesels are normally set up to operate way out on the lean...

Well, a year later and I'm finally getting back to this pumping oil out thing. Got some fittings and a pump and am putting it together. For those that change oil that way, what type of pump do you use? Anything special or any hints? rScotty

OK. Learning makes sense to me. He is my contribution. The most common measure is to grease the joint until you see grease emerging. I don't think anything is gained by pumping until new grease emerges, just until old grease does. Wiping involves a container of shop rags. Greasy rags are a...

There are so many battery brands on the market today I can't keep them straight - but after getting the terinals and size right, I make sure it is a sealed or AGM type so that it doesn't corrode the battery cables.

Both the shop and the living area of our house are right there when you enter the front door. Turn left to go into the shop, or right into the rest of the house.

Now that is what I call a well spent week. Most of my lathe tools are carbide now. Much better for metal - though I'm not sure that HSS isn't better for wood and plastic. rScotty

The safest way I know to deal with large trees with shallow roots like your Leyland Cypress is to use a backhoe to dig next to the tree in the direction you want it to fall. Then go around to the other side and use your FEL bucket up about six feet high on the trunk to push it over. Doesnt...

No, I'm old fashioned and not all that smart. Frankly I don't understand today's consurmer market. In fact, I don't even understand how a mostly debt-driven economy can ever be expected to end up in a positive place.... That's not to say I don't enjoy watching the high flyers - I surely do. But...

No, the person who sayid it might be air in the system is wrong. On an open hydraulic system, stuttering is a symptom of suction leak or plugged filter. The B8200 has that sort of simple "open hydraulic system". It is called "open" because it is vented to the atmosphere i.e. open to the air...

Yes, it can spin and still be weak - but it is unusual for that to happen. To much mechanical resistance - like a bad bearing - will steal some torque. The brushes can "miss" contacting some of the commutator slots either because the commutator is out of round or worn or the brush springs are...

No PTO on the Ford 4000 Industrial?

What did I buy this week? New tires and a few stocks.

Some of that gentrification is probably true. I felt the same about geared transmissions for years - and then began to notice that although cheap HST in mowers and such didn't last, I rarely heard of a HST mechanical problem in tractors and commercial equipment. So I tried one. It's really nice...

Solenoids get hot. That is normal and completely expected. So do starters. Both run hotter than one would expect. They don't have cooling, they just get away with so much heat because they don't run for long. Corroded contacts inside the solenoid could definitely make even more heat...but just...

Now that is an Interesting comment. Thank you, LD1. Lately I've been noticing a lot of one time posts that that follow a peculiar pattern that I don't recall happening at TBN in years past. 1. The initial post starts with a story about an interesting tractor transaction, and ends by asking for...

Unless it is the 3pt hitch lift cylinder (internal), you will pay much less to take the cylinder off the tractor and take it to a general hydraulic repair shop. They have the needed parts right there. Ask your local tractor or hearvy equipment dealer where the local hydraulic shop is. They are...

Most tractor sumps are simply vented into the atmosphere through an open tube. They breath through the vent, so that is a path for condensation. It's a pretty easy mod to run the vent tube into a filter and dessicant pack. That will solve the condensation problem. Vent filters are common on...

Tractor Tech, that is a real good observation on that detent ball ! For me, that goes right to the head of the list of possible hard shifting culprits - especially since the ball won't come out. I wonder if it is even rotating? We know it has to be able to move very freely up and down enough for...

As a long time mechanic I'd agree with that. A clutch is the weakest link in a tractor drive train. No question about it. And a clutch is a real pain to replace on most models. But even so, let's be careful not give the wrong impression here. A dry clutch is still good for thousands of hours -...

Absolutely right. Watery hydraulic fluid actually works just fine in the tractor. It can work for years until the emulsified goo plugs up the filters and blocks the suction flow to the hydraulic pump. The most common fix for water in the hydraulic fluid is to clean the removeable strainer...

Hydro or not? Chosing a transmission seems to me to be personal preference. I prefer my hydrostat tranny, because it is easier and faster - but the type of transmission really doesn't make that much difference in the job getting done. They all work about the same and are equally reliable. a...

There is no way for water to get into the hydraulic fluid unless it set outside uncovered for years and the fluid was never changed during all that maintenance..... which is not likely given $6000 worth of work. The B8200 is a good tractor, and it ought to be pretty much new after that kind...

Compact tractos typically share a common sump for the transmission, hydraulics and rear end. I'd be surprised if the Ford 1910 (Shibaru) separates any of them into its own sump. And even if they do, the oil is the same in all those areas: A multipurpose tractor transmission and hydraulic oil. It...

I think one thing that struck both of us was how clearly defined the rust stain is on the gears in your photo. That implies that the oil & water are stratified rather than emulsified. So we know that whatever oil was in there didn't have much abilty to emulsify and remove water or limit...

I agree with what John said. And to answer your question, next time you have the shifter top plate off, I'd take those parts in the top plate apart and clean, polish, and lube it all. Plus anything else where you can get to it like the rails where they pass through the case. I'd then lube it...

Speculation is a great way to learn basics. It's fun, too. I used to wonder if our old 90 hp farm truck would outpull the old JD tractor getting a trailer out of the mud.. For a deeper understanding, the Nebraska Tractor test procedures are worth reading. They've been beating on the subject...

You are on the right track. The relief valve is usually built into the FEL control valve. Look for a protrusion on valve body located on the opposite end from the levers. Usually when the relief valve actuates you can feel or hear it. The pressure that it actuates at is directly proportional...

There's always going to be variability when it is science versus opinion.

The soapy water trick won't help here because the Suction Leaks are pulling air into the hose, not pushing air or fluid out. Being "a little damp" at the end of the suction hose is the classic sign of an old hose that can cause a suction leak. No way to fix it or even reduce it that I know of...

It also depends on what your property is like and whether you already have a house and barn or are planning on doing some building. Also on your plans for the trees. The used construction TLBs like the Deere 310 are at a sweet spot on the market right now. If you are willing to take your time...

" Then I removed the injection pump and had it rebuilt, installed it ran it on it's own". Your best bet is still the injector pump. A stuck or leaky injector would cause misfiring. Take the injector pump off again and either figure out what is wrong with it, or send it to "thepumpguysc" here...

You might want to consider the TLB alternative to a Tractor. They are similar. Kubota makes Tractors and TLBs both, but since most or all the other manufacturing brands only make tractors, you may have missed Kubota's dual purpose TLBs. There are a lot of both Tractors and TLB owners active on...

Whether screw in or press fit, there is usually an O ring sealing the shaft of a dipstick. When you get it apart, have a look at the O ring. That ring is supposed to be a special type of material that is resistant to trans/hydraulic oil. The internal transmission bearing seals are made from the...

I think it will come out. Every craftsman learns to deal with that sort of thing. When something like this happens I've learned to back off until I understand it. You won't know why it is stuck until you get it out, but right now I can't tell if if it presss into place or unscrews. Do you know...

I know what you mean. Sometimes a little ventilation is just the ticket. If the door has a fairly strong closing spring, you can use the same trick that works in our JD cab. I took an old soft leather glove and hung it by string next to the door latch. For ventilation I fold the glove, open...

I'll go with lower hours being preferable, but I'm not convinced that just being newer is better. There is an reasonable argument that manufacturing and assembly quality have peaked in some countries. And Covid had a part to play as well.

Tractors aren't like cars where their advertising is geared to models which change by the year. Tractors are more like machine tools that are made in a manufacturing run and warehoused until dealers call for them. They can stay crated for years, and traditionally are new the year that they are...

I feel the same way, hating what the gophers do when they move in, but not enough to kill them for it. And certainly not enough to poison my land in revenge or whatever. The problem varies a lot. A few gophers one year sometimes means more the next - but just as often they will just go away...

What? You don't want to talk about bicycle drawbridges? There's got to be a tractor connection there somewhere.... well, that may be a bit of a stretch... Maybe part of the problem is there have been so many good tractors built that now most everyone who wants one either has one or can fix one...

Like a lot of folks, we have friends with full time paycheck jobs spending so much energy working that they never seem to have time to make their money work for them. One is a service tech at a local car dealership. He isn't dumb, and that's a stable job - although one with a limited upside...

What I'm struggling with is how does keeping gold somewhere else make sense? Isn't having ot secure and handy the reason why people want gold in the first place?

I agree too. You need more material. It seems like it would be a simple job to fill it in level and compacted since it used to be that way.... , but without doing the whole field I think you will be ahead to just bring in some more material. Then you cn spread it roughly with a FEL and and drag...

Of course they are. The Nebraska tractor drawbar pull tests are standardized and recognized around the world. Anyone interested can read about their current testing and the history of tractor testing at: https://tractortestlab.unl.edu/ rScotty

That's a new one on me. How does one store gold in an IRA? Is there some sort of government controlled lock box? I wonder how they keep track of all those bars of gold? And here I thought that IRAs were the same as bank accounts - basically just ink on a piece of paper. I must be way out of...

Yep.

Yes, I think you are right. Where would you go for an OEM fit radiator?

Here.

Oh. I see that now. Thanks. There are enough complaints about the YM359 power steering that I get them confused. Maybe there is something in the way they are plumbed that is making them read right when actually low on fluid.... or maybe something else. I don't recall if anyone posted a...

In your first message you said that the fluid level was good. What happened?

Something doesn't sound right with the diverter valve. Either that, or you do not have the return line from the front end loader control valve plumbed right. Make sure that the FEL control valve is rigged for an open circuit hydraullic system, and check that you are getting full hydrualic flow...

Sounds to me like we are saying the same thing? rScotty

So now that we've discussed some of the ways that tractor hydraulics work, here is a question to use our hydraulic knowledge. Suppose your tractor is real basic.... No HST, no FEL, no PS... just a basic tractor with a 3pt hitch and a nice heavy box blade. You spend about $100 bucks and put two...

That's worth repeating. Good efficient radiant is slow to heat and cool. It is best used for maintaining a baseline temperature - that is its strength & makes it great for houses but less so for a shop. No matter how good the radiant is, you'll want to add something else for quick heat. Propane...

I think we need to be looking for solutions. Problems are easy to find.

The solution is much the same as it always has been for people who don't have much money - buy cheap land and build a house yourself. Building your own house is surprisingly simple work, and help is everywhere. As a matter of fact, that works for used tractors too.

Kubota makes several configurations of treadle pedal. I wouldn't want the heel and toe type they put on lots of compacts. Maybe be they do that because of limited space. The treadle on our M59 works by sliding & swiveling the front of your foot - It's much the same motion as the two-button...

When mine did what sounds the same or similar, the problem was a control cable that ran from underneath the HST pedal back to the HST tranny where it wrapped around about a 4" drum to turn a shaft into the transmission. Had to lay under the right side to see it, and it looked OK. But when I...

Instead of two wet cells in parallel, you might give a single AGM a try. We need to keep up the batteries on 4 trucks and three tractors. One truck and the JD310 take two maximum size batteries - but I've found either one works just as well on one battery if it is a good one. One battery...

I believe it will run cooler both when running lean or rich. Maximum heat happens when it burns at a perfect stoichiometric ratio of fuel to air. But most engines are set up to burn on the rich side of a perfect mix. So when more air is added it seems like lean burn is the culprit - but...

My "smart charger" will not charge a fully discharged battery. It is a batterMINDer model 128CEC2 - and we have several of them. When a battery is left on and gone clear flat, the charger shows an error "polarity reversal" and will not charge at all. It refuses to charge in spite of the "smart...

I believe that your answer is "no, pressure isn't necessarily the same everywhere." In the simplest hydraulic circuit the pressure would be the same everywhere, but then it could only do one type of work, and all the cylinders would have to extend or contract at the same time. Think of blowing...

What have you learned from watching the gauge? Anything interesting?

5000 psi hydraulic gauges are inexpensive. Less so than a couple of fittings, hose, and disconnect. I have a T fitting on the FEL control valve and the gauge just lives there. It's been there so many years I forget why we put it in originally. It is interesting just how little pressure it takes...

I use John Deere Trans/hydraulic fluid in the transmission and hydrualics. It comes in winter and summer weight and is always available and good. Unless you are doing really hard hot hydraulic work get the winter weight so as to give your hydraulic pump a break starting during cold weather...

I designed our in floor heat differently from any other. It works wonderfully. See if any of this works for you. The location for the boiler doesn't matter. What does matter is laying out the floor in "zones". You can have as many or as few as you want, but zones allow each to be heated or...

I don't recall that post - hope it was the same number as in the post directly above. That post above is correct.

Ahh... a very good question ! Congratulations on thinking it through. As you are finding, getting the right tires on a part time 4wd tractor can be a lot of skull work. My stock fronts on the 336 were 8x16 OHTSU 8 x 16 4ply R1 Ag tire mounted on 16x6 rims!! Rolling Circumference (RC) is...

Those backhoes with side-shifting stabilizer legs look to be even more useful than the type with centered swinging stabilizer legs we usually see here in the USA. Perhaps sideshifters they are available here as 3pt attachments, but I've not seen an example for sale. I do see them on commercial...

Well, here is a real long shot.... but the color of the plastic reminded me that I have an old Toyota Land Cruiser that has that same color of yellowish weathered nylon-looking plastic held in place just inside of the filler cap for the power steering fluid reservoir. It is just an inserted bit...

It varies with the machine of course, but there are two common ways to filter. For standard transmissions and power shifts the common way is to put a series of filters into the suction line between the sump and the intake to the hydraulic pump. Often there are two filters in series - one for...

At our shop we simply charged mechanics' time by the hour. Same as any other job.

No, they won't "come back to you" because pre-purchase inspections don't work that way. At least mechanical inspections don't. There are no promises made, so there is nothing to come back on. Our pre-purchase simply listed things that needed attention along with an estimate for what that would...

The original OP's question which can be paraphrased as, "Why is a lean burn hotter?" - shows that sometimes the difficulty putting an answer together is partly because of how the question is worded. In post # 73, Rancher Ed shows a "fuel versus air" temperature & burn chart that explains that...

Exactly. Next thing is how and where to look for a suction leak. Those type leaks are very common, and a hydraulic system with a suction leak will work just well enough to drive you nuts. rScotty

That's right, and so is what I said for any hydraulic system - "More flow will allow it to flow faster, but any flow at all will turn it at full torque minus momentum" All flow buys you is speed. Think of a hydraulic jack lifting your car. It's flow is very low, but the pressure is still...

But if welding, how do you attach a backing plate that does the same job as a bolted one?

Agree. Thinking that they need bleeding usually means there is another problem. It's an open center hydraulic system - as in "open to the atmosphere via the sump vent - so they generally bleed themselves in a minute or two of operation. It's possible I guess, but I've never seem it. And I've...

I'd want to take a look at how well they are made, but I do like the idea of using a 3/8" grade 70 grab hook plus having ample bolts with lock nuts, and a backing plate. Not so sure what the function of the other piece "D-ring?" is - it looks questionable to me. Why make it pointed in the...

Ahhh..how nice.... we finally get an answer to the OP's original question about the relationship between lean burn and heat. I've sure learned a lot, and this thread has been fascinating in all directions. Worth the read. rScotty

Well, when the loops are too big to fit the shackle that generally means that those parts are not rated to be used together. Lifting hardware varies a lot by lifting class and by absolute weight and many pieces are deliberately designed not to be able to be used together. As usual, when I want...

Congratulations on your choice. Following this thread, we wondered if a larger HP tractor with an upgraded HST transmission would meet your needs. We did the same thing 15 years ago on a horse property when we went from two 30 hp gear tractors to a 60 hp Kubota with HST +. It's been perfect. I...

Well.... I think we see what you mean. That photo kinda says it all. Is that pex or power draped over the drywall screw? Structually, many MEs consider that three fully engaged threads will develop the full strength of a nut.... the rest are for backup. However, those are ridiculous. Surely...

Well, I'll agree with part of that. It's not something I'd want to do as a new tractor owner. But in the world we live in now I'm finding that doing things myself is something I often need to do if I want it to work right anytime soon. But then I grew up in rural Texas in an era where most any...

I'd do what I think you did.... Which is get enough clearance to slide the nut onto the shaft with a bit of shaft protruding and weld the far end of the nut - wrappng on enough wetted heat sink rags to protect the shaft seals. It won't come off, and if you ever need it off you are not much worse...

That's good info. Both types of glycol antifreeze cost about the same. Either one will work to load a tire but neither one is as heavy per gallon as Rimgard....or as expensive. Plumbing anti-freeze is also called RV or boat antifreeze is propylene glycol and harmless to people and animals. It...

I'd assume that Yanmar got the design right. Chances are that someone set it up wrong when assembling it or adding loader or remotes. My guess is that Yanmar knows that too & is why they are ignoring it. But does it matter? It's easy to check the hydraulics with a gauge and see if the...

Maybe - probably - it's just me, but I don't see the sense in not checking it yourself. Maybe an adjustment is the problem and maybe not, but testing the pressures and adjusting a priority or relief valve is a simple process. Doing that is no more complicated than any other routine maintenance...

What were your tires originally?? Yanmar originally had a rear tire 12.4/11 x 28 on the YM336d, but they changed the YM336d tire size about half way through the model run to 13.6 x 26 Firestones. Of course this also meant that they had to change the internal gear ratios front to back...which...

That's wonderful news and thanks to Renze and Joachim for sticking with it. I've long been a fan of Zetor technology, although I've never owned one. rScotty

Tall isn't what you want. You need to find a tire catalogue for the original tire and look up the spec called "rolling circumference". You can also measure your existing rolling circumference. Then go to tire catalogues for existing tires where you can always find that spec listed and choose a...

You only have "implement flow" (minus flow losses) so are not within their "requirement" - but that may not be a problem. It depends on why they have that requirement. Here's some info to arm yourself with.... There isn't much technical reason for a low flow spec on a drill. The post hole drill...

Yep. the story is too perfectly all wrong. Sounds like trolling to me too. rScotty