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My 2003 branson 4020 started blowing a 15 amp fuse (second one down on the fuse block) that feeds the brake lights, backup lights, aux power. I disconnected both harnesses going to the back lights and the fuse would still blow when I turned the tractor on. I finally discovered that it would...

My tractor is 13 yrs old. Still loving it. It has been a dream to start in the cold winters, I am talking below 0 F starts.....well that is until this December. We had an unusually cold period in the middle of this month (single digits), and for the first time my tractor struggled to start...

Long time no posting, but this forum has been a wealth of info and occasionally use it to troubleshoot. I am still loving my 2003 , 4020 Brany... 13 yrs old and still using original battery. I need your suggestions on a 3 point issue. Front loader works fine, power steering fine, but 3 point...

Hi all, long time since I posted last. Just wanted to say happy New Year to all you Kukje tractor owners. Well, my 4020 is 3 yrs old now. Still doing every thing I ask of it. I must say one of my better decisions. I wish you all many hours of happy tractoring. Oh yeah, attaching a recent...

Last day of Indiana muzzle loader season. Guessing range at around 120 - 130 yrds, with knight disc rifle, 100 grains triple 7, dead center sabot. Another good job for the Branson.... sassafraspete

Fired up the Branson today, slapped the middle buster on , and went on a mining expedition .....for taters that is. A Labor day tradition around my place. I was fearful of what I would find. The season started out great, plenty of water ....but then the dreaded Colorado potato bug. I finally...

I went out to the ole pumpkin patch , and what did I see? There peeking through the weeds.... this could be the big one, Snoopy....

160 mph, cat 5, katrina..... LA, MS, AL...tbn\'rs - Golly, I just saw the latest pictures on Katrina....which is now a Cat 5 (catestrophic) and packing 160 mile per hr winds. They said there could be damage as far north as Nashville TN. That got my attention. I suspect we will get effects...

Hi all, sorry for the fixation on yellow jacket nests... but i find them interesting. As promised, I wanted to share some pictures of the anatomy of a yellow jacket nest...at least in my neck of the woods. What you see , may be surprising. First some background, .... I found this nest in my...

Ok, I am taking a few minutes for a morning break on this hot , August day in Southern Indiana. This is yellowjacket season here. Usually in late July, August, and Sept, these become a real threat to anyone mowing grass. Just walking around is no problem...however run a mower across the...

Have you shared your garden booty with the neighbors? I had a real hoot today, watching the neighbor kids (5 and 3 ), visit my garden . I've been growing some big pumpkins for them and they got their first look at them today. The facial expressions and eyes were fun to watch. These are...

We had another round of storms go thru last night...2nd time this week. The ground (clay) was already soft from the previous rain, so it didn't take much to blow my corn flat. I got out this morning before heading to work and surveyed the damage. Looks like I had a couple of tomato cages blow...

OK, in honor of my wife's semi green thumb....and giving equal billing... I am attaching a few flower shots. I generally like to grow it , if I can eat it... but have on occasion been known to stop and admire the beauty. I like to get up close. I think this one is a tithonia? Excuse my lack...

Ok, for all you guys looking for a Branson with gusto....I believe this baby may be what you are looking for.....

What I remember about my Dad on Father\'s day I am sure that I got my love of planting things from my dad. I can still see his hands, and the care he took in planting things in the garden. His hands were rough and calloused and seem bigger in my memory than they probably were. Each plant...

Ok, my neighbor who has an even bigger deer in the garden problem than I , is trying out some monfiliment fishing line this year...to suppliment his usual fence. I happened to be gone a couple days last week and the deer paid my beans a visit. In lieu of constructing an electric fence, I...

yesterday\'s task... build a climbing rose trellis Do you ever take on those tasks that you think will take you half a day to do, and they end up taking a day and a half? I have had 2 climbing rose bushes that I bought back in April and they were still sitting in the growing container. I...

We've had our first taste of true Indiana summer here this weekend with temps going over 90 and high humidity. (We didn't go over the 90 mark all last summer). This combination is good for corn and tomato crops...but hard on the cold weather crops. They say on an Indiana summer night you can...

Ok, this is a first for me. We heat our house with a wood/oil combo furnace that's in the basement. We also have a small woodstove that we fire up from time to time. I came home from work the other night and my wife says she is occasionally hearing a "scratching" noise coming from the...

I have a tiller, but have been thinking about picking up an old plow for use as a first pass on heavy sod ground. Since I was off today, I decided to make a trip to TSC. Wouldn't you know it.... on my way there I spotted an old plow sitting at the side of the road with a for sale sign. This...

If you are a gardener that is. I am almost giddy, as my neighbor brought me 2 dumptruck loads of 3 yr old cow manure today. I was racing against the clock, since rain was forecast to come in around noon. I started a new garden spot last year and this old hill clay soil is not very fertile...

A beautiful day here in South Central Indiana. Sorry, I didn't stay inside a watch basketball....just too nice outside. Besides, I was wore out from watching West Virginia and Wake Forest last night. With all the talk of forks.... I thought I would show branny at work today with her new...

I remember the day my wife brought him home. He was probably a year old, had way too much energy, and there was a chunk missing out of the tip of one ear. His short coat was soft, and I immediately noticed how soft and loveable he was to pet. And ohh, did he love to have those ears rubbed. I...

Sometimes the tractor has to just stay put ... as some times...other things are just more fun......

Heard from my daughter today....they are getting pounded with snow in the Tahoe area. 2-3' additional ft at lake level, and 4-6' above 7000 ft , with 50 mph wind gusts at lake level and up to 100 mph over the ridges. Unusual amounts of snow stacking up in Carson City and Reno. This made me...

Sassafraspete\'s pork butt saga OK, getting ready for the wild New Years Eve party. My Bro-and Sister -in-law and 2 boys are coming over and of course my 79 yr old mother-in-law. We usually break out some wine, but usually the cheap stuff for the MIL. The party is usually pretty wild, with...

This was when tractors were tractors, men were men, and gear jammers didn't need HST..... sassafraspete

Ok....first time for me in 20 yrs at this house....I had a frozen pvc water pipe break this morning. It occured at the weakest link....where the line goes to the outside spigot on the side of the garage. Loaded up the wood furnace in the basement this morning and heard nothing, however about...

looks like a big snow is coming to Southern Indiana after midnight tonight, just in time for the official Winter season, and just in time for Xmas. Funny, I just watched Bing Crosby's classic movie on Sunday. I am ill prepared though....will have to skip out of work today early and prep my...

Just sharing a picture of the 2 best tools I have ever purchased. One of course is the Branson 4020. The other is a 30 ton wood splitter with hydraulic log lift from Northern Hydraulics. The attached picture shows my woodsplitting operation this past weekend. sassafraspete

I need something to get me fired up for tomorrow's deer hunting. All I have to show for my efforts so far is water gravy. To add insult to injury, my neighbor tells me that on opening day , 5 AM....he sees a monster buck standing in my garden, right by my house. He said he watched it walk...

As a gardener....I am most happy to pick that first tomato of the season....but a close second is getting my hands on some fresh from the garden Indiana sweet corn. Did I say I was in love with my FEL? I just drive to the patch, and toss it in. Just another use for the front end loader...

I came across these garden pictures that are from around 6 yrs ago when I was an insane gardener. They were taken in late evening, so quality is not that great...but thought I'd share with the other gardening maniacs out there. Most people get their kids from the stork, but I grew mine in the...

Today I decided to remove my backhoe and use the rotomec tiller for the first time. Ok , backed up to the tiller and hooked up the arms and top link...and then tried to attach the pto shaft. It wouldn't budge...was too short. What gives? I am not used to these new fangled plastic guards. I...

I knew the FEL on by Branson was going to come in handy, but whew ...was it a life saver today. Sure saved my back lifting all those bluegill !! sassafraspete

On my Branson 4020 with the Ansung loader I have what I'd call a "half protective grill/bumper". It comes halfway down from the top, then stops. It is open from the lights down to the front lower bumper. I realized I was exposed somewhat when running up to a large brush pile and raising my...

Saw someone post a question on the kioti forum about paint, and I have the same question about what/where to buy the 2 colors of spray paint that matches the kukje twins. I'm not admitting to knocking any paint off mine, but if I did happen to ...what would be my best bet here? I may also want...

Looking for advice from all my mentors out there on how to handle this delicate subject? I'll leave this post and head off for work, knowing that when I come home tonight, there will be a lot of wisdom put forth to guide me. sassafraspete

explaining the \"pucker factor\" to your wife I tried to explain the "pucker factor" to my wife the other day, and she just gave me that "men are disgusting" speech. Anybody else been successful at explaining this concept to their significant other? sassafraspete

I love to grow a garden. I used to go in with my 2 brothers and we'd put in almost 2 acres of stuff. Sometimes got carried away with it. One time I grew 3000 bell pepper plants for market...unfortunately that yr we had a drought, and a lot of work was wasted. Recently , I have a very small...

Just put this on....don't know if it will help me in my work on leveling out my Barn site, but hope so. I would think it should help me with the brush and also small roots. sassafraspete

Well, we had a great weekend here. The winds and warm weather are finally drying things out enough that I could do some backhoe / fel work. First I had to change some equipment around...like drop the front plow and rear box blade...and then I had to remount my backhoe. That took me...

Weather is getting better here, and would rather be out on the tractor than on this computer...but hey, it's the wee hours of the morning, and got my cup of coffee, and catching up on the posts. What's new out there in Branson / Century / Zetor / Kukje land? Myself, I am waiting for the March...

Hi all. I thought some of you out there might be interested in this. When I bought my tractor 2 months ago, I asked my dealer about a front hydraulic blade for the Branson . Well, my dealer went the extra mile. In January, he took a tractor to the Kasco Mfg plant and they built this blade...

OK... I found this in my Branson dealer's back room today and snapped this picture . Take a look. (sorry the picture quality is not the greatest). sassafras

OK, opened up the boxes of those front chains I bought in Dec for my 4020....and put them on today. We are expecting some kind of weather event tomorrow...not sure if it will be ice, snow, or some kind of combination. Any other branson/century owners out there preparing for this?

I am new to this forum. Just bought a 4020 Branson but in a painful wait period until it gets delivered. Have enjoyed this site. My wife says I spend my spare time looking at tractor ****. I have been waiting for more than 20 yrs to buy a 4wd tractor and only dreamed of green. Guess I wised...