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I have a similar valve on my Branson, mounted to the fender a short reach from the loader joystick. The dealer installed it. I was planning on using it for a side shift flail mower but ended up running hoses up front to operate the grapple. When operating the grapple I have to move my hand...

Some of them have a big gap at the top when rolled down, between the header and the axle that the door rolls up on. They sometimes have flexible plastic to keep birds from flying through but that may not keep embers out. If you want protection from fires you need to keep the embers out. That's...

Besides posting pics, there should be a manufacturer and model number somewhere on the valve. It's often cast in to the housing and/or on a name plate. If you can find that you can look up the manufacturer's data sheet, which often describes the available options like power beyond. I've been...

If the hour meter is a stand alone meter, it's easy to replace it with a new one with zero hours on it. If it's integrated into the instrument cluster as it is on my Honda Pioneer 700, that'd be much more expensive to replace and also difficult to roll back.

The Pioneer 700 is kinda loud. There is a quiet muffler available in the aftermarket (aimed at hunters) but the company says it saps power and with our hills I have been hesitant to do that. I rarely get it into third gear. There's an aftermarket power steering kit that I put on to make it...

If you're going to be driving on lawn, or on pavement with turns very often, look for one with a rear differential. It's sometimes called "turf mode". My Honda Pioneer 700 has been incredibly useful but I drive it on pavement more than I expected, and since it's got no rear diff, it goes...

Losing your steering when you operate the loader must be a pain. I'd look into putting the loader valve in series between the splitter and the 3pt. The new valve for the grapple would go in between the splitter and 3pt as well. The grapple valve either needs a PB port if it does not have a...

My 3725 can use up to a gallon an hour if I'm doing something that takes significant power. Tilling probably uses even more power than chipping or running a rotary mower.

If you paid for liftgate service to your house, they will deliver and unload it. If it's to your house without liftgate service, they will expect a loading dock they can back up to, or for you to have a forklift to get it out of the truck. Usually the truck is a semi or a 45' trailer. (this is...

This is why I love the east side. Those mountains are 12-14,000' high. There's another range just as high on the other side of the valley. Pretty much everywhere you go on the east side there's a spectacular view of mountains. Tioga pass usually opens around the end of May but it's going to...

I had the same problem when I got my Branson. I had tools to work on bicycles, motorcycles, cars, and my old Kubota but the Branson has larger fasteners than any of those so I needed some larger tools. I also needed a larger oil pan for changing the transmission fluid. BTW I found that...

Its still going to be crowded. SF is a fine city. The crime is way overblown in the media. I used to go there a lot in the '90s to music clubs and for business. The clubs were not in the best part of town. I never had a problem. Crime is a now a fraction of what it was then. Every time I go...

Highway 4 and ebbets pass are awesome. I've ridden it many times on a bicycle. If you go east, drop down to the tiny town of Markleeville for a visit, then head over highway 89 to the eastern sierras. With all the snow we got this winter it may be August before they get the pass open!

Yep. They implemented that during Covid when the crowds were insane, and kept it. The crowded parts are Yosemite valley and to a lesser extent the Tioga pass road. Everyone wants to go to the valley because it's spectacular. I avoid Yosemite during the summer until school starts. It's less...

There's redwoods and giant sequoias. Sequoias get larger in diameter and redwoods get a little taller. They're both huge. Sequoias are in the sierras and redwoods are along the coast. The best redwood groves are on the north coast, roughly along highway 101. Redwood national park (north of...

I'll second not worrying about the emissions systems on tractors between 25.5 and 75hp. Excepting a few models, some of which are no longer sold, they're pretty reliable. And the exhaust is cleaner, which is good for your lungs. Tractors under 75hp don't need DEF and their emissions limits are...

The same is true of coal, oil and gas. They all take energy to mine, process and transport. All of those steps are prone to accidents which can create a lot of pollution. Some of them leave a lot of ruined land. Somehow that gets forgotten.

It looks like there is or was a kit from Kubota. This thread talks about it: https://tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/bx2230-rear-remotes.136852 A kit will probably cost more than assembling the parts and making the brackets yourself but it would be a bolt on deal.

There's been some promising research on combining solar panels with ongoing productive ag. It's so-called "agrivoltaics". An example: "We find that shading by the PV panels provides multiple additive and synergistic benefits, including reduced plant drought stress, greater food production and...

Would the new ducts be larger, or have more outlets? A lot of houses including mine have insufficient duct systems. We added a return and some ducts and it improved the comfort in the house. It probably improved the efficiency of the system too but since the A/C and heater and fan all got...

They make special tire gauges for filled tires. The one I have is a pencil gauge and what makes it special is that it's spring loaded so it returns to 0 when you take it off the valve stem. But I found that with Rimguard the gauge still loads up with fluid and gets sticky. I bring a pan of warm...

My property averages about 30% from one corner to the other. There's a lot I don't operate on because it's too steep and too forested. The part I do operate on is less steep but it's still a long ways from flat. With my second, larger tractor I got industrial tires and spacers for the rear...

When I was a kid in the '60s and '70s we had a B&W Zenith which had a remote! One button would turn the TV off and the other would change the channel. In high school electronics class I found a stash of the remotes in the junk closet and took one apart. It worked by sound- there was a metal...

That's how my Branson is set up too.

You can set it up whichever way you want. I set my front remote quick connects up with a male and a female, and the reverse on the grapple. My theory was that connecting the two ends of the grapple hoses together when the grapple is off the tractor would prevent hydraulic lockup when the fluid...

Float position usually has a detent while fast dump just has more spring pressure. The detent is so it won't go into float accidentally. It may be pretty stiff if it's new. Fast dump (also called regen) affects the curl cylinders while float affects the lift cylinders. I don't think they can...

Yep. Lifting 2500 lbs of tote + firewood + forks with a 2500 lb tractor is going to create an ill-handling combination. I never drive the tractor with the loader up high to look under it. I keep it as low as it will go without hitting anything or stuff dragging on the ground too much. If I'm...

An IBC tote full of medium density hardwood is in the 1800-2200 lb range, plus the weight of the tote (~100 lbs) and forks (~350 lbs). A tote is a little over 1/3 cord in volume. My Branson 3725 which weighs 5800 lbs with loader and loaded rear tires and has a factory rated 2200 lb loader at...

Depends on how much brush is in that brush/dirt. If it's mostly dirt and it's solid dirt, maybe its ok. If it's mostly brush then it would seem pretty sketchy. I pile brush with the loader. I keep the loader low until I'm at the pile, and lift it just to dump the load (from a grapple, and I...

I could not find an OBD2 reader that could read anything from my 2017 3725H's data logger. There's nothing in the service manual about resetting it after cleaning the DPF. The manual says that DPF light on constantly means emergency, DPF damage could occur (I think that's overheating)...

The wear on the tractor and chipper are minimal, especially if they are well maintained.

Not picking on you but a bunch of people have said variations of that and it's not that simple. Once you get the trailer turning the direction you want, you have to have the tow vehicle follow it in order to maintain roughly the same turn radius. That means turning the wheel back the other way...

This is what I did on my Branson backhoe. I put them on the boom cylinder, set to restrict flow out of each port of the cylinder. It pretty much eliminated the up and down jerkiness. They're set to restrict the outflow on the theory that restricting inflow might cause cavitation. I'm not sure...

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My older Woodland Mills trailer is similar in appearance to the DR but differs in details. It can dump a bed full of chips without much problem. I have the winch in the high speed position and I'm built more like a marathon runner than a linebacker.

I've been tempted to put an electric winch on mine, but the hand crank works ok and does not require adding a second battery to the UTV. Much of the time I'm shovelling chips out anyhow. Mine is similar to the DR but had a few features I liked better and I thought it would be made better (DR...

UTV trailer: It was sold by Woodland Mills. They have a redesigned model now, which looks like it has some improvements. Like a top hinged tailgate. I have to remove the tailgate to dump. Mine's "galvanized" but it's the worst galvanizing I've ever seen. I need to derust the parts that are...

If it's the same engine as the L3901 just detuned, and it makes about the same HP, isn't it seeing about the same combustion chamber pressures? Maybe differences in injection timing would affect peak pressure. I didn't compare parts lists so I'm assuming that it's the same block, head and...

This is from a couple days ago but I'll be doing more today and for weeks to come: chipping up huge amount of branches that were broken out of our trees by an unusual snow storm a few weeks ago. I'm still working around the house and driveway. There's a lot of firs and they really took a...

Sometimes I forget that not everyone has the big trees we get. They can be a pain to deal with. I don't see anything in the pics that would stress a 30M or 35M on a 2501. Get three or so chokers (chain ones fit in the pockets in the 35M) so you can pull multiple logs at once. A self releasing...

I have a 35M. There's no guide but when the cable is wound back under tension the geometry of the drum and the top pulley make it lay down pretty evenly on the drum. The limitation with the winch isn't engine power but tractor weight. I rarely run my tractor at more than 1700 rpm when...

Sorry to hear about the hip, heal soon. You could use an electric heated vest like they sell for motorcyclists. They can be really effective even with 75 mph wind chill. All they need is a 12v socket.

You could dig them out with the backhoe (if they need digging), stage them with pallet forks or bucket, and then use the rental mini ex to place them.

Back dragging with the bucket curled all the way down can bend the curl cylinders. Be very careful when doing it. A number of people here have bent theirs doing it. I find that a combination of driving forwards, lifting the bucket and curling the bucket back is what works for getting a full...

We resisted getting a UTV for 20 years. I had a beater Toyota 4x4 but it was too big and unwieldy for our steep land with loose soil and lots of trees, so it couldn't really go anywhere off road. We finally capitulated and got a Honda Pioneer 700 about five years ago. It's so incredibly useful...

The Woodmax 8H's chute does stick out pretty far and I wish it folded. It's not been a problem for me other than having to be aware of it. The whole chipper sticks out farther than any other implement I have (except the backhoe which isn't really an implement). The upper roller lift lever is...

I have a MacKissick TPH184. It only gets used once a year for shredding leaves. I use the Woodmaxx 8H for everything else. The MacKissick dumps the chips out the bottom. When the pile gets to the bottom of the chipper, the chipper clogs. So you need to pick up the chipper and move it often...

With the level chute bottom I only have to lift the tree up to chute level to get it to feed. When the chute is at an angle I have to lift the tree higher than the lip of the chute to get it to feed. Basically the tree has to be at the same angle as the chute. When it's a long tree that can be a...

I've only used the two clamp type. This one looks much more useful.

If I was to buy the tractor and chipper now I'd get a tractor with more power and probably a Woodmaxx MX8800. I like the level chute design on my WM8H vs a chute that angles up as it allows me to chip a branch that's too heavy for me to lift up at an angle. I only have to be able to lift the...

I usually build piles by hand. Sometimes I load material into the grapple and use it to carry to a pile, or use the grapple to move or consolidate piles. Then I put the PTO chipper on and chip into a trailer or into a pile. I like to have a pile ready to go so I can keep a constant feed to the...

I use it all the time in the vehicles I have with manually shiftable automatics. But we live on the side of a mountain and our trips are invariably to other places with mountains. If I'm driving in flat or rolling terrain the lever's in D.

My wife likes her Black and Decker battery string trimmer so much that when the first one died we got a second one. And I kept her from taking the guard off since it had a sticker on it that said if you do it will overheat. Which is what killed the first one. When the second one dies we'll get...

When I asked my dealer about my 3725, they said it is molded on. The answer may depend on the exact model of the joystick. I think they changed the loader valve a couple years ago, about the same time they dropped the 25 series (which in the US was very similar to the 20 series).

What diameter are the trees you will be dealing with? What species? Hardwood can't take half the charge from the battery- the battery does not know what kind of wood is being cut. But hardwood, depending on the species, can be harder cutting so it take longer to make each cut. That will mean...

Both the engine rated at 3200 rpm and the one rated at 2100 rpm can have torque rise.

Does your range transmission shift easily? My older three speed is really stiff. I used high gear for maybe the 5th time yesterday and the first time that was more than 50 yards, and it really did not want to shift back out. I keep it in second 95% of the time.

A Kawasaski S3 400 was my first bike. Unlike the 500 and 750, it handled ok. But I think the RD400 was much better all around. At the time it was beyond my budget but I could afford an S3 that needed work.

I owned an RZ500 for a while. Spare parts being hard to find I never took it to the track. I used modified RZ350s for that. It's not just compression that requires higher octane in two strokes. Heat needs it too. The evaporation of fuel absorbs a lot of heat. But the best power comes from...

The relief valve should have a domed cap besides the two that cover the spool ends opposite the cables. Under it would be a screw that you can adjust, or a spring that needs to be shimmed. I have had the same problem with curl reaching relief pressure before lift does. I assume the engineers...

I have the same unit and it's held up well for me too. My Branson's loader has slightly higher lift capacity and breakout force than the OP's Workmaster (as listed on tractordata anyhow). I do not think the grapple would do well to dig christmas tree stumps out. It takes a lot of force to pull...

My old Kubota did that. The meter would click over when the ignition was on and I was warming the glow plugs before starting it.

We just got power after being out for a week. The roads were blocked for much of that and no propane trucks could get in though there were ways to get in and out with smaller vehicles. Some of my neighbors with whole house generators ran out of propane and left to stay in town. Some other...

By the time I started driving most American cars had "automatic" chokes. Floor the accelerator pedal before starting to turn the choke on (and put some raw gas in the carb from the accelerator pump), then after it starts and is somewhat warm, blip the throttle once to let the choke go back to...

Amazon but last time I looked it was no longer listed.

I have some of those but for firewood and brush I prefer these: https://www.harborfreight.com/safety/gloves/work-gloves/5-pair-leather-palm-patch-gloves-66292.html The double layer makes them last longer.

Bob did you get pounded with snow with the last storms? We got 7" of wet snow. I'm going to be cleaning up downed trees and branches for months. It was really hard on the coast live oaks, which is a bummer as they're one of my favorite trees.

I did that on my Woodmaxx 8H. I think I'm the only one. I like controls that work right. To be honest though, most of the time it's on full speed, and maybe half the time that it's not, it's on the minimum speed I can get. With the original valve I could only get full and minimum speeds, so...

The popular Woodmaxx 8H has dual feed rollers and a handle to manually lift the top roller. I chose it over the Woodland Mills 8" after watching videos of people using the chippers. Woodland Mill's own video showed that feeding the chipper with its single roller was harder than getting the...

The 2:1 belt drive doubles the inertia in the flywheel. Since the flywheel is turning twice as fast it only needs half the blades to handle the same material feed speed. My Woodmaxx 8H has a 220lb flywheel running at 1100 rpm and just two blades on the flywheel. The chip size is fairly small...

Thermostat should open between 160 and 195. Most are 180. if the water's boiling and it's still not open, it's bad. As cheap as they are it's often more effective to replace them than to bother testing them. The 400 was a pretty durable engine. The overheating could be from warped heads if...

Clean out the inside of the clutch drum while its off. I put a tiny bit of grease on the clutch bearing when I reassemble. The E clip has a sharp side and a rounded side. The sharp side goes on the outside.

It's either super easy or pretty easy depending on if the clutch is inside or outside the chain. Most saws now are internal clutch but some are external. Usually for internal clutch saws there is a spring "E" clip that holds the sprocket and clutch drum on the crankshaft. If it's an external...

Mine (5 years old) came with two spring to center valves. The valves are back on the top of the transmission case and there's a Rube Goldberg linkage to go from the levers to the spools. I'd check those linkages are not binding. My preference for tilt and top would be spring to center but if...

Fire extinguisher.

With the winch off, how high can the tractor lift the 3pt arms?

I used a regular dead swivel because it was easy to get (I had a hose made) and fit the bracket on the grapple. It's been working ok.

For whatever you 'd use a remote for, since the first two are being used by the top and tilt. I had the dealer added third remote with the idea of using it for a side shift flail mower. I never bought the mower but I am using it to run a grapple. It's not as convenient as a 3rd function with...

And I meant that the hydraulic top link is a standard part and easy to find. My writing was not clear. It's the hydraulic tilt link that's specific to each tractor model.

Underground would be safer in a fire. The above ground tanks turn into flame throwers and sometimes explode. In my county above ground tanks have to be bolted down to a slab, due to earthquakes. And if they are placed where it's possible to drive into it they need bollards. The cost for the...

The top link is standard and easy to find. The tilt link is neither of those. I'd buy a generic top link and order a tilt link from Fit Rite.

I got a dealer-installed top and tilt with my Branson 3725H. It's run off the two factory remotes. They work fine but the units from MtnViewRanch look to be better quality. The top cylinder has standard ends (cat 1, cat 2 etc). The tilt is different for different tractors. As long as you get...

Does your loader valve send flow out the PB port when the valve is being operated? Mine doesn't, it all goes to tank. It'd be a bummer to lose power steering when you're moving the loader. Will the divider always send flow to the steering even if the cylinder is not being moved? Maybe there...

Phase separation depends on the water content of the fuel and the temperature: Temp here is degrees C. If you keep water out of your fuel, which is a good idea anyhow, then it's got to get really cold to get phase separation. Phase separation is not something I have seen but it's rare to get...

Old saws were recommended to use 25:1 or 30:1 because two stroke oil back then wasn't very good. Even worse, a lot of guys just used straight 30w four stroke oil. Now we have much better synthetic two stroke oil. It handles the heat and lubricates better, so the engine does not need as much...

Hydraulic fitting guide: https://www.surpluscenter.com/Catalog/Catalog295-101.pdf and https://www.discounthydraulichose.com/v/vspfiles/downloadables/thread_guide.pdf Both companies also sell hydraulic fittings. They have adapters from 1/4 NPT male to JIC or whatever your fittings are. JIC is...

I put the 5gpm valves linked above on various circuits on my Branson backhoe. The boom was way too fast and jerky. The bucket curl speeds up as it reaches its stop on extension, slams into the stop and ejects much of the material in the bucket. I can get it right about half the time. I put the...

If it doesn't hold a charge its dead. When I was younger I tried to resurect batteries like that. It never worked.

My Uniforest 35M came with one of these: If I need a hook on the end I can just make one with a short length of chain. OTOH having the cable end be a cable choker is mighty convenient, at the cost of a bit of reach. There's limited places to pull from on my land so I wanted to maximize...

The cable choker is easier to get under a tree that's lying on the ground and its lighter to carry to the tree. The chain choker is easier to store on the tractor or logging winch. They both grip trees well. I'd want to be farther away from the tree than I'd be if the choker was connected...

The smoking was from diesel in the oil getting past the rings. It's a good thing that it wasn't enough to make it run away. When it's idling poorly it's running on one cylinder. I don't know how the decompression works on that engine but I think that's a good lead.

My top and tilt are run by the factory remotes. I often use them to move the top or tilt just slightly, for example when hooking up an implement to the three point hitch. That'd be more difficult when using solenoid valves instead of manual ones. If you can, install the valves so you can reach...

The Woodland Mills chippers are a different design from the Woodmaxx 8H. In many ways they look better but I ended up with a Woodmaxx 8H mostly because from videos it looks like it feeds easier than the Woodland Mills single feed roller design. I also have an older MacKissick self feeding...

The grapple connectors have to be in just the right spot so the hoses are not kinked when the grapple is curled back and have a good angle when its curled down. Adaptors may interfere with either of those. I'd switch everything to one size, preferably 1/2" as its most common. I plumbed mine...

I think that with the previous 20/25 series generation without the exhaust valve there is no way to do a regen even if you have the dealer device that connects to the data recorder. All I see for it in the shop manual is reading data from the recorder. There's no mechanical provision for extra...

The data recorder that monitors the DPF has an OBD2 port. If you look at the shop manual you'll see that there's some info about it, but it's a dealer only item. I tried to read data from it with a couple OBD2 readers and did not get anything. On the most recent models the data recorder also...

There's a gas station not far from my office that put in tanks and a hydrogen dispensing pump a few years ago. The pump looks a lot like gas pumps though the nozzle is of course different. When gassing up there I sometimes see Mirai drivers pull in to refuel. One woman was trying to use the gas...

If your containers are vented they will breathe out as their temperature rises and breathe in as their temperature falls. If they are breathing in moisture laden air you are likely to get condensation. I found that out when I stored a mostly used 5 gallon container of tractor fluid with a...

"firewood" can mean a lot of things. For some it includes 4' diameter oaks. For others its 10" pines. The 500 is more on the 4' oak end of things. A lot of people including loggers have had good results with them and the FI systems seems pretty trouble free.

Fresh fuel will do it. If you let the saw sit for more than a couple months dump the old gas out of the tank, start the engine, take it off the choke and let it idle until it uses up the fuel in the carburetor. That way the fuel in the carb won't dry up and form a varnish that clogs tiny...

Often there is a tank line from the loader valve. You could tee it into that at either end. You may need to get under the tractor or take some body work off, especially if you want to get at the transmission end of that line.

It'll depend on how you have the wheels set. I think both the R1 and R4 options have adjustable width wheels.

I run the cutter in 540e when I'm cutting the part of my land that's closer to neighbors. It's quieter. When running the chipper it's in 540 as that uses all the 3725's power and then some. The revving out problem could be a fuel or air flow issue. Does it make any smoke when its running...

Unless you're working on flat ground, consider a tilt hydraulic link too. It's not a vital for box blade use as the top link but it's pretty useful. The width depends on how wide you will have the tires set to, and if you care about having the implement wider than the tire tracks or not, and...

Dave's Tractor is a Branson dealer in Red Bluff CA. They have spacers and they ship parts.

I've used a winch cable from HF. It's about the least expensive cable you'll find. You'll need cable clamps and a ferrule to form an eye to pull on. Use chains to attach the cable to the tree or to extend the reach. If the tree would come free easier if it rolled one direction or the other...

OBD2 is a road going vehicle spec but some tractor manufacturers use it. Probably because it's well known and the hardware and software are readily available so the manufacturer does not have to do them from scratch. Mahindras have useful OBD2 ports. This thread looks like it has some useful...

I like mixing my own two stroke fuel because I can run the oil I like. The closest station with E0 is over an hour away and it's $2/gallon more then E10. So I run E10. With fuel stabilizer (which I'd use anyhow as its hard to know how long my gas will sit) I have had no problems with any of my...

I remember back in the '70s Mother Earth News, a back to the land hippie magazine here in the US, had an article about using old pickup truck running gear to make a home made tractor. They put two transmissions in line to lower the gearing. The hard part would be traction- truck tires aren't...

Oh jeez that's shut it down immediately knocking! It's clearly valve train noise if you know what that sounds like. He didn't show the adjuster being loose so the wear cap on the valve stem (a nice touch btw) must have come off somehow.

They issued a warning but they still use Stihls. A few people got burned when gas geysered out of the tank as the cap was opened and exploded. If you open the cap slowly to release the pressure its not a problem. Filling the tank when it's nearly empty helps and of course if the saw is not hot...

IDI combustion chambers like our engines use are known to make noise.

I like the CRC stuff too. But a quick search finds it at AutoZone for $7. Maybe try some different on line retailers? Also they have regular and food grade, which costs more.

You could look for bolts with grease fittings to replace the existing lid bolts. Or make them. A small hole in the center of the bolt won't weaken it much.

I did but between the extensible links and top and tilt, I don't feel a need for the quick hitch. And it would make the implements stick out another 4" or so which I did not want. Sometimes I work in close quarters. There's a steep short ramp going out of the barn and the chipper, which is the...

I find that I do not need to be all that exact with the lift arms when I am hooking up an implement. When you extend the extensible arms there's some up and down play. And nothing other than their weight is holding the arms down. I usually set them a little below the pins on the implement and...

It's common for motorcycles with aluminium engine crankcases to get stripped drain plug threads. Guys don't use a torque wrench and just crank 'er down. The aluminum case theads strip before the steel plug. Mag cases are about as soft as aluminium. Maybe even a little softer. Using a torque...

I have not worked on a Honda car in a long time but the other Hondas I have worked on (UTVs, motorcycles) often have complex oil change procedures. Our Honda UTV is the worst oil fllter change I have done in 45 years of working on vehicles. I didn't use torque wrenches for spark plugs and drain...

I saved that document and while there's a row for rim color the paint code columns are blank. :(

If you want a side mower for small saplings you could get a ditch bank flail mower. I'd check reviews of the Titan flails. Not all that great and no spare parts. They're common EF style Chinese flails so maybe someone else's parts would fit but many manufacturer make changes to the design so...

12.6v should light up the instrument panel. With your multi meter check the resistance between the negative terminal on the battery and an unpainted bolt on the engine. It should be 0 or close to it. If not, there is resistance in the ground, between the engine or frame ground and the...

A fully automatic espresso machine like the Jura S-9 OP has a built in grinder. They include a way to bypass it though if you want something other than the beans that are in the hopper. My wife is the coffee freak in our house so I asked her. She says the Jura is a good machine but needs to be...

Make sure you're on a deal level surface when checking the trans oil level. The transmission is basically a long narrow tank, and the sight glass is at one end. So if the front of the tractor is just a little higher than the rear the level will look much higher than it is. I suspect that with...

You can put a gauge on it and see what the pressure is. Then if it's below the manufacturer spec in the shop manual, turn it up. Turning it up withing knowing what you set it to seems like a good way to damage parts.

Yea. The coffee machine works and you can fix it when it breaks. Unless she's been mooning over new machines for a while, she's probably content with it. I'd ask her what she wants. I've been with my wife for 30+ years. She's very level headed and consistent and I still sometimes get stuff wrong.

If you're looking to move heavy logs then you want to pay attention to the grapple's weight. The heavier the grapple the less log weight you can lift. I have an EA wicked grapple, the long lower tine type. I think that's a good compromise for handling both logs and brush. If you're just...

I put my hanger off to the side of the control pedastal so I would not bang my knees on it.

I have a Stihl FS240 that I use for areas I can't get the tractor and rotary cutter to. Heavy duty string works well for small stuff and is less likely to spark a fire than a steel blade. It's not so useful for brush. Even with a sharp blade the stem size it can cut is pretty limited. If the...

Usually the tire pressure number on the tire is what's recommended for max load. Which is hopefully significantly more than what its being run at. Low pressure on pavement is a concern because the tire flexes more and generates more heat. Enough of that damages the tire. That's not much of a...

Loaded but I don't think it makes a difference. There's still enough air that the tire can squish. I haven't noticed that, or less stability on side hills. But its a different tractor and operator. My theory is to run as low a pressure as I feel I can get away with as it gets better traction.

Different tractor but I run my rears at 15 psi. I want the tire to squash enough so the full tread is touching on hard ground.

That might have been a fake name and an address where they know they can go pick up the merch. Like someone who won't be home during delivery hours or is on vacation. Or it could be a random valid address and the crook is just testing that the card is valid and does not card what happens to the...

It's too bad that these threads turn into political rant fests. If you want some actual information, this article on the emissions from gas stoves is interesting and has lots of links for further research: Gas stoves can generate unsafe levels of indoor air pollution

Most media does that. Social media too. However emissions from gas stoves causing health effects is a thing. There's more and more research coming out about it. If I was building a new house I'd put in an induction cook top, and since the house would be somewhere rural, a larger generator for...

Nitrogen due to the way its made has a lot less water in it than compressed air from a well maintained system. Water's vapor pressure increases as it heats up, so the pressure variation between cold and warm tires is increased. That's the big advantage I have seen touted. The other of course is...

I agree about the heat pump or mini splits vs electric resistance heat. Not only will they provide A/C in the summer but they're 3-8x more efficient. The one drawback is that they take a while to get the space up to temp. You need to leave it at a relative constant setting. We stayed at a place...

We're supposed to see 80 mph gusts tonight and another 5 inches of rain. Power's been out since Wednesday. PG&E says they're working on it (again). Maybe they'll fix it before the next storm hits later tonight.

Unless your forest is really open you'll need a way to get the logs to where you can back the log arch over them. You could use chains and a choker to pull them with the tractor but that requires a space for the tractor to run that's in line with the log and the landing you're pulling it to and...

Nice barn! Besides what others have mentioned, fire extinguishers at the exits.

I just bring the old battery in to the local auto parts store and ask for a replacement. You can spend a lot on batteries but a reguar flooded lead acid works fine, and is probably better than advanced batteries in areas with a hot climate.

I don't know if the Kukje engined TYMs use the same cable auto throttle. Looking at the specs it looks like they use different hydraulic pumps and transmissions. It might only be the engines and FI pumps they're using. The Kukje A series four cylinder really is quiet though.

I use the rope method most of the time. The stops can get broken off inside the cylinder if they don't fit right. I compress the piston against the rope or stop and loosen the clutch with an air impact set on low. Works fine.

Both. The autothrottle in my 3725 is a simple cable attached to the HST linkage. It opens the throttle a fixed amount depending on HST pedal movement. It's enough when in middle range but in high range (I have the three speed range transmission) it's not enough and you have to bump the throttle...

We tried trapping first and didn't make much of a dent in the population. It might work for someone else though.

My 3725 has a three position PTO switch. Off, independent and linked. Linked is also switched by a position switch on the 3pt hitch. The idea is that it shuts off the PTO when you raise the implement and turns it back on when you lower it. Independent is just off and on. I try to always use...

We had a big rat problem. Once they get into the coop to eat chicken feed they end up eating eggs too. The previous feeder had a plastic trough and the rats gnawed into it. I patched it with aluminum sheet and they gnawed through that! The new feeder is galvanized and (finally) rat proof.

Interesting article about Dark Sky: It Changed How We Get the Weather. Meteorologists Hated It. It’s About to Disappear Forever. Apparently their "rain in 10 minutes" type short term projection was driven by comparing radar pictures and projecting rather than running a metrological model...

Of course we do that first! I don't even need to go outside. But where we are the weather often arrives from over the ridge, so its not possible to see what's coming.

The weather app I have used for the last couple years, Dark Sky, got bought and is shutting down tomorrow. I like it for a number of reasons. Many weather apps default you to the nearest town. Because of geography the weather down there is way different from the weather up here at home. DS let...

I use a putty knife both for cleaning the saw under the cover and the bar groove. But the brush looks like a good idea. I have the luxury of being able to clean and sharpen the saws in my garage/shop so I can finish the cleaning with compressed air.

I have an EA dual lid long tine grapple. I use it for moving logs and brush. I think it's a good compromise if you move things other than logs. With heavy logs I have noticed that the long tines can sometimes make it so the loader can't curl the log up. I can pick up the log but can't curl...

If there's algae (very dark red almost black gunk) in them the best thing I have found is dish soap and water followed by blasting the inside with a garden hose. Pressure washing might work too. Drain well and set aside somewhere dry for a few days to finish drying. Also if there's algae you...

The Bransons up through 20 series are all Kukje licensed Cummins A series engines. The 25 series was very similar to the 20 series and also used the A series engine, but a 2.1L A2000 with smaller bore than the A2300 in the 4X20 and 5X20s. To be fair, common rail and EFI are well established...

High Reba? I assume that's spell check for high rpm? Like you're fixing the throttle wide open? Running full throttle constantly will be hard on any saw. They're made for lots of full throttle but not 100%. Also they're not made to run full throttle with no load. If there is no rev limiter...

That's not a Homelite. Is that your device or a video of someone else's? If it's yours or yours works like that where the saw is idling between cuts, the load on the saw is similar to ordinary operation. The gas should not be boiling in the Homelite unless something is wrong with it. For...

I have a set of these: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/cbgnawus1754/ I don't know how well the headphone and mic work as I have never used them for a call. They work ok as hearing protectors. They're not as protective as the plain hearing protector only 3Ms I have. But good enough for a...

They're not universal. Bransons is an old school type which is strong but bulky when off the tractor. A newer design is a four point mount on the back of the tractor, without the long frame going forwards. Some fancy tractors let you leave the 3pt hitch arms on.

They make small pullers for tie rod ends. With a puller the force is on the end of the threaded stud and not sideways on the steering knuckle like with a pickle fork.

A while back a PG&E gas line next to a suburban development here in NorCal exploded, killing a number of people. PG&E is known for not maintaining their equipment and thus killing people. If I was going to buy land with a gas line (or high tension power lines) on it I'd want some proof that they...

Depends on how often you need your dealer to do something. So far in 5 years of ownership my Branson 3725 has not been back to the dealer. All I have had to do is regular maintenance. My dealer is 3 hours drive away but they answer email and pick up the phone and ship me the stuff I need. My...

I have a Uniforest 35M. It looks very similar to the Krpan 3.5 and is of the same capacity. Uniforest lists it for tractors from 16-45hp. I usually run the engine of my 37hp Branson at 1200-1500 rpms when winching and it's never even noticed I am pulling a log. I think it would pull fine with a...

You could also have a machinist deposit metal on the surface and machine it back down to spec.

Kioti quotes "total flow" in their specs. But in reality you will only get about 10 gpm at the remotes. The hydraulic system on most modern CUTS has two pumps. One runs the power steering and maybe a low flow item like the PTO clutch. The other one runs the loader, remotes and 3pt hitch. Usually...

Pretty much any farm supply store should have them and at much better prices than the dealer.

The driveshaft from the transmission to the front diff has a mechanical fuse of sorts with some small ball bearings between two shafts. If it's stressed too hard that will separate. The shop manual (see the manuals thread) shows how its assembled. I have not done it myself but some folks here have.

My EA grapple uses all NPT fittings on the hoses. I use LocTite 545 sealant on NPT hydraulic threads. It does not drop pieces of tape that can damage hydraulic pumps and it seals better than teflon pipe dope. My EA grapple came with swivel fittings on one end of each hose from the distribution...

While they both start from crude, diesel comes off a different production line than gasoline. It's not like they can flip a switch and make less gas and more diesel. I wonder if there are some diesel production lines that are "down for maintenance" like happens in California's isolated fuels...

Mobil renamed the 424 to Delvac-something. TSC carries it in at least some stores.

Folks who work in chain fast food places don't make much money and could likely use the cash for regular expenses. If she really likes the lottery she could spend some of the cash on that. It's nice that you're thinking of her.

For $3300 you can get a Woodmaxx WM8H. It's an 8" square throat chipper that's got hydraulic feed. The larger throat means less trimming of branches than a 4" or even a 4x10 like the Titan. Hydraulic feed is much safer than self-feeding. I have one of each kind of chipper and the power feed is...

When I bought my 025 the dealer sold me the toolless chain adjuster and installed it for me. I put up with it for years before I remembered that they gave me the original parts with the saw and I knew where they were. I switched it back to the normal adjuster and was much happier. I don't know...

Kukje engines are indirect injection (IDI). The injector and glow plug go into a separate chamber off the main combustion chamber. Here's a pic of an IDI head off an earlier Branson with a Yanmar-derived engine below. The round thing with the small square port is the plug that forms the bottom...

I am so sorry. What a terrible thing to happen. The first time I cataloged my equipment and tools was when there was a big forest fire a few miles away heading our direction. I've done it a few times since then in a less hurried fashion.

The Kukje company makes the engines and the tractors. TYM bought them and now use Kukje engines in some of their models.

A flail will cut uneven ground better IF the dips are parallel to the direction you're mowing. If you mow across the dips then the roller will keep it up on the rises. So it's likely that it won't do much better than the rotary. Can you use a box blade to level out the land for easier mowing?

These may help: Also if you don't have the service manual there's some in a sticky thread in the Branson section of this site.

Having to take the rear implement off to trailer the tractor would be a pain. And then how would you bring the implement with you on the trailer? Most uses of a CUT involve a rear implement. Even when using the loader you really want something on the back to counter balance the weight up front...

Have you taken off the starter cover yet and verified that it still does not turn over? Sometimes starter parts get loose and wedge.

My assumption was the OP would not want another OE cooler since he'd had two fail. But maybe there's more than one manufacturer for that part and some do better than others.

If you can do a bit of fabrication you can adapt a similar size aftermarket cooler from a reputable company like Derale or Hayden. The flow is at most the combined flow of your LS's steering and accessory hydraulic circuits. I think some tractors only send part of the flow through the cooler...

I'll see if I can find the number. At this point I'm not convinced that the problem is in the cylinder. It can be in the cases (debris or bearing) or with the parts on either end of the crank. For your saw I'd suggest removing the clutch and oil pump before pulling the cylinder. It's a lot...

I had to insist my dealer sell me a 241. They really tried hard to sell me a 262. It was a special order it as they didn't stock them. I'm glad I did, it's a sweet saw. I have a MS362CM and MS460 for bigger stuff.

Battery weight isn't a big deal for cars and it's even less of a problem with tractors where weight is good. Heavier batteries can be cheaper or perform better. While modern gas tractors could perform well and cost a little less then diesel to buy and operate, I don't see manufacturers putting...

Stihl valves sometimes do that. I have one that does. Some people drill out the outlet hole but a Husqvarna valve, which works better, does not cost all that much. PM sent on the manals.

Did you see anything that would have caused the loss of drive after the "pop"? Like damaged splines?

Yes many companies make them for skid steers. I posted a link to one earlier in this thread. I find the easiest way to deal with rounds too large to lift onto the splitter is to noodle them nearly all the way with the chainsaw and finish with a splitting maul. That way I don't run the chain...

That's weird- the EPA and even CARB let car and truck manufacturers sell engine and emissions parts for older models that don't meet current regs. In fact CARB insists on it. If you have a 1976 Datsun 280z (for example) its got to have the 1976 engine and emissions parts on it even though...

Another thing that people forget is cleaning the spark arrester screen. Some designs clog pretty quickly even when using good oil.

We have a big dead Eucalyptus on our land that a Pileated likes to drum on. It's got the right resonance to make the sound carry. I can hear it even when I'm a couple miles away if the wind's not blowing. There's another Pileated within a few miles and I can sometimes hear that one answering back.

In an open center system the valves are plumbed serially. Flow goes from one valve to the next via each valve's PB port. The flow usually goes from the pump to the loader valve to the rear remotes if you have them to the 3pt hitch. The 3pt cylinders are usually inside the transmission case at...

I use DiscountHydraulicHose for hoses by the inch. They're a little more expensive than SurplusCenter's hoses by the 6" (for short lengths) or 1' increment. Tying a string to the BH hose you're replacing is a good idea.

You can remove the cylinder and head (they're one piece on saws unlike motorcycles). Pro Stilhls usually take a long T25 bit for the cylinder bolts which you can access through holes or cutouts in the fins. With the cylinder off you can inspect the piston and cylinder fully. Before removing the...

I think the Deluxe also had aluminum wheels vs steel. We have a base 700 that we use to run around the property. I added aftermarket power steering at my wife's request. I sometimes wish ours had manual shifting but there's only three gears so there's not a lot of shifting to be done. And the...

Wow, glad you're ok. I have had splits pop and come flying out of the splitter. Some of the wood species I have don't do it and some do. After getting hit a few times (though not in the face!) I now move a step away and turn away when splitting wood that tends to do that.

You can do that but it will cost more than buying hoses on line. You do need to know what to order when you buy online but that's not that difficult. There's nothing special about Kubota hoses that can't be easily replicated elsewhere. The hose diameter is usually printed on the hose, along...

These might be the same parts: Replacement Parts for Joystick Pkgs Unfortunately their prices seem to have gone up a lot since the last time I checked.

Based on my experience with cars and motorcycles I expect that the Yanmar-derived Kukje has the same engine to trans bolt pattern as the Yanmar it was based on. Same with the current Cummins dervived Kukje being the same as the original Cummins. And that the two do not share the same bolt...

Try Dave's Tractor in Red Bluff CA. 530 528-0755 They're a long time Branson dealer.

There's some skid steer log splitters out there. I.e. TM Warrior Skid Steer Log Splitter Attachment | TM MFG You might need to adapt the mounting for the tractor which can't curl down as far. And the tractor's hydraulic flow and pressure will not be as much as the skid steer so it would be...

It looks like you can configure a SureGrip AU series handle with both a rocker and two momentary switches: https://suregripcontrols.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AU-Series-Handle-1.pdf The handle on the 2610 may be different but my dealer told me that I'd need to cut the plastic handle off the...