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That's a big assumption. I doubt that a Yanmar and a completely different engine like say a Cummins designed Kukje have the identical interface between the engine and transmission. It's like expecting a Ford engine to bolt up to a Chevy transmission. However a Yanmar and a Kukje-made copy of...

Bidirectional flow control valve: 1/4 NPT 5 GPM Needle Valve Wolverine by Prince Mfg WNV-400 | Wolverine by Prince Mfg | Brands | www.surpluscenter.com Single direction: 1/4 NPT 5 GPM Prince WFC-400 In-Line Flow Control | Prince Mfg | Brands | www.surpluscenter.com I'd put the bidirectional...

I had my Branson dealer change the wheels and tires for slightly smaller diameter ones that come on a model with 2hp less, and put spacers on the rears. All this was before delivery so I can't say what the improvement in stability was. But it's very stable on side hills compared to my last tractor.

This is what I did on my backhoe's boom cylinder which was way too jerky, probably due to inexpensive valves. I put a one way adjustable valve on both ends, restricting the flow out. I wanted separate adjustments for each end because the rod end needs less fluid to move the same distance, and...

There's a couple Branson dealer techs who post in the Branson section of this site (at Century & Branson). One of them might be willing to give you a number. But even if they do, that may not be what it costs at your local dealers. So it's best to ask them. Some locations have local...

.325 is better for cutting brush and small (a few inches) trees. It's less grabby than either 3/8 or 3/8LP. It suits the 025 well- that's what's on mine. Some people who are milling with huge saws run 3/8LP (pico) which is thinner than .325. It cuts faster due to the narrow kerf.

I keep a couple pieces of 1" aluminum angle on the bench that are cut to the vice jaw width. But the wood blocks would be better for chainsaws. I have a chain vice that chucks into my bench vice and works with longer chains. With smaller bars and often larger ones I just leave the saw on the...

Don't do that. It could do more damage. If the piston stops there is something keeping it from moving. Debris from a broken bearing, a piece of broken piston ring, piston ring hanging up in a port, etc. I'm assuming the spark plug has been removed so it's not running up against compression...

Most counties in California have an official announced burn season. You need to notify the local fire station in case someone calls it in, so they don't roll to your place. If permits are required they are easy to get, usually on line. The counties around the SF and LA areas are under more...

I wonder if Branson reduced the amount of expensive catalyst in the DOC+DPF when they added the regen feature.

A 2022 5520 should have the ability to do a manual regen. Perhaps that is what it's telling you.

.325 has more teeth per inch and is slightly narrower. It's normally used on 45-55cc saws. 60cc saws usually use 3/8. If you switch from 3/8 to .325 you'll need a new sprocket in addition to a new chain and bar. They all have to match. Many Huskies come with .58 wide drivers on the chain...

How different is the Yanmar head from the Kukje version? Maybe a machinist could adapt it.

I've been programming for 45 years, professionally for 40. While source code for my car's ECU would be interesting, I know it would take a ton of work to make use of it and only a few people would be able to do so. I'd rather have good documentation. I have manufacturer-specific OBD2 readers...

Emissions legislation requires that manufacturers support a standard protocol and a common set of fault codes.This why you can go to an AutoZone and get them to read the codes from the OBD2 port or buy a code reader and do it yourself. It's been incredibly useful to me as a home mechanic...

Large fancy modern farm tractors have a ton of electronics, like super precise GPS systems to make accurate rows and computer controlled everything. Deere are known for locking down the software and requiring the dealer tool for a lot of things. Compact tractors under 75hp like most people here...

There's a thread with links to manuals in the Branson section of this site.

I use LocTite 545 as recommended by others on this site. It is designed for this application. It works well. I think you'll have to order it on line. I've not seen it in a store. I clean the threads with a paper towel to get the bulk of the oil off and then use some solvent (of a type that...

I lean to one side as I pull forward so I can see the outside edge of the quick attach bracket and line it up with the implement.

Yea you can't hone the plated cylinder linings. But they are hard and durable and sometimes you can clean the aluminum off them and they're fine. People use muriatic acid or some form of abrasive to do this, both very carefully. The 241 is a sweet saw. I like mine a lot. If it were me I would...

Pioneer is a company that makes couplers. I think you want ISO 5675 couplers, 1/2". Around here they are called "ag" couplers but that can be misleading. I bet real 300hp ag tractors use something else. Pioneer 8010 male couplers should do (the tractor has female couplers). My local TSC has...

I got an EA wicked grapple (the long bottom tine type) for my 3725. It's been very useful, far more than forks. But it wasn't cheap when I got it and it's surely a lot more now. I'm still running it off a rear remote mounted on the fender. I believe the loader rating, but that's at full lift...

The MS500i is fuel injected. It's Stihls only FI saw. It's only been available in the US for a year or so. The TS series concrete saws have used the same FI setup for a while. By all accounts it is pretty reliable. The CM series Stihls have computer controlled carbs. Which is not the same...

Unfortunately the emissions regs for off road engines don't require OBD2. If a manufacturer implements it they can support whatever they want. For example my Branson has a "data recorder" which is pretty limited in function but has an OBD2 port for the factory tool to download the data. I can't...

Does it just need a driveshaft or was the driveshaft removed because something else is broken? Here in the US I usually start with Messicks when looking up Kubota parts. Since I think you're in AU that may not be useful for actually purchasing for you due to shipping but might get you an idea...

I had a mid '90s B7100 until about 5 years ago. It was a solid machine but it was getting hard to find parts for it. I'd check the parts situation where you are before buying. The engines in those older Kubotas make old school stinky diesel exhaust. Some people don't mind the stink but it...

TSC has Mobil Delvac for a decent price. I used the older name Mobilfluid 424 in my 3725. Its specs matches the fluids that Branson listed in my manual.

I was on a trip through Oregon last week. The mills by the road had the biggest log decks I have ever seen. Not just one deck but deck after deck of logs. They had a lot of lumber too. One plywood mill had a huge number of bales of plywood stacked up and sitting in the rain. Are mills holding...

You need hydraulic fittings not black pipe. They're made for the pressure. Log splitters often run at higher pressures than tractors. My splitter's relief is set for 3600 psi. The fittings come in a bewildering range of types but NPT just like black pipe are common. You probably have a...

If your BH has a PB line it's likely already got the PB fitting installed.

When the hydraulic relief valve trips it makes a squealing sound. Check that your rear remote valves and all other hydraulic valves are in the neutral position.

Put the pin in on one side. On the other, push the implement away from you to take up the slack and then find the pin hole that lines up. Don't use the slotted hole. On my tractor each set of holes is aligned slightly differently, like a vernier, so there's usually one that works. Sometimes I...

I remember going to school in the dark in California. No one liked it. It must have really been bad for people up north. The retail industry is pushing permanent DST because they think people will buy more. Permanent DST will have negative health effects for a lot of people. If we have to stop...

Those look like shade leaves. Some plants grow larger leaves on the parts that are in deep shade.

Look up the CFM requirements for the tools that you want to run. If you're running them constantly like a sander then you want a compressor that exceeds that. If they are intermittent like an air nailer then the compressor can have a lower CFM and fill the tank while the tool is not using air...

I'm mildly scared of heights. The first week of climbing season I'd be a wreck but once I got used to it I was fine. We tried shooting cones (actually the whole top) off a tree once. We knew the area and that there was no one working down range. Both of us were decent shots and it still took as...

In the last century I had a job with the forest service that was mostly climbing trees. One hot still summer day we parked the truck next to a tree that I'd climbed a couple weeks earlier to have lunch. There was a loud crack and the entire top 30' of the tree came crashing down on the other...

Yep most hydraulic fittings don't get tape of sealant. Just the ones where the threads are the seal. The only one of those I have seen here in the US are NPT. My splitter has a lot of NPT fittings and no JIC ones. NPT is a little cheaper and since most things like valves, bungs and filter...

NPT hydraulic fittings do need help. I did not have good results with teflon pipe dope. The kind I used was a lubricant not a hardening sealant. What works for me is LocTite 545. It's made specifically for NPT type hydraulic fittings where the threads are also the seal. Regular thread locker...

Where is it leaking from? Hose fittings? Cylinder or pump seals?

I think the amount of solids that are removed with draining vs suction are going to depend on individual engine details like the exact shape of the oil pan at the drain plug (i.e. some plugs are on the side of the pan or the plug hole has a raised lip on the inside) and for suction, how well the...

One of my BH's joysticks was sticking and would not travel all the way in one direction. It turned out to be the linkage mechanism under the square rubber dust cover. The linkage translates front/back and side to side motion into pushing the appropriate spools. Water had gotten in there and...

That's the relief valve. You turned the pressure down. Since you're dead heading all the time, the lower relief pressure means the pump is doing less work. While that's slightly better, it did not correct the actual problem. It's still plumbed wrong and that is likely causing your other...

I'd think that a replacement valve specifically for that model Branson would be open center if the tractor is open center. It sounds like you're dead heading all the time except when the loader valve is operated. When dead heading the hydraulic pump is pushing all the fluid through the relief...

I have been using biocide for years and I still get gunk growing in my 5 gal plastic tanks. The best way I found to clean them out is with soap and high pressure water. I'm hoping that I will not have to drop the tractor's tank and clean it too.

Engine braking is pretty strong, especially with diesels. With both the engine and the PTO brake the energy from the implement gets turned into heat. The engine has a cooling system which is designed to handle the heat from full throttle operation. That's a lot more than the intertia from an...

The PTO brake is there for a reason. It's a safety feature in case you need to stop the implement ASAP. I've not needed it yet but I've also not needed my chainsaw chaps in 35 years and I still wear them. You can save wear on the PTO brake in normal use by throttling down and then once the...

It's especially confusing on newer tractors which link the throttle to the HST pedal. Then the pedal is like the gas pedal in a car, and yet it's still also not like it at all. Branson's system is a simple cable, unlike the computer controlled system on the Kubota Grand Ls. The amount of...

I'm sorry for your loss. I hope everyone is dealing ok and you're not too overwhelmed with the sudden amount of stuff to do. In most states, estates that are below a threshold (which varies from state to state) does not go through probate. Both of my parent's estates were below the threshold...

You know, it's possible to disagree without insulting the people you disagree with. I have both kinds of chippers. "Chuck and duck" is not my term but it's commonly used. More accurately my experience would be push and push and push, then when it catches let go and turn away real quick so...

Power feed is much safer than "chuck and duck" self feeding. When one of those grabs a tree it sucks it in fast and there is no way to stop it. The power feed is a consistent slower feed and you can stop it any time. Horizontal feed means a lot less lifting. I can chip trees that I can only...

My neighbor who used to run a tree service told me about this accident this morning. The way he told it, a climber was repelling out of the tree and ended up in the chipper. Until I saw the video of the rope in chipper simulation I didn't understand how repelling out of a tree could put someone...

Tubes can get tiny holes in them. You can dunk the inflated tube in water to find the leak. Don't forget to check the inside of the tire and the rim for whatever caused the puncture. In my extensive experience with bicycle tires, when a tube is defective it rips open and it's real obvious what...

3/8 is fine. If it was me I'd put the restrictor in the 3/8 hose just to reduce the weight and bulk of the stack of adaptors and fittings. A ball valve is the wrong fitting for this as it does not allow for fine control of the flow. Either a fixed orifice restrictor or a flow control valve like...

1/2" hose and fittings are larger than you need for a hydraulic top link. 1/4" would be fine. If yours has reducers after the quick connects to get the standard 1/2" ag connector down to a more reasonable size hose, I'd put the restrictor in the smaller diameter part after the reducers.

Even for the non catalytic EPA stoves you need to RTFM and operate it accordingly. It took me a while to get used to mine. But when you run it right and feed it dry wood it burns really clean. It smokes for a few minutes on startup or reload but after that there's no visible smoke coming out of...

This. The chipper flywheel is also the fan that blows chips out the chute. Run it slow and it won't be blowing as hard. It need to be run at the rated speed. I always run my Woodmaxx 8H at speed and the only time it's clogged was when the blades were dull and I was chipping bay, which is...

Probably when the top link is fully extended, tilting the mower back. Next would be when the mower is fully lowered to the ground. You might need a longer one. Better to be safe than injured. PTO shafts cause a lot of tractor injuries. I'd want at least 6" of overlap at the worst position. A...

Grazing the grass down to the roots is great for fire but it's not so good for erosion or for maintaining the best species of grass. The least palatable species often survive the best when the land is grazed hard. So next years' forage is lower quality. You might consider doing what ranchers...

I just ran it on the setting it was on, I think ventilation because it'd been hot. That's a good idea. Oh yea, after I took half the dash apart. Nothing. I put the truck back together today. If I leave it with the doors open (battery disconnected) or windows open, it doesn't smell. It's only...

What kind of oil did you use? Tractor fluid has additives to make it work properly with wet clutches and brakes. Regular hydraulic oil does not. But it seems unlikely that you'd have damaged your PTO clutch right away. If you engage the PTO at idle with no pto driveshaft attached, does the PTO...

The GL-4 80 or 90 is gear oil, which you don't use in the HST. It's for the front axle. I have used Mobilfluid 424 and Duragard semi synthetic HST fluid in my Branson. The Branson dealer is also a Mahindra dealer and when I did my first change, they suggested Mahindra's HST fluid. I think the...

Thanks for the detailed review. I think the mix of chipping vs shredding that one does and the kinds of material processed will greatly affect the usefulness of each machine. I have both a TPH185 and a Woodmaxx 8H. When I got the Woodmaxx I stopped using the MacKissick except once a year to...

I replace the cabin air filter early on, forgot to mention that. It looked a tiny bit chewed on but no dead mice in there. When I run the truck and turn on the fan the smell decreases. So I don't think it's in the ventilation system. I've had wires chewed on a 1999 GMC truck back in the 2000s...

A few weeks ago I didn't drive the Tundra for a couple weeks. That coincided with a heat wave. When I got in, it smelled like dead animal. I found one dead mouse that had been squished by the accelerator pedal. Removing it lessened the smell but it didn't go away. I've since removed the front...

Could there be air in the injector lines?

Check the air filter too.

The exciting part is when you downshift on a steep downhill for engine braking and the splitter jams between gears and freewheels.

I didn't see anything on the GPT site that would get the file off the ECU or install the new one. That can be tricky. In road vehicles the manufacturer often tries to make that difficult. It may be easier with off road vehicles. I'm suspicious that they offer tunes for so many vehicles...

If I can't hear it deadheading, I find out when the 3pt won't go up.

It sounds like you may have had a hydraulic valve deadheading the whole time you were mowing. Fuel consumption should be 1 gallon per hour not 5, and a 48hp machine should be able to drive a 4' mower through just about anything without struggling. But if the hydraulic system was deadheading...

It's cool that you got actual native grasses. Here, you'll get oats and cheat. Both are invasives. The native bunch grasses can't compete. We see a little of a native fescue (mostly in the lawn where I don't want it) but that's it.

Hopefully Branson comes through. Do you know what operation bent them? I could see it happening by going to pick up a log with the grapple pointed down, the lid hitting the log first which would apply pushing force on the curl cylinders.

There's hundreds of locking compounds made by LocTite. The most common red one is a medium strength thread locker. When I have used it the fasteners have come loose but it takes more torque. You can also use heat to loosen the bond though I have never needed to. I have used a high strength...

You could replace the cylinder instead of the whole thing. If you remove the cylinder you might be able to work some lube into it. I'll second (or third) the Schlage recommendation. That's what we put on our house. The locksmith who keyed them for us commented on the quality. They weren't...

I use LocTite 545 on NPT hydraulic fittings. It works a lot better than teflon pipe dope.

Most owners manuals have two maintenance schedules. Most people assume that they fall under the regular schedule but if you read what determines the severe duty schedule, most people actually fall under that. I follow the severe duty schedule. But I'm also not putting on a lot of miles, so...

I have not seen any dirt on the inner filter in 320 hours. You're probably fine. You can take the filter can off and inspect the intake tube for dirt. If it got past the filter there will be some in the tubing.

Burnouts were popular in my high school in the '70s. A lot of kids had muscle cars and they definitely had the power to do burnouts in the parking lot until the vice principal showed up. It's not new. Drifting is a style sport, like gymnastics. In competitions they have judges. It's not my kind...

I bought a ~15 gallon drain pan to handle the 10 gallons from my Branson. It's on wheels so it's easy to move around when full. My tractor is not tall enough for 5 gallon buckets to fit under it and I didn't want to try to swap buckets in the middle of draining anyhow. When I try to move an...

Filling too fast can cause problems. Many tractor oil fill ports will overflow if you try to fill them too fast. Unless your oil has dye in it, it's easy to overshoot the level visible in the sight glass. I change the oil every 3-4 years. The manual bucket pump works fine for that. It won't...

Ours is a clone of the common Bosch VE pump. There's info on how to tune them out there.

Around here you're more likely to find newts under logs than rattlesnakes, but that's a good reminder to look under the log first. The ones I made are like this: But there's also this style:

Yep that's it. The bullet end goes into the sliding fitting and it grips the tree tight. The one problem with those is they lack a ferrule in the eye. So when you pull on it hard with something small diameter in the eye (like a chain you're using to extend your reach) the cable in the eye bends...

Cable chokers weigh less than chain. I like cable chokers for pulling logs as the cable is easier to stuff under a large log. But they are a pain to carry on the tractor and store. Chain chokers can be dumped in a box. I got G100 chain chokers from westechrigging.com. G100 costs a little more...

It's got a regular mechanical pump operated by the throttle lever and the HST pedals, and a passive DPF+DOC (which the manual calls a DPF). The only electronics is the data recorder which has sensors for pressure differential across the DPF and the temperature, and maybe tracks running time...

Verify that the lever on the pump moves when the throttle (or pedal) is moved. Or move the lever by hand while it's running. According to my shop manual blinking every .5 seconds means sensor malfunction. Every 2 seconds, the DPF is getting clogged and needs cleaning. Solid means the DPF is...

You could remove the DPF and run it with just the up pipe that leads to the DPF. Not for long and with the hood open so you don't damage the paint. Just to check if the DPF is the problem. But if the DPF light on the dash is not stuck on solid or blinking fast, then the data recorder thinks...

More of a risk is the unpatched old software Deere is running. Even with the latest update from Deere I would say with 100% certainty that they have a lot of unpatched vulnerabilities. I've seen a lot of systems and when they're proprietary and locked down like this there's always unfixed...

How big a turnaround does CalFire want you to build? My county wants a 40x48 turnaround, 12' wide roads that can handle a 75,000lb fire truck, and turnounts on the road ever 400'. They keep increasing the requirements. Not long ago it was 32x32 turnarounds and turnouts every 800'. County fire...

That's probably good then. OTOH when I asked my Branson dealer they said not to use UDT.

People build houses on stilts with 20'+ drops on one side. So it's possible. It'll just cost more.

Chain or cable chokers? My Uniforest winch has built in boxes which work well for chain chokers but are too small to fit a rolled up cable choker. Maybe you could build a box that fits on the tractor side of the winch, or on the tractor to hold your chokers.

There could be air in the fuel injection lines. Did you change the fuel filter? The lift pump might not be working. On my newer Branson the lift pump makes a noticable sound (fast clicking) when the ignition key is turned on.

If it sells for that price taxes will be about 13,700 a year according to zillow. A big jump from the current 3700. California's prop 9 from 1976 put a limit on tax increases as long as the property does not change hands. It was sold as letting granny stay in her house but it also has the...

That looks like hydraulic fluid not tractor fluid. You want tractor fluid. It has additives that make it work well with wet clutches and brakes. Chevron makes a synthetic version of THF1000 which has better low temp viscosity. than the regular stuff All the manufacturers publish viscosity...

Making all seasonals permanant would be awesome but I have not seen any legislation doing that. So far all that's happened is one time (or a couple time) extra payments, mostly to seasonals. That passes last year and it took most of a year for funds to actually show up. There's a lot that...

I changed the oil, filter and fuel filter. This time I drained the fuel out of the filter housing before unscrewing the bottom instead of dumping a pint of diesel all over everything. My 3725 has the clear plastic bowl filter housing that has the manual priming pump on it. I also figured out...

DEF is only used on engines over 75hp, where the emissions limits are tighter than under 75hp. My 4 year old Branson has a low temp continual regen DPF, without the ability to command a regen. It works great for the vast majority but a few people mostly in very cold climates who didn't work...

I have seen people put up signs saying stuff like "This is not a through road. Your GPS is lying." If you can find out what web site/app is generating the bad route, you may be able to get them to remove it. I have heard of people doing this but sometimes it takes knowing someone at the company.

If it's an NPT fitting then it needs sealant. Otherwise it doesn't. With NPT the threads are the sealing surface but with other types there's an O ring or tapered surface that provides the seal. If it's NPT then the LocTite 545 should work fine. Clean the threads with solvent (I use spray carb...

My Branson HST will hold on a slope if I make sure I pushed the brake pedal reasonably hard. It's got the type of brake with a simple ratchet that holds the brake pedal down. The steps on the ratchet are fairly large. I could see one step being not quite enough pressure on the brakes and the...

You usually need to buy the service manual, and it can be as much as a few hundred $$. It's worth it though if you do any work on the machine. A mechanic costs $125/hr. If you save two hours of mechanic's time over the entire life of the machine, the shop manual's paid for itself.

Unfortunately it''s not 100% compatible. I regularly have compatibility problems when I give my OpenOffice documents and presentations to Windows/Mac users running the MS versions, or I get their documents or presentations. It hasn't been enough to get me to build a Windows VM for my Linux work...

Fake organic products are common. See The Great Organic-Food Fraud

I made a two level dolly. The bottom level is a space for the forks to slide in, and the bucket can sit on the top level. So the forks and bucket share the same floor space.

Of course its a publicity stunt. The pic shows something that looks like a gorilla skull. It's not a bear. But the pic is only half the skull. Makes me think they're hiding something that would disprove their claim.

The outside air kit (specific to each stove) is nice because it brings outside air directly into the stove. It's not being pulled into the living space and making it colder.

Most stoves now are EPA stoves. Many locations require EPA stoves in new installs. They burn cleaner than older designs and get more BTUs from the wood. There are catalytic and non cat EPA stoves. The non cat ones use clever design with smoke routing and air tubes to burn the smoke. Cat stoves...

My 3725 is harder starting and runs on only a few cylinders for a while if I forget to wait for the preheater light to go out. Besides not waiting for the light, your preheater may not be working properly or at all.

I'm not a fan of NPT for hydraulics but in this case it's the right thing. I don't know what plating they use on these fittings but all the ones I have bought still look as new.

They make hydraulic rated parts for that. Regular pipe is not strong enough. You can get them at many TSC stores, or a hydraulics supplier, or some NAPA stores, or online through Discount Hydraulic Hose or Surplus Center. Some would use a plumbing part for a reducer but I'd rather spend $0.50...

The usual hardware store screw extractors are hard and easy to break. Before you go too far, get on Messicks and look up the price of a new tie rod end. It may be so cheap that there's no point in doing anything that costs money. I have had success removing broken extractors by cutting a slot...

I drop the 3pt and loader for safety when I park the tractor, so I've never tested it. Most valves leak a little so it's not unusual for them to leak down over night.

As long as the single PB/return port can handle the pressure the tractor puts out, there is nothing wrong with using that kind of valve. The manufacturer specifies the limits in their docs. All the solenoid valves I have seen have just the single return/PB port.

If it's leaking then the bearings and seals need replacing. I think there are upgraded bearings and seals but I'm not positive on that.

What do you do to make the blades pivot freely? The blades on my cutter appear to pivot freely when I move them by hand but sometimes when I engage the PTO (with engine at idle) they get in a phase where when I rev up the tractor there is a lot of vibration from the mower. I have to disengage...

From new my mower's slip clutch was too tight. And it needs to be checked yearly or every other year if the mower lives inside. It's not that hard to do. It's also not difficult to disassemble and clean the plates. Yours looks like it should be in good shape though, and I'd try loosening and...

I have the Woodmaxx 8H on a Branson with 32hp at the PTO. The one problem with it was the hydraulic flow control they used us a 20 gpm unit while the hydraulic system on the chipper is 3 gpm. The oversized valve has a very narrow range between dead slow and full speed. Mine had effectively two...

A few 20 series in the '16 or so time frame had front wheel bearings go bad. The extra play wears the hub seals and they leak oil. So check for oil leaks on the inside of the wheels.

They're very different. The B3350 used mechanical injection. The L3301 is EFI. EFI allows better control of the regen. The 3350 has a small turbo engine. The L3301 has a larger naturally aspirated engine. Turbos are heat powered superchargers. They take heat from the exhaust to power the...

Put a stand under it. The hydraulics will leak down. Tire shops always take longer than you think.

I talked about this today with my wife the expert gardener. We do have a little Spanish broom. At least on our property, Spanish broom is not as aggressively reproductive as French broom. It might not be too bad but I still wouldn't plant it myself. Having dealt with so much as brush I'm kinda...

The fob often has two chips in it. One is powered by the battery and unlocks the car. The other is an RFID type chip that gets its power from the external sensor. Some cars have a cubby where the ignition switch used to be on the steering column that you can put a dead key into so the RFID will...

We have its relatives, Scotch and French broom. Both are hugely invasive and a big problem. One plant can produce thousands of seeds. Left alone for a few years it'll make a thicket that's 10' high and totally impassible. A lot of the brush I have been cutting and chipping is broom. Places I...

One of my botany professors had a story of stopping at a road side rest area where some folks had cut the neaby oleander to make stakes for broiling hot dogs. He had to tell them that Oleander is very poisonous and that they should not eat the hot dogs. So yea, I would be as wary of smoke from...

On my 2017 Branson you're supposed to turn the ignition on until the intake heating light goes out, then start it. If I forget and the engine is not hot, then it will be pretty unhappy when it starts.

Put something heavy on the back when you are picking up heavy objects. The braking and stability of the tractor comes from the rear axle. It's also less stress on the front axle.

How do you get to the circlip with the clutch in place? The shaft sticking out of the clutch would block access to the circlip.

Presumeably it's the 2016 Branson 4520 in his profile. For the cold starting problems I'd make sure the heating system is working. I think it's an intake heater rather than glow plugs, but has the same function.

The one on my BR430 did the same thing. It's a tiny conical screen, looks like a design that will clog easily. I use a propane torch to burn them clean.

She'll move to a new den. But she probably will move to a new den in her territory. Foxes are usually territorial. If the surrounding area is all full up (from the standpoint of foxes) then there's no where for this fox to go without having to fight it out.

The best way would be to keep the cats indoors. Coyotes are even more of a danger to cats than foxes. They're bigger (predators prefer uneven odds) and unlike foxes they hunt in groups. I think they're smarter too.

Check out this commercial log splitter winch/lift: Home- Log Splitter Lift - Gorillabac

If you put your implements on dollies then the shape of the building matters less. What's common here on real farms for implement storage is a wide shallow building with three walls and an open front. Drop your implement in one bay and pick up one in the next bay. But you need a certain amount...

Mine's a EA Wicked and it often does not scoop under stuff. It works sometimes but it's not a dependable way to do it for me. What's worked pretty well for me for logs is to contact the front log with the tines and then roll the grapple forwards while inching the tractor forwards until the...

You need a slip clutch whose input and output shafts match the input shaft on the mower, and shorten the PTO shaft to suit. If you can't find one you may need to get a new PTO shaft with slip clutch. That might be better anyhow so you don't have both the slip clutch and shear bolt, though that...

I wish I'd thought of that! I'll do that on my saws. There's a boss cast on the chassis on my Stihl pro saws but I have never figured out what it means. Maybe it shows where the cap lines up. The 250 (and 025 like I have, basically a 250 with screw caps) is the largest engine saw in that...

What don't you like about it?

If you cut this straight down as suggested, it will likely barber-chair. While its likely less dangerous on this mostly horizontal tree than on a near vertical one, it still adds unpredictability to the falling and potentially a more dangerous situation than you have now. You can prevent the...

I asked my wife the expert gardener, and her answer (once past the obvious "some people don't know how or don't have time or started late") is that some varieties of beets don't germinate well. Some home grown veggies taste way better than anything you can find in the farmers market. Tomatoes...

A wood splitter that runs off the tractor hydraulics will be slower and less powerful than a standalone splitter. Tractor hydraulics do not have as much flow or pressure as a dedicated splitter. With careful shopping the cost difference is small, only a few hundred $$. How large a chipper do...

Solar panels need direct sunlight to make decent power. If you're going to leave the charger on long term, get one with a battery charge controller. Cheap ones just dump current into the battery without sensing battery voltage and can over charge it. I made my own charger with a controller and...

It looks from the web site that they rate the HP at 2100 rpm. It's possible that it really can turn faster and they did not regear the PTO to match the lower rpm. But if they did, then they really should have changed the markings on the tach. Unless you have a contact tachometer to test it...

On my 2017 3725 (very similar to a 20 series) I have to undo two rubber straps that hold the air filter in place and move it aside to pull the screen out the top. Doing it from the side would be easier but it's not a big deal.

Deforming a plastic roller, rusting a steel one due to condensation ("dry" sand isn't perfectly dry), and getting it in the fill hole. The fill hole on mine is about an inch diameter.

When you seed a bare area you roll it to get the seeds into the soil so they germinate better. Rolling can help level an existing lawn. It doesn't do anything about the low spots but it can pack down some high spots.

I have one with a plastic roller. I stored it full for a few years (no chance of freezing in my barn) and it ended up deforming the roller into an egg shape. I've since gotten it back to round by storing it empty with the pointy side down. It gets emptied after every use now.

The auto position on the PTO switch on my Branson turns the PTO off when the implement is raised up and back on when it's lowered. I don't use it because I like to throttle down to slow the implement down before turning off the PTO to save the PTO brake, and engage the implement at idle then...

Detach the PTO shaft from the tractor and block the mower blades in place, then try turning the shaft by hand to see if the clutch slips. It'd have to be really wasted to turn under hand pressure. If it doesn't, the slip clutch may be slipping under light load. To check that, remove the PTO...

Sorry about your loss. It looks like the cat had a good life with you.

Lower than the mower? It's going to be digging in to the ground a lot. That's not going to work well. Driving around with the bucket raised up high is inviting a rollover. I leave the loader and bucket on. I keep the bucket low for better balance and to hopefully find stuff before I try to...

My Branson 3725 was huge compared to the Kubota B7100 I had before it. But in the first few months of ownership it got smaller.

Sorry but that's not correct. E0 114k btu/gal E100 76k btu/gal For E10: .9 * 114 = 102.6 .1 * 76 = 7.6 total: 110.2k btu/gal 114 - 110.2 = 3.8 3.8 / 114 = 3% less BTUs for E10. But my point was that just looking at the BTUs it's only 3%, not 10-20%.

Kukje uses a low temp continual regen. That works pretty well for most people in most circumstances, but it has been a problem for a few in cold climated whose machines don't get run hard. They added a mechanism to do operator commanded regens. It uses an exhaust valve in the tailpipe to keep...

Ethanol has about 2/3 the BTUs of gasoline. Mileage with E10 would drop by 2/3 of 10% or 3.3%, assuming the air/fuel mixture stays the same. On a vehicle with EFI and an O2 sensor, the ECU will adjust fuel to keep the O2 level in the correct range. That may mean more fuel consumption than that...

This works well for racing cyclists because they're moving at 25 mph on the flat so there is plenty of air flow to evaporate the water, and they're wearing light weight form fitting clothes made from material that wicks water. I don't think it's going to work as well sitting on a stationary...

I mostly work alone too. I position the tractor and prop a ladder up against the tote cage. I should get one of those collapsible ladders.

I cut doors in an IBC tote cage and chain that to the forks when I want a work platform. It's way better than a ladder.

Check that the front axle seals are not leaking. There were some Bransons that had front wheel bearings go bad. The first sign is a leak from the axle housing because the play wears the seals. It's not a difficult fix, there's a youtube video of a guy doing it. But if it has that, it's...

I'm 3.5 hours away from Dave's too. I've been there twice in four years: once to test drive and once to pick up a backhoe. They ship me the parts I need, which has pretty much just been filters. They're great about doing business over email.

They're a good dealer.

Moving the log CG in by 18" or whatever the depth of the bucket is would make a big difference in the loader's capacity, the tractor's balance and the stress on the front axle. They are all directly related. And it's a lot cheaper than buying whole tractor. You can estimate the load capacity...

Lack of a history of fire could mean that the area will not burn easily, or it could mean that fire suppression efforts have been intense and that as a result there is a build up of fuels that will eventually result in a hot and destructive fire. We're in the latter category. That site claims...

That looks like Dave's lot.

If you can work with < 75hp, the emissions limits are easier to meet. DEF is not required. A lot of the problems with trucks are with the DEF system.

It's a scam. It's likely that an image search on the pics will find where they were lifted from.

Some of the clips that come on those chains are weak and bend easily.

Few three point hitches have hydraulic down pressure. Most are just gravity.

It's more like 10,000x if it's a 80k lb semi with five axles compared to a 4000lb car. 2500x if it has 8 axles. It's the per axle loading that's the problem (unlike bridges where it's total weight). Road damage is the fourth power of the axle load...

The emissions system on this era Branson uses a continual regen type DPF. It cleans itself when it gets hot from the engine operating. If the tractor is idled a lot, especially in the cold, and not run hard enough often enough, it can clog. Check that the DPF warning light on the dash does not...

I have used superglue to fix cuts in bicycle tires. You need a way to spread out the cut to get the glue in there. On a bike tire I can pinch the tire and flex the casing to open up the cut. That's probably a lot more difficult with a tractor tire, especially if it's still mounted on the rim...

There needs to be a relief valve somewhere that is opening when the grapple lids reach full travel. If it's not on the 3rd function valve then maybe the loader valve relief opens? That's something I have been wondering which maybe someone with more hydraulic knowledge can answer: does the...

I can't find any noise regulations for off road diesels. Could you post a link? I could see manufacturers going to water cooled for emissions reasons, as water cooling gives better control of combustion chamber temperatures and that affects emissions. There's some motorcycle manufacturers...

If you can't find one, would a regular three position solenoid valve like the kind used for 3rd functions work? You'd energize it one way for forwards and the other way to reverse. In the non energized state the motor would be held in place as the work ports are closed. If you're using a manual...

My chipper is a 8H. You may be able to find your valve's specs by looking up any numbers on it. When I did mine, I could not find any flow control valves on alibaba that were less than 16 gpm. I would not be surprised if yours was 16 gpm.

Hello from "sunny" "warm" California! It hit all of 56 here today and that's the warmest it has been all week. I have been running the wood stove.

You can use all of the implement flow and still operate the tractor. It will just take some engine HP to turn the pump. Not much: 9.4 gpm at 2400 psi (typical relief setting) is 13 hp. "total flow" is a bogus number. The second circuit runs your power steering and possibly the PTO clutches for...

I use the E pto speed when mowing near the neighboring house. At the lower engine speed the tractor is quieter.

For the last one I shortened, I cut the plastic shields a 1/2" shorter than the shafts. That makes it easier to slide the shafts together as you only have to align the shafts or the shields but not both at once.

Everything Attachment's Wicked grapples are good. My dual lid model is still perfectly straight and true after a lot of heavy lifts.

I hope everyone in NM is ok. The weather service is reporting really severe fire conditions- high winds and single digit humidity- for the next few days.

We have a lot of sandstone rocks in our soil. About 3/4 of posts will hit a rock. I can pound a t post through most of them but it takes a lot of hits. If I had more than 10 or 20 to do at a time I'd get one of those post pounders.

Also a little farther away but still in central CA: Lodi Cycle Bowl dirt track, training ground for multiple national and world motorcycle dirt track and road racing champs. Carnegie Cycle Park, national MX and hillclimb races. Donner Ski ranch, national and world observed trials competitions...

That's why the mechanic's family is going after the car owner. Not because the car owner is to blame, but because of a law written to shield businesses from the results of negligence towards employees.

If future parts availability is a prime concern, and price isn't, then I'd get a Kubota L4760. Kubota is unlikely to go away and builds their own tractors. But even so, five years ago when I had a mid 90's Kubota, some parts were NLA from Kubota and were hard to find. And that was for a very...

My dealer uses Chevron THF1000. I have used Mobil 424 and Duragard synthetic. Both have very similar viscosity numbers to the THF1000. The Mobil stuff is sold at TractorSupply now. It's been renamed Delvac. If I was doing the change now I'd use the Mobil. The one drawback is that it does not...

If you're just going to put it back on again, you can leave the 3pt hitch off. There are some videos on youtube showing how to remove and install it. I don't remove it like they do using the BH to pull itself off the tractor. That requires more finesse with the BH than I have. I just raise up...

It looks like the hub is loose on the shaft coming down from the gearbox. Is the nut holding it on loose? Don't run it like this, you don't want the blades flying about.

Yea, that's it. The thing I posted was a slide deck for a paper explaining how continuous low temp regen works. Interesting but not useful in this context. I think working the engine hard puts a lot more heat into the DPF than running the throttle up with the tractor parked. The governor will...

I tried a couple scanners on my 2017's OBD port and none could read it. Does yours have regen? I'm guessing not given the description. Then you probably have the same system I have. My shop manual says if the DPF light is Continuous: DPF clogged or EGT too high, stop engine. Blinking every .5...

Make sure none of the valves are stuck on.

The larger diameter throat isn't just about stem diameter. It lets you chip branches and brush with less trimming. But yea, under $1k is going to be tough. The self powered home store chippers are pretty much useless if you're on a rural parcel.

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Yep. Cold patch works well if there is a good firm base. A heavy flat tamper is useful to compact it. Also it helps to do it in the summer when it's hot as it flows and sticks together a lot better. Or you can put a big rock there that the drivers will have to go around.

There was some form of firewood cutting allowed in every national forest I worked in except the wilderness areas. It varies from district to district and even within districts. You used to have to go ask but now it's all on web sites. Usually personal use only but when there's a limit it's often...

What you need is the correct category for your hitch (cat 1 or 2) and retracted and extended lengths in the right range. You can select a valve with pilot operated check valves or one without. If you want it to be able to float, get without. If your valves leak, then the check valve will keep...

Diesels always run very lean, especially at idle or low power output. And when they run rich the smoke is black. You see that at tractor pulls. If a clogged air filter was the problem, then the symptoms would have been consistent, not intermittent. Your issue sounds more like a fuel problem...

I can pull out brush if I can grab the top part of the plant hard enough. The brush has to be pretty large diameter and the trunk grow somewhat horizontal for that to work. That does not happen often enough to be worth doing. If it's only an inch or two and straight, it's difficult to grab hard...

If you clear cut a big area, natural regeneration may not get you the forest you want. In a lot of areas out west you will get brush first. Left alone for a century or two, natural succession will turn it into forest but most people can't wait that long. The front part of my property was...