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We have 210 acres - none of it flat. We operate with a 2005 Massey 1533 Compact tractor. The tires are not loaded. It has a FEL and we mow 25 acres give or take with a rotary brush mower. The mower is a 60" light duty, good for cutting up to an inch - inch and a half - requires 25hp from the...

@JWR - you are correct.. brain fart. 20 degrees is what I measured using my phone.. Why did I write 20%? Who can say?

Twice a year, I mow a pasture that has sections with a near 20% slope. @ParkWhite suggested that you take time to practice. That's what I did.. After my 3rd mowing, I understood how to take the hills riding up/down rather than attempting to go across. To help with the turns at the top, a...

I had this happen. I removed the blades to get all the wire out as some broke off close to the bolt, was still jamming the blade, and the only way to get to it was to remove the blade.

I can confirm NOT. Had a container on a ship off Tacoma Washington - the fastest moving port on the west coast I was told - and it took 2+ weeks to get a berth, then another 2 weeks to clear customs. At origin, it took 4 weeks to get the container on the ship. Sea transport was 3 weeks -...

Thank you Dave (@Dmacieo). My dealer only had one in stock and the other is being shipped to my home - its a spare. We'll see what we find. If the connector has failed, it'll be replaced and hopefully all will be fixed. I just wish I were onsite to get this done this week! I just might...

As previously said, we did move the joy stick. We did press the ball and we did see hydraulic fluid come out. That said, perhaps we did not hold it open long enough. On the plug side, we opened both sides of the circuit and with those open, we pressed the ball in by hand. We then tried to...

I appreciate all the feedback and help. @can do, been looking for a cutaway. As an engineer, I want to understand what is working there and am still a bit in the dark. I'm a sparky but have pretty solid mechanical aptitude owing to my days of designings machines/machine controls. Still, I...

@Xfaxman, we agree. I did not try swapping A & B to see if A would seat in the B socket - good idea. The issue with the A socket is that the plug will not stay in and latch. you can get it in, but then if you wiggle it, it will pull out. The fluid valves are not open. We think when the...

I am looking into doing exactly that. Fully agree.

Yes, fully aware and have done that. Before I install the new one, I will repeat that to be absolutely certain I did as I believe I did. I did do this on the male side. The female side is connected to the hard pipe. Only way to release is to loosen the connector. As my first time trying...

Live in the Philly area - farm is in SW Virginny along the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Floyd, VA. My commute to the farm is 450 miles.. Always go for at least a week. June is mowing month.. I want to have the front loader functional by then. Need it to be down near the ground - not at hood...

Thank you @JWR. We have done the twist and wiggle, taps and bumps. It will feel like it is latched and then a wiggle and it pops out. The telltale sign is no fluid flowing. Frustrating to say the least! We had trouble getting this connector to let go. We wanted to re-route the hose so...

Plug connected Plug disconnected Female connector detail - Safeway can't read the model # I went to our nearest Massey dealer and picked up a new female connector but I do not have confidence that the connector is the issue. I cannot see a problem in the connector. I cannot feel any burrs...

I don't like double posting but no one is responding in the repair thread sub-forum so.... One of the hydraulic lift lines to the loader caught a branch and ripped the hose out of the mating coupler. No damage was done to the hose. We are unable to get the coupler to lock in and mate...

One of the hydraulic lift lines to the loader caught a branch and ripped the hose out of the mating coupler. No damage was done to the hose. We are unable to get the coupler to lock in and mate despite breaking and bleeding all pressure in the lift loop. I suspect something in the coupler...

Glad you got the power sorted. May I suggest that lifting logs and carrying them like that is gonna end up with you tipping over...? It is far safer to drag those logs. When you carry as you did in the photos, one rock or hole is all it will take to have you sitting on the inside roof of...

I posted earlier that I was testing a battery operated unit. Jury is still out. So far (Oct - now, one battery change), no critter damage on a car that has had it in the past.

I have Toyota vehicles. Rodents love the wiring in Toyotas because the wiring insulation gets made with vegetable oils that attract rodents. Frustrated by all the trouble with critters, I decided to try one of these: Amazon.com: P3 International Under Hood Animal Repeller : Patio, Lawn &...

@bazman82 if you have the space on the tractor, I would use the ROPS - no attachment but make the board straddle and lock to the ROPS to keep the board from sliding side to side and sliding to the back. Then use the ratchet straps and lock the front of the board to the ROPS, keeping it tight to...

yep, it is. The driver's rifle goes in the case for safety. Little guy is buckled in.. you can see the handle we added and the seat belts. Little guy buckled in Rifle case backrest

Give a try now. Google photos can be a real PITA. (Idiot bears even more so!)

Looking at your tractor, would it be possible to put a board across the two fenders, behind the seat, such that their legs would fit in the space to the left of the operator? If so, I would bolt that board in, add seat belts and call it a day! We have a UTV and during hunting season, we...

"Swap til you drop" is the expensive path to a solution. Often a part is not the solution but the wiring, as others have suggested, is. The manufacturer of your tractor has a list of those codes. Demand it. Without it, you may as well get out your Ouija board and divine your way to a...

The alarm codes (diagnostic trouble codes) should give a clue as to what is going on. With the codes, look at the wiring diagram to see what might be in common. For instance, maybe the codes point at 3 sensors. If so, then look for a common ground or a common supply (+12) point. Perhaps a...

@Hay Dude, I agree with you completely. And if @jyoutz family is deducting all that, they are not doing it properly and someday the tax man may come calling to do an audit. Many things can be deducted but like all things in this country, the tax man demands his.

@rScotty VAG is a German acronym that represents the VW Group vehicles. I should know the German words in the acronym. Many think it is VW Audi Group... but that is not quite correct.

@Gregster613 do you see the +Quote below your post? When I click it, your post is copied. To add it here I simply click Insert Quote:

Sorry for the long post - @rScotty I'm not sure it can realistically happen. In small tractors - CUT and SCUT perhaps. We all want machines that do more and make our life using them easier. The solution to getting more performance and ease of use is integration of more sophisticated...

I used to design transformers and motor controls. 216C outside the device seems to me to be way too high a temp for an external thermal cutoff. Burried deep inside the coils - might be appropriate. I make the assumption this device is mounted on the motor housing? So if it was allowed to...

Google is our friend: https://nhoilundercoating.com/soy-based-wiring-how-to-help-keep-mice-out/

I was aware they used soy oil in the machines that add the insulation to lube things. I was not aware the insulation was a soy based material.

@RalphVa I don't see the box blade being all that effective on the old maintenance road where you have fill on the upslope side. I would use a grader blade for that work, dumping the material drug out to the center so I could build a crown.. but the crown would also depend on whether I could...

$210 for license, $60 for butchering up to a 50# deer, 1 bullet, 3 pellets of powder, 1 primer - Call it $272 - $5.44/lb. If I were a resident of Virginia, the license cost would drop to $35. Then the cost per lb would be $1.94. If I filled my tag and took 6 deer, then the license cost/6...

one other comment... the clamp on forks are further forward of the lift pins because the bucket is still present. Your lift capacity will be limited because of the distance the load is from the pins. The SSQA frame brings the lifting point as close to the lifting pins as possible, maximizing...

Yes it should. We bought a set for ours.. works a champ.

You are correct @LittleBill21 . The battery will act to absorb some of the energy. The question is how much and to what degree. @etpm is also correct that the voltage on the system may fly to a substantial high voltage. Note the article does say there are protection devices built into the...

Thank you for being our customer. Don't leave home without VCDS! It should always stay with the vehicle!

Ref: Post #60 @LittleBill21 - You have heard of inductance? When the jump cables are disconnected, the inductance of the circuit is changed. An inductor likes current to keep flowing at the same rate. If that current is abruptly changed (reduced in this case on the donor alternator), the...

@Username Taken - your quoted scenario makes sense. I could see the ECU getting confused for a few milliseconds and commanding voltage to spike if the reference voltage goes wonky. I think the best idea is to change the battery with a fully charged battery on tractors that have lots of...

A regulator controls the voltage.... a rectifier converts ac to dc... The rectifiers are still mounted in the alternator. The voltage regulator is a circuit in the alternator that is controlled by messages sent from the ECU over the LIN bus. Dodge is not the only one doing this. Many of...

I purchased from AGCO for our MF1533. The Service manual includes your MF1540. http://www.agcopubs.com/service_manual/english/4283359m92/1533_1540_compact_tractor_assembly_ The operator's manual is online.. I can't find a link.. give them a call... Product is 1449576M5 for the 1533...

I'm watching this thread as I have the same issue on our MF1533. I have two hoses I cannot get off to save my life. Dealer could not give us an idea how to get them off. I'm hoping you find a solution so we don't have to cut them off and replace everything with something that actually works...

Then put a 3k resistor in place. If ya have one.

Would Hay Dude have a resistor laying around? I know I have lots of them.. because earlier in my life I made a living as a sparky... But Hay Dude admits its been awhile since he did electrical/electronic stuff. Here is a typical temp sensor spec: Coolant Temperature Sensor; Outline Of...

Yep - missed the link in post #88. Sorry. Ground it is.. pin 37 of the ECU has to go to ground to turn on the relay. The only temp sensor I saw was the engine cooling temp sensor. To spray the freeze spray, you would have to remove it from the radiator which means the hole in the...

If the ECU is grounding the relay coil, then the ground to the ECU must be a good ground capable of carrying the relay current, the wire to the relay must be good capable of carrying the relay current, and the transistor in the ECU must be good, capable of carrying the current. One of the best...

We have a MF1533 which has the same operator's manual. The printed copy stays with the machine. I have an online copy that I believe I purchased access through AGCO. There is an app you have to download on your computer and then you can view the manual. I do not believe you can buy printed...

Looks to be owned by this company: K S E Sportsman Media Inc 6385 Flank Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17112 (717) 545-2527

I missed that piece... agreed. If they are abusing the land, then the local authorities ought to be called in. Problem is that the local authorities can sit and watch. Next step: Trail cameras to monitor what's going on. Get the ones that do not give off red light in the dark. True...

I am a hunter who hunts in SW VA. I know the law and so do most responsible hunters. We do not go on property owned by others without permission. Even if a deer would be wounded and run onto a neighbor's property, posted or not, we do not go on their property. On the property I hunt, since...

Not a Kioti owner.. a 2005 Massey owner. Engine oil always comes out very dark black @100 hours of service. I'm told that it is normal for a diesel engine. When we first started using this machine, it had been sitting for a lot of years. We put fresh oil in, ran it for about 25 hours and...

Your counting reminds me of what they taught us to do when playing music where you had a long rest period before playing again... in 4/4 time signature we would count 1234..2234..3234..4234.. 17.234 - Play! I like the idea of making the rhythm. That would help me.

Don't be too sure about this. The Feds have been coming down hard on the tuners because as they tune engines, they often violate the emissions standards bunching the Feds panties. They have already shut down diesel tuning shops. Right to Repair has nothing to do with "Right to Modify"...

That's helpful and makes sense. I have never thought about that. Was not a heavy equip operator and did not think about this. If backing down, all the weight remains on the back wheels.. as said, good point and helpful.

Agreed! I wished I done what I always had done in the past - check to be sure I was in 4wd - check that I had control. In a hurry, I got over-confident and I was lucky it ended well. Again, didn't have the bucket on. I had forks with a machine sitting on a pallet on those forks.. Using that...

Do set up a video and let us see you do that with forks and a machine out front while you are in a uncontrolled slide. I'd be interested in learning how one has the presence of mind to slowly lower the FEL. The slide was over in what 30 seconds? With the forks curled as much as possible to...

Now you tell me! :ROFLMAO:

On my wild ride, I had the forks on - loaded with a 350lb machine - not the bucket.. I was not going to try putting the forks down... the bucket curled I might have tried.. but not forks. The fork frame catching something and me going pinwheel was what I was thinking. You are correct...

Congrats. All the best wishes to the family.

Were you sitting in the same seat with me? See my earlier post.. did exactly the same as you.. hit the steepest part of our hill, had to make a 90 degree turn, the rears locked and sliding... I stopped about 200 yards downhill... It is a horrible feeling... I uttered similar words...

When you do not have automatic applied 4w drive, in those hairy cases, I suggest safe rather than sorry. Engage the 4w drive before finding out you should have!

Flat lander? Two wheel makes sense. Hills, I got a story to tell: Boss and I were talking about how after 250 hours in the seat I was getting pretty good with the tractor. He says, "Don't go getting over-confident. 250 hours you are still a newb." I was working around the barn and on level...

Didn't suggest he replace it. Suggested it might be the problem. No point in this thread has anyone mentioned the pump. Are both the top and bottom hoses hot? Do we know there is any flow? How can we measure that the flow is sufficient? A temp guage going to do that? @RickB you are...

sounds to me like a water pump is not doing its job..

@mvoght, I hope you will start a thread about your UTV. We are interested in one. We use our UTV for lots of things but it is loud and stinky. We want something more stealthy for hunting season. Would love to hear your experiences.

With a 6" extension, don't forget to double check your shaft lengths. Make sure they are not too long.

I mention it because at one point, I had my seat too far back and to push the brake and lock it, I had exactly that happen. I am a short portly.. sort legs, big fat belly. Blow my avatar up and you will get the overall idea...

Sonny, any chance that when you push hard on the brake, you are lifting a butt cheek off the seat and seat safety is killing the engine?

We name all our machines... MissyFerg, Buck and Dane...

I've read the manual on our tractor 3 times so far.. you don't absorb all the detail until you start using the controls on the tractor. Low and slow.. that's how I go!

I have a MF1533.. .from the service manual, Tranny fluid is Permatran III or 821XL. This page from my service manual may be of help:

If the windings are failing, the motor can also spin under no-load but fail once current is required to do work. Your starter may be gone. Safety circuits, then Battery, then starter since I guess the safeties are least cost, then battery, then the starter motor.

2007 TC30 - how many hours on it? Are you sure the problem is not fixable? Cost of fixing could be a lot less than buying new. TC30 seems a good size machine for your 20 acres.. I take care of 150 acres with a machine about the same size... 1. Most here will tell you to buy the heaviest...

I would expect that uncontrolled charging by the motors of the towed vehicle could overheat things and fry things in the inverter package. When plugged in and charging, the cooling system is operated to keep things cool. Under a failed condition, that may not be true. My guess is that this...

I'm with @SimpleSimon No crank is a whole new problem. You need to figure out if a safety switch is keeping the starter off. Everything in the "safe" to start position? If it is slow to crank, then you have a battery issue. But no crank would likely be a safety of some sort keeping the main...

So it cranks but no fire? I have to believe that you still have air trapped in the system.. did you fill the canisters with fuel before you let re-installed? If not, all the air that was in the filters and in the cans are still in the system and needs to be purged.. that could take a while...

For me, I have found seat pucker to be the best indicator that I might be overdoing it. A recent noob now with about 200 hours in the seat, I get more brave all the time. In the early days when I had did not have a clue, I was overly cautious, didn't want to hurt our baby and didn't want to...

@Hay Dude and others, you also have to keep in mind that products being manufactured outside the US are getting hung at the ports. I had a huge shipment coming in from the far east back in April. The ship was re-routed to 3 western US/Canada ports 5 times while it sat off the coast for 6 weeks...

Seriously? Got a reference to that story? And what will the environmentally oriented think of that plan? Will it be more justification for EVs? <shaking head><facepalm>

Credit card companies only benefit if the card holder has a good experience and keeps using the card. Merchants are not important to the CC companies. In 17 years of running an online business, we have never won a defense of a chargeback. Most online companies experience fraudulent charges...

I don't like beating a dead horse but wanted to comment on the tractor size. Original property was 47 acres wooded and a tractor came with it. It was equipped to do the the half mile driveway maintenance and the snow removal. 6' grader blade, no loader, 33HP Massey Ferguson. We have yet to...

It's not just this country. It is all the countries that supply this country. If you have a recent model tractor or car, don't expect to get electronic control modules. Lead time on some automotive chips are being scheduled at 92 weeks. I have parts that I need for our production scheduled...

I don't think you got all the bad fuel out. The filter could still have water in it. And I wonder if anything else was in the tank since you describe the color as "junk and yellow".. I run an older tractor - a Massey 1533 that has no emissions or electronic controls. I don't know your...

You said you had water in the fuel. Did you replace the fuel filter when you drained the fuel? Any chance you have bio stuff growing in the tank? Bottom line, I think you still have contaminant in the fuel. I had a 5 gallon jug of diesel given to me. Guy said all was good... well, it wasn't...

Exactly. And codes do not give a magic bullet to tell what part has failed. With the code and with knowledge of the systems involved, one can design a troubleshooting strategy that arrives at a proper solution. Too many think the scan data is the end all. The "Magic Diagnostic Genie" told me...

Safety circuits? No solenoid pull could be the safeties.. Neutral, seat safety, PTO safety if it has one.. etc... A no crank condition is different from no start.. Could also be a bad relay. Get the wiring diagram out and check each condition to get the solenoid to pull in.

We live this everyday. Shade Tree mechanics buy our tool and think that because the tool mentioned a reading on a particular part being out of spec, the part is bad. The truth is that the reading is out of spec and the status of the part is unknown. The wise user of our tool looks at the...

Most are built as you described. You still need a shear bolt or clutch to prevent destruction to the gear box on the mower or the PTO of the tractor should something get caught in there and stop the rotation of the main mover of those blades.. Remember, you are dumping a lot of power into that...

Our driveway is a half mile with a 400 ft drop in elevation. I drive our Great Dane on that driveway all the time to get to where the mowing needs to be done. Then I mow for an hour or two and head back up the mountain. Been doing that monthly for 3 summer's. I can't see where it harms the...

Reminds me of this:

We can all stop... The OP said:

$6000 plus fuel and maintenance per year.. 50 hours of use per year.. so that's 50 gallons of diesel - maybe a little more - call it $150.. Maintenance - if you do it yourself, probably less than $200.. all in $6350 (est.) per year cost. Or in cost per hour: $127 If you hire someone...

we bought ours from EA... arrived on a pallet.. complete. I can't remember if we paid shipping.. seems to me we did not. I like the forks.. use them all the time in the woods because we do not have a grapple. Someday!

FedEx, the shipping company we used to trust. Now, they are no better than United Package Smashers who are only a few steps above Universal Sloppy Package Slashers. Don't even get me started on Double Handling Losers.. Sorry for my rant.. we ship all around the world and FedEx still comes...

The fact that the starter solenoid is clicking likely means the safety circuits are closed. The solenoid is trying to engage the starter. When it does, the high current draw lowers the battery voltage - enough that the solenoid drops out and cannot hold. As soon as it drops out, battery...

3) The starter itself may have a dead spot. In that case, a new starter is required.

I have a machine where the valve stems have rotted... I need to pull them and replace. I don't have the tools.. Original tires and wheels on a machine built in the late '90s.. I'm getting tired of filling tires! Time to bite the bullet and fix it!

@Torvy, I get your question and it has been debated on this forum in lots of places. Use search to find all the threads. For me, with only 250 hours in the seat, I have simplified the equation. If I going to lift 500lbs out front, I make sure I have 500 lbs out back. If I am going for a...

You can buy an inexpensive set on Amazon for $39. https://www.amazon.com/Orion-Motor-Tech-Separator-Separating/dp/B086TYFWQV/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B086TYFWQV&psc=1 May not be everyday repair use quality.. but if I had to do the tie rods on my tractor, I'd pick a set up and give it a go...

Can't answer on the wear. I don't have a clue. In a search I did, I came up with this blade - seems real close to the dimensions you mention. 00761319 CCW 24.75" Suction Blade for Rhino Rotary Cutters | eBay

VAG-COM/VCDS cannot be so inclusive as to know the part number of a failed part. In fact the program does not know that a part has failed. It only knows that a part is not meeting parameters as reported by the control module. The reasons the parameters may not be met are many and are beyond...

I have both... For what you are describing, I would use my landscape rake. That does not mean the ratchet rake will not do the job - for I think it will. But i think it will take more time. With the landscape rake you just put the tractor in gear and drive dragging the material to where...

Coming to this with my experience working for a vehicle diagnostic tool manufacturer, the Toolcat solution is what we tractor owners should push to have: a diagnostic trouble code displayed on the instrument cluster. The ECU already knows and has stored the code. All that is needed is for it...

@Torvey, my recommendation is a brush hog. You have no idea what is in those power lines and gas lines.. I mow them on our property and I am cleaning them up so the seat pucker surprises are fewer.. But i would not run a flail there. Rocks, stumps, you name it, its there. I think it would...

For a dealer to make money, his service hourly rate has to be near $100. Can't pay the tech and pay for the insurance and shop facilities at $18/hour. My guess the labor bill was 18.81hours at $96/hour...

@mtnland I see you are not far from our property location. Local dealer in Floyd sells Mahindra - he has no used machines right now. Our nearest Massey dealer is closer to you in Salem. He also sells New Holland. I went by his location not that long ago - maybe 6 weeks - and not only does...

There a ton of threads in this particular area of the forum that discuss your exact points. Rather than beginning yet another thread, perhaps reading through those that already exist would be prudent? Used machines will be priced all over the map right now. They are in high demand because new...

Ice Age, Global warming... Anyone remember what happened to the central portions of the USA in the 1930's? The heat and drought ended up eliminating most of the top soil as it was blown east. Can't we just admit that our planet has climate cycles - cycles we still do not understand? There...

Agreed... but getting back to that place is going to take a big investment and is going to take a work force that is willing to work. "Build in the USA" requires a mindset I think we have lost. I supervise 30 somethings.. They have been led to believe that they work to live - they do not live...

Or if the tractor is equiped with a soft start on the PTO, engage it. It's a nice feature on our Massey. I typically soft start at reduced RPM as Willy recommends - just maybe not as low as he goes.

Google is your friend - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjb9vTO5fHxAhVwUd8KHV2wCqoQFjAAegQIBBAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Flanesharkusa.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2h7Ok1XBLqKB2xwp_3zXC1 or simply: Lane Shark USA

I don't have a Woods brush cutter.. but I did pick up a small piece of fence wire at one point. Was just enough to get under one blade and slow it's spin. I would hit a larger piece of brush and it would take a while for the mower to spin that slow moving blade back out.. Vibrations would ride...

A simple search led to this document: Ultra-low-sulfur diesel - Wikipedia Continue the argument. :unsure:

Hi @RobSC. Is this the device to which you refer? EZ-Guide® 250 - Trimble Agriculture To help readers like myself, it would help if you would post a link to the device so we would know to what you refer. I have no knowledge of the ez guide.. which means I am of no help in your search.

Donor battery would be best.. no chance of drawing too high a current from one tractor to the other.. I suppose that could be the mechanics concern. Do you check the dead battery with a volt meter? If the voltage on the dead battery is too far gone, you can do damage to the working tractor...

Scratching my head... why would the tractor be different than a car? Connect (+) on the dead battery to (+) on the donor tractor battery Connect (-) on the dead battery to the donor tractor frame Start... Color me confused as to why they would say this.. I can't see how the voltage...

I have a John Deere 103D riding lawn tractor. In the summer, I have to move the throttle to the choke position, crank for a second, then pull the throttle back to start it. Moving to choke position, primes the carb. Then it will start just fine off choke. In the fall when I am using it for...

You are convinced that Chinese steel is going for EVs and industry? Do you talk with any in our military? Are you aware of their military build up? They are building the world's largest army, navy and air force. My guess is their military expansion need is equal to or greater than their EV...

May I suggest that you order a pair of grade 8 bolts from McMaster? McMaster-Carr Replace the grade 5 bolts on your next service.

Where we are in Floyd County,VA. The main road in has a pretty steep hill and the road is cut into the hill. They never crown the road and they don't do enough on the ditches. The water destroyed the road this winter. They came in late Feb and regraded bringing a lot of stone with them. All...

Was not suggesting spinning backwards to slow down. Was explaining that the speed is controled by bringing the control arms back towards the operator. We have a great Dane zero turn commercial mower. I mow some very steep hills and I have complete control of the machine for if I did not, at...

Zero Turns which I know have no brakes save the parking brake. You slow by using the hydrostatic drive, easing up on the forward position, drawing the arms back towards yourself. The wheel motors slowdown and hold the machine in place. If you pull far enough, it will change direction and go...

We have had ours for two seasons to help with trail building. We have not tried clearing the run off ditches as Jeff did. On our crazy slopes, I not sure we could manage to get the tractor lined up with the ditch. We refreshed our ditches last year when we had an excavator (and a...

AL radiators do need coolant treatment to stop the growth of Aluminum oxide. I would do as others have suggested, have the radiator cored or replace it.

We fight the blackberry bush battle on several trails. 4 years of cutting and they just keep coming back. They are so invasive. This year, seems they did like @mred2 said, died. Not sure why as we did not put anything down to kill them. Could it be that this past winter was hard on them...

This any help?

a search on the forum shows that a wiring diagram has been posted here: Ford 3910 Wiring Diagram I'd give that a read. Follow from the start switch location, through the fuse block to the safety switches..

Sounds like the safety switch circuit or the start switch have issues. Best solution is to get a wiring diagram and a meter to see where the circuit is not being completed. There is a fuse in the circuit as well as the neutral safety switch. I googled MF 135 wiring diagram and under images...

OBD only requires the manufacturer to make emissions systems diagnosis via the plug. All the other electronics in a platform do not have to be accessible by OBD. From what I read here, the need is far more than OBD. You need full factory capability. I remain convinced that the only path for...

Have not had on a New Holland but did in the Massey. It was a broken seat safety switch. As a temporary fix, I found the wires and jumped them with a wire nut. Then bought the proper switch, replacing it and the broken mechanism. Seems to me someone was standing on the seat and broke the...

Yes. All vehicle manufacturers were required to OBDII Compliant per emission laws. In 1996, OBDII compliance became mandatory. Was a long time ago. OBD started in 1990 in California and by 1996 it was adopted by the Feds requiring that all cars had to meet the emissions standard and that...

Yes. I am the DOS - the Director of schtuff the boss does not want to do!

You and I are in full agreement on this point. The dealer needs to understand your business and that you cannot wait for months to fix a broken tractor. Thank you for being our customer. While I don't want to derail this conversation, I do want dispel some dealer BS. Nothing VCDS does can...

There are services forming that load up a truck with charging equip.. They come and get you enough charge to make it to a full charging station. Then there are the funny solutions. Saw a picture of an EV towing a small diesel generator so they could keep going wherever they wanted to go...

While I hear your frustration @pmsmechanic, I believe you over simplify the issues. If I had to guess from your screen name, you are in the business of repairing these machines. As a VW/Audi aftermarket diagnostic tool manufacturer who gets no support from the OE, I know there are complexities...

Do you make small diagonal runoffs - there is probably a proper word for these - that would keep the water from developing the momentum needed to pull the millings off the hill? While it puts a bump in the hill and these likely require maintenance, they might just help you control the wash...

In autos, the Right to Repair movement forced the OEs to make software available via the internet. The connection to the auto was standardized on a tool called a J2534 pass through tool - an SAE standard which all OE car manufacturers agreed they would support. Users have to buy access to the...

Yeah that is a bit Rube... the pvc pipe was done to give us a ladder and tool carrier - long tools.. Then I got a less bright idea to block some sun.. it's a work in progress. I need to do something more substantial than just slap scraps from another project up there. The PVC pipe is...

We chose to make our tool box a removable platform. It rests on the ROPS mount and wraps the ROPS bar but stays in place beautifully. We carry tools, chains, rope, and miscellaneous pins and such. We can add a third box if needed.

Take a good look at the contacts and the wires to the relay. I bet you find corrosion there and this problem will come back.

My uncle had a gravely sulky - setup much like your fine setup. One word of caution, keep your legs together when approaching a ditch or dip. I failed and thought my leg was broken! I was warned by my uncle.. but I did not remember until the second ditch!

We use a Husqy 40v hedge trimmer for that work. Cuts up to 3/4 inch with no real problem. Only maintenance is to keep the cutter oiled regularly - we do it before and again after use.

The last thing I want is to start a new round of those.. I simply point out there are two methods.. I am not advocating either for I have used both. As an EE I understand the reasons to use both. Tomato tomaato.. you choose...

I was taught a slight modification to this for mil-spec splices: At step 3, strip the inch, then divide into 2 pieces, poke one half through the hole and wrap the wire to the left of the hole. Take the other half over the wire, wrap ccw to the right of the whole. This was supposed to make a...

@grsthegreat you make the point. You do not see yet an advantage to the battery powered tools for your needs. Yet, you keep an open mind to the possibilities. On the chainsaws from Husqy, we go out for 3-4 hours and no - they are not running constant by any means as we are doing trail work...

Most of what PuffyC writes I agree with. However, I have had to replace smart batteries for my Husqy equip because the electronics failed. So other things on machines will fail. As an EE, electric motors and their controls do fail and will fail far sooner than the claims of 500K miles. I...

The land you describe sounds a lot like the property I maintain. We run a 3500lb Massey Ferguson 1533. Seems a good size for the woods and the pasture we need to tend. Some have suggested stepping up to a larger machine and someday maybe we will. We have a brush hog, rake, back blade, box...

Thank you. I was not aware of this website.

Have ou contacted AGCO? Massey parts are usually only available through them. Frustrates lots of Massey owners including me. Pretty much you have to order through your dealer...

I set our tail wheel to be on the ground. Set the front to 3" clearance under the guide shoe, the rear to 4". Never run it with the wheel off the ground.. cut 15 acres 2x per summer. Bush Hog is 3 seasons old... going into its 4th with no visible wear on the wheel. Is the wheel pivot...

For a bit of comic relief: In a pinch, this might work... Or not! We were making a rack to carry stuff around the farm.. we also were thinking of ways to keep the sun off of us... Big fun with this innovative idea! We operate open.. There are some days we wish for a cab but not too...

May I ask about the pallet forks and grapple claw? I really think that would be best for our setup - just add the 3rd function and the claw... but many say we need the full grapple device instead of the forks.. @Sawyer Rob, I see you doing the exact things we need to do. My problem is...

Correct. The Ratchet rake goes over the lip of the bucket... uses the lip to secure... the ratchet locks everything in place.

I agree... if you only need a few inches - push to one side - keep using the tool you like and keep your buckolas in your pocket.. I have a feeling with the cost of things going up, we all will need any extra we have!

Right! ;) John Deere: ‘We believe in electric tractors. 100%’

@tbnyasukos, I responded to someone who did not accept what I observed. I posed a question about other large cities doing as the Chinese did in their large cities. I understand your objection to how governments attempt to improve the air quality. Politicians make laws that indeed tell...

@Slowpoke Slim, can't agree on the autos.. I had the privilege of breathing the pollution on the streets... True, the big cloud effect was the power plants.. and the grit one felt on their skin too.. Been around autos and know what exhaust smells like. Big change there.

@Slowpoke Slim, a few years back, I believed as you do - that the EV revolution is a myth and that the pollution just moves from one type to another. I still do but with less passion. I started traveling to China in 2010. Frankly the air quality there sucked in all the major cities I visited...

Your point is well taken. On days we mow, we mow 10-12 hours. We could cut the day short and add days as necessary. Not totally desirable but likely livable. EVs are evolving. They have advantages and disadvantages. They eliminate some pollution and cause other pollution (batteries and...

Welcome from Virginia and from Pennsylvania. We have 1533. Love that tractor. Really nice job on your cab. As you will see in my sig, we run open as we do a lot in the woods and a cab would not be helpful. Let me know if I can help with any questions on the tractor. Can't be too...

From what I see, it is a pretty light machine. How heavy is the brush hog? I know on my Massey, the 650lb 5' wide hog is enough to make the front end light. In my high range, I can start out and run because I have a foot throttle as well as a hand throttle. I can drive it like one would a...

Suggestion: double nut the u-bolt nuts.. My first mowing, I lost 3 of the 4 despite having torqued the nuts. Lots of vibration back there. I double nutted using a jam nut. No troubles since. Love the PATS...

I've hesitated to comment as I am a relative newbie around here.. lurking for only 3 years. Learned a lot in that time. We mow 15-20 degree slopes on our 15 acre meadow. 1st year, lots of seat pucker owing to the slopes and not knowing the land. (We'll not mention grapevines on a bank...

Yes, you need front weight. But, pop a wheelie? You mean you cannot put it into gear gently? It lurches on start up? That don't sound right to me. Yeah, I would find one... can't recommend one as I don't know your gear. You don't want to have something dropping down on it and pulling you...

We had the 150 hr service done at the dealer.. the next service we want to do ourselves cause the dealer is an hour away and we have to pay to move the machine both ways. This thread helps give me the confidence I can "git er dun".

Looks like you have to lift the bucket to get to it. I don't like that you have to reach in past the raised loader arm to get to it. Were it me, I'd make a jack stand to bring the loader down to rest for safety. I don't see an ingenious way to make it more accessible. Sometimes we just...

So, last week I had a similar experience. Its diesel - has to be fuel or air. Since I just fueled it, I'm thinking bad fuel. I pulled the fuel out into empty containers... didn't see anything obvious. Dropped the fuel filter bowl.. there was crud on the bottom - aha - that has to be it...

I have 15 acres to mow on 210 acres in Floyd County, VA. We run a 2005 Massey Ferguson 1533 - and it is all the tractor we need. No hydro - all manual. Open station that we made our own roof cover to keep the sun off this old man. The machine is used to help build trails, to mow, to...

Hi Tyler. I think we have the same tractor since you are replacing a clutch.. ours is a 2005 build. Here is a link to access my copy of the full service manual. We are planning to buy the engine manual too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1orXI5noSWsUu5u0UvqTn5fECl8924Pqx/view?usp=sharing...

May I send you a Private Message? I have the Service Manual in a pdf. I think it will answer your questions.

FedEx Ground and FedEx Small Package are two different operations. FedEx Ground is the former RPS service and is run with each truck being an independent contractor. FedEx small package is the main FedEx business. If the truck is green lettering, FedEx Ground. Violet and orange - small...

So I have the full Service Manual for our MF1533. Guess what is missing from it? The Iseki engine details. Great.. was hoping to help here and learn with you. No dice... I did find the Iseki engine repair manual on Agco for $23: Iseki Three Cylinder Diesel Engine Manual

Got to agree... There is good info and there is much over analysis. I say, get out there and get going! (But then we don't have a turbo or HST...) We treat our 2005 like we would a diesel car or truck.

Seems this guy does a pretty good review for you. He does not actually tell you how to start it - sit in the seat, lock the brake, make sure the PTO is off, pull the choke, set full throttle, turn the key... That should start it.

Bob, from your description, it sounds like the starter is either locked in position, unable to turn, or its windings have shorted. I'd pull the starter and do a bench test of the starter using a battery and perhaps your charger... here is a video by which you can test your starter:

I like your welding table. Nice.

Thank you Jeff.. was just curious. Not in the market for a new machine. They do have New Holland compact tractors on the lot. They have lots of the big boys there also. My last trip there, they were repairing a big boy. The tractor was split to have the tranny refitted and a new clutch...

When I am mowing our 15 acre meadow, I keep my eye on the temp guage because of all the seeds, dust and flack that accumulate on the screen. I usually have to stop midday and clean the screen. When I get back to the barn, I take our leaf blower and blow the radiator out to get all the debris...

Jeff, just curious, where does New Holland fall into your thinking? I thought they were a national brand and pretty popular in the US. As you can see, we operate a Massey Ferguson and really like the machine. Our dealer is also a New Holland dealer and he seems to sell more New Holland than...

Our 5' bush hog has a 45hp gear box being run by a tractor with 28hp at the PTO. Not sure what HP it delivers in real life. We mow a 15 acre meadow. First year, it was loaded with saplings and blackberry brambles - 10ft tall - nasty nasty stuff. I have the scars to remember how nasty. We...

Buddy of mine just picked up a VW ID.4. Here is a link to his review of Electrigy America. Note the opening photo of him sitting at a yet to be turned on location at the foot of a nearby nuclear generating plant. https://www.vwidtalk.com/threads/electrify-america-pottstown-pa-coming-soon.1475/

I think you found your problem. The glow plug is shot. As long as you know you had a good connection on each end, it seems the plugs are shot. Get some new ones. What do you mean the plugs are 10.5V? Is that the rating marked on the plug? I doubt they would fail with a 30sec test at...

We took a different approach to putting tools secured by the ROPS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TqLeDhEgZrz2JmaaA

Got to say, this really had me chuckling.. An app on his phone produces results that mathematically make no sense.. missing a factor of 3... who made the app? who benefits from telling the user that he is getting his commute at an incredibly low price? Sorry RSKY.. not trying to pick on...

The irony of things is that power generation by solar and wind will not likely ever meet the demand. Studies show this to be fact. That being true, how do environmentalists plan to stop the heating of our atmosphere and the polluting of our atmosphere with hydrocarbons? Nucs were a solution...

Not the only one. We do also. The barn solves a lot of maintenance issues.

Gentlemen, I think you both have good points. There will be different machines for different markets: the light use device for maintaining land, and the heavy use device for farming. One may be electric and the other may remain an ICE driven machine. Time will tell. If nothing else, this...

@piaffepony, before you crawl under that mower, please do make sure you have it well supported so it cannot come down on you. 120lb versus 500+ pounds... which do you think survives? Do not trust the 3PH to hold it up. Do not trust the tractor hydraulics. Please block it up so it cannot move.

So to answer, you need to be able to picture rotation about the 3ph. Whether it is used by others in tractors or not, aircraft principal axis help me to understand and to communicate the ideas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_principal_axes The roll angle (rotation about the...

The most pertinent to me of what you wrote Arrow was this: Watched a friend of mine be manly, refusing to stop while i am screaming that he dropping the tree on himself. Thank God, he looked up and saw it start moving toward him and he bailed out. When we are tired, we are never in the...

Agreed. 20 years ago, I delivered a 300KW power supply for a vacuum furnace - There were 6 units total delivering 1.2MWatts to this furnace (not all sections were 300KW). The 300KW section was not water cooled but air cooled. The heat sinks measured 24"x36"x8" with rather large fans moving...

In Shanghai and Guanzhou, I met with legal elements of the US Commercial Services concerning the illegal clones of our product manufactured in China and sold all over the world. Simply put, they told me there is nothing they can do given Chinese law. They threw up their hands and said we...

Adjusting the 3ph is how you do it. The stabilizer bars can be adjusted to put the implement off center. How do I explain that in words.. The stabilizer bars on most 3ph have holes that allow one to lengthen or shorten the stabilizer. By using those holes, one can lock the implement to one...

Believe me, they are. They will have the market on batteries. They will have the market on EVs.. Their government does support the development of new tech. I have worked with the Chinese for 14 years now with them making product no one in the US wants to make at a reasonable price. I've...

i run a 72" on a Massey which is also 63" wide. I ussually shift the box blade just about even with one wheel - depending on what I am doing. I like the extra sticking to one side. Depending on how you are using the blade, you may want it to be a closer fit to your wheels. Again, for the...

Tractor is 63" wide. I'd go with a 72" box blade. A 60" will not cover your wheel width.

With a measured resistance of 0.5 ohms and 11.67 volts, the draw has to be 23 amps... sounds reasonable. (this means the plugs are producing 270 watts of heat). Are you sure the glow plugs are not working? I would expect you could feel them to be warm after they do their thing. Not sure you...

We run a 60" brush hog on hills. Last Fall, vegetation was so thick after 3 years of mowing 2x a year, that I had to slow from 3.5mph to 3mph. I may try to dress up the blades this year as they have not been sharpened. We cut a lot of brush but nothing above 1-1/2". Hog is a Mahindra...

Perfect use for today's EVs.. long trips for retired people willing to sit at a charging station for 40 minutes - maybe... But if on a schedule, it doesn't make a lot of sense to stop every 200 miles or so for a charge that takes 40 minutes. For your use, an electric machine would make sense...