Depending on how old the blade is usually chipped or missing teeth indicate crowding or applying too much pressure when cutting. Also important to have metal firmly clamped. Any chatter when cutting knocks off teeth. If you stop cutting before the blade gets too dull the blade can be...
Can you rebuild the old pump? Try looking up Mitu… cars and trucks of that tractor year span. I bet pumps off autos will work. If you have no luck finding one you could use a electric coolant pump.
I have tried every fancy pillow there is. Memory foam, purple, my pillow, etc. They all suck. If a guy could figure out how to make a pillow like a air ride seat I think you would have the holy grail of pillows.
Better check your hydraulic filter screens. You will have to drain the fluid. If you have not had the fluid changed lately they could be plugged up. If fluid was recently changed I would drain and check it any way. Dealers are bad for not removing and cleaning these screens when changing...
Measure for a replacement and replace the entire gear box. If you can find the parts they will be more expensive than a generic box. Been down this road before. Install a slip clutch when you replace the box.
I would use a big clamp and heat. Heat the top plate only and tighten the clamp to get it straight enough to remove the pin. Take the boom off so you can get to it to fix it properly. It looks like the bottom side plate is still straight. The boom side can be straighten with heat and hammer...
I have used the 1025r to cut a lot of grass. If the lawn is not flat and has any slope it will cut just as your friend described. The deck is heavy and the mounting points are narrow so the deck easily sags to the downward side. I was never impressed with the cut. The lawn always looked like...
Sharpen if you want. After a few hours of brush hogging they will be blunt. If your just mowing grass and pasture put a edge on them. It will cut cleaner and be less damaging to the grass.
Look around and try to find non ethanol fuel for your small equipment. Ethanol fuel kills small carbs. We have it here but you have to pay premium for it. When I shut down equipment for the winter I add sea foam and stabil to my last tank of fuel. Knock on wood since doing this I have not...
Use it and don’t worry about it. I bet it has never been changed. I would bet 85% of tractors have never had the hydraulic oil changed. I am not saying it’s ok not to do it but just stating the fact that a lot of people don’t change hydraulic fluid. If it functions properly then you should...
Do you have anyway of getting someone local to do a inspection of the tractor? I bought a truck one time sight unseen and got burned. I would take the time off and get it yourself so you can check it out.
I have tweels on my JD z970r. Vast improved over the pneumatic tires. Ride, traction, and stability on hills is better. Are they worth $1200? No. They were on the mower when I bought it.
No sense. The builder is working for you. If you do not want it in the attic stand firm on your decision. I personally would not want my hvac unit in the attic. I have repaired too many drywall ceilings from stopped up hvac drain.
If it were mine I would cut off that upper tubing bolted to the hoe flush with the bottom tubing. Raise the hoe up and set it back a foot and weld it back together. You would have to remove the 3pt but that would get you closer to the tractor and higher off the ground. That looks way too far...
If you buy manufactured trusses they will be engineered to span 16 foot. If you are stick framing then use 2x12 with osb in the middle sandwiched together with glue, nails or screws.
If you can get access to a press here is what you can try. Get some thick pieces of steel and cut them to fit between the gear and the house. Wedge them in there and then press the shaft from the end. Basically the steel pieces would hold the gear in place against the housing. The shaft would...
Would it be possible to knock the bearings out without completely removing the shaft? Use the shaft itself to press out the big bearing with a 2 piece bushing then remove the smaller bearing after sliding the shaft forward.
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If it’s possible to buy the gear new cut the old one off with a die grinder. I attempted to rebuild the gear box on a Rm 990 and had the same issue. I ended up buying a new old stock gear box from the woods dealer for $180 bucks. I lucked out that he had one. I just looked online for the...
I believe your pump is going out. With the faucet on it should run until the faucet is closed. You can rule out the pressure switch by bypassing it and connecting your leads together. Just shut off your breaker. Wire the leads together, open a faucet and flip the breaker. If water runs like...
I think it is time you visit harbor freight and get you cheap mig welder. Perfect project to justify the tool. Practice a little bit and make it fit your tractor. Never to old to learn a new skill.
My trailer tires did the same thing. A friend of mine who sales tires said most trailer tires come from China. They expect them to last about 5 to 6 years before they start separating. He said he sees them like this all the time. He said when you by tires to check the manufactures date so...
Sounds like a cracked EGR valve cooler if it has one. If it is similar to what is on a diesel truck they could possibly have it welded up to get you by until the new one comes in. Unfortunately parts are hard to get. I have been waiting for the 3rd function remote valve for my Kubota 4060 le...
Just drain the fuel from the tank into a diesel container. Once tank is empty just put you a wood plug in the hose made out of dowl or whatever is handy. Put your pocket knife and whittle skills to use. I think at this point I would consider replacing the whole fuel line if it is brittle. It...
I had a $40 green weed eater from wal mart that would not die. I used it for 10 years. I never took it out of the back of the truck. Was even under water a few times. Shake it off and would fire right up. I didn’t mix the gas sometimes. It finally met the end when neighbor boy yanked the...
Talk to your local Massey dealer and see if they have a seal kit. I would venture to say the seals in the valve assembly deteriorated and when you closed the valve to work on it the movement finished them off. There should be o rings on the valve stem that you can replace when you pull it...
Have they checked to make sure thermostat is functioning properly? I think I heard somewhere that if these engines run too cool it will cause soot build up and excessive regeneration.
That is exactly how mine was. I ended up replacing the carb with a new one and that I believe fixed it. I was so ticked off at it I gave it to my nephew. He said it starts and runs like a champ. Go figure. I went and bought a 4 cycle Husqvarna. No mix gas. Starts very easy and quiet. I...
Take the carb apart and see if there is a gunky film on the inside? You can scrape it and it looks like plastic. I had a Stihl weed eater that I had the dealer repair the carb every year because of the exact symptoms. He took the carb apart and showed me this film. He said it was a common...
Deflate a basket ball. Put it under your seat. Sit on your seat and put some air in the ball. Poor man’s air suspension. You will have to experiment with the amount of air.
I have this happen every once in awhile. I wonder if a guy took some of that canned air and sprayed it upside down on the cylinder if it would cool the micro air in the hydraulic fluid enough to contract and relieve the pressure? Dumb idea?
Run it down the road dragging your brakes. This will heat up the rotors and stud bolts. Stop and try to loosen them. If it does not work run them a little more dragging your brakes to heat them up again and get out and spray wd 40 around the lug nuts. It will get sucked up around the...
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Cycle your loader functions to and from the full stops each direction and hold it for a few seconds dead heading at each stop. That will force out any trapped air.
When I had my JD 4520 with backhoe I never had fluid in the tires. The hoe itself weighed 1200 lbs. It worked well. I could raise the rear and move around to do exactly as you are describing. I don’t think I could have moved it that way with fluid in the tires. If you are unable to do this...
We were boarded by the coast guard sailing back from a dive trip in the Bahamas. They asked if we had anything to declare and if we had and contraban. Specifically Cuban cigars or dope. They ask lots of questions but were polite. Looked over all our firearms which were a lot. One commented...
Does the tractor have multiple inline filter screens and maybe missed one? Sounds like a flow issue. You could be sucking air or you may have a weak hydraulic pump not flowing/pumping to spec. I think if you where getting air in the system you would find a leak somewhere on the suction side.
Open one quart at a time. If one quart does what you need take the rest back. Once it is open it has a shelf life. Use plastic wrap between lid and paint can. Lid stuck with dried POR will not come off.
Just power wash the loose rust flakes and dirt. Let dry and go directly over rust. No need for anything else. It’s good for the rear axle housing too. Anything rusty. Back in my younger days I installed a 350 v8 in a 4 wheel drive s10 I had. I made all my own adapters and mounts. Built...
Hose off the loose stuff and paint POR 15 on it. POR is some very durable stuff. I have used it and you can beat it with a hammer and barely scuff it. It is made to go directly over rust. Take the cab bolts loose and barely jack up the cab and you can get to the top of the frame. A half...
Call Diamond R Equipment in Freeburg Missouri. Ask for Jim the owner. He is good with LS and has been selling them for years. Good mechanic. I bet he can point you in the right direction. 1-573-455-2617.
Sounds like water in the fuel you dumped in the tank. If you still have it in a can shake it up and then pour some into a clear jar and let it settle. If you see layers you probably have water in it. Change your filters, fill up your tank with fresh diesel after you drain it. Add about a...
Sounds like it is getting hot. Could be valves need adjusting or a head gasket. Have you checked the oil? Proper level? No antifreeze in it? Check radiator and make sure it is full of antifreeze Coolant. Pull the plugs and see if they are getting oil on them or fouled. Oil on plug you...
I know you said the dealer is behind but ask them if you drop it off could they run computer diagnostics on it to give you a idea of what to look for? Where are you located? You may check with a Massey dealer? They used to use Shibura engines.
Bad idea. Smoke and dust will make your shop nasty. Put the stove outside under a carport type structure big enough to cover a couple of chord of wood and the stove So you don’t have to dig wood out from under snow. Make sure you have a ridge vent to allow the smoke to escape the structure when...
Have you priced a axle that is already set up with brakes? You may find that is not much more expensive than buying all the brake components for yours. If you are going to do this then buy the pre made flanges if the holes are to correct diameter for your axle. Trying to drill the correct...
Fix the hole how ever you like. Welding, expoxy, etc. Buy por 15 tank liner. You have to have the tank off and cleaNed out. Rolling around the Por 15 lines the tank, seals it, stops corrosion. It works and will still be good long after you are dead.
Ls is a good tractor. I would not be worried about the emission issues. The down side is you need to keep them at a high idle to keep the soot burned out. Dealer told me around 1800 rpm’s. Burns more fuel. Nice thing about the Branson Kukje engine is you can take all that emissions crap off...
Redgard is good stuff. The question I have is if the box is designed to keep water out will the hydrostatic pressure cause liners and such to fail? There needs to be a perimeter around the box with rock, fabric, and a drain tile to allow surrounding water to flow away like a drain tile around...
I just traded in my LS MT342 H for a Kubota 4060 Le. The LS is a good heavy built tractor. Runs smooth. Stable. The things I did not like was the slow hydraulics and the hydro pedals. The servo on the the Kubota and JD is much smoother. What I found in real world application was the lift...
Use oatley pvc shower pan liner. Run one long piece down one side across bottom and up the other side. Over lap remaining two sides and weld the seams together with the glue. You can make corner pieces and glue together. Cut holes for your pipe and glue flanges where it goes through with pvc glue.
Check your linkage adjustment from the valve to the control stick. Hard to tell but it looks like it could be binding up in the back position. Try swapping that blade function to a different remote. That way you can isolate valve vs blade issue. I don’t think it is deadheading. It sounds...
Nerves in the finger tips are easily damaged by extreme heat like picking up hot iron or touching a hot weld. If damaged they can regenerate but it is about 1 mm per month. The tingling is the sensation slowly coming back and when completely healed will go away. I burnt my finger tips on a...
I would not sandblast it unless you are taking it apart. Like previous poster said the sand will get into every crack, crevice, bearing. Take off what you can to blast. Wire wheel the rest. You can use rust converter on surface rust once you get the loose rust off. It will turn it black and...
Endothermic cutting rods. They will burn a hole straight through the pin. When it cools it will drop out. Do a search on the net. It’s very fast and easy to remove a pin. Find a heavy equipment maintenance company in your area and they will probably have the tool and come to your place to...
I have that same blade with hydraulics on it. I used it on a Kubota 5460 grand l I used to own. It handles it fine. Very heavy built blade. I could not tell if you have hydraulics on the blade or not. The hydraulics I have on mine can tilt and pivot. Very handy set up. Enjoy the new blade.
I think the filter I posted is for the auxillary hydraulics. There should be a screen filter in the transmission on the suction side. It’s been a while since I worked on one of those. Finding parts diagrams is more difficult than it used to be.
There should be a screen unless someone took it out and left it out. Pull up a John Deere parts diagram on one of the parts sites and look at it. Should show you where the screen is. If I recall some were in the back of the return loop. I will look it up.
I looked there and I think my price is very good Compared to what I am seeing. I am going to pick it up tomorrow and get it listed. It’s very clean but I want to shine it up and give it a good going over. I have done all the maintenance on this machine since he bought it.
That used to not be the case but maybe they changed. Look at Sentry insurance. They are the ones John Deere uses. I insure my tractors through them. It’s good insurance and is cheaper than Kubota by about half. I have my new Kubota insured with them.
My buddy has a 2015 John Deere 3046r cab with H 165 loader. Also has a 366 hydraulic front blade to go with it. Used once. Tractor has approx 160 hours. Has rear wheel spacer, electric hydraulic diverter valve. Really nice tractor. Polished up it looks new. He hardly ever uses it and is...
You should be able to take two sharp chisel and tap them between the blade and the spindle flat from both sides. Tap each in slowly and it should leverage the blade enough to pop the pins out. Another thing you can do is weld the pin to the blade and then use a big hammer and hit the blade on...
Rent a big diesel air compressor and 80lb jackhammer. It will make short work of the concrete. Big rental yard should have one. You pull them with a truck. Don‘t mess with electric hammers. They are too slow.
Great mowers. I run the R version. Only difference is hydraulic deck lift and seat. Absolute tank. Do your proper maintenance and keep the mower deck clean top and bottom after season or when really dirty and it will last a lifetime.
Little to none. Check blades and spindle. If bent blade replace. Spindle turns free and doesn’t cause a vibration you are good to go. The mid mount mowers do not use a pin or slip clutch because the big belt that drives the pulleys will act as one. The belt will absorb the shock and the...
I was using my 342hst the other day moving dirt and cleaning up some under growth brush. I pushed in the rear hydro pedal and it would not come back up. I could not push the other one down either. I could not pop it into neutral. I was on a run away tractor. I didn稚 panic. I throttled down...
I bought a new LS Mt342 hst open station. I have about 16 hours on it. I like the tractor but the hydraulics seem to be slow and the loader bucket roll back force weak. I have been moving dirt. When I drive into the dirt pile the bucket does not want to break out of the pile. I have run...
Everyone take this one seriously. I do Cat scans and see a lot of ER patients. I have seen young people with the virus that are deadly sick. The sickness can escalate very rapidly. Watching the news gets very frustrating because you do not know what to believe. This is all my opinion but I...
I知 looking at z970r 60 inch deck. Any of you guys run one of these? 72 inch would not work for me. Current setup is z930r 60 inch. Good machine but I would like more power for the long hills I mow. I considered the 950r but it is not much more hp. I like the 31 hp on the 960 but it does...
I am looking at trading in my 930r for a new z994 with tweels. Anyone have one of these? Likes, dislikes? The thing I do not like is it does not offer the push button deck raise that I have now. I really like this feature and use it a lot where I mow. My other option is the dealer has a 2018...
Does Kubota offer or has someone made a external 3 point hitch control for L5460 Cab tractors? Something like kioti offers. I just bought this tractor and it has many features but this one is lacking. Thanks Mark.
My battery is getting weak and I need to replace it. 3 years old. John Deere wants about $150 for new one. I know they have the little drain hose for the gases but is that really needed? I just hate to pay that for another jd batterythat only last 3 years. Anyone have a recomendation for a...
Do any of you guys that have the 4520 cab have any trouble shifting the range selector. Mine is very hard to change to different ranges and I have to mess with pushing the pedals back and forth to get it to move. I checked the cable linkage and it is not binding. I even took the linkage off...
My powercell bernzomatic triggerstart soldering torch ran out of fuel. I just found out they do not make refills for this torch so I am in need of buying a new one. I figured while I was buying a new one I would like to upgrade and buy one that uses hoses to connect to the fuel bottles instead...
I am looking at buying the electric diverter kit for rear hydraulics for my jd 4520 cab. The dealer priced it at $1300 not installed. He thought that included everything I would need. Have any of you guys put one of these on and how much of a job was it? I currently have power beyond for my...
I have the 445 mower with the safety switch the shuts the mowing deck off if you try to back up without pulling up on the yellow pto switch.. Does anyone know how to bypass this so I can just back up while mowing without the hassle? I know this is a safety item but it is a pain in the a--...
Any of you guys have any suggestions. I have a 445 aws with about 385 hours on it. I think it might be a 2000 or newer, not for sure. Anyway the last two times I mowed grass the mower would be mowing and running fine and then start bellowing white smoke. This happened intermitently it...
I have the 4520 with cab. I was wondering if anyone has had these issues. When I turn the steering wheel it squeeks, I believe the rubber boot on the steering column is causing this. It is hard to shift to different ranges. I have even taken the cable loose and tried shifting it direct at...
Here are some pictures of the dump trailer I built. It was hit in the rear right after I got done by an 18 wheeler. The trailer didn't fair too bad but the 18 wheeler had to be towed off! I am now waiting to get it into tech school to put it on the frame machine to straighten it back out.
Hopefully this worked. I loaded some pictures of my new tractor with my 448 backhoe mounted that John Deere said would not work. The tractor is new. The loader and hoe was kept from my old 4520. I had to modify the brackets to make them fit the new cab tractor. Now all I have to do is...
Just thought I would let you guys know I got my new 4520 JD w/cab last week. I kept my old 400cx loader and 448 backhoe and brackets. The brackets I had to modify to fit the new cab tractor. What I had to do was cut 3" off the front of both brackets and cut the top of the right one down a...
I have been cutting wood and fighting stumps.. I decided I am going to build a stump grinder. I could buy one but what is the fun in that. Let me run this idea by you guys and see what you think. This is my plan. I am going to use an old manual flywheel off some sort of big engine.. As I...
I have ordered my new cab tractor 4520 and I checked today and it should be delivered by 2/25. My question I have is one I have posted in the past. I am keeping my 448 backhoe to put on the new tractor. Some said it will not work, some at John Deere said it would, and some said I may need...
I am getting my new cab 4520 in Feb. I ordered it with the speaker kit but not the radio. I have a cd/dvd/blue tooth radio to install in it. Is the adapter plug I need a plug from volkswagon part #vw01b? Do I need some special adapter kit to install the radio? I have never seen how much room...
I have decided to trade my 05 4520 John Deere open station for a new 4520 with cab. I looked at buying an aftermarket cab but after all said and done I would have about as much in it as I would for trade. Building a cab I determined would take too much time that I didn't have. I bit the...
I currently have the john deere 4520 open station tractor and I am looking at either building a cab or trading mine in on a new 4520 with cab. The dealer said it would be better to keep my loader and backhoe and put them on the new tractor but they say the 448 will not work on the cab tractor...
I am entertaining the idea of building a cab for my tractor. Before I do it I was going to look into trading my jd 4520 for a 4520 jd w/cab. I am going to keep my loader and backhoe because the dealer said it would be cheaper that way because the backhoes were not bringing very much money...
Have any of you guys built a cab for the John Deere 4520. I think this may be my next project. I have seen some impressive builds on here. The biggest concern I have is can I get glass custom made to fit? I would like to curve the glass. Is that possible? Any and all suggestion welcome...
I moved my rear tires into the wider position. I didn't just swap sides because that was too wide. I removed the centers and reattached them in the middle postion.. I have not used it yet but it definetly moved them out and made a wider stance. I am not sure I am going to like it that wide...
Has anyone figured out why the John Deere 4520 power steering makes the wining noise. I have been thinking of tearing into mine and having a look. I am new to the forum so if this has been discussed I am sorry. :)