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I have a b7610hst with around 1000 hrs on it. I started to back it out of the garage and it started moving then it paused for a couple of seconds then it started moving again . Now is where things got bad. It stopped moving again and started making a loud squelling noise out of the bell housing...

I am looking at a B1550HST. On tractor data the 1550 is rated at 17 gross and 14 pto. My F2100 has the exact same engine (D850) and it is rated at 21hp. I went on Kubota's web site and checked and the pistons, cylinder head ,injection pump and injectors are the same for each tractor. Where is...

I am working on a friends 3 axle enclosed trailer. The electric brakes on the left side work perfect. The brakes on the right side wont work unless you apply over 11 volts. I took the hubs off the right side and checked the voltage at the magnets. I have the same voltage as I have coming out of...

Is there a 12 volt broadcast spreader that will perform like a pull behind. I see they make them for atv's but they don't give any specs other than hopper capacity. I would like at least a 100 lbs hopper. My yard is about 5 acres so I need one that will broadcast about a 10 ft fan. I have a...

I have a Kubota F2100 with a 52" blower. I just got the blower in the fall. My first blower. I wanted to make sure this blower did a good job.I had read all the posts about the clearance between the impeller and the drum. I made sure the chute was smooth and painted. I had what many on the...

Has any one used RainX on the plexiglass windows of their homade cabs. The bottle said to test on acrilics before using. I tried it on a scrap piece and didn't see any harmfull effects. When I rinsed it off with water I couldn't tell where I had aplied the RainX. Does it work differently on...

I hope the Kubota does as well as I am hoping. The front mount will make my life a lot easier. here are some pics.

I have 2 snow blowers. I have not used either one yet. I have a 5'6" McKee with a 24" 3 blade impeller on my (29hp) Ford tractor that operates at 540 rpm's. If I did my math correctly this blower will have a discharge velosity of 38 mph. On my Kubota (21hp)I have a 52" with a 16" 4 blade...

I just picked up a SB52-F snow blower for my F2100. I need to know what rpm's to run it at 1100 or 2500. Bill

I just picked up a SB52-F snow blower for my F2100:cool2:. It didn't come with any manuals. I can not find any on ebay or google. Can some one tell me what rpm's to run it at. 1100 or 2500 rpm's. It also has an electric chute rotator that I need to figure out how to wire. It has a 6 wire plug...

Does any one have a snow blower mounted on their F series. How well does it blow the snow. I have a 5'6" TPH blower on my Ford 1900. I came across a 50" blower for my F series and am thinking that it would be nice to have the blower in front of me.It would also be simple to add a winshield to...

You can buy sochet holders like this from Sears. The socket size is on the top of the post.

When ever I try to add a smiley I get this :thumbdown: ... Shift+R improves the quality of this image. CTRL+F5 reloads the whole page. Any ideas? I can delete the BS after the smiley but it is a PITA. I don't know if this is a TBN broblem or a problem with my computer. Bill

These are great lawnmowers. It looks like that mower has more like 5000 hrs on it. The grey bumpers on the front are so you can push picnic tables out of the way. That tells me it was owned by a park district.Here is a pic of my F2100 with 2500 hrs

I have a F2100E with the D950FM engine. Over the winter I am going to remove the engine to replace the clutch.I thought while I had it out I would check the bearings. After looking at the service manual It apears that the only way to check the mains is to completly dissamble the engine. Is this...

How do you store your welding magnets so they don't attract every metal filing that gets close to them. Bill

I just picked up a F 2100 with a 60" deck and a collection system on it. It has about 2500 hrs on it.It is in realy good shape. It doesn't have the normal dents in it the hood that most of them do. I have mowed with it once so far and am verry happy with it.

I have Pioneer quick couplers for my FEL on my tractor. One of them has started to drip while coupled or uncoupled. Are there o rings that could be replaced Bill

Some of the jobs sites I go on are requiring a fall protection harness if I climb over 6'. The harnesses we have are a PITA. They are bulky and heavy. I am trying to find a good lightweight harness that you can actually be comfortable and work in and still be safe. It also needs to be easy to...

I picked up a used certa spray powder spray set. The problem I have is that I can't identify the powders that came with it. I have tried searching the net but come up empty. The powders I have are certaspray 2020 , 2040 , 2060 and 2080. Some one wrote on the 2080 that it is for copper. Any info...

I have never liked the temp. gauge on my 1900. You never new how hot it was. I also didn't like just having an idiot light for the oil pressure. I bought a mechanical temp. and oil pressure gauge . The are 2" gauges made by Sunpro.These are cheap gauges but I have always had good luch with them...

I just found a McKee econo plow 5+5 snow blower for sale. It is the 6' blower. I haven't been able to find much info on it. I know it is made in Canada. Are these decent blowers for the money. Are parts still available or is that not a concern because they use common parts. Here is a pic of the...

I have a Miller bobcat 225nt welder with an Onan P216G engine. It is not charging. I have the info on how to test the regulator but cannot find it :confused:. I have all the covers off the welder. I followed the small wires from the starter up to the top of the engine, and all wires are...

I wasn't sure what else to call them. I found these a my local trailer parts store. I paid $35 for a pair. I bought them for a different project that didn't work out. I had been looking for a good way to make stands for some of my attachments. These fold up out of the way. They lock in either...

I broke the blade in my band saw tonight. It broke right where it was welded. It is a clean square brake. The blade is 104.5"long x1"x.035. I cannot find one locally so I will have to order one. The problem is that I have 4 days off and need the saw so I was wondering if I could weld it back...

I needed a piece of 2"x3"x12"solid bar for a project I am working on . I orderd it from Discount steel.com. This is the first time I have ordered from them. When I opened the package today I couldn't beleive that they had sent a rusty pitted piece of steel. The only shinny spot is where they cut...

I have gotten in the habit of reading the warnings in the instructions that come with items that I purchase. Some are just common sense and others just make you wonder. You know some one had to do this and tried to sue the company or there wouldn't be a warning. Here is an example. I just bought...

I just got a Hobart Handler 190 with spool gun. I mainly got it for the spool gun. I wanted the be able to mig thin aluminum. I ran some .030 solid wire through the mig gun just to check it out. I was impressed:thumbsup:.The machine welds great.I welded some 1/8" and 1/4" plates and I think it...

I am trying to get some more info on this process. What repairs you can do and what you can't. I have a tractor transmission case that was poorly cast and has sand holes in it. It weeps oil. Buying the spray weld kit would be cheaper than replacing the case if it will do a perminant fix and I...

I am thinking about building a 2 stage snow blower. I just can not think of a easy way to make an auger. I want it to be what I am going to call an open auger. . Here is a pic of what I want. Bill

I found this tractor on ebay. It is so cool looking that I had to share some pics of it. The add says the drive train is original with 10hp engine:confused2: Who ever built this had lots op patience and money. Bill

Last night I was killing time looking through the adds on CL. I saw a add for a Befco 72" pulverizer for $375. There weren't any pics so I emailed the owner for some pics. I was expecting to get some pics of a pulverizer that belonged in the scrap yard. The pics I received were of a pulverizer...

I had been looking for a used Ellis miter band saw but could never find one. I ran across this one on Ebay. It is an industrial saw made in tiwan, It is verry well made and heavy. It weighs 340lbs. It will angle 45deg in either direction. It also has a coolant pump. It is bigger than I needed...

Has any one used one of these.Readywelder.com | There's nothing like it! . I like the idea of being able to run a spool gun off of my tig welder. I had been looking for a bigger mig that would run a spool gun but if this works it would be better I think. Bill

Does anyone use a cooling vest that they would recomend.As I get older I seem to get over heated easier. When I am racing I have to wear a helmet fire suit and gloves and neck collar. It is easy to get over heated. I have been looking at the cool vests that the motocross riders wear. The only...

Yesterday there was a post from someone I assumed was a lawyer asking about a MassyFergeson that broke in half. I responded to the post. Today I spent 1/2hr trying to find the post but it is totally gone. I have seen posts closed or moved before but never totally removed. Some type of notice...

My Ford 1900 4x4 with 2 stage clutch has a rattle in the PTO when under a moderate load. It sounds normal turning with out a load . It sounds like a bearing. I cannot tell if the noise is comming from the transmission housing or the rear end housing. The PTO shaft doesn't wiggle so I am...

I was at one of my local stores today and and they have a hobart 210 ironman 210 for 999.00. When I was looking over the display model I noticed the on off switch was broke. I had a sales person get the manager.The manager told me to make a reasonable offer. I told him I would get back to him...

Can I post pics or atachements in a PM. If so how. Bill

I have been having problems for the last week with the Forums page loading slowly or somtimes just the header loads and not the rest of the page. Then I have to refress the page to get it to load. I have run Glary utilities and Superantispyware and hasn't helped. TBN is the only site I seem to...

We are in the middle of a blizzard. With about 8" on the ground and 40mph winds I went out and started plowing. I wanted to get every thing opened up in case we get the 20-30" they are calling for. We have never had a snow storm this size. I wasn't sure if I could move 20" of snow with my front...

Over the next couple of days we are suspose to get 15" - 18" of snow and 55mph winds. I love it when it snows so I can play on the tractor. However I think this is going to take all the fun out of it. The last time I remember a storm like this was in 79. We had snow drifts 15' tall and no...

I ran across this on ebay and thought it was interesting. You can angle the rear blade and you can off set it at the front mount. It probably wouldn't hold up well for dirt work but for snow it think you could use it like a wing plow.

I ran across this snowblower on an auction site. I have never seen on like this. At first I thought it was homade but then I saw a manufactures sticker on it. I thought it was rather unique. Bill

Can some one tell me in simple terms what makes facebook worth 50 billion. They don't make any thing. They don't sell any thing. Is the advertisement worth that much or is other info being sold. I am pertty much computer illeterate and can't understand how it could be worth so much. Bill

I had to have one of my ash trees cut down. My buddy came out with his bucket truck and dropped it for me. I had to clean up the mess. He had to drop it in pieces because it was between the garage and shed. It still amazes me what these small tractors can accomplish. I only got part of the pics...

I am looking at a JD125 skid loader wit a 40hp Teledyne engine. The engine has issues. I am having a hard time finding much info on Teledyne engines. Can someone point me in the right direction. Bill

I wasn't sure where to post this so it ended up here. I just bought a back pack blower. It is 50cc and is supposed to blow 215mph and have 434 cfm. Where do they get the numbers. When running at full throttle I can hold my hand in front of the nozzle easily. It does move a lot of air. I went...

I was doing some tig welding this morning and as I was coiling up my leads I started wondering if there is a reason that I have a 10' tig torch and a 20' lead on the amptrol. I have a foot and a thumb amptrol and they are both 20'. Is this just a standard length. Bill

I was at a wake tonight and two different times peoples cell phones rang. I was talking to the funeral home director later and he stated that this is becomming more and more of a problem. We got on the subject of jammers and didn't know where to get info on the legality of them.Or differences in...

I need to replace the shocks on my motorhome. Everyone keeps telling me to put Bilstein shocks on it. They are 2-3 times the price of Monroe. Are they worth it. Bill

My 28' Haulmark enclosed trailer is dog tracking. It always has alittle but seems to be getting worse. It has 5K torsion axles. I looked under it and didn"t see any thing broken or bent, Is there a way to adjust them. I didn't see any slots in the mounting holes. Bill

This could also apply to tractors. I am going to buy a newer motor home. I found one on CL Wed. night. I called the seller and asked a few questions. I was happy with the answers so I asked when I could look at it.He said to call him thurs night at 5 when he got off work. I went to the bank and...

The selenoid on my 1900 is is just clicking. If I jump the 2 big terminals the starter spins. The selenoid from Ford is $290. Does any one have another sorce. Can you take these apart and clean the contacts like you could on the older Ac Delco selenoids. Bill

I have a Tekonsha Primus brake controller in my motorhome. I pull a 28' enclosed trailer that weighs about 8k. Last weekend when I left home every thing worked fine. When I was on the wayback home I almost went through a red light because the trailer brakes weren't working properly. I took...

I borrowed a freinds 6' Leinbach plug core areator over the weekend. We got about 1/2" of rain on Friday night so Sat morn. I gave it a try. It about beat the tractor apart. It was only penetrating abou 1/2". The drum is full of water and I added 240# . Now it penetrated 1". I decided the...

The locale township cut back on their ditch mowing to save money. I have been mowing the ditches near me with my bush hog. The pucker factor is high in several places. I found a 6' sickle bar mower for sale cheap. Is there a difference in mowers for hay and for weeds? How much hp does it take...

When I unhook one of my PTO driven implements I like to tie up the pto shaft so it doesn't lay on the grond. This also keeps the shaft above the crossbar for the quick hitch when rehooking. I have been using black tarp straps but they don't last. I am sure there are some good ideas out there...

This morning at 7:45 I went to the bank,did my buisness and was driving the 3 blocks to get a hair cut. I had gone 2 blocks when I saw red lights behind me. I pulled over and knew I was going to get in trouble for not having my seat belt on. The officer asked for my liscense and proof of...

I have a lot of drain tile I am going to be installing if it ever dries up. I am a 1 man operation. I am buying a rotary laser level with detector so I can check grade by myself. I was wondering if I could mount the detector to the dipper stick on my backhoe. Then I wouldn't have to get off the...

I have a 98 Chevy dually with a 7.4L vortec engine. I developed an antifreeze leak into the oil. I took the intake off and discovered the rubber in the gaskets arround the cooling passages where the intake mates with the head was deteriated.These gaskets have like a rubber O ring arround every...

I just got a Bush Hog 760H backhoe. I am trying to find a operators manual. I checked Bush Hogs site and they didn't show a manual for my model. I also checked ebay with no luck. Can anyone suggest any where else to look. Bill

I am looking at a bush hog 760H back hoe. It is in verry good shape.My concern is if I should need parts will I have problem getting them since Alamo bought Bush Hog. Has any one bought bush hog parts from Alamo? Bill

Is there a easy way to check the injection pump timing on my 1900 without dissassembling the engine. I know the previous owner had the engine apart. I don't see where they marked the pump and cover for reassembly. My service manual shows how to set it with the engine dissambled but not while...

I have a 98 Chevy 3500 dually with a 7.4 in it. I have had this truck for 7 yrs. When I first got the truck the temp would come up to around 195 and stay there. After owning it for about 2 yrs I changed the antifreeze replaced the thermostat and some hoses. Ever since then the temp gauge comes...

How much force will a 3"dia. cly. apply with 2200 psi going into it. Bill

I got all my metal ,axles rims and tires. Its time to start building. My design has changed a little from my previous post.The trailer is going to be 5.5' x 8' and built out of 2x2 11ga. box tubing. I got 2 - 2000lb axles and springs. I only got 2 of 4 tires. The other 2 will be in next week...

I am going to build a 5'x8' tandem axle dump trailer. Part of the frame is going to be 3x1.5x3/16 channel. Is channel strength the same whether it is used flat or on edge? Bill

I got my iron worker Wed. and got it assembled yesterday. I got to play this afternoon. I am impressed with how easy it does everything. I didn't even hear the pump groan and I was shearing some 1/4" 3x3 angle. I punched a bunch of holes from 1/4-3/4. So much faster and cleaner than drilling...

I am going to buy a metal pro ironworker. I am always building somthing and am getting tired of the mess from cutting with the torch or plasma and then grinding.The punch on it should make making holes a lot quicker also.I can also add an 8" brake to it. It is a 40 ton unit. Does anyone have...

When posting pics, if I want to post a pic. that I have posted before is there a way to retrieve it from my attachments folder instead of uploading the pic again. Bill

Where is a good place to get accurate info on used NH tractors(1920). As I have found out Tractor data is not always accurate. Does NH have archives with older tractor info. The tractor specifications is what I am after. Bill

Could some one explain how the shuttle shift works on a 1920. Can you go from forward to reverse with out using the clutch. Is there a clutch or is it like a hydo. There is one coming up a a local auction and I am going to take a look at it. Is there any common problems with a shuttle. Tractor...

Was the 1920 available with hydrostatic or just a shuttle shift. Tractor data just shows a shuttle shift. Bill

I just bought a Kasco mfg. front mounted blade .It is new but 5 yrs old. The person I bought it from didn't have the instructions. I am pretty shure I have all the parts but am not shure how the mount for the front of the tractor should go together. If anyone has a Kasco front blade and could...

I am going to put power angle on my 6' rear blade. I am trying to decide what diameter cyl. I need. It doesn't take much pressure to angle it but I am concerned with the force on it when I am moving dirt with the blade angled. Is there a rule of thumb or formula to use. Bill

I am always building somthing and needing to make brackets. Does anyone have a bender they are happy with. I'm not talking about an ironworker either. I am talking about a hand operated bender the I can bend flat steel 90deg. Bill

The brakes on my 1900 are in need of replacement. I was out of adjustment. I took it apart tonight to see what I would need. The drums were in real good shape so all I need is a set of shoes. I had priced new shoes from NH and decided against that! They are on ebay for $215. Others had mentioned...

I am looking at a weld pak 175 and a weld pak 180. For some reason the 175 is more than the 180.Is it better? I am trying to find the specs. on these welders but can't find anything on Lincolns site. Did they stop making these? My main question is whether the controls for the wire and power are...

I am going to add power angle to the snowplow mounted to my FEL. I want to use 2 single acting cylinders. I already have the hydraulics for the grapple on the bucket that work on the curl and dump function of the loader. My question is is will the regen function of the loader control effect 2...

My neighbor was given a 3550 industrial with a backhoe.It has a a shuttle shift trans. The problem is when you first start it and put the shuttle in forward it works fine the first time.If you put it in reverse it works as it should but when you go back to forward it quits working. The shift...

I would like to get a newer tractor with a little more power than my 1900. There is a TC30 for sale localy. After going on tractor data and checking the specs the TC30 has less pto hp than my 1900. This doesn't seem correct since the TC30 has more cubes. Did the change the way they are rated...

I know my property has drain tile, but I am not shure exactly where they are. I think a couple of them might be pluged with roots or sand. Does anyone have an easy way to find them without digging a lot of unnecessary holes,which I have already done. Bill

I had a guy I know ask me if I would till his gravel driveway. I have never heard of this. He said it it mixes the fines up with the larger stone. I guess it is like using scarifiers on a grader. BTW I told him no. Bill

How big should the battery be in my 1900. The one it has now is 13" wide and 9" tall and sits 3"in front of the radiator. The core of the radiator is 16"wide and 13"tall. The battery blocks off most of the radiator. Could this be blocking enough air to make it run hot on 90+ days. I thought of...

I need to replace the brakes on my 1900. NH wants $500+ for new shoes.I was thinking about getting my shoes relined. There is a place about 40 miles from me that relines brake shoes for trucks. Is there anything special about these shoes that would prevent them from being relined. Bill

Are parts still available for the FB21.I know it is made by Iseki.There is one for sale locally that is in good condition , but was wondering about parts availability if something were to break. Bill

I have noticed lately that while mowing my 1900 is getting warmer than it has before. The temp guage doesn't have numbers just marks.It has always stayed rite about 12 oclock on the guage. Now it is about 2 oclock. I have changed the thermostat and flushed the radiator inside and out. I also...

I am trying to come up with some ideas on building some reels for holding the welding cables on my service truck. I have about 100ft of pos. cable and 50ft of neg.Is there any way to figure out how big they need to be. I have looked at some of the professionaly built ones.but most of them are...

I am wanting to buy a bore scope and was wondering if anyone could recomend an affordable one. Is there any to stay away from. What specifications should I look for. Bill

How deep can you plow with a 1 bottom plow. I want to burry some 4" tile 12" deep. I have a middle buster that I was experimenting with today, It goes deep enough but alot of the dirt falls back into the trench. I added on to the shoe so it is 12" high and added some wings but it didn't help...

Has anyone installed grease zerks on their top link or did yours come with zerks allready installed.I replace my top link about every year because the ends are loose. I am wondering if being able to grease them would help or hurt by attracting dirt.I am using a cat. 2. on cat. 1 Or is the...

Can or would a 2 spool loader control valve regen on both spools. I am still working on my tripple selector valve. I now have it hooked to the up/down ports. Now the loader goes up at normal speed but comes down slow. The strange thing is that if I raise the loader and put the control in float...

Over the winter I ran across a deal on a Mathews Lawn Genie model LG72. I couldn't find alot of info on it, but at the price I bought it any way.It finally warmed up and dried up enough so I could play. I had leaves left over from last fall and figured they would be a good test. This mower...

I bought the tripple selector valve (155-5569-gp04) from SC. My plan was to hook it up to the control valve for the FEL. The first set of ports would control the FEL functions(curl and dump) and the second set would control the grapple and the third set wouldn't be used for now.So far I haven't...

I have been looking for a flail mower and have run across several lawn genie mowers.I liked the idea of having a catcher on it. In the fall this would be great for leaves. I couldn't find much information on them. Recently one came up on ebay that wasn't to far away and sold so cheap I couldn't...

I just purchaced a Lawn Genie mower and have to replace 5 missing blades. What is the proper way to measure the length of the blades. Do you stand the blade up verticle and measure the height or do you measure the actual length of the blade. Also if you have a 3" long blade do you have to...

Does anyone use or have used a Mathews Lawn Genie. The is one for sale locally and I like the idea of the hopper collecting the grass. I know Mathews no longer makes them. I would like to know if there are any disadvantages. Also can you remove the hopper and use it as a flail in heavier grass. Bill

I found this on ebay. It is a dump box for the TPH. I thought it was pretty useful for someone without a FEL. It looks like it would be easy to duplicate for the build it yourselfers, Bill

Last night we got about an 1 1/2 of ice. It sure is pretty but dangerous. I got the tractor out this morning and tried plowing it. Temp is around 30deg. I tried the front snowplow and got a little of it. Then I tried the rear blade and got some more but still have about an inch left. I put on...

Does anyone know about how much a 74in 917 flail mower weighs. Bill

I am looking at a 917 ford 74in flail mower. Does anyone have any idea how much it weighs. Was this made by ford or someone else and rebadged. I see Messicks has parts. Is there any drawbacks to this mower. Does the same hp per ft. for bush hoge apply to flails. Bill

I was reading an older post and vacume was being discussed. It was stated that a diesel engine does not produce vacume, and everyone agreed. Could someone explain this to me?On a normaly asperated engine, when the piston is on the downstroke and the intake valve opens it has to produce vacume...

Are there different gear ratios used on different attachments. Does a bush hog use the same ratio as a tiller. Bill

I need to replace the front tires on my 1900. They are 600x16 firestone R1's. Firestone discontinued this tire and I havent found anyone else who makes this size. My local FS dealer found another brand 600x16 but when we got them they were 2in narrower. The actual tread width on mine measures...

Does anyone have a value leader flail mower or do you know someone who does. I see them on ebay and assume they are built in China.

I mounted a TPH snow plow on my FEL. It doesn't have power angle. I was thinking about adding the swing cylinders. Has anyone done this and did you use a single double acting cyl. or two single acting. I am thinking one double acting would be easier to plumb. Also trying to decide how big of a...

Do most flail mowers rotate the same direction and is that in the opposite direction the wheels are rotating going forward. I did a search but there were so many results it would take two weeks to read them and maby not find the answer.

I had to replace thefront ring and pinion in my 1900.I totaly removed and disassembled the complete front axle. Everything was going fine on reassembly untill I tried to install the final drive. I cannot get the coupler(ujoint) lined up with the axle and the pinion. I tried putting it on the...

Has anyone ever used pto driven debris blower. I have used the smaller push blowers. A local golf course has on for sale.It is an older jacobson. What did you use it for other than leaves. I don't realy need it I just want it. Bill

The glow plugs on my 1900 have been taking longer to heat up. I got out the service manual and ohmed everything like they say. Everything tested fine. I started checking voltage. I have 12v going to the ign. switch. There is 11.5v coming out going to the glow plug indicator. Coming out of the...

I am trying to find info on mathews flail mowers. All the searches I have done points me to m.c. mathews co. Their web site doesn't give any info. on flails. Maby they got out of the mower buisness? If anyone has a mathews and knows if and where parts are available I would appriciate the info. Bill

Last weekend I broke the front ring and pinion in my 1900. I called my local NH dealer to get a price on a new one. The parts guy asked if I was sitting down $1020.WOW!!! I did some searching and partsspring is the cheapest I have found at $887. I have e-mailed at least 20 different salvage...

I have been looking at a Gill pulverizer and was wondering if anyone has raised the teeth up and used the rollers as an aerator. Any thoughts?

I am looking at an F215 Yanmar. The owner claims it is a 92. After reading some of the posts here I am doubting it. I went to Tractot Data but they dont show the F215. Is there somwhere I can get more info on this tractor. Also how do you tell if is grey market or US. I have always been a Ford...

I am looking for a Ford service manual for my 1900. I have found several on Ebay that say 1000 series service manual and claim to cover the 1900. Is this what I need. Or is there a specific manual for the 1900.

After plowing snow today I pulled my Ford 1900 in the garage and shut it down. As I got off I noticed the TPH dropping quickly. It always did go down slowly after I shut it off. When it got with in a foot of the floor it slowed back to normal. I fired it back up and the TPH raised right up and...

I am looking at a 1998 NH1920 FWD with 1400 hrs. It is in exelent condition. It has SSS transmission that I am not familiar with. Is this a good trans, any common problems. It has turf tires on it. No FEL just your basic tractor. Any idea on what it is worth. Also, if I get it I will be taking...

I need to cut some trenches through a sparsely wooded area. The trenches only need to be about 8" deep. I was thinking of using a middle buster first then tapering the sides with the BB. I know I am going to hit some roots and am wondering if the MB will go through them. Has anyone ever...

Or some call them hair pins. Does anyone know where you can get hitch pins with a big loop. I want to be able to stick my finger with gloves on into the hole and pull the pin. I hate having to get a pair of pliers every time I want to pull a pin. I've checked Northern, Harbor freight. Farm and...

A couple of months ago I got a new KK box blade. This weekend I final got arround to making the guage wheels for it. After all the grinding and welding was done it was time to paint it. I was at Big R(farm store) and they had rustolium tractor paint on sale. I picked Old Catipilar yellow. It...

Has anyone ever mounted a landscape rake on the FEL. I was thinking that if you made a quick tach plate to mount on the rake in place of the TPH and rotate the blade 180 deg. You could use the FEL like a hyd. top link and wach what you are doing without getting a stiff neck. I did a search but...

I have a Westendorf FEL with a Danfoss 1627 control valve that I am trying to find a power beyond sleeve for. First I called Westendorf and they said we have them and sent one out for $40. Wrong one.Aparently they no longer use Danfoss valves. I went to SauerDanfoss web site and sent them a...

Are all power beyond sleves the same. After reading a response from Mad, I came to the conclusion that my loader and TPH are plumed wrong.They have the return line from the loader supplying the TPH. My control valve has a power beyond port but it is pluged. Do I need a power beyond sleve. The...

I want to replace the control valve on my loader with one with a better joy stick. Surplus Center has a Prince for $227 that has a 25 gpm rating. Does the size make a difference since the tractor only pumps around 8gpm. Does any one make a smaller valve. Can anyone suggest a good valve. Bill

Last week I had a branch come up and hold my throttle wide open.It scared the crap of me for fear of hurting the engine. The govenor is set at 3000 rpm and 540 pto is at 2450. I never run over 2500 rpm doing anything. I know heavy equiptment runs at full throttle all the time with no problems...

Today I was removing some brush and small trees with my 1900 and had a branch come up and open the throttle wide open. I pushed in the clutch and shoved the hand throttle up to kill to engine. To my horror it didn't do slow down. I looked at the tac. and it was at 3000 rpm (sounded like 5000).I...

I ran my 1900 out of fuel today and when I was bleeding the injectors the fuel was running down arround the base where they screw into the head and I noticed air bubbles. I checked to make shure they were tight and they were. Is there a some type of seal there or is it a machined fit. It isn't...

There is a 2000 TC33D with a 7308 loader at a upcoming auction. I would be nice to replace my 1900 with something newer. I was wondering what this might go for. They dont have the hrs. listed and all I have seen is pictures. I will have to wait till auction time to inspect it. Is the 7308 a good...

I was reading a reply on another post and starting fluid got brought up and how bad it is on engines. I didn't want to hijack that thread so I started a new one. It seems some people think useing starting fluid is worse than modifing your ROPS. I will agree you cannot use starting fluid with...

I want to change the blades on my RFM. The ones on it don't seem to have enough lift. If the grass is even slightly damp it wont stand the grass back up after the tires push it down. I've checked my local farm stores but all they have are replacement blades. Is there somewhere online that sells...

I have a KK 72in rear dis. RFM. In the spring it mowed great. As the crabgrass started coming on it started leaving balls of grass behind and I had to use a lower gear. When I got to looking at the balls of grass it looks almost pulverized, not a blade of grass over 1/2 in. I know the crabgrass...

When I try to enter TBN home page I get Plesk default page. I finall got in through a post off of a search for tractor fouums.

I keep beating the ball sockets out of my cat 1 toplink. I was thinking of using a cat 2 with bushings to cat 1. The cat 2 toplink is a lot stronger. Has anyone done this or should I just find a better cat1 toplink. The one I am using is from TSC. Also does your toplink stay with the tractor or...

My 1900 has a westendorf QA loader on it. I want to unhook the loader but am not sure what supports it when unhooked. I don't have any manuals on it and don't know if i have all the parts. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appriciated. Buy the way I called westendorf 3 times and...

Great deal on KK 72\"RFM I've been looking at 72" RFM's. I decided to go with the KK 72" rear discharge. I went to farm&fleet today to buy it. The regular price was $1469.00. It is on sale for $1269.00. I went out to look at it and saw it had a few rust spots on it. I talked to the manager...

I just aquired a woods RM600 RFM (free). It has side discharge from both sides. Is this correct or should one side be blocked off.

Woods 72\"RFM I've been looking at RFM's and was going to get the KK but I came across a new 72" woods rear discharge that is at a consignment sale next weekend. I stopped and talked to the seller today and he said he would sell it for $1800. I'm going to wait for the sale. How much should...

I am looking at a KK 72" RFM. I wanted a rear discharge but the side discharge is $200 less, which I don't quite understand. Is the rear discharge worth the extra money.

I decided to redo my back yard, level it off and slope it the way I wanted it. It's about 1.5 acres. It also gave me a reason to buy a tiller. I tilled every thing last week and tilled it again yesterday. TodayI hooked up the landscape rake and started leveling. My problem is small clumps of sod...

The manuals for my 1900 say it has 87.2 c.i ,22 draw bar hp and 26.5 pto hp. When looking at specs. for other tractors I noticed they changed from drawbar to engine hp.(example) The 1725 has 81 ci, 28 engine hp and 25 pto hp. This seems to make quite a difference in hp. When trying to choose an...

My 1900 FWD has 6.00 x16 R1 front tires. I would like to have a wider front tire. With the FEL on the front tires always seem to leave ruts. I know I have to keep the same diameter tire because of the FWD. The 6.00x16 tire is not a popular tire (hard to find and expensive). Is there a web site...

I have a ford 1900 tractor with a westendorf FEL. The FEL runs off the hydraulics for the TPH. the loader has plenty of power,it will pick the rear wheels off the ground . My question is there any way to make the bucket curl faster. It seems to go up and down fast enough,but when you curl the...

I have a ford 1900 fwd with a dual clutch. One clutch is for the transmission (to move the tractor) the other is for the pto. The clutch for the trans works perfect. The clutch for the pto doesn't disengage. The way this should work is press clutch half way to stop tractor movement. Press all...