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    Finding parts for PTO finish mower

    I needed shifter bushings for my John Deere. No Longer Available. I took measurements and made some new bushings from some Delrin. Take some pictures and measurements of good parts and have someone make you some new parts?
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    Oil Recommendations?

    If it is a diesel engine then run diesel oil. I run Rotella T6 in my tractor and Cummins equipped Dodge. Mobile 1 or Delvac synthetic in my diesel car.
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    Title issues

    In my brothers estate in TN, I left probate court after being assigned executor and walk over to the TN state title place showing my court paperwork. I got a duplicate title. Months later I goofed up and signed the wrong part of the title back in Georgia, I had all my estate paperwork. Georgia...
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    What is this bearing?

    From Bob is the oil guy. https://bobistheoilguy.com/putting-the-simple-back-into-viscosity/ Straight weight oils may or may not have additive packs that may or may not be compatible with the innards of your tractor or excavator system. Some additives attack brass. Others help with rust, others...
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    JD 790 PTO Adjustment

    When I adjusted my PTO clutch bolts I marked the first bolt I adjusted with chalk. The second bolt had a marking already and then I made few marks for the third bolt. Now when pressing the clutch I feel the PTO clutch about halfway down. It was barely feeling the PTO clutch before. Yes when...
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    Anyone found a generic replacement hydraulic cylinder for a BL 20 loader

    i thought Adam Boothe (search for his you tube channel abom something) used these guys sometimes for seals. https://herculesus.com/ If you can make sense of what you need and can get the gland nut off it is a fairly easy job to change out seals.
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    Thoughts on Delvac ESP 5w40?

    I have been running Mobil 1 synthetics over 30+ years, probably closer to 40 years. I have over 700,000 miles on my diesel Jetta. I happen to use Shell T6 in the truck but it only has 200,000 miles on it. T6 in my little 870 Deere. Works fine. The few days it gets cold with snow the tractor...
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    trail clearing technique and tools

    My CS2511T weighs about 8.5 pounds with some fuel, oil, 14" bar and chain. The dry weight specs of the T and TN are the same. I can't saw without fuel, oil, bar and chain. ;-) Nice light saw.
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    replacing engine oil filter every change

    2003 VW TDI. Just keeps running.
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    replacing engine oil filter every change

    My car has well over 700,000 miles on it. Oil and filter change every 10,000 miles. Head and oil pan never removed. I might use a quart of oil between changes. Generally an hour or more of driving between shut offs.
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    Chipper Woodland Mills adjustment

    I may have to try that. It takes a lot of slamming sometimes to get it to eat a 5 inch limb, if at all taking it.
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    John Deere 670 with weak hydraulics

    1989-1997 were the production years. Produced in Japan by Yanmar. On my 870 that metal screen is before the metal can filter. You might be amazed at how much junk is in that screen. The small owners manual should have to how to remove info and also mention if you have a can filter. When I say...
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    Woodland Mill vs. Woodmax chipper?

    If you rented big chippers, little PTO chippers might be an annoyance. Many years ago I worked on a tree crew for 3 months. The owner liked the best stuff. I had no idea what that was. His stump grinder had a wide drum. The branch chipper would slap the heck out of you. Not bad if feeding maple...
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    Porter Cable Framing Nailer repair question

    I repaired a Paslode trim gun and a framing gun with new seal kits. It has been ten years since the last time I repaired one so i do not recall exactly what seal dried out. If you can find a kit then it then you are golden.
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    Ultrasonic cleaner recommendations

    I have a Crest 175HTA. Heated smaller unit.
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    "AGM Car" batteries for less used tractors?

    New math they do not teach you in school. If you count your fingers and your 3 joints, you can count pretty high with just one hand. 16 with just 4 fingers. Thumbs mess things up and you can only get up to 19 on one hand unless you count the hand which gets you to twenty. ;-) I replaced 3...
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    19.5 Dually tires

    I had a Suburban with a vibration. New Michelins did not help as much as I hoped. I wonder if the driveshaft or drums were out of balance. I gave up. My Dad driving it never took it up to 70. He is not as fussy as I am. He used to be. Tires on mid 70's Dodge van were bricks in Cleveland Ohio...
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    Advice for first tractor please

    I use a JD870 2wd (28 PTO HP) on our 9 acre horse farm. I have not used the chain drag harrow in 15 years. 6 horses now 8 or 10 a year ago. 4-7 turn out areas depending on how you count. If it rains we need to mow every month in the summer. 60" mower. Loader to move manure from manure pile to...
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    Help - Extreme Nubie Flux Core

    https://www.millerwelds.com/files/owners-manuals/O291596A_MIL.pdf
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    Anyone try the Holzfforma Fuel/oil container?

    Not an answer to the question. Someone posted these liquid containers that seem to work well for some tasks. Tuff Jug
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    Battery Info

    I had to put a new end on my positive battery cable. New end with an extension as JD puts in exactly the length of cable with not enough length to put on a new clamp. OEM positive cable was a silly price and had some custom connections happening. Oreilly's had it on their wall...
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    Pole Barn Sizing

    Horses might like that heated floor. I figure barns are for animals, hay and equipment. You are building a pole garage/apartment? As others mentioned if you want to do a lift, do the headroom math. Or if you want drive on 4 posts lift that lets you double park vehicles do the headroom math...
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    Culvert cleaning

    I was going to make a culvert hoe. On my to do list for the past 6 months. Cut a piece of 3/16 plate half moon shape about 12 inches diameter. A bit of angle like a regular garden hoe. With a 10 foot handle. Some ideas to reduce the getting stuck on ribs of the 12-16" culvert pipe. I got a few 5...
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    Cleaning Mildew, Stains from Asphalt Roof Shingles

    I get some sort of house wash mix from the pressure washer store. It has some bleach smelling stuff with detergents or surfactants in the mix. I spray it on with the low pressure nozzle, chemical injector hose and let it sit a bit. I wash it off with the high pressure nozzle held a good bit...
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    trail clearing technique and tools

    I use a toss bag and pull string, or get out the slingshot with trigger to launch toss bag and pull string, then pull a bull rope. Amazon.com
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    Shaver HD8 Post Driver Not Working

    Have you replaced the seals in the cylinder? Or at least inspected them?
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    Shibaura D23F lift cylinder seal

    Seals are sold by measurements and function. 2" shaft size, 2.5" bore, 1/4".... You could try this site to see what I mean. https://www.herculesus.com/index.php?width=1925&height=940
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    Great A/C but no heat.

    Heater core is in the same place as the cooling core. It is up on that ceiling unit.
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    pto tubing problem

    New covers are not that much. Do some internet searching.
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    Time to check out the generator.

    Rambling thoughts about that startup load. The magic might be the hours per year a generator engine might run. A few premature loads on a diesel generator might not be a big deal if it only runs 40 hours a year including quarterly test starts. My 2004 diesel truck has 6500 hours and 200,000...
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    For those with block heaters

    I use Rotella T6 synthetic oil in my JD and my Dodge Cummins. I run Delvac synthetic oil in my VW diesel car. I think it flows better in cold starts that traditional oil. I have plugged the heater in for the Dodge a few times. The way that Cummins engine sits with no aerodynamic covers like the...
  32. J

    Fence Charger Help

    What does the tester say when just the earth ground is connected, not the red or hot leg?
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    Best Options for Garage Door Insulation?

    I put R19 in my attic this year. In Georgia that was good for 5-10 degrees cooler garage. I have suffered in the summer with that heat coming down from the ceiling. I do have an insulated garage door but after 27 years it does not seal tightly. That is a bigger deal in the winter when I might...
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    Bent valve cover

    If that was mine and I could not find a cheap replacement I would be drilling a few stop holes, grooving out the crack, propane torch pre-warming and tigging away. My lawn mower deck had all kinds of cracks and pieces missing and it welded up just fine. Even if it warped a bit in the process, a...
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    Clearing old hay field

    In Georgia good 4 foot rounds are $80-90. That is from limed, fertilized and weed controlled fields. Or at least limed and fertilized. Just mowing with the brush cutter will be a good start to see if there is any cheap hope.
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    Manure & Bucket Rust

    Bought our JD 870 in the fall of 1987. 5-11 horses. Manure moved from manure pile to compost pile once a month. Tractor stored outside. Bucket has holes.
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    Affordable, transit level recommendations?

    I got my level at Sears, 28 years ago. I see one on Craigslist for $110. Our barn is 72x36. Scraped off 3 feet of dirt with a box blade.
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    2007 Jinma 354 -- Leaky fuel supply hose -- questions!

    When I am working around fuel system items like that I will get my purple degreaser and clean up as much as possible before taking things apart. Or clean, scrub and rinse with mineral spirits.
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    Woods vs Land Pride Finish Mowers: Which One Wins?

    As you read AI created users and content, do you find joy and happiness? Asked another way, do obvious spam accounts get banned quickly like this waseemclick account?
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    Horse arena finish with just a rear blade?

    They use these at the horse show grounds near me. Arena Harrow - Northstar Attachments
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    Irritating computer problem

    I use the Brave browser. No problem with adds.
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    What Caused This Wood Deck Failure?

    I have not used this but I did see it in Fine Homebuilding or somewhere. https://trexprotect.com/ A tape to put on the top of deck framing to help shed water and resist rot.
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    YM1610 Black Soot

    Take a picture of the tractor making this soot and post. I changed my fuel filter yesterday and put on a new water separator screen. Both plastic filter housings were filled with black gunk.
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    RPM Question

    When I spend time moving the manure pile to the compost pile I run a few hundred RPMs off idle. Idles under 1000, I work at 1200 or so. Hydraulics work a bit better off idle.
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    YM1610 Black Soot

    Is the tractor stored in a shed? I put a tin can over the exhaust of my Yanmar made John Deere to keep rainwater out of the exhaust. Diesels make soot. You have clean fuel filters and air filters? My Yanmar made John Deere has two air filters, inner and outer. The JD fuel system has a water...
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    Truck shopping

    I live around Atlanta GA. A great place to buy vehicles as we rarely see salt or brine on roads. My 2004 Dodge has some lower tailgate rust you have to look hard to see and crummy paint.
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    Blueberries

    I got two switches maybe 10 years ago when someone from work got 4 switches and only wanted two. My surviving bush is about 4-5 feet tall with decent yields. Last year I would pick berries and spiders. Never had so many bugs as last year. My mom 40 miles north has a different variety that seems...
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    Woodland Mills WC68 Chipper

    I am posting a me too about dull knives in a WM68. Great with new knives, feed is frustrating when the knives get dull. Flip the knives over to the unused side and the feeding is great again. I have used my 5 inch grinder to freshen up the knives. I do not have that coveted surface grinder to...
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    Massey/Agco vs aftermarket replacement hydraulic hoses and replacement interval

    I am with Hay Dude. I replace them when they have issues. But if one curl hose goes bad I replace both. Same for lift and dump hoses, I replace in pairs. I have not replaced the hoses that come from the manifold to the loader but have replaced the curl and lift hoses. My tractor has been sitting...
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    Telecom wires under future driveway.

    Cable company has not marked their buried cable a few times on my property. I have not hit the main line but I dug into the neighbors feeder, or I pounded a fence post into the last 100 foot run. As others have said, local knowledge goes away when folks retire.
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    Both lift cylinders began spewing at the same time, what have I done?

    Adam Booth gives some great lessons in hydraulic cylinder operation, inspection and resealing. Here is just one video of many he has done.
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    Anyone have a scale on their loader?

    When I drive to the quarry for gravel and I ask for 3,000 pounds, the drive on scale on the way out agrees with what the operator read on his scale. As someone else mentioned, maybe get two bales weighed on a drive on scale and now you have a set of calibration bales for the day. Fresh in the...
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    Reliable Hose?

    I have black rubber hoses from Sears and Home Depot that work fine or over 2o years. In the barn the rats love chewing on them so crummy vinyl hoses out there.
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    Hydraulic Cylinder Seals Questions

    Did you get a 17 and 19 kit? When I fixed my curl cylinders for a different model loader it had all the seals, o-rings, backers, and wear guides in the kit.
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    House framer/builders, Roof question(s)

    You are tearing off the existing trusses when the weather gets better? Visit the good lumber yard or truss company for ideas. Hips an valleys are opportunities for expense and leaks. On our house I have a 30x36 footprint with the rafters spanning the 30 foot. 36 is east to west. The 22x22 too...
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    Echo 2511T is an amazing saw!

    I ran my 2511T the other day to remove some small 4-7" pines. It is a nifty little saw. Next saw up in my collection of 3 is my Stihl MS210. 2511T is much lighter. 2511T is super easy to start. I had not run that saw in a year and it was just a few easy pulls. MS210 is easy to start but not as...
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    Tractor smoking

    Letting an engine idle for 30 minutes is a bad practice. Get it started, let it idle for a minute or two if you must and get to work. I run Shell Rotella T6 synthetic in my diesel tractor and diesel truck. Delvac 1 synthetic in the diesel car. I start up and go in all my diesels. Well the car...
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    climbing saw

    I have an Echo CS2511T that seems to work ok. I thought about a Stihl but they did not really have a warranty. Not that I have used this Echo that much to get close to a warranty issue. Starts pretty easy.
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    Wright Fence Mower for Horse Wire Mesh

    We have 9 acres with horses. Over a mile of weed wacking the way the pasture is chopped up. Weed wacker gets fired up a few times a year. Lawn mower sometimes to mow close to wire fence. That product looks interesting but mowing/weed wacking once in a while and a bit of chemical mowing works...
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    Farm/tractor folks....PTO clutch pack?

    Last time I had one apart that much I hit the surfaces with sandpaper until it looked kind of like a brake rotor. Kind of hard for the braking material to slip if the steel sliding surfaces look like mountains. Not sure my little metal lathe could chuck the sliding surfaces. That said I am sure...
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    Leaking cylinder JD 950

    I ordered seals from JD. I had what I needed and could put things back together quickly. Spanner to take off gland nut. A big socket or wrench to take of the nut on the rod. I did both sides. If one failed, the other probably is close to failing. Take pictures as you take it apart. Just 3-5...
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    1975 JD 850 brakes

    It has been a few decades ago. I had brake shoes relined. Not sure if I could find a shop that does that now.
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    Cost of Classic Tractors

    My 1996 JD 870 is a classic if you use Nationwide Insurance's definition of a classic car, aged 20-40 years. Starts every time and works if I have a good battery and good battery cables. As others have mentioned you need to define your goals with owning a classic tractor. If you want a tractor...
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    Looking to buy

    https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/d/experiment-1986-ford-bronco-ii-xlt-4wd/7677965900.html https://hickory.craigslist.org/cto/d/hickory-1985-bronco/7680036996.html https://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/d/weaverville-1990-bronco-ii/7674795185.html Living in Georgia, cars that have lived...
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    Concerns with 1050 For Loader Work?

    My 870 has a little over 1,200 hours on it. Last I check the truck had 5,600 hours on it and I added another 17,000 mile since then to get it to 200,000 miles. Car has 700,000 miles but no hour meter. Under 2,000 hours with proper oil changes is nothing. 870 is the next generation newer than...
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    The guy that put the engine internals together says "The rings are not seated yet end the smoking is normal. Just give it a couple hours of work"

    Here is an article about crosshatch. 40 years ago kids would rebuild or re-ring an engine. Use a ridge cutter, run a hone up and down a bit and throw it back together maybe with some new rings. What a bunch of smoking engines. You cannot really fix worn bores with a lick and promise. A mill and...
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    Lift capabilities

    A horse that is having problems keeping on weight might not be that heavy depending on breed. We got an old Morgan stallion bag of bones 5 years ago. That horse costs us more to feed than the rest of the horses. 3 or more foals from that now 33 year old stallion that is missing a bunch of teeth...
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    Is DEF that bad?

    I thought I had read somewhere that you may have a 600 hp diesel engine but it will not take off from a standing start at 600 hp. No recall of how derated it is at the start. I do haul 6 round of rye or fescue hay with my 2004 Dodge 2500 Cummins HO. For my use, a 4 cylinder Cummins would have...
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    Orec tracked flail vs Grillo wheeled flail vs ride on

    Foam tires are just to eliminate flats. On 4 wheel tractors, foamed front tires meant you lost the suspension of a tire. Very bumpy driving the neighbors JD with foam filled front tires. They were also aircraft landing tires mounted on front tractor rims so maybe the 24 ply tires were going to...
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    John Deere 1070 no crank and suspected fuel supply problem

    The water and big crud separator at the tank was replaced and the fuel filter by the injection pump? You then used the hand pump on injection pump? I could swear my 870 has a little pump. If everything in working it is supposed to be self purging. I think the repair manual has you crank the...
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    big radial sidewall damage repair

    Industrial tire repair shop up the road will grind out the bad and vulcanize a patch in the tire. They do it all the time on $10,000 tires and on cheaper tires. Quarries and dirt movers have expensive tires that a few hundred to a thousand dollar patch is cheaper than a new tire. If you do not...
  72. J

    Is this oil bad

    Was this a day after you were brush cutting for 4 hours in a field with 3 foot tall grass? I tease with that question because my tractor transmission gets quite hot so I am assuming the fluid gets quite hot when I work it hard mowing in the heat of summer. Heat will/should help evaporate off...
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    JD 870 3-pt won't lower

    Are you saying you go out to brush cut with your 5 foot 600 pound brush cutter, raise the deck for some reason and it will not go back down?
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    JD 870 3-pt won't lower

    My 870 has about 1,200 hours on it. Never had that issue with the 3 point hitch. Of course I have a few hundred pounds of mower to 800 pounds of implements. That knob does indeed control the drop speed. When you say the fluid is good, was that determined by oil analysis, or the level looks...
  75. J

    JD 2240 leaking hydraulic oil geyser

    That picture suggests maybe a defect in the casting. If the casting was removed a good welder might be able to fix that big pinhole.
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    Hay sled demand?

    What is your tractor? I move 4x6 round bales of Bermuda or rye or fescue with a JD 870 2wd. I have a hay spear for the back. A hay spear for the front loader. An 870 is not a huge tractor. It prefers moving hay that has been curing a few months versus fresh cut. The rear spear of course does not...
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    Advice on 6' mower to replace King Kutter

    Befco C50RD is a nice mower. I need to either patch my Befco or replace it. Cost of new is good bit. Auction prices are about 1/5 to 1/6 of new.
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    Neighbors Sue for Horse Manure Pile Smell

    I have been around horse manure piles since 1984. You have to stick your nose up to a horse's butt when farting to get a stink. Hard to say how many loads of horse manure and shavings compost I have sold over the years. I move the manure pile 250 feet to the compost pile. Even fresh hot manure...
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    John Deere vs New Holland Compact/Utility

    Weight does work, assuming same size tires and 4wd, I can shift gears. I wish i had a heavier tractor for round bale handling but my little tractor is easy to load and go do trail work.
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    Horse farm needs tractor

    I have a JD 870 2 wd with manual transmission. 25 PTO horsepower. About 2,500 pounds before the loader was added. Your old tractor was 400 or more pounds heavier. the 870 can run a 5 foot mower, assuming horses keep things eaten down a bit. That said I mowed the neighbor's property which has not...
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    Cannot start Stihl 009

    By the way I have owned a Stihl 210 for 14 years. I know it is not old but it starts like new which is 2 or three pulls with full choke for it to pull fuel into the carb then it will pop and another pull or two after going to half choke to start. No primer bulb so it takes a bit more to start...
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    Cannot start Stihl 009

    Old is not an reason to not start harder than it did when new. The gaskets/diaphragm and parts in the carburetor can get stiff and not work properly. A good saw mechanic would replace the gaskets/diaphragm to see if that helps. There are a few hoses to inspect and replace. Many saws have an...
  83. J

    Buying Advice Yanmar mechanic please help

    Did they send a report back with the pump and injectors? Are all fuel filters new?
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    What is your cleaning and maintenance routine for your chainsaw?

    Contrarian that I am I never drain the fuel out of my 2 cycle equipment. The three saws can sit on the shelf for 6 months. Starts up just fine. Saws work a hard day or two, or a light day depending on what has fallen on the trails. I used to just use premium gas for my mix. Now I just use...
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    Well pressure tank: Does well-side supply line pressure match tank pressure?

    If your tank has the proper air charge you should not have hammering. We have lived on this well for 25 years on the same pump. 6-10 horses getting watered. Never have we had any hammering. Toilets and faucets are all low flow. Spigots are just spigots used to water the horses, wash the cars...
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    FELs and digging

    I have twice dug horse graves with my 2WD JD870. Smooth 5 foot bucket. Just takes time. It has been a while but I recall more than an hour, less than two. I did buy a toothbar but have not had to dig a grave since I got the toothbar.
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    Novice wants a MIG, advise ?

    There are people around that have classes. Some classes customized to what you need. Welding Classes
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    Novice wants a MIG, advise ?

    I have a Handler 130 that I kept popping the 20 amp breaker. Breaker may be worn out. I bought an Everlast 230I dual input voltage. I installed patches on a Scag mower deck. Worked great. I think that metal was 11 gauge. Welding seems better with the 240 volt machine than the 120 Handler. Could...
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    Bearing removal

    I have removed bearings off of shafts that looked as crummy as that. Also repaired journals as messed up as that. Any good machine shop could fix that for a lot less than the $650 plus bearings you were talking about. I would guess a few hours to fix. As others mentioned you can either turn...
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    Multi spear debris forks

    I have watched videos of people straightening shafts with heat and water. If you can get it straightened then just weld it back on. Cut the broken part off the base. Cut the spear where it is broken and an easy weld.
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    Best Way to Weld Aluminum

    Buy a big bottle of argon and it could last years if you really do not weld much. I do not tig much but I think I have swapped out the argon tank once. I have a bottle about 4 foot tall which last a while for as little as I weld. Same size bottle for my tig and mig welders. Swapped out the mig...
  92. J

    Round Bale Weights?

    Not necessarily an answer to the question. I move 4x round bales with my JD 870 tractor. Not sure if they are bigger than 5 foot. We generally buy rye grass hay which will be light round bales. Fescue or bermuda is a bit heavier than the rye hay. When handling heavy fescue or bermuda squares I...
  93. J

    JD750 Fuel Issues? Water contamination?

    I got a bunch of crud in my 870 tank. I had problems with tractor running. Taking out tank I think involves removing roll cage. A few filter changes of the water separator and maybe some blowing out fixed that problem. My tank was all metal by the way. I did make a new fuel cap gasket from some...
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    1.5 inch flexible aluminum conduit

    I used lots of 1/2" and 3/4" to wire my barn. Well technically not lots as the barn is only 35x72. Just wired receptacles and lighting fixtures. For me running thin wall rigid conduit would be more attractive then running flex conduit. Of course behind the walls no one sees. On the other hand...
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    01'JD 4110 how to check alternator?

    Remove alternator and have it checked at parts store. Disconnecting battery cable when engine is running is not a good way to test an alternator. I bought a tractor battery a few months ago and it was $150. Last car battery was $200. Could be a bad voltage regulator. Could be bad wiring...
  96. J

    Hay field improvement ideas.

    Where I live the wrong tools will pull up rocks. The smooth pasture turns rough, horrible sounds when cutting rocks, unless someone picks up the rocks, holes in dirt from rocks removed.
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    Cleaning up grease/oil with a "water based" cleaner/solvent. Got a "Best in Class"?

    I have a a small spray can I fill with mineral spirits. Works for me. The add water to dilute cleaners work ok. Krud Cutter, Purple Stuff and the like are harder on my hands. https://www.dutton-lainson.com/proddetail.php?prod=56162
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    Woodland Mills WC68 Chipper Clogging on Pine Branches

    I have the same chipper. I engage the pto at low idle and take it right up to PTO speed 540 marked on the tachometer. I have not done a lot of fresh pine but I did some fresh cut test longer leaf pine branches no issue. Another person mentioned the same thing, run proper PTO RPM. My high...
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    Trailer loading plan..

    Have you done the weight distribution measuring? I assume and could be wrong that my tractor with loader and the 5 foot brush cutter attached to the 3 point hitch with the cutter the last thing on the trailer has the weight more tongue heavy which is preferred to butt heavy. My ideal trailer...
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    How to successfully fix a John Deere 870 stuck clutch

    Creep on a tractor sometime has pictures for folks. Turtle for slow or creep, rabbit for fast. Or look on your right fender 1-1 has a real slow ground speed. 3-3 has a fast ground speed. 3-3 which might also be referred to as 9th gear does allow that break the clutch free with high torque at the...
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    Perplexed - loss of power during day, more power at night.

    You also cleaned the water separator? My baby Deere tractor has a separator near the fuel tank that gets clogged up. Another fuel filter closer to the fuel pump. That does not explain liking cooler weather. I replaced my air filter after blowing out a few times. I could see a good bit of bright...
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    Oil change intervals

    People forget that as someone mentioned severe duty. Driving the car 5 miles in Atlanta to work is not as hard on oil as driving 5 miles to work in Cleveland Ohio. Not sure how many miles are on my car. I have a good idea though. The odometer stopped counting at 1 million kilometers. That is...
  103. J

    8 n tractor

    Change condensor until you find a good one. Maybe something else.
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    2022 JD 3039 R Seat Switch

    This does not make sense. You cannot use a wood chipper if you have to sit in the cab because of seat switch. Doesn't it list the 3039R as a tractor a chipper would work on?
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    Why no Ecoboost in the F250?

    I saw some hot shot was using an F150 with Ecoboost. I thought I saw pictures of him hauling equipment. After that engine died at well over 200,000 miles of hauling use he put in another one. Maybe that guys was a used tools and equipment dealer, or maybe he was a welding and fabrication guy. I...
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    2022 JD 3039 R Seat Switch

    My old JD870 with a seat switch lets me run my PTO branch chipper without me sitting in the seat. Owners manual has instructions on the seat switch.
  107. J

    Mower lift pins always coming loose? Suggestions?

    My mower which I think is a maybe 10 year old Titan has arms that pivot. That whole A frame is supposed to pivot to allow the mower to follow hills and valleys. You can torque those bolts a bit. Like 435 lb/ft of torque. My Titan manual shows those bolts with a bushing for the A arm so the...
  108. J

    580C blew a seal. What's the best place to get seals and hoses?

    Some of these websites have some good info on your tractor. Case 580C Backhoe Cylinders & Seal Kits Case 580C, 580D, 580E, 580 Super E Hydraulic Cylinder Seal Kits
  109. J

    Scag Liquid Cooled

    I do not know if the Kawasaki water cooled is quieter than the air cooled. I fixed a no start Scag with a few switches, removed jumper wires and replaced missing fuse holder. Then I moved on to new deck spindles, straightening bent deck, cutting out a bigger than 1 foot square section of broken...
  110. J

    Increased traffic on country road.

    We have friends in Colorado with a few thousand acres. GPS sends people through their land on a long since abandoned wagon trail road. Wagons haven't been used in over a hundred years. They have signs suggesting private property, gps is wrong and such. Wagon trail is sort of there, cattle...
  111. J

    What does "oil - low pressure" light mean when it just barely starts coming on?

    One of my cars like 20w50 oil. Oil light would come on with thinner oils. Note that it is a pressure switch, not an oil level switch. I had an oil light come on in my Toyota. Turned off engine and got a tow back home. New oil pressure sending unit fixed that problem.
  112. J

    John Deere 1070 disconnected wire

    My 1996 870 with manual shift syncromesh transmission and front loader has the same connection dangling. I purchased the tractor new so no one has messed with that connector except for rats and squirells. A month ago I replaced the broken positive cable clamp with a...
  113. J

    What tractor do you think is the quietest ever?

    The 2004 Dodge Cummins has common rail system. The 2003 or 2002 has that noisy Bosch pump like my 2003 Jetta TDI. VW also went to different system in 2004 that is quieter. I bought a used 2004 Dodge instead of the older noisier pump just to be a little quieter. The last mini-excavator I rented...
  114. J

    4x24 sanding belt recommendations

    I have bought other products from Benchmark Abrasives. I cannot vouch for their belts but disks and such have been fine for me. https://benchmarkabrasives.com/collections/sanding-belts-4-x-24
  115. J

    Question about hydraulics performance on different excavators.

    Useless observations or speculations below. Last summer I rented I think a Deere 27D. It had a Yanmar engine. The 35D also has a Yanmar engine. Even the 17D has a Yanmar engine listed. I did not look around on the rental unit to find the country of origin or assembly tag. I see Hitachi has...
  116. J

    Mag Drill Comments

    I use Slugger cutting fluid. I have some Evolution steel cutting bits, not the carbide. I have a borrowed Mag42. I do not have the dispenser bottle from Evolution, I just squirt from a 20 ounce pop bottle. I am sure the bottle that came with the drill would be a better setup. The Slugger cutting...
  117. J

    Buying Advice Kubota, Mahindra, or JD Compact

    Kind of challenging. I own Deere and only a Deere. I have used some smaller Massey's and Fords. Some folks buy and hold. I am not a vehicle/tractor flipper so all I know is what I have owned for 10 years, 20 years or 30 years. I like my 70 series tractor I bought in 1997. I would buy bigger in...
  118. J

    Bucket Bar for Preparing Soil to Plant

    I sell my horse manure compost to a few people. Some of the hay sources are no so keen on weed control. Other hay sources are super weed free. The manure, bedding and sometimes icky hay goes into a pile. After a month it is get hauled out to the compost pile. 6 months, a year, two years someone...
  119. J

    Trailer repairs

    Back in the summer I noticed brakes not working so swell on my 30 year old trailer. The good axle brakes (I replaced the original no brakes axle 25 years ago after it was bent in a low speed spin out on the highway) started working with some fresh crimps. The bad axle (old mobile home one time...
  120. J

    Building a custom home - HVAC options - could use a bit of help please!

    I believe the past 2 issues, or maybe three issues of Fine Homebuilding will answer the questions you should be asking. One issue talks about leaky houses and controlling air. I am pretty sure one of the issues talks about SEER. In days of old you could go to the library to look at magazines...
  121. J

    Bucket Bar for Preparing Soil to Plant

    A ripper bucket for your backhoe could work as a subsoiler. Backhoe Ripper You just have to reposition the tractor a bunch. My JD870 that weighs about 400 pounds less than your tractor is not very interested in pulling a single shank on the 3 point hitch. I need more weight on or in the rear wheels.
  122. J

    Yanmar 2620 Won't Stay Running

    Problems are not necessarily binary. Sometimes there are compound or multiple issues. On my JD tractor made by Yanmar i could have crud in the fuel tank, clogged filter under the fuel tank, cracked lines running from that filter to the filter by the engine and fuel pump, and then issues with...
  123. J

    Backfilling pole barn, need advice

    When I built my barn I stubbed in water supply, roughed in a half bath and a wash rack. It took a few years to get around to hooking up the water which was 3/4" supply from the house. Barn is a bit more than 200 feet from house. The neighbor's son saw me build my barn all summer. Once our house...
  124. J

    How to find a suction leak

    When was the last time the cylinders were rebuilt?
  125. J

    Will they ever return to "the office"?

    I know that traffic is getting to be quite annoying again. The last few months the traffic jams and accidents have returned. Getting around is taking a lot longer. Sure people may say they want to work from home. Some of those people may even actually work from home. Others certainly do not seem...
  126. J

    Bad news big repair

    I see the thread has devolved into the same options repeated often. If your wiring diagram is like the one I posted, have you confirmed the voltages to the glow plug relay? Only thing the ECU should control is the ground that pulls the relay in to close the circuit that supplies 12v and a lot of...
  127. J

    Grandson Certified Welder

    Get done with that battery plant and someone is going to be building a new electric truck plant someplace. Supposedly Georgia and Texas in the mix for that new plant. I guess maybe new battery demands. Kind of wonder what we run out of first, fossil fuels or exotic metals to make batteries...
  128. J

    Cummins 5.9 water pump repalcement

    Cheesy Murray water pump lasted 5 months and less than 4,000 miles. Leaking from weep hole. Warranted and changed but still. I guess I need to get a Cummins water pump to carry with me.
  129. J

    Bad news big repair

    There is a manual for a m130x at Scribd. Pages 458 to 462 explain how it works on a 130. It suggests it might be simple to do a momentary button to supply relay control ground on picture 5 terminal 5. Maybe the 135 works the same.
  130. J

    Bad news big repair

    I have a 2003 VW TDI. My engine computer said bad number 3 glow plug. Indeed the ohm meter reading was high on number three. How did the computer know which glow plug was bad and turn on the warning light? The glow plug harness has 4 wires. I assume one for each glow plug. Note that each wire is...
  131. J

    What causes this pine tree problem?

    patti24 How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs | Updated for 2021 I had two blueberry bushes planted a foot apart. Some sort of fungus or mildew killed the one plant and tried to get the other. Blueberry yield significantly down this year. I cut down one cedar too close to the apple tree. Other apple...
  132. J

    What causes this pine tree problem?

    I listen for woodpeckers. If I hear them I know that a tree has some sort of bug infection. A few years ago I had the tree guys three doors down cleaning up a yard come over and drop a three trunk pine tree that dropped needles. I cut up what was on the ground. Green wood is the surefire...
  133. J

    Need advice on a larger chainsaw for an older guy.

    Note that the current Farm Boss is a 271, 311 and 391. All with different HP.
  134. J

    Need advice on a larger chainsaw for an older guy.

    I have a Stihl 310. Seems heavy to me. With a skip tooth full chisel it cuts pretty good for my amateur use. The 362 on the comparison chart show 1.34 pounds lighter and .4 more HP. I use the Stihl light bars. When I got that 310 from the pawn shop is had some sort of Stihl heavy solid bar that...
  135. J

    Old UPS

    Where I live I can order batteries from Battery Plus. $60-80 to replace batteries in a little $120-150 UPS. Even the single battery units can get a new battery. Old batteries go to the local scrap metal recycle location for cash in my pocket. Even the "big" APC unit that takes 80 12v8 batteries...
  136. J

    Help me diagnose loader hydraulic issue

    I replaced the tilt cylinder seals on my John Deere. Not a big deal to do. Just take pictures when you take one apart so you know the order and direction of all the parts. I did get a seal twister from some seal shop in Florida. There is a seal on the cap that is a bit of a bear to install...
  137. J

    Deere 4020

    https://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/farm-equipment/for-sale/list/category/1109/tractors-100-hp-to-174-hp/manufacturer/john-deere/model-group/4020 gives you an idea of pricing.
  138. J

    Less haying... but mowing. Need to leave12" residual but would like a flail mower.

    I have a bit less than 9 acres in horse pasture. With the brush cutter/slasher it goes as low as possible which might be 6 inches. Old slasher went lower. If i pull the mower it gets cut to about 3 inches. 7 horses do not keep things eaten down enough unless we get no rain. Still have to mow the...
  139. J

    DIY rebuilding hydrolic cylinders.

    Abom79 on Youtube just made a tractor cylinder rebuild video the past month. He has a few cylinder repair videos. This install kit can help you get those impossible seals installed. I guess they are called wiper seals that can be challenging. https://herculesus.com/product.php?productcode=IT...
  140. J

    Dang tire won't hold air!

    Air in your tires is suspension. The one tractor I drove that had foam was not smooth anymore. I had driven it before the foam and after. Foam was not good for me. The owner was tired of flats. I get tired of flats too but am getting sort of fast patching tubes when Slime does not fix. Kind of...
  141. J

    Cummins 5.9 water pump repalcement

    My 2004.5 Cummins takes 3 gallons for an oil change. I looked in a few places and it seems they take 12 quarts in 1993 and 1994. My aftermarket water pump failed with less than 30,000 miles. Probably a Gates water pump. Cheesy Murray pump installed with a lifetime warranty. If it crums out...
  142. J

    Horse manure/fertilizer/pasture?s

    Another thing is if you are buying quality well fertilized hay for the horses then the manure will do some nice greening. Horse manure is not very high in nitrogen (2% according to one article) as a general rule so there is no burn risk. Our stall manure goes into the compost heap and is ready...
  143. J

    Tractor Won't Stay Running Post Diesel Algae Bloom

    I do not know your tractor but my tractor has a filter by the tank and one by the fuel pump on the engine. The tank itself can have a layer of crud that sloshes to clog the downtube but that does not seem to be the problem for you. For me my filters would turn nasty after a few hours. I doubt...
  144. J

    Off topic but not totally. Sabine Schmitz, race car driver and John Deere owner passed away from cancer.

    A youngster at 51. Video of some of her racing and her relaxing in her John Deere. She was in a number of Youtube videos doing Nurburgring laps in a variety of vehicles. Some of the Youtube videos she is speaking in English. Her driving the van for two hot laps is fun.
  145. J

    A video on closed system proprietary diagnostic software, not just a Deere issue

    Microsoft and Apple showed up to join the fight. Yes it is farm tractor related. Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly - YouTube
  146. J

    Buying Advice Need Second Stihl Commercial Chainsaw, Larger Than MS261

    I thought I had a current price sheet. Maybe not but here is an interesting price sheet with weights.
  147. J

    Do you have favorite brush cutters because of gear noise?

    I got a JD 513 brush cutter years ago that has rusted out, been patched, and rusted out again. I was not wanting to spend the time making a new deck so I picked up a Titan 60" cutter. The JD has a gearbox oil filled. The Titan box is grease filled. The Titan box is louder than the JD box. Is...
  148. J

    Need help with JD 870 steering wheel

    That asci did not work.
  149. J

    Laser rust and paint removal

    I don't know if anyone else had posted this. My wife saw me watching and said something about anew gadget. Not at the price that the cleaner costs. Best Rust Remover - Hand-Held Laser Blasts Away Rust
  150. J

    Where is the water going? Finding leaks in a slab house.

    A friend at work said their water bill has been out of the norm for more than a few months. Her husband is not inclined to fix or do anything around the house. The water department guy came over and listened for leaks but could not hear anything. Pipe touching faucets and toilets to hear leaks...
  151. J

    A physics video about loading a trailer that has axles in the middle of the trailer.

    A Quick Illustration Of Why You Should Never Backload A Truck Trailer - Digg I did that video in real life. I bent an axle proving the video correct 20 years ago. Spinout at low speed on the interstate covering all three lanes plus the left and right emergency lanes. Not fun. I did add brakes...
  152. J

    No Fords? Well no Dodges either.

    Here is a site that has some old truck technology. Pretty fun pics. No AC, heck no roof on some of the trucks. BangShift.com Truckology a look at truck history
  153. J

    Hay season upon us, is your fork ready?

    My Dad was born in 1924. He would tell about hay production when he was kid. Collecting hay on a wagon, stomping hay in the wagon so they could get more on. lifting it into the loft. Here are some pictures from about that time but not where he was working. That Time of Year « Beekman1802.com He...
  154. J

    John Deere 770 Wiring Detail

    Maybe this attachment made it.
  155. J

    Corroded battery cable

    You can get felt washers soaked with anticorrosion that go on the battery before the cable plus small spray cans for the cables at your favorite auto parts store or megabig retail store. Walmart is our local megabig store.
  156. J

    John Deere Compact 650

    On the diagram I have, the big connection on the starter goes to the battery+, feeds a fusible link with a white wire, and gets fed with a white /red from the voltage regulator of the alternator. The starter in my diagram has white wire that would go on a small terminal on the starter solenoid...
  157. J

    John Deere Compact 650

    Did this attachment make it? A basic wiring diagram for probably a slightly newer tractor.
  158. J

    Half of the Tappet Brothers has passed, Click and clack

    I did not know I was listening to reruns. ‘Car Talk’ Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77 | Radio Boston 5 Hilarious Audio Clips From ‘Car Talk’s’ Tom | WBUR
  159. J

    16' opening Door header: on load bearing wall

    The truss in the middle is supposed to be 6,000 pounds of load. The truss that is sitting on top of either end of the beam is supposed to have 6,000 pounds of load. Unless of course you are going to install extra posts just to hold the beam. It was my miss-understanding that you were going to 8'...
  160. J

    Electricians: Range wiring and breaker sizing code

    We could try this another way. A male plug on a cord to plug into a 120v 15 amp receptacle has one configuration. A male plug to plug a cord into a 120v receptacle 20 amp receptacle has another configuration. A male plug to plug into a240v 40 amp receptacle has another configuration. A male plug...
  161. J

    JD 1050 with 430 loader

    These are pictures from my 870. It appears that the engine or maybe the transmission/clutch housing have mounting points built in. It looks like what you really need is to have your tractor set up with longer thick square tubing rotated the 20 degrees or so to work properly as a quick attach. I...
  162. J

    2040 PTO clutch not dis-engaging fully

    Tractor Data says it is a 2 stage clutch. Press clutch pedal all the way down and the driven disk for the PTO could stop getting squeezed by the pressure plate. Of course this does not guarantee that the driven disk is able to slide on the input shaft splines. Rust or a lack of grease can...
  163. J

    970 JD wont start

    Yours may not have that same pump with lever.
  164. J

    970 JD wont start

    MY JD 870, 970,1070 manual states that the system is autobleeding like Roy said. But there is a fuel pump with a pump lever underneath the injector pump. As near as I can see it is there to suck fuel through the injector pump and pump it back to the fuel tank. Or you could do like I do when...
  165. J

    Riding my bicycle and BX25D

    I was riding my bicycle about and sometimes I make a point to ride by the Kubota dealer to look at attachments. I was studying the design of the backhoe on a BX25D. Some fellow drives up and parks a relatively new (less than 10 year old) Dodge pickup. I mentioned something about the price of the...
  166. J

    OTR fuel economy and aero tricks

    My 2004 Dodge 2500 Cummins generally seems to get 18-20 mpg. I don't drive but 5-6,000 miles a year. Trips to the feed store, getting hay in the bed or on a 16" trailer, or going to down to bank or eat. Even on a test economy trip of 426 miles, mostly highway and highway speed 60 mph on flat...
  167. J

    I visited the family farm for the first time in over 3 decades

    My uncle is semi-retired and is a bit hunched over. On the other hand he is in his late seventies so that is to be expected. The family farm is around Ossian, Indiana which is the eastern edge. Corn and beans country. My cousin and my uncle were working on getting the combine ready. Beans and...
  168. J

    Name your favorite diesel fuel tank coating system

    I left 100% biodiesel in my tank one winter. Tractor smelled great when running. 2 years later the tank is a mess. I need to remove my roll over protection to get the tank out so I will limp about cleaning the tank outlet tube once in a while. Tractor seems to run ok with 2 or more gallons left...
  169. J

    Opinions on 500x15 3 rib front tires?

    I had yet another flat today even with Slime which has helped a bit. No, I am not considering foam filled. I see tires that weigh 12 pounds and others that weigh 14 pounds in that size. Some say 4 ply. Web surfing does not seem to provide much about tire specs. It would be great if there were...
  170. J

    Black trash moved

    I was raking up a mess of gravel in the lot I keep cleared across the street Tuesday night. Then I went to clean my drainage ditch leading to the pipe under the driveway. I see a piece of black trash about 75 feet away along the ditch on the other side of the driveway. One of the young dogs runs...
  171. J

    Me 40 years ago on a JD

    Me more than 40 years ago at the Indiana farm - TractorByNet.com Photo GalleryI don't know how to link a picture. One of my brothers forwarded this picture of me driving my Uncle Ralph's shiny JD. I suspect they have much bigger tractors these days.
  172. J

    Have you done your PM today?

    I was setting up my JD 513 mower to do quick attach and I could not get my pto shaft to stretch out the extra 4 inches. I guess I have not been doing my annual take apart and lube that the manual suggests. Tractor lives outside. Come along attached to the bucket, rope on shaft and it pulled out...
  173. J

    Dust control on gravel road?

    So this has annoyed me the last 13 or so years. Our short 1/2-3/4 mile gravel road always seems to have folks barrelling along kicking up dust. I live a 1/4 from the main highway so I am not in a huge rush. Idle in second allows the turbo to cool down in the vehicles. Anyhow some folks like to...
  174. J

    affordable 870 headlight?

    I broke my left headlight. I do not know where so I cannot find the plastic to glue it back together. JD catalog shows the whole light bar at $155. All I need is the left headlight. Has anyone found a way to trick the JD catalog? The counter guy mentioned that he has seen individual parts, then...
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