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    5500 FWD PTO CLUTCH LEVER

    Was running the brush mower and I had to get off momentarily, so as usual I disengaged the PTO (every time I leave the seat. BTW, our other helicopter based just north of us picked up a guy last week that had stood on his brush mower deck while it was running. It was rusted through and he...
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    Sickle Bar  This sickle bar mower worth anything?

    I'll try to attach photos. Previous owner of my property left a lot of junk. I'm desperate for some haying equipment and it costs a lot more than I expected. One thing he left was a sickle bar mower. I'm trying to figure out who makes it and if I'd likely be able to buy parts. It's missing...
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    Oil & Fuel  COLD WEATHER STARTS AND NEWER DIESEL ENGINES

    Apologies if this is redundant: Obviously winter approaches quickly (for most of us) if not already here. My tractor, Mahindra 5500, doesn't come with a block heater or glow plugs. Manual also says NO ether starts. It's brand new and it's a direct injection (diesel). I'm wondering if the DI...
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    JUST ORDERED

    New to the website. Really neat place with lots of good info! Just ordered 5500 4WD yesterday with FEL and bush-hog. Supposed to be delivered one week from today. This will be my first tractor and I'm really sweating the operation thing. Trying to cover all the safety bases first before I...
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    NEWBIE FEL QUESTION

    Reading another post, it was implicit in the post that one shouldn't drill holes in the FEL. It didn't go on to say why, but referred to some story on this BBS where someone had and ended up with a problem. I searched and couldn't find anything. Did I misunderstand what was being said? I...
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