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I’m about to hit 500 hours on my clock on my MF 2660HD so its about time to change my hydraulic oil. The tractor holds 11 gallons of hydraulic fluid and with current prices this is not a cheap job! For my tractor the relevant spec is M1143 (MF Permatran iii recommended); will any fluid that...

I'm considering purchasing a smaller tractor for running a finishing mower and found a '90 Ford 1910 with turf tires that I'm planning to look at (have not done so yet!) The clock has 789.5 hours on it - I assume that's not accurate on a 30 year old tractor. Does anyone here own or have any...

Okay, I should know the answer to this, but I don't. I'm looking to purchase a used finish/grooming mower and all of the ones that I'm finding have a fairly low max HP ratings- for example, the manual for one Land Pride mower I looked at said "the horse power rating of the tractor should not...

I need some help setting up my LGPS for gravel road maintenance-- if I run flat, without any tilt, will it follow the contour of the road? Or do I need to tilt the blade to preserve the crown in the road? Any tricks or tips I should be aware of when using a LGPS?

Is there a way to adjust the amount of resistance needed to move the position control lever? The position control on my MF2660 is so stiff that it is almost unusable. My first thought was that the control lever itself was too tight at the pivot, but when I disconnected the linkage rod that...

The position control on my MF2660 takes a lot of force to operate- it's so stiff that I can't work the lever while sitting in the seat. I thought maybe the control lever pivot was too tight and sticking so I disconnected it but it moves freely, so apparently it is either the input shaft or...

After talking about it for a couple of years I'm finally buying a LPGS to maintain my gravel roads and need some quick advice on what width. I have a 70hp tractor that is just a hair under 7' wide (80" to be exact). The price difference between a 7' and 8' unit isn't that much, but I'm not...

I was mowing some fairly thick brush this weekend and was running the front end loader fairly low for maximum visability. While mowing the front end went into a shallow ditch that had a stump on the other side; the FEL rolled up on the stump and lifted the front tires. Fortunately I was going...

My Massey Ferguson 2660HD won't start. I spent some time with a test meter and found that the solenoid trigger wire wasn't getting voltage, I assume because of the neutral safety switch or maybe the ignition switch. I'll get that sorted out with some more time with the test meter, but in the...

I recently purchased a '11 2660 and I've used it exactly twice. I ran it for a couple of hours yesterday and about 30 minutes later went to move it and it wouldn't turn over- I turn the key to the start position and nothing happens. This is my first MF and it replaced a '64 JD that didn't...

I would like to purchase a hydraulic top link, primarily for use with a box blade. When my box blade is level the top link is 28" center-to- center; how much retraction and extension from level do I need?

I need to clean up some roads (and I use that term loosely) on my property; I want to put some crown on them and maybe cut some light ditches on the sides and install water bars. I have an 8' box blade that weighs about 850# - other than going to a TnT, what is the easiest way to adjust...

My 1964 Deere 4020 recently died and I just purchased a 2011 MF 2660HD to replace it. I doubt I will get 50 years of use out of it, but I want it to last as long as possible. Maybe its a MF thing, or possibly just how manuals are written now, but the operators manual for my new tractor is not...

I'm shopping for a tractor and have come across two Kubota's- a M7040 and a M9540- that I really like. The problem is, the spec's for both tractors say that the 3 point hitch system is Cat. 2 only. Most of my implements are Cat. 2, but I have a set of United 24x20 discs that have standard Cat...

After hearing my friend rave about his I'm thinking about buying a quick hitch. The problem is that I have a mix of Cat. 1 and 2 implements. The one piece of equipment that I'm really focused on is my 24x20 (8') disc, which have standard Cat 1 pins. I've seen "conversion" pins, but they only...

Does anyone have a copy of Massey's recommended service schedule? I've looked online and can't find anything. I'm considering purchasing a 2011 MF 2660HD with 585 hours and I would like to know what jobs are listed at the major service points (probably 500 and/or 600 hours). The dealer has a...

I realize this is the attachments forum, but I think this may be the best place for me to post this question. I own 160 acres of recreational/hunting property in SW Mississippi and I mainly use a tractor for maintaining about 1.5 miles of gravel road and a similar amount of dirt farm roads...

This may be a dumb question, but I'd rather ask now than find out the hard way: when using SAE o-ring hydraulic fittings, how tight am I supposed to screw it in? I'm not looking for torque settings (I could never fit a torque wrench under the hood of my tractor!), just whether I just make...

As I posted in a recent thread I started, I have a little over a miles of gravel road I need to maintain and I'm just making matters worse with my box blade. About half of the road follows a property line rather than the natural contours of the land and is fairly hilly. After a couple of...

I have about a mile of gravel road I need to maintain and I'm really butchering things up trying to do it with my box blade so I've decided to purchase what everyone in my area refers to as a "bionic blade," although I understand that the correct name is a land plane or leveling blade. Anyway...

Okay, the old saying is that there's no such thing as a stupid question... but I will admit that this one may be. I'm currently running a front end loader on my JD4020 off of the rear remotes (6gpm flow) and I want move the supply to the rockshaft hydraulic circuit to free up my remotes. The...

The loader valve on my Deere 4020 is showing its age and starting to leak at the pistons. The valve is probably 35-40 years old, so its ready for replacement. Are there any 2-spool valves that are manufactured as closed center on the market? Maybe I'm not looking hard enough, but it seems...

I need some guidance on a couple of upcoming equipment purchases. I purchased some recreational/hunting property in Mississippi that has about 5 acres of food plots. It was originally pine plantation but the prior owner bulldozed the plots about 18 months ago and planted them in rye grass...

No need to beat around the bush: I'm looking to purchase a 7' rotary cutter to be used to clear overgrown land- mostly thick weeks, brambles and saplings less that 1" in diameter, with a good number of stumps hidden in the thick stuff. Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) with either...

I'm about to start construction on a 36x48 monitor style pole barn. I had to special order the 24' poles for the center section and they're supposed to be ready for pickup in 3 weeks. My site has been leveled and layout finalized and the next step is to drill 20 15" diameter holes for the...

I'm planning on building a 36'x48' monitor style pole barn using standard 12' spacing and I need some help figuring out how to frame the loft floor. Basically the loft floor will be a deck, but instead of sitting on top of posts it will hang between them. Here's a picture I stole from...

There are lots of pole barn threads here, and let me apologize in advance if my question has already been addressed in one of them! I'm planning on building a 36x48 monitor style pole barn, with post buried 4' in concrete over pea gravel footings and 12' spacing. Based on what I've read 6x6...

If anyone has built there own hydraulic hard lines before I need some help. I have an older JD 710 loader on my 4020 tractor and at some point in its life all of the hard lines were removed and replaced with 3/8" hoses, which makes for a really sloppy install. How feasible is it to form hard...

My JD4020 has an old Deere loader originally intended for a much smaller industrial tractor (a 1010 backhoe) and the loader just isn't sized right for the tractor and sits too far forward. The loader has several problems problems (leaky cylinders and deeply pitted rams) and I'm thinking about...

I've been looking at landscape rakes to help with cleaning up some land that was logged about 2 years ago; I'm slowly cutting all of the brush and weeds down and then want to follow up with a landscape rake to get the slash up. I have about 20 acres that I'm going to want to clean like this...

I recently purchased a '68 JD 4020 and the top link is missing. Since it will cost about $250 to replace the "correct" top link and as I already have remotes it seems like it would make sense to upgrade to a hydraulic top link. However, I've looked around and haven't been able to locate a top...

Anyone familiar with Alamo AG72 mowers? I'm in the market for a HD mower and I'm going look at a used Alamo AG72 this weekend. The mower was (supposedly) only used for a few weeks and then put in storage several years back.. Is anyone familiar with this mower- is it a good heavy duty heavy...

There is a JD "B" seed drill being sold at a governmental surplus auction this weekend. Unfortunately I can't find much information about this piece of equipment online, other than the fact that there is a separate "grass seed attachment" for use with small seeds. How do I tell if this...

I'm getting conflicting information from dealers- who of course have a vested interest in "up-selling"- on what size tractor I need and I'm looking for some unbiased advice. I recently purchased 160 acres of land that includes about 95 acres of cutover pine that I want to clean up (remaining...

I'm looking at a used 4WD M6800DT with a Woods FEL. It has 3,300 hours on it. Dealership is asking $15,500. Although its a little more tractor than I need (for clearing land) I like the tractor, but I'm a little worried about the number of hours. It was a local tractor that the dealership...

I'm seriously looking at purchasing 80 acres of land in SW Mississippi for recreational purposes. The land was planted in pine and clear cut 2 years ago. I don't know how old the trees were, but the stumps are saw log size, about 10-12" in diameter. Unfortanetly the loggers didn't do much...