OK, so I'm not exactly NEW to this problem on various junk cars I and my off spring have had over the decades, but I need SPECIFICS on the Kukje power wiring.
This is a 42 HP Large frame machine from 2005/06.
It is "as if" I have a poor battery connection or a weak battery.
i.e. sometimes it...
I found this yesterday, it seems pretty complete;
https://cdnmedia.endeavorsuite.com/images/organizations/401ef040-8449-4e43-9b89-e34149c37a76/Branson%20Parts%20Manuals/4220.pdf
OK, this time it wasn't ME.
We have a problem from time to time with "finding the holes" between the bottom and top boards
of the pallet.
If we come in low it can wreck a pallet or shove it around, rarely expensive,
If we come in with the forks high and the pallet is loaded the consequences...
We want them farther out, a LOT farther out.
It happens to be a Kubota and our ASSUMPTION is that the wheels are set to minimum spacing for reasons of shipping.
OK, so we could have the dealer do it, but that would be expensive.
We could get it there, but once the tires are OUT it would be too...
OK, so one of my side panels flops around and last night I decided to fix it.
That didn't work out and for the first time - IN THIRTEEN YEARS ! - I lost 1/2 of a side panel spring clip.
Yes, I did search the area with a strong magnet and it is still possible that it is wedged up somewhere IN...
After a dozen or so years the rubber boot around the joy stick handle has split and generally dried out.
This is the square base bellows type one.
My local guy said he doesn't have and can't get them.
Anyone know a source ?
I thought I knew this (a decade ago).
Who is the builder of the hydraulics for the loader on my ~2005/2006 Century Humpolec loader ?
I don't know if I need a valve re-build, replacement, or simple cable adjustment ...
I have lost the float function - and that is SO valuable for back dragging...
This may seem DUMB and ,,,OK, so it is dumb.
I can't remember which way to turn the crank to adjust an implement for level.
It has been SO LONG since I moved it that it seems bound tight and I don't want to force it.
Right now it is close to level, so probably near the middle of its adjustment...
I'm trying to help someone with lift problems and to do that
a) I need the spec for hydraulic pressure.
b) I need to know where to measure that and what gauge fittings are needed.
c) If it is below spec I'll need to know where the relief valve is - assuming that to be the problem.
DISCLAIMER...
I bought the Search Results for trailer mover at Tractor Supply Co. one for $200 (minus a few pennies) a couple of days ago.
I have a Century C42 with the Humpolec HL loader - that wouldn't lift my goose neck horse trailer off its landing gear.
I know, I know, doing that unsecured in the bucket...
I know we had a thread on this a dozen years or so ago, but I can't find it.
Anyway, did anyone ever figure out what that connector is, i.e. whether it has a "standards" number, probably a Euro standard ?
Possibly an auto industry standard, again maybe a Euro auto parts industry standard ?
I...
OK, so if ANYONE ELSE asked about this I would just say "DON'T"
That said, I am running out of lift capacity on my C50-HL.
Supposedly it has 2540 lbs capacity and given that I just had a 40 cu ft trunk of sappy sappy pine on it (plus the grapple) I think it is working as designed and built...
What the title says.
Hedge trimmers "aren't big enough" for a lot of heavy overgrowth, brush, etc.
Chain saws grab and whip it.
What I am wish-dreaming for is something like a hedge trimmer set of fingers that bolts onto a chainsaw bar.
It would catch the thick springy stuff and stop it from...
OK, so a factory cab with heat, air and a "PERFECT" fit would be nice - VERY NICE !
Also pricey, VERY PRICEY !
I had been looking at "Soft cabs" for.....
well, since the snow started last year, come to think of it I've looked at them almost every year that we have HAD snow.
This year Boston...
Does anyone have a magic table of which Branson models are/were equivalent to which Century models just before Century faded away ?
With approximate years.
I know the manual specs a large frame and a small frame, which are the most significant dimensional differences, although the C47 for...
A few years ago (maybe 6 or 7) I bought a little tag along equipment trailer for my smallest tractor.
16 ft bed plus 2 ft tail, 10K rated, just about enough for a little Kukje 42 HP tractor with an implement and loaded tires.
Bahh, a few weeks ago it lost a dust cap off an axle end, no big deal...
I have a Century C42 badged Kukje and C-System 86 badged (Amerequip) back hoe.
I don't use it much, but put it on a couple of days ago for a project.
Something in my memory says that the implement lowering speed control is supposed to either be
fully open or fully shut, but I can't find...
What if I find a stump that has been ground down to an inch, two or three
"below grade" ?
e.g. ground down to grade and then covered with the minimum amount of
"contractor's dirt".
I think there is one under a mound that I have been asked to grade out.
The home owner wants it flattened, but to...
Not sure of the exact vocabulary, but we have a BobCat 843 with loader pin problems.
Basically they are WORN, so we are looking for pins, rods, bell crank(whatever that cam bit is called) etc.
and maybe even whatever guide bushings the pins go through.
What we REALLY want to find is a parts...
Here's something to consider.
Front end loader rule is to carry as low as possible, for stability.
Low enough to see OVER it not high enough to see UNDER it (-:
There is a problem with that, low buckets don't hold much.
Howeverrrrrr, there is a temptation;
If the pile is big enough you can...
Not exactly a "food plot" topic, but given the expertise here it is probably the best place for answers.
A friend has asked me to "renovate" a pasture.
So far I have only mumbled generally about scratching it up with a chain harrow and over seeding, or if she wants me to go deeper a...
Hi,
I already posted in Zetor/Century/Branson forum here;
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/zetor-century-branson/273107-c50-50hl-loaders.html
but thought I would open it up as a general loader/hydraulics/joystick float question.
I guess my question at this point is; "Where does the...
I have a 50HL {Humpolec} loader and some time ago it lost the float detent.
That is to say I can float the bucket, but the joysick won't lock in the forward position, so I have to lean on it continuously.
I am looking for an adjustment procedure - something that takes account of wear.
This...
How I got to here and why.... lets skip that for now.
What I have is a trailer with hydraulic brakes on it.
What I want/need is a parking brake.
Ok, I know about wheel chocks, but those don't qualify as a "Parking Brake".
So, given that I don't have drums with backing plates that have the...
OK, this may be crazy, but I'm not the craziest person on this planet, so I figure if I can think of doing it someone else has already tried.
A friend has a dried up asphalt driveway that is cracked and crumbling.
I have a Harley Rake, so....
We were wondering if it would be "practical" to...
I always TRY to avoid travel when there is inclement weather, ESPECIALLY with a trailer, but Murphy and his Laws have weird ways of beating me.
So, that said; What do you carry for snow chains ? (assuming you HAVE snow chains).
Do you chain up all 4 on the truck ?
Just drive wheels ?
Just...
This has probably been addressed before, but I'm probably not the only one to have noticed that trailers used for hauling tractors often get a couple of the boards really beaten up, resulting in sag.
OK, leaving aside "you get what you pay for" and "quality ain't what it used to was"...
Do any...
A few years ago - QUITE a FEW, perhaps MANY ?
There was a very active poster here who was a Kubota dealer somewhere in the Carolinas (NC I think).
Stan or Steve Carver or Carter ?
A name like that,,,
Anyway, it has been a while since I saw a post from him, so long that I even forgot his actual...
They don't have one listed on their web site, but I have an "opportunity" to obtain one.
(Cheap and it could be a "PROJECT")
It is JD green, what is left of the paint.
It looks very similar to the 661EMJD model shown in their JD1600 series manual, but it is definitely a FRONT mount.
The model...
I don't have one, but have been thinking about what might happen if/when a Harley (or similar) rake encounters rocks, ledge, roots, etc.
I doubt that those carbide tips would chew through BIG rocks, i.e. just shave the top off to make them level with the rest of the ground and I don't think they...
There may be other alternatives, but these were the ones that came up in conversation today.
I guess I've known for a while that SOME folk believe quite passionately that nuts and bolts should be torqued "clean and dry", while others believe just as passionately that a dab of grease allows about...
I have been looking at a few and would like a little help from folk who already have them.
What symptoms should I be looking for as signs that the current owner is trying to dump it rather than repair it ?
I am thinking of the "not worth fixing, put it up on Craig's list for $xxxx and see what...
These look SO SIMPLE that I have to believe someone has worked it out (-:
Just looking at the links and how they hook together, almost like stitches from something knitted.
Anyone figure out how to chop re-bar into short lengths, wrap them around say 2 or 3 different diameter steel pipes to...
OK, not a very original title.
I would like to start a discussion of back hoe digging/excavating.
I have dug around and removed stumps, put holes in the ground more or less wherever I happened to want them without much concern for accuracy - basic stuff.
What I would like folk to share tips on...
I know, R1s are best for field work (-:
OK, given THAT...
Have any of you figured out the best wheel setting for a 2 x 14 plow on the Large frame (38, 42, 47) Kukjes ?
Can you get the right side wheels "just right" in the furrow ?
I've switched the wheel centers around, but it looks like...
A couple of us have been having a problem with getting e-mail notification of updates to the threads we are subscribed to.
We have been exchanging messages on this and right now I am totally convinced that all my settings are correct and I am not spam-blocking any messages from tbn or the whole...
I will probably be helping someone with a suspected glow plug problem this week-end.
IF, if, if, if,,, we find a faulty glow plug and NEED to get a replacement quickly/locally what "Bosch equivalent" part number should we be asking NAPA or Autozone for to fill the holes in an A2000N3...
OK, given that it is a misnomer anyway, I still want to convert/adapt my front end loader so that the bucket maintains a (more or less) constant angle to the tractor as the loader is raised/lowered.
My bucket cylinders are on top of the arms and I have seen JD and Kioti self levelers that have...
Just browsing through the latest ASC flyer got me thinking about disk plows (again).
Anyone build one for say a 30, 40 or 50 HP tractor from the 24 & up inch disks ?
Any Guestimates what sort of size and how many disks a 30/40/50 HP tractor could reasonably pull ?
I guess you could just go...
Any feedback on this SPECIFIC item ?
- Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices
Most of what I have bought at harbor freight has been good/fair, or no worse than expected for the price paid (-:
My use for this would be to power 240 volt welding equipment, which typically...
We see a lot of postings suggesting/recommending various tractor brands and often some of the justification is the engine's manufacturer, e.g. Yanmar, Mitsubishi, Cummins, etc.
Manufacturing being what it is and assembly plants being what they are, I can't help but wonder about transmissions...
As I understand it;
Position and draft control are implemented via a few linkages, e.g. put the lever to a particular position to open the valve that lifts the 3pt.
That lever operates a linkage to the piston that operates the rock shaft, the rock shaft operates another link and when the rock...
Has anyone here used this ?
How well does it work ?
For those who don't know what I'm talking about (not that I do) it is somewhat like draft control, but for a tiller.
It takes it's control signal from the tiller's rear plate (door, flap) via a cable (inner wire and outer casing, like a...
Somewhen a long time ago I saw some sort of an "adapter" that a tag-along (bumper-pull) trailer could be hooked to and become a gooseneck.
Basically a ball mount, rails going back from there to a bar that fitted across the A-frame and forward from the ball mount an up and over structure to reach...
What are the generally used fittings for steel lines ?
In particular, is there a general standard and is it the same as is used for automotive brake lines ?
It would be SO HANDY if I could just buy off the shelf brake line at my local NAPA store in standard lengths and bend it to fit.
Maybe...
Anyone made their own ?
I was thinking of bending up some 5/8 or 3/4 re-bar - if I could get the pattern.
Angles probably matter and at a guess there are at least two planes in which the bends are made - and those have to be at the right angle to each other too.
Anyone discover the geometry from...
I have an 8 1/2 ft Amerequip hoe.
It is fairly easy to attach & detach, as long as I back the tractor to exactly the right place left/right.
It is "self assisting"; that is to say I get close, hook up the hydraulics, which I then use to raise the hoe on it's stabilizer arms, back up the tractor...
As a GENERAL question; how do you go about figuring if "leak down" is in the cylinder or the valve block ?
e.g. If you leave the loader up and it creeps down overnight.
It might not be a huge problem, other than you shouldn't do it for safety reasons, they probably all do it a bit, but on the...
Basically the title is the question, who do they "make and paint" their hoes for ?
I have one, the 8 1/2 ft., I would like to know where else I could shop for parts, in particular buckets, maybe a thumb, etc.
I've been swapping out my loaded R4s for turfs, a non trivial job because a) the rear ones are loaded 17.5L x 24 s and b) I'm old and frail (-:
Anyway, the front ones were no big deal, just used the FEL to jack up the front end, I still had pallet forks on from unloading the set of turfs from...
I think this is the right place for this,.
Apology to the mod if it is not, please move it if you deem fit.
My son is working for a "Landscaper".
A lose term for a guy who will take on just about anything.
They have a BobCat (small Gehl, to be precise) and I move it around with my truck/trailer...
Any tips/tricks for handling ~1,000 lb loaded tires and rims ?
At about 400 lbs empty mine were about as much as I could bully around bare handed, now that they weigh about as much as a horse I feel a need to treat their mass with appropriate respect. I have an el cheapo engine crane and was...
As the title suggests, this is on a C42 (large frame) Century with very few hours on it.
I have been through the owner's manual, but can find no oil/grease points.
I did HAVE shop manuals, but they are water ruined and I can't get reproductions in .pdf files (a different issue).
Anyway, it...
Anyone have a WOOD POWER winch from SC ?
Careful "Wood", not "Woods".
I Know that SC stuff is generally good for the price and at least OK regardless of price, but I've never heard of these winches before.
They also carry Ramsey, which I have heard of, but for a lot more money.
Surplus Center...
I have the C50-HL loader, which is fine, but it has taken me all this time to notice that it doesn't have a bucket level indicator. Should it have ?
Does anyone else have this loader WITHOUT a bucket level indicator ?
Yeah, I know, it isn't "Humperdink", but its close and right now I'm not...
Are these still available ?
I bought the hard copy, for some outrageous price a year and a half ago.
It got ruined in a flooded basement and thrown out.
I was hoping I could download a replacement, although proof of original purchase would be nice, I don't seem to have that.
{Don't Ya just...
Yet a_NOTHER HTL topic.
OK, maybe a Duhh question;
Why not a float on HTL control valve ?
It seems enough people have the fine positioning problem when trying to take pressure off the top link so the pin will come out and there are probably enough attachments for which a slack (or disconnected)...
First question; Can HYDRAULIC attachments be rented anywhere ?
Second question; Could there be a fluids compatibility issue with rented attachments ?
In other words, are all tractor hydraulic fluids compatible and mixable, or would there be mutual pollution between tractor and rented...
OK, this maybe too dumb for anyone else to have asked, but I'll try it.
Just hypothetically could a block of Prince SV control valves be mounted on the back of a tractor with the quick connect couplers threaded into their in/out ports ? Assuming correct thread matching or suitable adapters.
It...
Here comes fall (autumn), the end of the mowing season.
Are there seasonal "clearance sales" on mowers, say after labor day ?
I have the same question on tillers, but suspect that would come much later, when everyone has turned their residue under for the winter.
It seems that Agri-Supply is the sole Caroni importer, distributor, dealer in the US. Is this true ?
If so, do they have monopolostic pricing, or is there flexibility ?
They list prices on their web site, but can you haggle in the retail stores ?
Any experiences dealing with them would be...
I've been browsing the various clamp on fork threads for quite a while now.
I think its time to just suck it up, bite the bullet, spend some MONEYYYyyyyyy.
So, I doubt that I'd need anything over 2,000 lb capacity, but 3,000 would be a "nice to have".
Used is OK, or new they're not OUTRAGEOUSLY...
Has anyone here had good luck with tire sealants such as slime and liquid ballast ?
I ask because I would like to use both, but have been told that the sealant is likely to "wash into" the ballast, stay suspended and not get to the hole when it is needed.
Who is using what combinations ?
e.g...
I was casually browsing around Sears yesterday and noticed one of those combination lawn mowers/chipper/shredder/bagger things.
It really LOOKED LIKE a lawn mower with a chute added to the top of the deck and an exhaust hose out the side to a bag - OK, thats what it IS.
So, on a larger scale...
OK, just SUPPOSE someone wanted/needed to drag their 3 pt implements around on the front of the tractor - nevermind "why ?" for now ?
Also suppose that they already have a skid steer compatible FEL.
Is there anything that hooks onto a skid steer type FEL and can hook up to 3 pt implements...
Idiot\'s or Dummy\'s guide to surveying & grading.
I know it can't all be learned from a few pages, but I'm looking for the "elements" of surveying, defining grade, working to grade stakes, etc.
For example, if I had a gently sloping area that a family member wanted made flat for a tennis...
Does anyone know if the Woods 9000 Hoe sub frame fits with the Humpolec C50/C50HL loader sub frame ?
According to Woods it goes on the Branson 3820, 4220, 4720 with the Branson BL10A or BL20A (Ansung), or the Woods 1009, 1012 or 1016 loaders - this is under their listing for Branson, they don't...
Anyone have any Kodiak attachments ?
I'd appreciate comments on quality, pricing, "value", etc.
Where are they priced relative to, say LandPride, Midwest, York, Woods, etc. ?
tnx