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    Tires  Carlisle Xtra grip R4 17.5 - 24

    Hello, anyone have any experience with the carlisle xtra grip or the tract cheif. Need to replace my titan r4 that are starting to split on sidewalls and have started to leak ballast. Really hard to find tires in the northeast and I can get these for a reasonable price. Looking to replace the...
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    Sound Proofing

    I have a L4740 HSTC and wondering if anyone has soundproofed their cab. I am thinking of putting insulation in the roof and putting some sound dampening material on the under side of the cab/tractor, specifically in the area of the seat pan and right under where the floor is. If anyone has...
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    Woods backhoes on a 1652

    Does anyone have a woods backhoe on a Massey 1652 cab? Trying to find out if they mak a subframe. I see they had them for the 1552 series, but don't see anything listed for the 1600 series. Thanks. Mike
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    Pricing on 1648 and 1652 Cab Dyna-Qps

    Hi all, I am a long-time Massey fan my last massey was a 1240 (several years ago) with the syncro shuttle transmission. When ACGO killed all the small dealers in VT it was impossible to get service and parts, so at that time I bought a Kubota GST L4330 with a woods BH 9000. Because I am not...
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    L4740 HSTC Maybe not for me

    So I have owned several tractors over the years all gear driven. The latests were a Massey with shuttle shift 16 x 16 and a Kubota L4330 Gst. I do a lot of snow removal so this year I decided to step up and buy a cab model. To my dismay they dealer told me no Gst in the cab version. So with...
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    L4740 HSTC - Tire Ballast ????

    I know there has been much talk about tire ballast, but I have not seen ay discussions on Caliber M-1000. The reason I put this out is because when I purchased my tractor I thought that the dealer was using rim guard. I did not even consider to ask because I have bought mutiple tractors from...
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    L4740 HSTC - Idle RPM

    Just purchased a new l4740 hstc and the machine idles at 800 rpm which seems kind of high to me. If my failing memory serves me well I think my L4330 GST idled at around 400 -500 rpms. Any input would be great. Thanks. Mike
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    HST Clutch Pedal - Starting Tractor

    Has anyone disengaged the clutch so you can start the tractor without having to push in the clutch. I do a lot of PTO chipping with the tractor and it is pain having to jump in every time I need to re-start the tractor. On my my old L4330 gst there was no need to push a clutch. thanks. mike
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    kubota 4740 hstc

    I recently upgraded from a l4330 to a l4730 hstc. Great machine, now I am turning it into a snow removal animal. I purchased a agro-trend 78" heavy duty 3 point snowblower with hydro shoot control. Now I am working on a plow for the machine. I will be converting a fisher plow with a the...
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    Snow Equipment Buying/Pricing  Agro trend vs Blizzard Snowblower

    I have narrowed a purchase down to a Agro trend 3078 with hydro shoot brand new for 3100 pu tax vs a used 2010 blizzard 74" with hydro shoot for 2100 plus tax The blower will be going on a kubota 4740. The agro trend is a very heavy duty unit and seems to be built well. The Blizzard is more...
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    Kubota 4740 hstc

    Just about to pull the trigger on a new l4730 hstc-1 total price out the door 33k. The following options: 1) HD TLB bucket TL 1745 with Skid Steer Quick attach 2) Rear work lights 3) 1 set of rear remotes 4) Loaded tires 5) Block heater 6) Power Beyond for Backhoe 7) Woods Sub-Frame for an...
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    L 4330 GST Rear end weep hole

    I have a l4330 gst it has about 300hrs on the machine and it has recently developed a minor leak through the weep hole in the rear end? Any ideas what could be causing this? It is a 2006 maybe time for a new machine? haha
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    Minute Mount Plow Conversion?

    I have a kubota l4330 with the qa set up and have chance to by a, in good shape, 7 ft fissher plow for short cash and would like to convert for my tractor. Has anyone retrofitted a minute mount fisher plow with a standard quick attach plate for a tractor or skidsteer. Any help would be...
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    Chipper  Valby Chipper CH 150 Hydro Feed

    I have a chance to upgrade my current wallenstein bx 60 manual feed with a older Valby CH150 hydro feed. The Valby seems to be in good shape, but unfortuanately it looks like it was stored outside. Does anybody have any experience with this unit or have an online manual that they would be...
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    Off Road vs Home Heating

    I see lots of post, but thought I would ask. My distributor sells HHO oil as off road is ther an issue with this. Says both are #2. From my research I do not think there is any issues with this. I would be running this in a Kubota L4330. Any advise is appreciated. Mike
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    Loader problem Cylider or Valve...Help!

    So here I am doing some landscaping using box blade and front loader....taking out high spot and filling in low. Anyway I was using the loader and was cutting into the ground to curl the bucket to pop out a rock when all of a sudden ther was a "snap". When this occured I had the joystick in...
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    Woods BH9000 Shock Dampening Valve

    Has anyone replace a shock dampening valve cartridge on a woods bh9000. It looks prettry straight forward, but have a question about pressure setting. The manual indicates that the pressure for the valvue cartridge is set at the factor, but has an adjustment screw. On the valve itself there...
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    Hydraulic Coupler and fitting question

    Just purchased a grapple that has 1/2 #8 fittings on the hoses. I plan on using the rear remotes on the tractor to run the grapple claw. The female quick couplers on the tractor remotes are pioneer 4050 3p (3/8 poppet style) So I plan to run hoses from the rear to the front. The trick is when...
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    Grapple  Another Grapple ?

    Has anyone purchased a grapple from Dehnerwelding. The 48" Single grapple? and how do you like it? I would be mainly using to stack logs and then move logs from the pile to cut and spit. Any help woud be appreciated. Mike
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    l4330 R4 tire setting

    Have l4330 with r4s ans want to put chains on the rears. The clearance between the tire and fender is appx. 1.5 - 2 inches. It seems that the tire set up is at its max point. The tire set up has the valve stems in, the hub is dished in the proper direction. Based on the offset of how the rim...
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    l4330 50 hr service

    I am doing the 50 hr service on my l4330 gst (w/o mid PTO) my book indicates 4 drain plugs for the hydro fluid: front behind oil plugs, middle rear, and then two offset left and right in the rear end up near the tires. I only see the two and not the offset plugs. Does anyone have any insight...
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    After Market Filters - l4330

    Does anyone have any information on aftermarket part#'s for the l4330 oil and hydro filter? Thnaks.
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    GST 4330 - Noise in rear end

    Just took delivery of a new gst 4330, only 1 hr. While driving I thought the rear end gears sounded loud or whinny. Louder than the engine. This was especially true when shifting into high gears and when letting off the gas. There did not seem to be the whinning in low gears. Also there was...
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    Price Check 4330

    I am almost ready to pull the trigger on a L4330 and wanted to check ad see if this is a good price GST 4330 LA853 loader, heavy duty bucket/cutting edge with Q.A. Woods BH 9000 - Back hoe Set of rear remotes R4 loaded tires Total price $31,000. I was also considering the same set up with...
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    buying 4320

    I have an opportunity to buy a 4320 hydo with fel and 448 b.h. The tractor is a left over and has 27 hrs. Do not know alot about J.D. and have been reading varios posts. If anyone could provide any feedback or information on the reliability of the tractor and set up I would appreciate it...
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    Massey 1552

    Well, I think I am just about ready to plunk down some $$ and buy a 1552 with P.S., 1530 FEL and 1580 BH. Does anyone have a set up like this? Has anyone has any significant issues with the tractor etc?
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    Massey 1547 P.S. v. Orange 4630 GST

    First let me say I have been a long time fan of Massey, but the dealers are few and far between in Vermont. I am down to two tractors. Massey 1547 Powershuttle with 1530 loader and 1580 Backhoe v. Kubota 4630 GST LA853 loader and BH90 backhoe. I like Kubotas larger backhoe and GST, but still...
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    Kiot DK 45s

    Been reading the discussion boards and have a couple of questions. First, I currently own a Massey 1250 33hp with 1246FEL and 1475 BH. I am considering stepping up to the DK 45S for a larger and more HP machine. I would be looking at the K1470 loader and the KB2385 BH. Can any give e some...
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    1250 PTO

    Can anyone tell me if the massey 1250 with the 16 gear powershuttle transmission has a hydraulic PTO clutch? The reason I ask is I recently bought a PTO wood chipper w/ shear pin protection on the drive, but wanted to see if anyone had information on the PTO. Looking for any advise. Thanks.
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    Massey 1250 - Hydro Filter

    Does any on know if there is an after market Hydro filter? I Purchased a Wix 57110 definitely not the correct fit!! Also is there a transmission filter on the 1250 with powershuttle?
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    Backhoe  MAssey 1475 Backhoe

    Does anyone have any information on who manufactures the backhoes? I am looking for a buck replacement adapter and tooth? Any help would be appreciated.
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