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Second problem this spring: My clutch isn't functioning smoothly/properly. I am having trouble getting into gears and switching from forward to reverse, etc. The machine is a 2004 Mahindra 4110 with about 500 hours showing on it. And yes, I am probably guilty of riding the clutch too often at...

Made quite a mess on my garage floor, the result of a leaking fuel filter or possibly a leak in one of the connected fuel lines... can't tell for certain yet. Can someone please explain to me the filter connections and positioning of the attached valve so I can start to trouble-shoot this leak...

Hello all - Long time no post! :) I need some advice in regard to an older power rake for sale near me. We desperately need a power rake to work the soil around our new retirement property. Our contractor did close to nothing with the topsoil, so it is all rocks and weeds right now. Somehow...

I'm sure this question has been asked many times before, but I can't seem to find the answer: What is the Italian-made brand of quick couplers used on Mahindra/KMW loaders? :confused: I know that both the older ones (like on my ML112) and the newest ones that I've been able to check still use...

I'm back after 8 years away from TBN to ask one very important (to me) question: What size rotary cutter should I buy for my Mahindra 4110? :confused: Here's the whole story: The good wife and I finally bought our retirement property... 6 acres of old, mostly cleared farmland an hour west of...

Stopped by a Mahindra dealership today (which shall remain nameless for the time being) and had some interesting discussions on several topics... among them, my perceived lack of power at times with my Bradco 509. The owner of the dealership then proceeded to tell me about an alternative...

Anyone out there use one of these flat-head bits with their pneumatic, hand-held air hammer for removing large, stuck backhoe pins and similar: Old Forge Tools 1981 - Pneumatic Hammer Old Forge Tools OLD1981 Pneumatic Hammer - Toolfetch.com Am I on the right track here? Or should I stick...

Yes folks, MY BAD!!! :( I managed to scratch up the bucket cylinder rod on my Bradco 509 backhoe recently while digging under a large rock which I was trying to deep bury. So far, no leaks... and I will replace the rod this winter for sure... but for now, is there any practical way to "dress...

I'm having the usual difficulty finding an American-made, high quality, high repeatability, very high accuracy pressure gauge in range 1-100 PSIG (or 1-120 PSIG) for my truck and trailers. I've searched the net for high quality gauges and reviews only to find that there is no consensus and that...

As I sit here unable to work on a rainy day after just having had to reject a new job for lack of appropriate equipment, I am left pondering in what direction my struggling little one-person "compact tractor & backhoe services" business should take. I've mentioned before that my Mahindra 4110...

I know I'm in rant mode, so please bear with me and let me get this out. In the past several weeks, everything I have ordered and received has been damaged and/or flawed in some way. Why is it so hard to order and receive something intact and made correctly these days? I order new tires for...

Recently, my 2004 4110 has developed a bad habit of not starting after being pressure-washed or even rinsed off with a garden hose. Now I know that a lot of you folks are going to write back and tell me to simply stop washing it... :rolleyes: ...but I do prefer a clean machine! :) Almost...

Ran into a funny (to me) situation the other day... making me wonder about sequential use of my multiple "stacked" rear remote sets. Because my last in-line rear remote set is normally latched on and dedicated to backhoe use, my first in-line rear remote set is my "all other uses" remote set...

I'm getting a little tired of cleaning up the mess made by dripping female quick disconnects on the lines run from my second rear remote set up to my FEL grapple connection point when the grapple is not mounted with hoses connected. Whether or not the hoses are connected at the rear remote set...

Yes, another Dougster mystery question of the day! :rolleyes: I kinda hope Jeremy is around! :D But if not, does anyone else have any idea what these two 3/4" holes are for on the ML112 FEL's boom??? Believe it or not, I have a legitimate reason for asking... this is not just random...

Anyone know of a good on-line source for Bradco parts? I've run into a lot of trouble ordering Bradco backhoe parts from the local tractor and skidsteer dealers... and the one dealer that has been very good with Bradco parts is 2-1/2 hours away. Thanks! :) Dougster

Crimpless reusable hose end connectors: 3/8" Female JIC Reusable Hydraulic Hose End, R2-06-606 - (eBay item 220108425386 end time Sep-28-07 19:14:16 PDT) Do these work? :confused: Does anyone here use them? :confused: Dougster

I've hesitated to bring it up again because in the past there have always been strong divergent opinions and apparent variations in practices state to state... but never any clear answers. However, based on my knack for getting in trouble with The Man and my total inability to get clear answers...

Nobody is allowed to bid on this machine except me!!! :D Mahindra Tractor 2005 7520 4WD - (eBay item 280144422544 end time Aug-24-07 20:46:05 PDT) ROAD TRIP!!! :D :D :D Dougster

Anyone know of an online guide to Bobcat-brand skidsteer loader models and years? I am looking into buying a used one to supplement my TLB on bigger jobs and jobs not well suited to my current machine. All of the skidsteer manufacturers seem to change machine designations from time to time to...

Anyone here know if this skidsteer hydraulic breaker... identified only as a "Bobcat 2560"... can be run effectively off a 9.5 GPM tractor hydraulic system? The seller doesn't know and this model breaker is apparently not current production. It is not listed on the Bobcat website. Thanks...

Yet again, I turn to my highly experienced friends on TBN for a little advice. Up until now, spreading and raking out prescreened loam has been pretty straightforward and uneventful. I'm typically dealing with relatively small areas, often with a little re-grading and/or stump removal to do...

Has anyone with a dual-axle dump trailer installed one of those thick poly truck bed / trailer bed liners? I'm not talking about the ones the haz-mat boys use... the ones like large over-sized garbage bags. I'm talking the ~3/8-1/2" thick ones installed on serious materials delivery dump...

Has anyone out there converted a dual-axle equipment trailer into a tri-axle equipment trailer? I am thinking of doing that in lieu of a 15-inch to 16-inch tire upgrade on my 10K, 20-foot equipment trailer. Here's what it looks like right now more or less (except 4' longer): As most of you...

Had to turn down my first inquiry of the day without even looking at the jobsite due to security issues. We are talking a sweet, doable job... but in a location where crime is a way of life and folks die on the streets almost every week. The potential client's memorable quote: "Jobsite...

For those folks with older 4WD Mahindras using the Titan "Trac Loader" tires... what sort of service life did you get or are you expecting? Mine seem to be wearing and showing signs of damage much faster than I ever expected. I'm wondering if it is my particular (sometimes very hard)...

They just keep coming in! :D Yesterday, I got a call to fill in a series of abandoned manholes with sand... about 10 cubic yards worth altogether we figure... to be filled through ~24" (+/-) manhole openings. It would be nice to just have a truck drop off a load of sand nearby and then do the...

Okay highly experienced ladies and gentlemen... how do I move these two little guys??? :confused: I estimate weights of ~6,000 and ~10,000 lbs respectively. Must be moved about 20 feet. No possibility of burying these two. Ground underneath them is 96% solid rock as little as 12 inches...

For reasons related to my recent dump trailer double tire blowout and associated cop/legal troubles, I have decided to go overboard and, among other things, upgrade my stock GM tow hitch to a Putnam XDR Class V receiver hitch; the strongest, highest rated hitch in the industry for this truck...

In the following two pix... What is the purpose or function of the horizonal tubes on each side in the lower front of this tiller??? :confused: Dougster

Hope this post is appropriate for here... My GF lives in an old 2-family house which still has a small handful of the original "Knob & Tube" electrical circuits still in operation. One of those old circuits feeds her dining room chandelier through a wall switch. Recently, the wall switch...

Just blew out two brand new Loadstar brand trailer tires this weekend and am looking to replace all tires and wheels on both of my 10K trailers with 16" 235 width radial tires in Load Range E (preferably) or D (if necessary). I don't trust the little 15" 225 width Load Range D junk tires...

Recall the following post: To which I replied in part: Very simply stated, I checked and photographed the hydraulic pumps on two brand new 4110 tractors... a 2006 and a 2007... the latter having an April 2007 production date. It doesn't get any newer than that! :D The answer: The exact same...

For those who own tractors with front end loaders equipped with skidsteer-type quick attach ("QA") provisions... When you are out mowing or bush-hogging or doing anything with your 3-point hitch that does not require the FEL in any possible way (including for ballast purposes)... or especially...

These Italian-made Muratori tillers are on a certain large auction website right now for $1,100.00 plus shipping. They are potentially attractive to me because of their ability to offset up to 4 inches... and thus cover my 68" rear track more or less with a less than 500 pound machine. To...

After my new 78" bucket fell off last week for the second time while doing some relatively easy work in my backyard, I decided to take some comparison pix and post them here for "4110/3510 User's Group" input... plus, of course, professional-grade input from Jeremy :) Specifically, I'd like...

Anyone know of a QA bucket rollback angle increaser? :confused: My KMW-made Mahindra ML112 FEL w/QA is devoid of any complex bucket linkage arrangement. As a result of its simple design and conventional geometry, my maximum bucket rollback angle is not nearly as great as it is on other...

Tried to do my first serious FEL bucket packed gravel digging & scraping work this weekend without the backhoe+thumb in place. Brought my red Beast's fighting weight down from around 7,250 lbs (+/-) to maybe 5,400 lbs soaking wet. Let me tell you... those 4 industrial tires were spinning like...

As my struggling little tractor & backhoe business goes on, it's become painfully obvious that a compact aggie-style tractor... no matter how good... cannot do every specialty landscaping task out there. Too much work is being turned away due to slope, weight on tires, high risk and other...

Got a potential job coming up involving the tractor working in and around lots of poison ivy... something I've never run into at this high level before. Other than the obvious personal measures... long pants, boots with socks, etc... are there other steps I need to take or things I need to be...

From my 3510/4110 Owner's manual... It speaks for itself: Please someone... tell me what this means! :confused: Dougster

I've got a Bradco 509 BH with a fixed thumb that I want to convert to hydraulic. Buying the fully integrated Bradco conversion kit is out of the question due to cost and complexity. I've added a second rear remote set for that purpose and for other needs... but not being integrated, there is...

As a 40 HP-class compact utility tractor owner with an FEL, BH w/thumb, rock/root grapple, box blade, rake, dump trailer, jack hammer, chainsaws and a Chinese chipper on the way... I feel I am pretty much equipped to handle most small-scale site prep and light construction assistance tasks. I'm...

As I wait for the swamp to dry out enough in my back yard to support my tractor without getting it stuck... and for that nasty alligator to crawl back home to Florida... I am contemplating again exactly how I will eliminate the swamp once and for all time this summer now that I own a tractor...

While shopping around for my new dump trailer, I'm learning that a few trailer manufacturers sticker their trailers with GVWR ratings that include truck tongue weight while most do not. For most, the GVWR rating is exactly the sum of the two axle/wheel/tires ratings (or, in some cases...

Anyone know who is making the new Mahindra 3-pt hitch implements and whether or not they are worth the money? http://www.mahindrausa.com/pdfs/mahindra_implements_attachments/mahindra_implements.pdf Prices are available here: Mahindra Tractor Implements – cutters, rotary tillers, box scrapers...

I keep hearing stories and rumors that there are specific DOT rules and/or restrictions regarding the transport of equipment... skid-loaders, tractors, etc... in dump trailers... but I can't seem to find them. Can anyone point me at those specific "dump trailer" rules? It sure would be nice to...

Finally getting around to installing some new (semi-) permanent hydraulic lines up to my FEL grapple from my new rear remote set and a couple of questions have come to mind: For other folks who have run lines forward for a grapple (or similar) from a rear remote set... did you do it on the...

As some of you already know, I am picking up my new 78" heavy-duty bucket this week thanks to some good luck and mucho help and advice from Jeremy... but along the way, the question has been tossed around about putting a cutting edge on my current 72" light-duty bucket to give it more strength...

Here I go again showing my lack of smarts, but can anyone explain to me the differences I am seeing in the lower rectangular mounting holes on various quick attach buckets and other such FEL attachments? I am seeing quick attach buckets with one small lower mounting hole on each side, two holes...

For those folks out there in a seasonal landscaping or tractor services business: Do you keep your business general liability policy in effect all year round or do you cancel it at the end of the fall clean-up season and ride through the winter without coverage... recognizing that if you plow or...

Anyone know of a brush guard... from Mahindra or a 3rd party... for the grill of a 3510/4110 (or TYM 400-series?) that will fit with the ML112 loader in place? I can't recall that I've ever seen one. :confused: Dougster

Landed a small job removing a bunch of large, tough old shrubs right up against an old concrete block foundation and some newer concrete footings for a wooden porch. I know my ~7,000 lb Mahindra 4110 w/Bradco 509 BH has all the power in the world to pull these nasty things up and out, but I am...

What do you folks think of this "tree pulling" FEL attachment being offered on a certain large auction site? It's sort of a horizontal plane grapple arm. For $500.00 and change (plus shipping), is it worth it? Not worth it? Or so easy to build myself that I'd be a fool to do otherwise...

The 509 backhoe on my 2004 4110 (which I bought as a package used) is powered off the single set of rear remotes. To accomplish this, the control lever for the rear remote set is mechanically latched in the an "on" position and not allowed to return to center. While no doubt cheap and...

As some of you may know from other posts, I've been trying for a while to get my 2004 Mahindra 4110 officially registered for public road use here in good ol' Taxachusetts. Please don't ask why... It's complicated. :( I've gotten a lot of input... some helpful, some not, some outright silly...

I've spent the last few days going through the archives and active posts on the subject of tractor and implement tiedowns. It's now painfully clear that I need to upgrade from my heavy-duty nylon straps to 3/8 inch Grade 70 chain and binders. It's also clear that the consensus of this forum is...

Sorry guys... my 4110 looked so happy this afternoon with it's new toy that I just had to take a picture. I know this belongs somewhere in attachments, but... forgive me... I'm keeping it in the family! :) Just brought it back from the freight depot today. No, it's not connected up yet...

Kind of a silly trivial little question... and possibly more of a legal point then anything else... but did your Mahindra tractor if purchased & delivered with a backhoe come with a "slow moving vehicle" sign attached to it or not? It's always bothered me (from a safety viewpoint) that the...

Here in the People's Republic of Taxachusetts (or "PRT"), drivers of *anything* that needs to operate on or cross a public way needs to be registered... period. It's all about the sales tax and fees, but that's almost a side issue in this heavy-handed socialist state. This vehicle registration...

I've got a 2004 Mahindra 4110 w/FEL & Bradco 509 backhoe, which I bought used. It came with Titan R4 Industrial-type tires (tubeless/nylon) which I believe to be the orignal stock tires. The fronts are rated 6 ply while the rears are rated 8 ply. They are not filled. At about 150 or so...

Looking for personal experience and/or recommendations for the very best full-sized (66" or 72"), quick-disconnect, root/rock grapple under 700 lbs. By best I mean the strongest and most versatile for its weight AND for the money. I'm not so interested in scissors-type grapples... I need more...

Having finally decided that I want a fully separate unit, I am looking to buy a root/rock grapple by next month for my 4110 with ML112 FEL. I am focusing in on the full-sized (72") Millonzi and Versatech units as they are what's available to me without having to drive to Texas. :D I am...

I'm looking for experience and advice that could help me to expedite the removal of a gaggle of new and existing oak tree stumps... typical diameter 12" to 18"... some sticking up, some near level with the ground... with my Bradco 509 backhoe. I'm getting the impression that I am not using the...

Looking for experience, suggestions or simply a really good kit for adding front auxiliary hydraulics & control valve to my 2004 Mahindra 4110. The initial intent is to add an aftermarket grapple to the existing FEL bucket or simply to buy a new grapple bucket (exact type yet to be determined)...