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I have a chance to purchase a JD 324 lawn tractor from a local dealer for $2200 used. It is a 2006 model with about 250 hours on it. It looks in good condition, and seemed to perform well on a test drive. Problem is, there will be no warranty whatsoever if I buy it. Once it leaves the...

We have a TC 33 DA 4WD hydrostat with front end loader. My husband asked me to post this for him: We have had a problem for over a half of a year now, intermittant, but getting more frequent as time passes. When we go to start the tractor, it often times will not start. The yellow light...

I have a TC 33DA with a front end loader, 5 years old, 440 hours. I was outside using it a few minutes ago, cutting high grass -- too high, but I have had surgery and it was the first day I could get to cutting it. Because I have had so much work go undone for so long, I was pushing it even...

My husband wants to get the service manual for our tractor, a TC-33 DA, 4 wheel drive, with a New Holland front end loader 14A. He checked with the dealer we bought it from, and they want $265 plus tax. Is there a cheaper way to get this service manual, in either book form OR CD/DVD form...

I was using the tractor today and all of a sudden, for no apparant reason, the RPMs dropped to the point that the machine was very sluggish. I was way out in a field with a loader full of mulch, so I dropped the load where I was and then slowly got the machine back the 300 or so feet to...

Our TC33-DA is four years old now and has about 350 hours on it. It is hydrostat tranny, 4 wheel drive with a factory installed FEL (14 LA). The tractor has been a great performer, except for one re-occuring problem. It seems that at least once a year, we have some hydraulic filter leak, or...

My husband and I were moving aged manure today in the front end loader of our TC 33DA tractor when it started to loose power for no reason that we could discern. I was able to dump the full load of manure and managed to make it to the farmhouse -- about 300 feet away from where it was loosing...

The TC33DA started shooting out lots of hydaulic fluid yesterday, and my husband thought it might be the filter seal busted. But he put on a new filter he had in storage today (we bought two at the same time) and it's still spewing oil all over the place. He has determined that the filter...

Please forgive me if this is a stupid question. But do they make a gizmo for the TC33DA that would take pine logs and turn them into garden mulch? If so, how reliable are they, and about what should they cost?

My husband is at work right now, but wanted me to post this hoping you all would have some kind of insight to help him: We have a TC33DA, bought in spring of 2004. It came "factory ready" with a FEL (14LA) already on it, and is a 4WD with hydrostat transmission. A while back, a little black...

The original motor for the Cub Cadet 128 (year of manufacture: 1971) was a Kohler 301, 12 horsepower engine. I was wondering if this engine could be replaced for the Kohler 301 in my Cub Cadet, without major problems: KOHLER 12.5 HORSE POWER ENGINE. IT IS HORIZONTAL SHAFT ENGINE. IT HAS 1" X...

I have a TC 33DA tractor. Da wifey wants to put about two hundred trees into our hard clay ground this autumn, so that means its time to buy a post hole digger and alot of Ben Gay ointment. What do we need to know when buying a post hole digger? Will our machine operate any new post hole...

I stumbled on to a great find: a Cub Cadet 128, 12 horses, built by International Harvester ca. 1973-74, in adequate running condition, for $50! It has a problem turning right (abnormally wide turn radius) but left turns are normal. Also, the engine smokes a little when you first fire the...

Well, my TC 33D has survived 30 hours of operation by my wife and myself. We're escapees from the city, totally green when it comes to tractors, so I guess that must mean that the TC 33D is built "idiot proof." In fact, we have not had any problems with Big Blue, other than the fact that it...

Please understand, my wife is very intelligent. She can do differential calculus or multivariate statistical analyses and reads mathematical and physics journals for recreation. But she is the most "un-mechanically oriented" person I have ever met in my life. The dealer tried to...

Funny Thing Happened on Big Blue\'s Trip 2 New Home You all might remember that nearly a month ago my wife and I placed an order for a TC 40A with loader and "chest" of toys. My wife named the tractor Big Blue, and it was destined for a life maintaining our new five acre farm. Well, a funny...

I'm still trying to figure out what kind of plow I need for my heavy clay soil with hay growing on it. I'll bush hog the hay down before I plow. But never having even seen plowing done before, I guess I was wondering how one hooks up and then uses a two bottom plow. By the way, I will have...

I'm Mrs. "Green Acres," and I am even "greener" when it comes to tractors than my husband. Both of us are new to tractors (unless you consider the John Deere 17 hp hydro mower we bought at Home Depot to be a "tractor"). Our new TC40A is sitting at the dealer's place right now, waiting for...

"Big Blue," as my wife calles it, just arrived at my dealer today. Since this is our first tractor, I had to run over to see our new family member. It will still be a few days before they have it prepped and ready to deliver to our farm. HOWEVER, in talking with the dealer, I found out...

I have (on order) a 40 hp New Holland 4WD tractor with loader, filled R4 tires, and several toys (bush hog, disk, box blade, and soon to have a plow). The farm is 5 acres, four of which will be under some form of cultivation - organic vegetable on about two acres, green grasses (i.e...

I need to get a plow to plow up about 4 acres of land. Our soil is clay. After plowing, the land will be disked. I've recently escaped from a life spent in the city, so please bear with me while I ask what will probably sound like a stupid question. But what kind of plow would I want...

I just bought a TC40A with a front end loader, mostly for my wife's use. She's not very mechanically inclined, though, and she tells me that she needs a rear view mirror installed on the tractor. How would I install one? Thanks in advance for your suggestions and ideas.

Have any of you installed a Tilt Meter on your tractor? If so, what is your experience with it? Does it do the job? How difficult is it to install? Thanks in advance for your insights.

Big Blue on Order: Wife\'s More Excited Than I Am! We finally did it. We put in an order for my wife's tractor, which she has already named "Big Blue." Specifically, we ordered: 4WD TC40A with 16LA FEL and R4 tires BushHog SQ720 6 foot Rotary Cutter United 20-20N600 Disc Harrow, 6 foot 6...

I'm about to buy a TC40 with shuttle transmission, FEL, bushhog, planter (? maybe -- but I might borrow one for a few months while I learn more about these), and a tiller. I am a newbie -- what should I look for in a tiller? Should I get a five or six foot tiller (got three to four acres to...

Are R4 tires the same as the "industrial tires" that my dealer has? Also, my wife wants to do simple veggie farming. But I need to be able to move one or both of my ugly military surplus generators from their "hiding place" to a place where they can be used from time to time. Each...

Please bear with me as I ask another Newbie question: I am just about sure now that the model I will buy will be a TC40 with a shuttle transmission. Most of what will be done with this tractor is simple farming of 5 acres. However, I will need to move two 1000+ pound, very ugly (according to...

I have been reading all of these posts about sticking hydro pedals, and got to wondering: I have tentatively decided on purchase of a TC40 with shuttle transmission. Does this transmission system have any known problems? Also, is it easy or difficult to work on if it needs repair in...

Please tolerate another question from a Newbie: My wife wants to grow organic veggies on about three or four acres of land. She has found out that her best bet is to grow "green manure" on the land -- some kind of seed mixture of clover and other stuff -- for a year to enrich the land, and...

Newbie\'s Wife Need Quick Hitch for TC40? My wife is 5 foot 3 and not a very powerful lady, but she wants to be able to put tractor implements on. And she is not mechanically gifted either, though she is great at "book" type things. Do we need to get a Quick Hitch option for the tractor...

Hello. I'm a Newbie -- just moved out of the suburbs and onto a five acre place which my wife wants to use to grow organic vegetables and fruits. She wants about one acre of orchard -- peach trees mostly, but a few plum and nectarine trees too, and maybe an apple or two (apples do not...