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By the way, Replacing the rear axle turned out to be about an hour job, with no prior experience doing it, and that included draining the trans/hydraulic oil. Cleaned the new axle and put it in the deep freeze the night before. Next morning, warmed up the bearing in toaster oven on low temp...

I was also confused by that bogus spec, so talked to the shop manager at RK. The guy they had then was ignorant as a bucket of rocks. Caught the lead mechanic and asked him. He said the manual was wrong and do NOT put AW32 hyd fluid or gear oil in it! And that they used the RK Providence store...

I was also going to buy the non-cab, open station version for the very reason you stated, but my wife insisted that I get the cab. I was 67 at the time and have had some skin cancer and other health issues and we always have a big hornet's nest or two and some bumble bee nests every summer, so I...

I was not aware of the lack of industry-wide standards for tractor trans/hydraulic fluid. Thank you for that! Since Rural King uses their store brand fluids when they service tractors and I've had nothing but good service using their store brand fluids myself, I think I'll stick with them...

In my Rural King RK37SC, I've always used the Rural King Providence store brand of "Premium Trans-Hydraulic Oil, Multi-Trac Formula for Use In Most Applications" which meets the John Deere J20C spec and many other specs, and costs about $15 per gallon. But they also sell "CAM2 PROMAX Premium...

In my RK37SC, I've always used the Rural King Providence store brand of "Premium Trans-Hydraulic Oil, Multi-Trac Formula for Use In Most Applications" which meets the John Deere J20C spec, and costs about $15 per gallon. But they also sell "CAM2 PROMAX Premium Universal Tractor Hydraulic...

I've got an RK37SC (with shuttle shift and cab) and use it a lot and REALLY like it. The FEL is heavier duty and better built than others I've looked at of similar horsepower. I've given it a heck of a workout. I'm coming up on 500 hrs on mine. I purchased the following implements and...

oosik, Thanks for the good advice. It mirrored what a friend told me. I checked all four of the hydraulic quick-disconnects going to the FEL and the two going from the diverter valve on the FEL to the grapple jaws. I found one of the quick-disconnects on the diverter valve loose and the...

I've got an RK37SC and was using my RKT-60 RK T/S brush grapple on the FEL to roll a part of a large tree trunk down a hill to a brush pile that we are going to burn later. I had the grapple jaws open and was using the teeth of the "bucket" part of the grapple, pushing the trunk while lifting...

This afternoon I started the 50 hr servicing. I had checked the oil 2 days ago, the last time I'd used it (for about 15 minutes), and it was just below the full mark, where it's been since I bought it new. I drained the crankcase, changed the filter, replaced the drain plug, filled with 6 qts...

Our old JD 4440 had a fairly quiet cab and had a good radio with cassette deck and CD player that you could hear easily. Plus we had a business band radio that we could hear well and it talked out good too. Where I worked, my last job, we had a Case IH and a Kubota, both about 100hp, that were...

I've got an RK37SC and the more I use it, the better I like it. But I was wondering.... Are all of the RK cab tractors so loud in the cab with the engine running that you can't hear the radio or hear your phone ring or talk on it with the engine running, much less try to use the bluetooth???

Ok, Took it back to the dealer (local RK store). The tractor manager was brand new to RK, but has about 30 yrs in the Ag equipment business, and is like a pit bull after a ham bone when tracking down a problem. First thing we did was check all levers to make sure they were centered. I found the...

My RK37 is the Shuttle Shift version, and the FEL hydraulics are sloooooow. After adjusting the flow control knob, below the front of the seat, to what is a good speed for lowering the loader, it takes 8 to 10 seconds to dump the bucket, even heaped with chert or gravel and everything warmed up...

I've got a BX2230 and am planning on buying a King Kutter 48" TG-48-XB-O PTO-driven tiller for it. This is a very well-built, tough, gear-drive tiller made for the BX size of CUT's. My property is 43 acres of heavily forested hills and hollers. I've got three or four places cleared where I'm...

It worries me somewhat not having a tach on my BX2230. Is there an easy way to add one? I imagine that the readout would have to be something small and probably digital.

Just over two weeks ago I bought a well-used BX2230 with 1500 hours. It was all I could afford, and I bought it "where is, as is". I've bought several used tractors over the years, so this ain't my first rodeo. Anyway, two days ago I noticed when mowing the one very small flat area of my yard...

Have had Blue and Red. Still got a Green. Now I've gone over to the Orange side of the Force. I really needed a very sure-footed, very maneuverable riding mower for use on my very hilly and steep yard. Had tried a commercial Grasshopper - about ended up in the pond, and it won't do anything...

Tomorrow, I'm going to look at a 2005 BX2230 with 60" MMM. (Unfortunately no FEL at this point.) The tractor has around 1500 hours on it. All I know about Kubota's is that they're orange and supposed to be great tractors. This may be the first Kubota I purchase, if all goes well, and it's...

I have a 2010 LS R4020 with only 78 hours on it. It has had ALL scheduled maintenance and checks performed on it. About 4 weeks ago, I drove it about 6 miles, into town to have a small amount of work done on the FEL mounting bracket. It drove and shifted perfectly, as it always has. When I...

What multi-grade engine oil would you use in an 8N Ford tractor that would be good for all year usage? I'm thinking maybe Rotella or Delo 400 in 15W-40. What think y'all? This tractor doesn't get used more than about 10 to 15 hours per year, if that much. Thanks in advance, Tim

What multi-grade engine oil would you use in an 8N Ford tractor that would be good for all year usage? I'm thinking maybe Rotella or Delo 400 in 15W-40. What think y'all? This tractor doesn't get used more than about 10 to 15 hours per year, if that much. Thanks in advance, Tim

Since I bought my R4020 in March, it's stayed at my home, where we live on a 43 acre heavily wooded tract of hills and hollers. I've used it extensively bush-hogging the underbrush in the woods around our house, running the Bush Hog 6' finishing mower (which does a Beautiful job, BTW), blading...

I got my new R4020 (Shuttle Shift) about three weeks ago and have been shopping around and picking up attachments since then. So far have just gotten the following: - New brush hog: Modern Ag Products 5ft hot-dip galvanized Super Sunshine cutter, their heavier duty 5' model. - Heavy duty rear...

I've got an LS R4020 w/FEL (47hp & about 6000 lbs w/loaded tires) and need a FEL attachment that I can do a fair amount of digging and grubbing with, plus picking up brush and the occasional log or rock, and I've got a pile of old cross ties to place in my wet-weather creek-bed for erosion...

I have an LS R4020, w/shuttle shift, that weighs 3800 lbs and my rear tires are ballasted which adds another 600 to 700 lbs, bringing the total to around 4400 to 4500 lbs. My 3PH lift capacity is 2755 lbs. I will be brush hogging without the FEL to aid in maneuverability among the trees. I'm...

I have an LS R4020, w/shuttle shift, that weighs 3800 lbs and my rear tires are ballasted which adds another 600 to 700 lbs, bringing the total to around 4400 to 4500 lbs. My 3PH lift capacity is 2755 lbs. I will be brush hogging without the FEL to aid in maneuverability among the trees. I'm...

Went through the following comparisons: LS i3040 vs. R4020 vs. R4010 vs. U5020 vs. Mahindra 4035 vs. 5035 vs. Kubota MX5100 4WD Gear. Was initially going for the i3040, but just couldn't get away from the fact the the R4010 and the R4020 just felt "right" for me for what I need to do and had...

I went today and looked at the LS R4020 again and then drove straight to the Mahindra dealer a few miles away and looked at the 4035 4wd Shuttle. Wow! What a difference! The Mahindra was rather stark and primitive compared to the LS. No aux hyd ports, lighting not near as nice, seat not...

When I went and checked out the R4020 at my local dealer, he said that there wasn't a mid-mounted mower available for it. BUT, when I was looking at the brochure later, it said a mid-PTO was available as an option, and also gave the specs, but no picture, for a MMM for the R4020. There's a...

Glad I found this site! Lots of good tractor info here, especially for CUT's, which is what I'm looking at buying now. Moved up here to northern MO from north AL, and also away from our family farm down there. Left behind several good tractors that are either too big or too badly needed there...

What is the difference between the LS S3010 and the i3030? The only difference I can see is the number of gears in the transmission. The S3010 has 8 fwd & 8 reverse and the i3030 has 12 fwd & 12 reverse. Also, can anybody tell me if the transmissions in these two tractors are fully...