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Re post 95, another possible market for wet hay is for hydroseeding on roadworks cuttings and subdivisions.

Furu, don't worry about the wood below the water level rotting, it won't. Wood will rot in the first 4" of ground where there is ready access to oxygen for the rot/fungi to breathe. In 30 years when the fence is replaced you will find the base of the post sound with a "collar" of rotted wood...

Fred Saas, Mike 1955 is right. I forgot to say to plug the TRACTOR side of the curl line. Drain the cylinder side into the bucket. Good Luck.

Hello Francis_Mulligan. See LouNY posts 18 and 32. There are 2 holes in the internal rod at the tractor end, and the threads at the impliment end are for fine adjust ment. I suggest you disconnect the tractor end and pull the end out to see exactly what you are dealing with. The end should...

Mike1955, the loader bucket is "locked" in position by the hydraulic curl cylinders. Disconnecting the upper curl cylinder hoses will unlock the rams allowing them to retract and the loader bucket to rotate flat and then slide on the ground as to OP drags himself out with the backhoe. The...

Dunno, Tractor Tech jogged my memory, you may be able to source a set of floatation tyres from councils selling thier park mower tractors. Or from someone who has bought an ex parks tractor and retro fitted standard wheels.

Hello KTGR. For hay gear, think about using a hay contractor for the first couple of years to get an idea of what is involved. If you still want your own gear, then start with a mower and use a contractor to rake and bale the hay. For a mower I reccomend you ignore a sickle bar and go to either...

suggestion, disconnect the upper hoses on the curl rams and tie off into a bucket(to catch the oil as loader bucket rotates ) then use the backhoe to drag your self onto the grass. Then sort the trans issue, and the loader issue.

You will find there is a big difference between the premium tyre and budget tyre price. In my experience the higher the price, the better they last. ie Michelin is a 5000 hr contractors tyre while a budget tyre on the same work only lasted 3000 hrs. This was contracting with a high proportion...

Front suspension makes a difference. You are less tired at the end of the day, and it helps control on poor roads.

Hello Dunno, JD offer a factory wide tyre option, ask your ford dealer if there is a factory wide tyre option for your model. For your situation, as LouNY said, dual wheels, either duals all round, or duals at rear and custom wide tyre on the front. NOTE this option will mean you need a...

Hay Dude, your back tyres look as bad as mine. I am putting new tyres off until winter.

Some food for thought: Concrete slab , DRAINAGE. I did not see any referance to the slope of the section. MAKE SURE you have the floor above the winter water table AND that the slope does NOT run water into the house. Fire Service tip: If you have a home entertainment system run multiple 10...

In New Zealand it is almost impossible to get fire insurance on a tractor due to the number that get burnt every year due to starlings. The favourite nest site is the exhaust manifold. You MUST pop the hood to stop starlings as they hate open space around the nest. NOTE a starling can build a...

Hay Dude, the dead grass will provide winter cover and shelter to wildlife. Also reason for mowing this late may be to stimulate spring growth. Some types of grass grow better if the dead grass is cut, so the argument goes. Is there much forest around there or is this feild on a wildlife...

Go to your MF dealer and ask what other optioal tyres fit, as there will be 100 and 200 series tractors running this size tyre. Then go to a wrecker. Also there will be later series tractors running this size tyre, but I have no idea of the models. Note specify PAVT tyre. This refers to the...

Hello BreakerFixer, After operating commercial grade hydraulics, the home owner grade are a step down as they as only adequately sized. You are stuck with what you have. For future reference, :look at the hydraulics spec: type, ie closed centre(can lift AND curl to keep bucket level...

The gear stick boots are replacements. Originals would have perished years ago, and let water in. Any idea how long the tractor has been parked? If it has been parked with a gearbox full of water you may just need to drain the gearbox and refill with oil. Water floats oil to the top so the...

In photos #2 and #3 I have seen similar looking valves on diggers. Thier job is to prevent the digger boom free falling if a hydraulic hose has a blowout. Possibly these do the same job. ? Can any hydraulics people comment?

If or rather when you go for a cab get air con , heater,SEAT: Air AND 2 way (up/down AND fore/aft) seat ,note ,the fore/aft greatly reduces the shunting effect when towing trailers, hay balers and other heavy trailed impliments. Lastly some tractors are easier to get in and out of than others...

Suburban Plowboy, have a look at late model diggers. You are looking at the pipe work on each ram. All the extra stuff is to prevent a catastrophic drop if a hose blows out. You can probably add this gear (don't know what it is called) to your tractor's hydraulics.

Go to the tyre dealer and ask what options you have to swap FRONT tyres ONLY between Ag(R1), Industrial(R4) and R14 combination tyres. Don't load the front tyres ,and keep the Ag tyres on the rear and load them. Suggestion: for loader work, get a 2nd set of Ag Front tyres (WORN) and run them in...

With this one being a hydrostatic, I keep catching myself going for the clutch each time I want to change directions That darn muscle memory keeps getting me. You are right about muscle memory. 40 some years wears a deep groove ,so I won't use hydro on my hills as I would default to geared...

16 and 18mm sockets are becoming more and more common these days. Back in the day you didnot get 16 or 18 mm bolts and 15mm was rare too.

OP have a look at the JD "power quad" in the 5000 series. There is also the JD IVT (similar to Hay Dudes tractors) gearbox, however I think they may be to expensive for a hobbist farmer. In general just look for "Wet Clutch"gearboxes or hydrostatic tractors. Could you tell us some of the tasks...

OP, baling with that high a moisture content requires wrapping or the bales will rot, as oxygen can get in. A salvage option if baling damp hay is to use sprinkle salt liberally on each layer of hay as you stack it. This is an old timer trick that is forgotten these days as is the technique of...

Hello Eebbee. Look on youtube: Truck and trailer reversing in a straight line training video. Ignore the right hand drive. the principals shown are what matter. NOTE the small(1/2 turn of steering wheel) corrections. Also, NOTE how he lined up FIRST, then started to reverse. This driver is very...

Back on track. Just what did fail? The weld or was the weld torn of the parent metal?

Some back blades have teeth all the way around on the blades angle setting. Combine this with a mid sized excavator(3-8 ton) slew motor. 1) how would it be mounted? 2) do you have the hydraulic flow to drive the slew motor. Good luck

I have had a garden for years and the best way to supress(you can't stop them) weeds is a thick mulch that weakens weeds growing through it, that fortnightly weeding is plenty . Bonus, mulch holds moisture and reduces irrigation requirement. Win, win

Also had "can't find site" error message 2 days ago. Running linux Ubuntu 20.04 and firefox browser.

Harry in Ky, I had been told that the 5000 series had gone electronic due to tier 4.

You have a computer and /or electrical problem. "Not running well when parked" sounds like a computer issue. The electronics can get out of adjustment and cause the engine to run/sound harsh. A reset will fix the problem. On a 6910 that just cut out on the road, the problem appeared to be no...

Bolt adjustment is out of date. Mine is pin adjustment. See post 6 by oosik. The adjustment is faster/easier and you will be MUCH HAPPIER with a pin adjustment style blade, and find you can do a lot more with it.

PFG: Power Farming Group. Started in 1948. Currently on the 3rd generation family owners. The tractors are solid and durable. Boss has 2, 7yr (200hp) and 15yr(165hp) old and impressively buzz and rattle free. Just check the operators manuel has been Americanised as the different...

As Jstpssg says straw, and deep. To hold the straw down would a net, work better than the sheeting you used before, to beat the wind? I found that a net worked well over silage stack covers(weighted on the sides only) As DJ54 says, the worms will enjoy the straw come spring and benefit the...

Have a blood test done for mineral or trace element deficiency. Also what type of rocks does she eat/prefer?

Why not have a contractor demolish the old house. They will have the gear to do so easily and safley. Demolition is NOT tractor type work. Also a contractor to dig the footings for the houses will get the job done fast and accuratly. You can then list the jobs you want to do to help you...

Chinese mini excavators: 1) check how many cylinders you are getting. The single cylinder engines are LOUD 2) The manuel is not always right (single cylinder petrol manuel for a diesel engine) and the translations can be iffy. 3)The grease zerks are a low profile design I have never seen...

Speed bumps on truck routes. Being assaulted 16 - 88 times per day massively sucks. Reason for installing speed bumps is saftey policy. Furious drivers = UNsafe drivers.

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If you go the reupholster route, do the up/down slides as well as they wear and stick with dust etc, instead of smooth bump absorbtion.

Does the OP recognise when hay is ready to bale? ie right moisture content. Moldy hay is easy to make and it cost the same as the high quality hay to make.

If you are going to look at plastic coating then look at "slippry deck" liners for tip trucks.

Hello, lilbittybigjohn. BEFORE keeping bees, find out what pests kill hives, ie varoa mite, american foul brood, etc. In New Zealand american foul brood means the bees are gassed and the hive burn to prevent further contamination. Other things in no particular order, honey is HEAVY. look at...

I think you will need to replace the rim in the long term. Once a stud hole is ovaled, it will always keep working loose.

Once you reach the 8' size you are at proffesional farmer level. As for the steep terain, have you considered dual wheels?

As you say things are still moving, rip the concrete ramp out and start again. DIG OUT to SUBSOIL. I think you will find the original ramp is on topsoil( think toothpaste foundation). Weather you go timber or concrete I reccomend a 3" AIR GAP between the ramp and the building with a steel plate...

Links don't work, error message: couldn't find that. you don't have permission to view this page or perform that action. ??? what is going on?

Have you considered using a contractor to do 1st breakout of the ground, and use a lower cost tiller suited for secondary tillage? If you have a lot of slope, do you need to put a garden there? You will be surprised how much soil can move downhill under cultivation and erosian(runoff) in...

Pull the dipstick and read it.If the reading seems off, replace and REREAD. the 2nd reading is generally more acccurate. Some dipstick have what seems to be an oil repellant on them and need TWO pulls to get oil on the dipstick to read. Certain older japanese industrial engines (80,s - early...

When putting tractor back togather, engage pto and rotate with a spanner to help line up the clutch splines. Note this works with a dry clutch, 8 sp, but I don't know about a shuttle.

In New Zealand the hydroseeders only use round bales. I have never seen squares, large or small used.

LouNY on p1 has the most likely cause. Years ago I had exactly this happen in a hay paddock being swept. The fire was put out quickly and by then the sweep tractor had cleaned its exhaust out, so it carried on. There was nothing wrong with the engine, just accumulated soot caused by light load...

Ask your tyre shop if it can be vulcanised. The photo does not show exposed wires so you should be ok.

The OP said he has sandy or gravally ground so a post rammer should be enough. If he has a thick iron pan or stoney sub soil some post rammer have a rock drill option for a pilot hole to avoid breaking posts.

Super steer Pros:Very tight turning circle, excellent for limited space situations Good ride Good headroom in cab model(120hp) I am tall and find headroom is a major limitation on many tractors. I liked the control layout as the reach was comfortable(so makes have an uncomfortablely long reach...

I am in New Zealand, and what you call post pounder we call post rammer, or post driver. We only use post rammers on ag fencing. Decide where you want your strainers and angles ram them in and setup 2 wires to give you your line and vertical then ram in your posts. As Fixastuff says use flat...

Go to palmmach.com or valtra.com. There are other examles like a log trailer and hay/silage baler. The stepless gearbox and ground drive is new to me. Also look on you tube, there were some examples of ground drive trailer in use in India. (note, they say "trolley" NOT trailer to refer to...

See www.clicdualwheels.co.nz/ I think you will like these. Changing is quick and easy. I watched the demo at the Ag feildays when they were there. No jack needed, just drop a piece of 6x2 on the ground and drive on, and add or remove the dual wheels. I was impressed with the speed of wheel...

Would spouting on the roof and pipe the runoff into the trees solve the erosian problem for the same or less cost than drains? Inside, since the joins are almost on centre, I would just bite the bullet and put in a row of support at the gangnail joiners to stop the mezzinine floor from sagging...

Some food for thought. GEARBOX: this dictates how well you can use the avalible power. Very underated. eg JD, IVT will beat a quad box,( 5 or 6sp stickshift with 4 electric shift gears/splits in each main gear) will beat a straight stick shift gearbox What tractor and gearbox are you looking...

Would a reversable tractor(turn controls to face forward or backward) work for you? They cost more than a regular tractor, but not like a toolcat. See Goldini, Antonio Carrera, and Ferari tractors. If you go for a regular tractor, get Ag rims as they provide the greatest amount of...

alexinPA, the difference is traction. You are running the tyres backwards so they clog up and don't self clean.

Possible alternative: 20 ton digger to smash the butt off and then drag the head off the other trees. There will be some damage to the other trees. Is htere room to get this size of digger to site?

That is NOT normal for these tractors. It sounds like an internal linkage has gone haywire. I can't help any further as I never did the hydraulics on mine.

1)Google "images new zealand fertiliser aircraft loader truck". Would that style of bucket work for you? 2) google "images auger bucket" it's spendy. You will need 3rd service for both, high capasity for the auger bucket. 3) Have you thought of simply having a narrow cart sized bucket made just...

Since you are asking, you don't have the knowledge to SAFLY bring the tree down. You are looking at a WIDOW MAKER tree. Get a pro and watch how carefully they treat this tree. The partial split could "barber's chair" and "jump" in any direction and a surprising distance. If you don't want to...

As 2 previous posters said spacer go on the BACK axle. It is a waste of time and money fitting spacers on the front as you will be past the point of no return, before the front axle runs out of travel. . Alternative, DUAL wheels pricey but much wider and FAR more stabil. Use quick release...

More info please?

Chewwy is probably right. The solinoid contact face will erode over time and only intermittantly start. The problem only gets worse.

Can you be more specific? engine runs but no drive? No forward/reverse? No gears? What type of gearbox?

RjCorazza, I hope you had your tree lopers handy to cut the hose out. Silage wrap off baled silage is a pita as well.

Hello outdoorben, Re the stability problem, you have 2 practical options. 1) Wheel spacers. Ask the members as there are some who use this option. 2) Dual wheels. They cost more but offer a huge increase in stability feel and a significant increase in tracion. Unless the ground is really wet...

There is actually very little Ag vehicle specific law in New Zealand, and with the beuaraucratic processes invlved, people in the know are keeping quiet in case things get truely stufffed up. So currently truck regs' are being force fitted if they are used.

To the OP. Have you considered contractors to prune the wooded area to make it safer for your cab glass? Also use contractors for LARGE work and just have your tractor for maintenance work. You had a heart atttack last year, this forbides you from heavy labour. Let a tractor do the work. A/C...

I didn't have time to read 12 pages. To to posters on pages 1-3, There is a reason for carying the loader high in spite of the stability loss, and that is to save on tickets.The law (new zealand) requires you to operate in a reduced safty confiuration(loader near max height with attatchment...

If you split the tractor, a tip to put it back togather (3 and 4 sp g/box NOT multipower) egage the pto and rotate the pto by spanner to help line up the clutch. Saves a lot of blue air. Good Luck.

I would try cheaper options first. Can some body tell OP the price of injectors? Check the fuel tank for crud , flush out if posssible. Also blow out the tank to filter line as well. From your description it is a partiale blockage.

Studies of these rollovers have found that most rollovers occur in 4!!! seconds, to quick for most people. Poor loading only makes things worse.

John T3383 see post 13

To the OP. You will be surprised how fast a short circut can melt wires. Father took MF240 out, got 300m and the wires started smoking due to a short circut. The tractor always had spanners on board so he was able to disconnect the battery in record time. Insurance in New Zealand. You are...

Hello Stephen D, No you are not being paranoid. Once bitten twice shy. Experience is a blunt teacher, AND you only had a bad fright and NO injury. Fortunatly a relatively low cost learning experience. You ALWAYS have several things coming togather to cause an accident. In this case, in a...

You need a wider set rear wheels. That means spacers or dual wheels. Spacers are low cost, duals are pricey but add traction as well as being very stabile. Use quick-release type and air only ,in outer tyres, and ballast the inner tyres. I used to remove the outer right tyre for mowing and...

The forward tilt of the seat is what makes it uncomfortable. If you can un bolt the 2 front bolts and add spacers to level the seat, that will fix the problem. Used that trick to get my car seat exactly right.

You said you may have accomodation in your shop while building your house. As an ex farmer there is a glaring omission and that is a dirty gear room,ie rain coat and leggings gum boots , snow gear and snow boots, leather work boots. It is best to have a sloped floor for ease of cleaning/hose...

Hello Mtsoxfan, Don't bother widening the front wheels, it will not have any effect on stability. ALL your stability gains come from the back axle. What kind of rims do you have? ie tractor data images for the tc29d showed turf tyres with fixed 1 piece rims and ag tyres with adjust able 2...

An endangered speicies these days.

Even if you are EPA compliant, have you OWNED the tractor for long enough, OR put enough hours on to qualify as USED? There can be a BIG difference in import duty and other taxes. (The aim is to discourage grey/parrrallel commercial imports while allowing private imports).

Page 1848. People speeding up when being over taken. There are studies that show this is a real effect, not just disgruntled overtakers venting. Slow vehicles really do speed up when they have someone to follow. The other complaint of speeding up on the passing lanes and slowing down at the...

I have just waded through all 27 pages, took 2 hours. Since it is proving very hard to find the 12' deck you want ,would converting this truck to a 6x6 and have a 16' tip deck(f.o.b. tunion mount) with demountable sides( use a cradle to lift off like a stock crate), and use a dolly on your...

The pair of buttons at the 3rd photo ,I think are red herrings. The 2 dials and lever are the contros you want. 1 dial will engage or disengage the pto. The lever is to raise(back) hold(centre position) and lower(forward) the body. The 2nd dial would likely be for the tailgate trip. I am...

My big beef with the EV drum beating is when I ask 1)where is the power coming from? 2) How is it getting to the consumer? 3)How big an UPGRADE is required and how long? Last winter there were rolling blackouts due to a very cold calm clear night, so RENEWABLES are PROVED unreliable with out...

I used to drive for a hay and silage contractor. Lifestylers were a major pita. They don't understand basic math. A 10' tractor does NOT fit a 9'6" gate. (unwritten lifstyler law:all gates will be 10ft) If there are only proffesional farmer SIZED contractors MAKE SURE your gates fit the...

Hello LDR812, I had a 178 and it had a gearbox rumble/rattle like yours and neither I or the MF mechanic worried about it. Rattly gearbox at idle in neutral is an MF characteristic. Power steering, as 1 poster said, there is NO dip stick. Fill until the power steer oil runs out. NOTE if you...

Hello mboncalo, I have not looked past the first page ,but I think you are going about things wrong. In my experiance a smaller tractor working hard uses MORE fuel than a larger tractor working less hard. eg 45hp tractor driving a large single drum hay mower used 20% more fuel than a 75hp...

My father had 1 of these, the design of the hydraulic assist is such that the right side will never be as light as the left. A frustrating quirk of design. Those tractors are from the dry disc brake era, so learn how to drive without brakes. If you have 1 functional brake , a trick is to...

That looks like salt burn. I don't think you can get rid of it easily. Salt burn is a significant problem in the grain belt in West Australia (5000 acres farm and 2000 unusable due to salt). The way they work around the problem in West Australia is to install drainage to keeep the water table...

Nice to know it is not my computer causing problems. PS excuse the slow reply.

For about a month(approx 2nd week of march), when using TBN I will intermittantly get an error message "we are having trouble finding that site" when navigating between pages. IE on a 4 page thread I will work from page 1 throught to page 4, then click on "back to start" button(page 1) and get...

To the OP, look at dual wheels. The difference in stability is amazing compared to single rear wheels. Also use a quick release style of dual wheel attatchment(don't fill with ballast either). Always keep the loader DOWN LOW when travelling. It is amazing how many people travel with the loader...

Hello Eddie, A 2012 tractor is not "older", espesially a pre smog model, and 5000 hrs won't worry anyone handy with spanners. Don't undersell your tractor. 1 thing not mentioned is registered micro dots. These have a serial number registered to you (update contact details when you shift) and...

OP I recommend that you put the container about 1ft off the ground so that cats can get under easily. This discourages vermin and provides good under floor ventilation. If you are going to put in shelving I also recommend a high cube container.

Some food for thought, Stability, rear wheels: are at the narrowest setting by default. For hills you a wide track for safty. 1) get 2 peice rims and adjust to the widest setting, you will find a big improvment in "feel" and stability. note you can also get non adjustable rims so ASK if...

When backing keep the the corrections SMALL. If you need to turn the wheel more than 1/2 a turn stop, straighten up then retry.

jjeff (post 17782), that is a triton and the bent chassis hits ALL double cabs. That looks like it was taken in Australia. Off roading over there you often find nice enticing straight sections on the tracks. DON'T BE TEMPTED. What people miss is the invisible DEEP washout and when you go too...

Re the idiot in the twitter clip, the combine owner would only need to call the hospital and ask who had been admitted with blast injuries from an exploding tire.

Is it practical to weld the rails togather in a truss style?

I used to drive a small tractor that had a filter with just under 1/2 the filter blocked off. Your one is not to bad by comparason.

Final update, please consider this thread closed. 4 days later there was another day of heavy rain, only a month worth this time. Some flooding but mostly landslides due to sodden ground. Currently(7days later) there are 209 red stickered houses (demolition job) and about 1700 yellow stickered...

It is several days later, and things are stil being assessed. There are about 5000 homes and businesses to be assessed. Some near(5 year) new houses have been shifted ,off the foundations.

Do you have electronic fuel control? If so check the electronics are working properly. I once ran into a no fire condition on a JD6910 and it mimiced no fuel perfectly ,fooling the mechanic. The real problem was the electronic fuel control had a partial failure and was not lettting fuel...

This was suposed to be in general, somehow it went to welding. sorry.

Auckland New Zealand. On friday rainfall in auckland went nuts. 6mm or 1/4" per hour is officially considered heavy. Peak rainfall in 1 hour was 73 mm or 3". Entire summer rainfall (Dec, Jan, Feb) averages 230mm or 9" , in 24 hours they got 250mm or 10" so no surprise that drainage systems...

Logging on from new zealand last night was a nogo last night. I went to nz and other international sites, problem was only on tbn.

This is normal. On large earthworks machinery the dipstick will read "normal"(cold) on 1 side and the other will read "run"(hot), and the levels will be different.

A sickle bar mower is for hay cutting. Doing the job you describe will destroy it. You need a flail mower, it is designed for jobs like yours

Hello, I have never heard of loading a tyre with liquid ballast causing a radial to act like a crossply. Had 2 tractors(JD6910 and JD6920), both loaded rear tyres(radial),with a loader. Had an MF135 and MF178 loader (pre JD), both on bias ply tyres, both water ballasted and both rode rougher...

Eddie, further to my previous post(49), will a class 7 or 6 truck work for you? EG, in New Zealand we would use a 3 axle truck on either 17.5,19.5, or 22.5 inch rims, with a long wheelbase, with a 20' - 28' deck including beaver tail and hydraulic ramps. I would recommend tandem drive for off...

I agree with 4570man about the pipes being undersized. The MAIN point I want to make is your crossing has NO protection on the bottom side for when the water goes over the top. Water will dig out the botttom side, and the erosian will work it's way upstream.

Eddie, is it less trouble to get a CDL, to get a vehicle that will do your gross weights comfortably(there seems to be quite a bit of variation between states)? Or ,since the backhoe seems to be the limiting factor, hire someone to shift it and just use your vehicle for everything else.

Use a digger with a thumb. The size of the logs will dictate the digger size. What weight is the bridge rated for? Maybe hire a "Long Reach" (16 metre) digger.

Hello Randelthor, the pin circled in blue was for a Massey Ferguson specific 3ph fertiliser spreader. The pins on the standard top link mount are so it can be removed to allow access to the bendy(folds 90 degrees for clearance ) pin in the back.

Overszd ,I am in New Zealand and we have just had the 2nd wettest year on record and our roads are full of potholes. Join the club.

The local mobile tractor mechanic uses an 8'L X 1' W rail track made of angle iron. The fixed jack is at 1 end and supports the stationary 1/2 of the tractor (use a wood block on the jack as steel to steel slides to easily) The second jack is mounted on a small 4 wheeled carriage and runs along...

OP, with goats, be aware that they will NOT eat legumes,ie clover lotus-major etc. They only eat everything else.

Lowrider2120, double check the position of your hydraulic controls. I had the problem you described on a JD and 1 of the hydraulic controls was not quite fully neutral.

Showroom Shine, RECESS your gate (pickup +30' gooseneck + 10' get off the road) Then figure out your swept area(outside front wheeel and inside rear gooseneck wheel) and build the aproaches to suit. NOTE check the Local regulations FIRST as there may be a restriction on the entrance size.

Hello murraya8922, if you go the owner route on a backhoe or excavtor, 1 way to inprove the stumping ability is to have a "pick/ripper) made for your machine. See "Dirt Ninja" mini ecavator with ripper. This will show you what I am talking about. You can save time by not having to dig dirt, and...

Tx Jim is right, you have to many revs on when you let the clutch out.

TIGHTEN those BOLTS BEFORE you use it next. There should NOT be any loose bolts . When these bolts have been tightened, go around and check ALL the other bolts. Also read the manual to find the torque setting for the bolts. Loose bolts mean movement and the bolts eventually break, also the...

Hello JWR, have you checked the radiator fluid level? Blue/white smoke sounds like maybe coolant in the exhaust. Had that happen, but continuous, not intermittant. Given the intermittant occurance, I think you may have to resort to the elimination method to see what is left, to home in on...

Hello John_Mc, If you have the manual gearbox, when you go to join the tractor again engage the pto shaft and rotate the gearbox input shaft via the pto shaft. This trick works on manual gearbox masseys, so it may work on your tractor. It saves a lot of frayed temper. Good Luck.

Would a truck "wheel wash" do the job? Most quarries and sand pits use them.

If you road the tractor much just be aware that any suv or larger will hide you. The local council used to have 2 of these tractor and they spent a lot of time on the road going from park to park. Good tractors and hi vis colour and zippy, in town. I think you like it a lot.

I had a tractor of similar age to that one. I am wondering if it was a worn locking pawl on the handbrake? The hand brake holds long enough for you to get off and lets go as you do so. The investigation results will be interesting..

MF231owner, I would add to MF243RedTop's post that if it is really sticky you may need to use a pry bar, That was sometimes needed on my MF240. As a preventative, use WD40 or kroil or some other penetrating oil. Could you show a short video clip of what is going on?

When laying the pipes MAKE SURE the water is discharged BEYOND the dam wall or the crosssing will be quickly destroyed. You will ned to plan for floods when you make the crossing, or the first good flood will destroy the crossing. Good luck

You may be better off contacting the russian manufacturer and asking for an english(american/canadian) translation. Note british english has slightly different termanology to US. Is your g/box a 4 speed with a 3 or 4 speed splitter on the steering wheel where the horn usually goes?

Hullo Eddie. You are going into winter so cull down to final numbers NOW. Feed will only get more expensive. DO a FEED BUDGET to sort out how many you can keep IF you even want to keep them. Animals to go immediately are: the steer and this years bull calves. 2nd group to cull are the cows...

Get reversible. You will curse if you don't.

Could you fit an oil bath air filter off a diesel MF35 or early MF135? They had the air infeed from under the bonnet in the early models.

hmmm that sounds familier. Did the engine sound clatter just before you turned it off? When you tried to start the next day, did the engine screech then sieze? It sounds like you may have run a bearing shell. If you have run a bearing shell, then by turning the engine off you may have saved...

I suspect the dealer has misunderstood something he was told. Suggestion, carry a 12V air compressor and change the preassure to suit the load instead of running max preassure loaded or empty. My trailer ,empty on hard tyres(60 psi) will jump around a lot on poor quality roads. I drop my tyre...

John-Mc, you are right, I misread the % as degrees.

Citydude, 26 or 27 degrees is the maximum gradient for most trucks.

The OP's tractor is a 253, if it is an open station then the diff lock will stiffen from lack of use and when used won't let go. You need to manually lift the pedal.

Hello Lokester, the problem you have described is caused by WORN internal daught control linkages. You have also described the method I used to bypass the draught control to avoid a repair bill. I ran my tractor like this for 15 years before selling it.

Space saver spare on left front of tow car(front or rear drive?) and does the dolly have over-run brakes, some do some don't. I hope I am in my class 8, NOT, pickup truck if he is behind me and needs to stop fast.

A contrarian view. Would it be more cost effective if you used a hay contractor to make your hay and avoid having to buy bigger gear?

Hello Small Change, Nice job, and tidily done. Food for thought, On the MF135 and MF240, the manifild has a nut ,factory welded onto it and a small hole drilled into the manifold to drain rainwater away before the water reaches the head.

I use "ancra" brand straps, they last well and are abrasion resistant. They live in a tool box out of the sun. They get used in the sun,rain and mud. The ratchets do get stiff with dust ,but a squirt with WD40 or silicone lube fixes that. See www.ancdist.co.nz/ancra-cargo Note the hook...

Slightly off topic, what is the approximate ratio of hay to silage made? What is the ratio of round bales to large squares? Observation, sometimes you see round hay left out, but I have NEVER seen square hay left out. In Waikato New Zealand the weather does not allow large scale hay making when...

Yep ,after rereading I got the wrong end of the stick.

Beowulf, you need to get the dealer to look at this problem AND EXPLAIN what is going wrong. You have not said how many hours you added, but I don't think you are out of WARRENTY PERIOD, so use it . There is no excuse for a near new tractor to "creeping" on hills. The next time the tractor...

correction to post 1. These batteries are now only used on light 10 mm and less drilling. Ryobi are to light to do the severe heavy duty work of drilling post gudgeons or thick steel plate. I use another brand for this work.

Handloader109, I generally charge the batteries on the concrete floor of the garage in case they do catch fire.

Hello ponytug, yes that is a "Nodding thistle" in post 25. These thistles will grow higher than the bonnet of a MF135 tractor, if they grow in high fertility areas like a stock camp(livestock have strong preferances for particular areas of paddock for sleeping).

Scootr, weather you go for a metal or plactic roof, lay a bead of silicone along the top of the frame to take out the vibration. This will stop to bolt holes fatiguing out, and also stop the drives- you - nuts, buzzing of metal on metal/plastic. Also I recommend that you put a rolled or folded...

Where I lived was to steep to hitch a hay trailer on the baler, so we did pickup with a truck if moving the hay out of the paddock, or with a sweep if the shed was in the paddock. We came unstuck with our new truck on a side slope. It had a steel deck, and the load just slid sideways off the...

Almost a Darwin award. I hope his will is current.

Make: Ryobi . I bought a battery (18v) drill and used it to drill 3/4" holes 12 - 14" through posts to fit gudgeons to hang farm gates. Problem: The batteries spot heated rapidly and lost charge quickly.( The hot spot was under the stalk that fits in the handle, and was almost too hot to touch)...

Same pests, different country. USA: Bull thistle, Canada thistle, Foxtail Grass. New Zealand: Scotch thistle, Californian thistle, Barley Grass.(weed, not to be confused with grain crop Barley ) Just curious, what do you call "Nodding Thistle"? It is blue/green, has flowers similar to scotch...

Hello TugBarge, speaking from experience, the seed is in the hay. Also, the higher the fertility, the faster the thistles out compete the grass.

If anyone has mystery infestations that just appear, did you feed hay there? Hay is a common source of thistle spread.

oosik, with Bull / scotch thistle, the growing point is above the ground, so you only need to cut the top off and NOT leave any leaf. If you look closely at the stump and it has a cup shaped depression in it then you have removed the growing point and that thistle is dead.

Bull thistle, aka scotch thistle, is easy to get rid of if you have cattle. On a fine day bruise the leaves(use a harrow, or drag something over the thistles) this causes the leaves to wilt and the catttle will do the rest. The cattle won't eat unbruised thistles. Best results are obtained by...

ArlyA, what is the abreviation"FS" that you used in post 104?

Hello BeezFunI had a similar problem with starlings pecking the foam out. I replaced the foam and ADDED a layer of spouting silicon(translucent/rubbery, not grey/solid type) as a sheild for the foam. There was no further problem after that.

4570man, lifestyle people and the horse set like conventional bales as they are man/woman portable and stack easily. Also the money was spent buying the property. Large squares require expensive machinery to handle them, and often for only a few bales. My boss sell to this demographic and they...

Loaders tend to be dispropotionatly expensive to retro fit. Try to get a tractor with loader if budget allows. Front end loader? go 4x4. you will be amazed at how little it takes to get stuck with a load on the front. Been there, didn't like that (MF178) One thing I didn't see is hydraulic...

Probably the best way, not knowing the soil type, is to use a roller. You need to wait until the ground is soft enough to flatten the high points and not so soft it ruts. Also try to roll on the diagonal to the wheel tracks if you can. If you run your tyres hard, then dropping the tyre...

Hello Learning2tractor, Yes, ANY tractor can roll (so can cars)if you do things badly wrong. Learn about "Centre-of-Gravity" and how it effects tractors Things YOU can DO to POSITIVELY affect a tractors stability:ADJUSTABLE RIMS, set them wide, positve "arseometer" feel. Fill rear tyres with...

Most likely sun reached the exact angle to show in your photo, wait several more days and as the sun moves the glare should also stop as the sun angle will be wrong.

Hello Shoresy, 3 more things to think about, If getting a tractor, get AJUSTABLE rims and have the dealer set rims to maximum width.BIG improvement is stability/feel. Factory default is narrow for transport conveniance. Alternative to single rear tyres is dual rear tyres. This gives a vastly...

The insurance company will do a double take when to claim goes across their desk. The news clips should be good enough verification.

Hello Southerniltractor, A trap to be aware of in loader capacity is WHERE the capasity measure is made. If the measure point is at the bucket pins, this gives an artificially high capacity. Measuring from approx 500mm/ 20" in front of the bucket pins gives a lower but (real world) accurate...

Yogi05, the cab will be ROPS rated. If you look up your Occupational Health and Saftey law it will be illegal to sell an unrops rated cab.

On the camper in post 3, the bent chassis might shorten the driveshaft enough to try to ram the gearbox through the engine. Broken engine and g/box mounts possible. Just straightening the chassis will be pricey.

I am seeing all hay being made. Does nobody make wrapped baled silage in US? I have seen video's of bulk/bunker silage, but not wrapped baled silage. I am in New Zealand, Wakato/king Country (3rd wettest part of NZ) and we make almost all silage as making hay is to iffy.

That looks like an internal belt failure.

Hello Yogi05, Replacement cab, is it shell or fully built up? I suspect the replacment cab is a shell that requires everything (lining control radio heater a/c etc)in your damaged cab to be transfered to your new cab. That would account for a lot of time. Also removing a cab to do the clutch...

To the op who started the thread, yes you can do a "delete". The tractors concerned had the dpf deleted and the rest of the engine setting left standard. There have been zero problems as a result. Re axelpops, post 54, As of this year or last year,it is illegal to operated a pre2010 emissions...

Please update us on the final solution to the problem. Someone else may have the same trouble.

As Seville009 says tighten it first, it may just have worked loose. Had that happen before. Also even if it is tight you may be able to tighten it a little more to reduce or stop the leak so you can use the tractor over the long weelend. If tightening does not work drop the loader to keep the...

Hello, I have driven deutz in the larger hp. Check the a/c is up to the job. The older models were not. Some people tinted the windows to reduce the heat problem. Gear box, what type? Can anyone hop on and go or do they need instruction? Rear SCV: recomend you get 3 pairs to future proof. Is...

I had a water pump setup similar to your genset. I used a straight pipe for the exhaust(6' x 13/4" approx) through a corrugated iron wall. The roof was 10 - 12" above the top plate on one wall and sitting on the top plate on the opposite , and the gap left open for ventilation. Shed size was 8l...

In the commercial earthworks world everyone who does trenching has at least 1 bucket with a plate welded onto the teeth. the trick is to make sure you can hammer out the pin that holds the toothshell on so you can easily change to a tooth bucket and back as required.

This is typical for an oil bath air cleaner. Make sure the water is dried out then rinse with diesel. DON'T try to unpack the steel mesh as you won't get it back in the canister. It is packed in TIGHTLY. Once you have dried the filter and rinsed with deisel(engine can runaway using petrol or...

2 comments. 1) DON'T cut from the top back. This unloads the root ball and it can catch you by surprise if it moves suddenly. Locally a farmer was cutting up a big old macrocapa tree (blow down) from the top when it dropped back into the root ball hole and threw him. His injuries were fatal...

Hay Dude, are big square balers significantly more expensive than round balers? Bright side, a square baler is continuous running vs a round baler's stop start running.

This tractor is 25 years old and may simply have worn internal linkages. Can you bypass the draft control (3ph top-link input)linkage to test things? On my MF135 the internal linkages wore and resulted in a no lift situation, until I bypassed the draft control input and then have full 3ph...

I used a similar style for UNSTRAINED tie offs when I was farming.

Measure how far from the stream to hard ground, then mark out TWICE the width of the tractor. That is the dirt you need to remove down to shale to have a good durable crossing. If you just throw rock on dirt the rock will vanish into the mud. Back fill with riprap(will let water flow through) to...

Hello, your problem is worn internal draft linkages. I bypassed my top link and had full power(lift front wheels off ground). I still used 3ph as most of my work used carryall tray.

Hello Indian Territory, full hydrostatic gearbox large tractors were tried in the 70's and failed.

If your tyres have tubes in then it won't be a problem. How cold does it get where you are? Water ballast can freeze if it gets cold enough. I was warm (-5 Celcius)enough not to have freezing issues on mine.

To those who refered to Fendt tractors, they are a good tractor BUT are complicated and require some prior knowledge. It is a push button tractor with things hidden in multi layered menu's. Also unless you have an americanised operator manual, the european terms may not match US terms. Try...

Hello Letthegoodpinesroll. You will find that the controls are colour coded. Blue =hydraulics, orange= transmission/brakes, and yellow = pto. This should help in instructing beginners. The gearbox on your tractor is a 15 speed and sounds similar to the 24 speed further up the range. It handles...