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I had a Ford 1100 4x4 that I mowed stuff way higher than the hood. I had some wrap around the pto shaft in front of the drive shaft, and it packed it so tight that it pushed it thru the seal and into the transmission. The guy (a friend) who pulled the rear cover and cleaned it out, and replaced...

Born NAS Jax, high school DeQueen, AR but lived just north of Gillham, AR. (population 172) Moved back to Florida in 1973 and joined the Navy to see the world. David from jax

We had a one legged turkey out back, so I started feeding it. When she would come eat, she invited her friends, who invited the squirrels, who invited the deer. We have deer and turkeys that will come towards you when you go outside, looking for a hand-out. I was concerned that bringing this...

Changing out a finish mower gearbox isn't a big deal, "IF" you have plenty of metal fabrication tools and experience to use them. Most gearboxes simply sit on a platform, so the height of the platform, the gearbox bolt pattern will matter. You will have output shaft dimensions issues, which...

I learned to drive a semi truck when paper logs were how you managed your driving hours. I don't want to suggest that any truck driver would falsify a paper logbook, but I am sure pages were lost and had to be replaced. One of the things a good friend suggested, was to carry a rock. A small one...

Where do all the young men go? Off to cities? I am one of those young men who left a small town and never managed to get back, although I would in a minute, but my Bride grew up here, so here is where we stay. I was actually born in Jax, but my teenage years were going to school in a town...

A bunch of fellers from Long Island University got introduced to a bunch of Gators and went home dragging their sharks tails behind! David from jax

BufordBoone, That is a rough place for a grease fitting due to the bucket being dipped into all the worst piles of dirt, or backdragged causing dirt to pile up in that area. I tend to keep it over lubricated just for those reasons. David from jax

Xfaxman, Would it help to weld a flat plate across the top of the existing angle iron legs and then attach the caster wheels to the bottom of that plate? That would drop the overall height of the press by several inches, making it a lot less top heavy. An added long term advantage would be...

I love putting things on casters, but I don't like the added height of them so I usually build the dolly like a lowboy trailer, where the deck that is supporting the load is as low as possible and the wheels are outside of the footprint of the unit I am putting casters on. Because the wheels are...

I kind of like a "thanks", but not required. I would give you a thanks, after I pick myself up off the floor, because I can't remember ever getting something back I lost! David from jax

Happens a lot more than people are willing to admit. Even a brief "blink" can lead to issues when traveling at the speeds people drive today. A friend who worked for a sod company said they hired a guy to mow the grass and he send a drone up to photograph the path the guy was cutting. He...

I found a purse, not enough identifying information to drop it by someone's house, so it went to the Police Station. I found a 1" impact laying in the middle of the street, grabbed it and took it back to the tire shop that was located down the side road from where I found it. (We couldn't...

The slopes on the pond that I mow up at the Church can get interesting! They hauled in loads and loads of clay when they dug the pond, and it can make it interesting. The last time I mowed, the 4wd tractor did not want to climb the hills, and going sideways the tractors wheels had to be turned...

That could be an expensive lesson! David from jax

I had a Ford 7710 in 4wd with duals. When I bought it, sight unseen online Auction. I met a wrecker out there that was contracted to haul it to my house. That is when we realized that the duals wouldn't come off easily because they had been on the tractor for many years. We also realized that...

tallyho8, When I think of Westwego, I remember running loads of sugar out of South Florida to a warehouse in Westwego. One day while making a delivery in Westwego, my Bride asked me where I was at. I told her I was just south of the Mississippi River, south of New Orleans. She told me...

Yeah, not the best advertisement for the state, but in reality, if you stay out of their domain, you don't see them very often. David from jax

I drove for a company for a while back when I was younger... (59 lol) We were dedicated to Bridgestone Tires and serviced the warehouse here in Jax. That building, if you walk around the perimeter is a mile hike! Almost all of our loads were driver unload, and I have "fingerprinted" more tires...

This is from Tractor Supply and works well. I don't think the regular grease you use in a greasegun works because it gets pushed away from the gears and hardens, leaving the gears with no lube. David from Jax

A good friend bought an RV up in VA just a little bigger than yours, 43 with a tag axle. He didn't want to spend the time and money to buy new tires for it until he got it home. I talked him into at least buying the two new front tires and keeping the speed coming home down around 65 instead of...

I wouldn't waste my time cutting one down if I wanted rid of it. I would just take the tractor and push it over, then grab it with the grapple and haul it off. People pay for those things, so I would find a landscaper that would remove it and backfill the hole to get the tree! David...

I don't remember ever buying a Michelin tire...however, my Mom bought a new SUV in late 2011 with them on it. She went to the dealership in 2019 to get her oil changed and they said She should replace her tires because they were showing signs of surface cracking. The car had less than 12k miles...

When a seal starts leaking on a gearbox, I tend to go to corn head grease to keep from having to tear into it. The corn head grease has enough flow to it to allow you to gauge the level the same way you would an oil. Tractor Supply carries it as 00 grease. David from jax

I check the tires going on my vehicles before they mount them. If they are more than 6 months old, they don't go on my vehicles at the same price I would pay for a new set! David from jax

I guess the tire man you spoke to knows more than Michelin? Their tire recommendation starts at 6 and ends at 10 given the conditions the tires are kept in. Your statement gives the impression that they are good until they reach 10, which could possibly happen, but not in Florida! David from jax

If you blow a tire due to age, how much damage is it going to do to the vehicle that it is mounted on? If you blow a tire due to age, how much is it going to inconvenience you? Are you capable of changing the tire on the side of the road? Are all the drivers of that vehicle capable of...

I am of the opinion that passenger vehicles, light trucks and trailers (yes Hay Dude that includes your 5500) should change out their tires after they pass the six year mark, although I would stretch that to seven if you aren't pushing their limits. I made a trip out to Arkansas and only...

I read the first page or two and realized some of y'all talk funny! David from jax

He doesn't have too much stuff, he has too little storage places! David from jax

Nice building, but "not close to the coast" when you live in Florida doesn't matter! If you get in the direct path of a hurricane and you live in Florida, the tornadoes and flood waters will find you! I get "flood waters" from a hard thunderstorm because my soil doesn't percolate well but it...

Doesn't Graham have a modular home for a post office? I know Brooker has a brick and mortar building because the thing I remember about it was it had one parking space painted with lines and that was a handicap parking space. Kind of struck me as..."only handicapped people can use this post...

I saw one on Marketplace and called a buddy who has a FEL that doesn't quick disconnect. He ran down and grabbed it and apparently works great or I would be catching it for recommending it! It was listed for $400. David from jax

At first I thought that "abandoned house" was right off Hwy 231, but I went down to Trenton Tuesday and realized it wasn't the same house, so nope. I blew a tire just south of Raiford on the return trip, so probably went right by you? David from jax

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/ford-1210-with-3-point-that-wont-go-down.466999/ The above link was a learning experience for me, as the head at top of the cylinder had been removed and installed 180 degrees out which basically blocked the return line that emptied the hydraulic...

Yeah, what he said! David from jax

Thanks for that link! David from jax

JWMorris, nice gopher plow. I agree that would be faster than cats! I am thinking that what the O/P was looking for is a way to make the pasture as flat as possible, which the grader would do a good job of, as long as the angle was controlled to not dig into the turf, but to skim across and only...

I re-built a bush hog one time and sold it to a guy for $450. Three years later I got word that it was for sale, so I inquired as to the price. He wanted $500 for it after abusing it on a deer lease for 3 years according to the guy telling me about it. I reminded him that he only paid $450 for...

Now your getting out of my wheelhouse. I would have to go out there and actually open it! My Bride took the list from him and supplied whatever it was. I just supplied the funding. I would imagine that different areas might tend to include different items. There are some nice kits...

I am not as nice, as I would probably have told the realtor if they wanted to paint the cabinets, then buy the house (at my price) and then they could paint the cabinets and see how much money they made from what I would consider a stupid mistake, but in today's styles, they may have the right...

Glad to hear that you got it done, at least well enough for you to operate it! I have a couple of JD2555's and just blew a hose on one of them a couple of weeks ago. It was dead in the water till I changed the hose. I couldn't even get it closer to the shop because where it broke was on a jog in...

I have been able to locate "used" welding cables that were in really good shape. I found 200 foot many years ago for $100 in 2-0 which has made a lot of heavy duty jumper cables! I was just saying, don't bypass welding leads if you happen to be able to find some! David from jax

I prefer to find welding leads over jumper cables! David from jax

I am rapidly getting there, but not sure if I am on the upswing or the downswing, lol! I sold about 30 Allis Chalmers B, C, CA and one D12 III a couple years ago. The buyer picked most of the stuff up, but not all of it. I pulled 2 Allis Chalmers across the street b4 he got here, and strangely...

I started with a Ford 1100 4x4 and have sold it 4 times and have bought it back 3. I bought a 1210 just to get a little more horsepower to use on the implements I had with the 1100. I sold the 1100 the first time when I replaced it with a JDeere 2555, then bought a Kubota M7040 and just recently...

Shovel work isn't something he does much of, but he is aways building or fabricating something or playing with a boat motor, (ie taking it off the boat) so I think it would be a good idea. Just picking something up can be hard on our backs. He did adapt a jib crane I gave him to mount on a...

We typically go camping with two other couples as a constant amid others. Those two are almost always there. One is a semi-retired EMT that currently works teaching new hires the classes they need. He has been our First Aid Kit a couple of times. (broken arm, then a broken wrist). We don't leave...

If it wasn't a dually, I would change the emblems on my truck to F150 just to make people wonder! David from jax

30 years ago we purchased a Chevy p/u with a heavy duty towing package. It was rated to haul a LOT! I looked at 5th wheel campers and the one we started to buy (b4 my company cut our hours significantly) was about the size of the current one we have now. (in weight and size) I pull it with an...

And a few minutes checking the actual working featues of the trailer once you have it wired and ready to go! There is a lot to be said about doing a pre-trip inspection on a trailer (and tow vehicle!) David from jax

That is what i was hoping for! I still haven't decided if I am going to spend the money to purchase the loader or not. I have a pair of 70 HP tractors with loaders, so it would seem like a toy after those. However, it would probably increase the value of the tractor significantly. My...

Good info! BTW, Ford has the 768A loader listed as a FEL for the 1100 and the 1210. I am attaching a picture of the side of the 1210 and wonder if this block on hydraulic lines can be used to power the loader. Pic probably doesn't show enough of the system to track it

I would use Loctite before I used any other suggestions listed on here. Not that they do or don't work, but with my thoughts, Loctite is used to lock screws, whereas the other items "may or may not" accomplish what you are trying to do, and "IF" a wire got loose, which increases resistance...

I had a Ford 1100 4x4 and wanted just a couple more horsepower to run a finish mower better, so I bought a 1210 to go along with it. A friend how owns the 1100 with the option for me to own it at a later date. My question is, if I install a Ford 768A loader on the 1210 or the 1100, where...

This is an old post, I was surprised at it popping back up. There is a method to this madness, lol. I hope when you say that you are keeping it in the mid gears and slamming the brakes, WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED? The object is to put a load on the clutch while it is depressed, so when...

Has Wilie Nelson been through there? On the road again means somebody has been singing one of his songs or somebody is going to screw up and put a tower right in the middle of the road and a road closure with orange cones, barrels and signs will soon follow with a detour planned while the road...

I think you need a roller! Building one of these is a great idea, but mine cuts asphalt, much less turf! David from jax

I wonder how the Ford (or any other) system would do with the hardest thing that there is to back up, and no it isn't a 53 foot semi trailer. The hardest thing to back up in my opinion would probably be a cement mixer behind a 4 door long bed truck. I am not the best backer-upper, but I do...

Not in Florida, even with a CDL and endorsements for doubles and triples. I asked a DOT Officer one day when it blew past us while we were taking a break at a rest area. He had them stopped about 10 miles down the road, I honked when I went by! The most offenders are the pickups pulling a...

I was surprised to see J_J posting again, then looked at the date...lol! He was quite a helping hand when it came to hydraulics! David from jax

My Big Tex had been upgraded to G Range tires, which was quite an improvement over E range tires. (10ply versus 14 ply tires). I had a bearing getting warm on a trip and stopped to get it replaced, and found a brake shoe that the lining had come loose on, so while fixing that...I glanced at the...

W/D hitch doesn't help with the maneuvering aspects that a gooseneck improves, such as when backing into tight areas. A bumper pull can only go so far before contacts the bumper, whereas a gooseneck can go just a few degrees past 90 before it contacts the side of your truck. Adding a weight...

Pretty sure that is going to be the rated capacity of the trailer, as a really heavy built dual axle dual wheel trailer usually doesn't weigh close to 10, 800 pounds and the O/P is looking at a lot lighter trailer! David from jax

We offered to let a friend park is camper next to the garage wall so he could do some work to it. His F150 couldn't maneuver it into place due to space constraints, so I told him to drop it and I hooked the Toro up to it and put it into position. I engaged the differential lock and used...

I disagree with this, and here is why. The O/P says that he has a 5200 pound tractor that he is currently hauling with a bumper pull trailer. If it is safe and legal for him to pull that weight with his current F150, then moving the hitch point from the bumper to above the rear axle will...

A friend dropped by and said "nice toy" as we started loading it with limbs. My Bride suggested that he ride with me out to dump them. I backed it into position and he got out to start unloading. I told him to get back in and shut the door. I pulled a lever and the bed went up, and just that...

This wasn't work, I was just testing the hydraulics to see how they handled a load of dirt. The Toro Workman didn't even know it was back there and dumped it with ease. David from jax

Apparently you didn't see that I had removed all the snow from that area? David from jax

and voting! David from jax

BTW, last week I saw a 4x4 tranny unit listed on Craigslist in the Los Angles area for $900. David from jax

Added some  dirt to see how the Toro handled it. All is good! David from jax

now has sides. David from jax

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My GPS says it is only going 23 mph but it has solid chevron tires on it that never need air. Apparently solid tires were an option, and this one was used in an industrial setting. They are quite a bit shorter in rolling circumference than the standard tires. I like them because they don't go...

Just as an update, it appears that the joystick valve has worn the lift part of the little square block and that is why it doesn't want to lift anything must less it's rated capacity. The new part is a little over $330 plus shipping, so at some point I will need to order one and change it...

That would throw me a curve! David from jax

One hour drive from Western Kentucky, to any beach would be a 15 minute drive to the airport and a 45 minute flight, which still won't get you there! If you want to really impress them try Destin Beach on the panhandle in Florida. You will be able to unload a significant amount of their...

Still doing that, along with checking the GPS and answering the phone (Wife calls, gotta answer that one). Plus putting up with a bunch more sensors and crash mitigation stuff on the trucks. David from jax

I am blessed to own a shuttle shift and while I have never owned a HST, I am glad I don't have to listen to the whine of a hydraulic pump all the time! When one breaks down, which is going to be easier to fix? Cheaper to fix? Cheaper to maintain? Hydraulic fluid isn't getting any cheaper and...

WHY? and please don't tell my Bride! Is there a reason you can't pick more than one tractor? David from jax

Welcome to the forum. Hopefully someone will be along soon to give you an idea of what could be wrong. I have a Kubota with shuttle shift and can't imagine having to deal with it stuck in reverse! David from jax

How about this? The states who don't want diesels don't get diesels? So the motoring public driving those big 18 wheelers with diesel engines just don't take any freight going to those states. Let the 18 wheelers deliver it to a warehouse and somebody with an electric pickup can come get it, 500...

I am thinking that you should get a test light and check to see if the glow plugs are actually getting power to them. When you said you held the key for 30 seconds, I thought, hmmm, two of my tractors have a limit of about 10-15 seconds and then they automatically stop the power to the glow...

I was told by my math teacher when I was in seventh grade that the USA would not convert to metric in a single instance, but it would slowly over many decades convert, one business at a time. He was a pretty smart man, and I am glad he has been right. I am still not ready to convert...

The control setup for my TPMS can easily be moved from truck to truck. (like moving your GPS) The harder part would be to remove the sensors from each tire valve stem. Not hard on SRW trucks, but a DRW is a pain in the tail. David from jax

MAC Tools must have offered a set at one time or another, as I have a large drawer full of all kinds of snap ring pliers, mostly MAC. The toolbox was owned by a friends Dad who owned a semi truck transmission and rear end shop. I have never needed a set of snap ring pliers that something in that...

The stories I could tell you guys! (almost 4.5 million commercial driving miles) Mike, it isn't just Florida! It isn't just phones! The attitude "it's all about me" and to heck with the rest of you is alarming! I am almost ready to retire! (but that isn't going to fix the...

That is a lot better than some people, but even that has it's drawbacks. You have to actually stop to check them. (I used to walk around the vehicle, touching the tire and then the hub.) I left home at 7am a couple months ago to run down to Stuart to pick up a Toro Workman 4x4 that a Lady...

I purchased the trailer in 2019 that was a 2015 model, with 2014 tires on it. Only two of us ever pulled the trailer since new, and the 3rd guy who tried burnt the transmission up in his truck, going to Disaster Relief. I purchased it and the team purchased a 14 foot trailer so that it could be...

Tires are designed for a little bit shorter time frame than 8-10 years. I start looking for new ones at 6 years. I replaced the tires on my 20 ft enclosed trailer at six years before I went to Ft Lauderdale to haul an unknown weight back to Jax. They had less than 1000 miles on them, but had...

I am a big advocate of getting more tire than I need, simply because i know the idiot that owns the trailer is going to put as much on the trailer as will fit, despite the weight, LOL. My Big Tex came from the factory with 10 ply tires, which blew rather quickly. They were replaced with 12...

Thanks, very good points. It was a long day and we were fighting time and oncoming rain storm. I actually added 6 more straps the next morning when I got up and looked at it from a different perspective. The trailer moved 2-3 inches during the desent from TN hills to the flat ground of GA which...

Just curious, how would you have secured it? I like to hear other ways to do things, but in this case I was limited with what I had available to use as straps and chains. The straps are E-trac straps, used in the picture aren't made to hook to anything except E-trac channels but they work...

4 layers high, is that safe? David from jax

I was thinking, it is just a u-joint, buy it from Kubota! Then I went to Messicks and looked it up and it is $110! For a U-joint!! WoW!!! Good luck finding a one! David from jax

I bought 2, one for the shop and one for the camper! David from jax

I was wondering about the winch being mounted on top of the FENDERS! Hopefully the other end of the block and tackle is hooked to the drawbar to give it less chance of flipping the tractor! Overall, a winch is a great thing to have on a tractor, either full time or set up to quick connect...

Hey chim, pass the popcorn! David from jax

I wish I had bought stock in 30 amp fuses! I went through a bunch with my camper trying to get things straight! I am not a big advocate of amazon but I did buy a huge assortment of fuses on there. David from jax

I used a boxblade to level and grade the roadway going down past my house. I finally built a 3pt landplane to make the job easier. A box blade will require a little bit of a learning curve, but if you have time, it will make sense as you work with it. It will take several passes to become...

I would also like to mention that when you start drilling with the PHD, don't let it feed itself. Make sure that it is pulling the loose soil up and out. I had a very small tractor digging post holes at a friends house and he just let the auger screw in, and it lifted the front of the tractor...

Wonder what part of the world he lives in? There are plenty of salvage yards to check, but if you don't know where he is, no sense in putting the ones near me. David from jax

Supposedly, I am first in line to buy this 2003 2500 with roll up windows and no carpet. It is a 6 speed manual tranny. My little sister won't let it go until My 95 year old Dad passes, so it may end up having issues from sitting. I made trips out there and started it every six months, but now...

You could be very much correct, however... if the lift pump runs off the gear in the engine, then it requires a good starter and battery to get it to turn over if the engine won't run. Don't run the starter for long periods, as they get hot very quickly and take a long time to cool off...

Thanks WinterDeere! We didn't take the time to search Kohler's website for the engine, although I knew I probably should. I sent the link to my Bride for her to file. JDeere's manual is only 28 pages and covers not much more than how to crank it! David from jax

A million miles on a clutch is not as big a deal as you would think, but most companies or owner ops never give a clutch a chance to last that long. When service is done to the tranny, if it needs pulling, a new clutch always goes back in, never the old one. Why take a chance on a well used...

I have given up on trying to replace blades without replacing the bolts. I use a torch to remove the bolt, and sometimes even that doesn't make it easy! The last time I replaced the blades on my Bush Hog 3008 mower, it took me a day and a half with a lot of sweating on my part in the Florida...

Mudflaps aren't $5 anymore, closer to 5 times that at any chain truckstop! However, if you have a source for them at that price, you better buy all you will ever need! David from jax

Most likely when you emptied the fuel/water separator, you introduced air into the system and now it will probably need bleeding before it will run. Hopefully your starter and battery are in good shape, as bleeding a system is never easy on them. David from jax

I hadn't seen this posting before, and clicked on it to see what it was all about. Seeing a post on the front page where Soundguy had replied, I knew this was an old thread! David from jax

In the case of this particular JD LT160 with one of a couple engine options, the manual does no good at all. While JDeere says "install" the dipstick, they don't specify if it is screwed in or not. I guess being vague gives them a way out when someone decides they don't like what their mower did...

My Toro Workman has a lever to engage the differential lock. When purchased used (and almost 20 years old) it didn't have diff lock, it didn't have hi-lo tranny, and the bed was "tilt" according to the seller. I had never seen one without these features, but due to limited pictures and vague...

Or hook to something that is hard for it to pull and see if it helps when you put it in 4 wheel drive. My tractors tend to pull a lot more when in 4 wheel drive, versus not being in 4 wheel drive. David from Jax

I know of few without some sort of A/C around here. Dad's house has 60 amp service and worked for a family of seven! There are people I know who can't afford their electric bill due to a/c costs, but it is mainly from inflation since the time they retired on a marginal retirement plan. I...

Another thing to consider is if it is the correct dipstick for that unit? I lost the dipstick for my JDeere 2555 and I ordered one from JDeere. It came in, and was not the correct length. (I had found the old one while waiting on the new one to arrive. I also wonder if the dipstick should be...

A slight overfill could mean a lot of things to different people. We all know that running an engine over full isn't good for it, but just how much is too much. Each engine as well as each manufacturer is different and the variances of what "slight overfill" is, could mean trouble. Unless I...

I think the 525 used a hydraulic system to offset the weight. Never quite understood it, but it must have worked because I never had any issues like what you're having. What I can't understand is how a weight in front of an articulated machine can take weight off the front axle. With the...

That doesn't seem all that high when you compare it to the hydraulic fluids for other brands of tractors. My Orange tractor uses their fluid that has been almost twice that for several years now. I found a dealer 200 miles away that was willing to give me a small price break, and since I...

The amount of money you will save not having to haul it to a shop and back, plus what you will spend on labor rate would pay for a nice lift! David from jax

Tractor tend to be described by model and not so much by the year they were built. B7100 would probably get you most parts. David from jax

I tend to shy away from Dihatsu engines, either gas or diesel, in Toro Workmans, so take that with a grain of salt. David from jax

Yeah, that is what they cut a hole into large enough to crawl through at my last place. I had the lock reinforced to make it troublesome, but they still cut thru the walls on the back side. David from jax

We seldom mow early morning, but if we do, we are still mowing by the time the grass dries out, so the dry grass should clean under the deck. Our biggest problem is not wet grass building up under the deck, as much as grass clippings, leaves and such getting caught on top of the deck and...

I left my tractor at a job site about 3/4 mile up the street. Owner is 80 and sleeps like a log, so I knew that while it would be under cover, it was sort of in sight of a main road, and two gates with cows between it and the road. Next door neighbor sleeps with a gun under his pillow. The area...

I had a container at a place I owned and moved out of. I had a car stored in it and the container was cut open with a grinder, large enough hole for a person to crawl into. There was candle wax all over the insides of the car where they sat and played in the car. I got a call one day from one of...

Well, if you do decide to get rid of it, let me know! I need a heavy one! David from jax

So, could you bolt a piece of 1/2" or 3/4" to it instead? Seems like it would prolong intervals between having to work on it? It would also allow a significant time before the wear got to the bolt heads which I assume are countersinked into the 3/8? (or did you drill and tap the 3/8" flatbar to...

Got to make it harder for them, so they go looking for an easier target. Now if your tractor is the one they want, good luck! I used to think that out in the open in plain view of the world passing by would be best, but nowadays that doesn't work. People just don't want to get involved when...

Having been in the trucking industry for years, I had a bunch of mirrors laying around. I ordered a couple of serious magnets with a sheet metal bar between them. Attached the mirror and I can stick it any where I want. Have to be careful, as some places don't like to let it go! I made...

I had a 1948 HG48 crawler that the clutch loved to get stuck on! Most people that had them thought you had to split them to get the clutch unstuck. However, you could open the access hole in the bell housing and mash each of the three springs to get it unstuck (rotating flywheel was a given)...

Take a gas unit and convert it to ptopane? David from jax

The general consensus is that, although a 14 foot will hold the tractor with a loader, you still don't have room to adjust the tongue weight. That will make a lot of difference! The second picture that PaulHarvey posted shows a tractor with a loader, with probably just about the right amount...

The Ford 7710 I had used a PTO mounted pump, had a 25 gallon auxiliary tank, and ran a 4 foot cutter along with all the hydraulics it took to run the rear boom that was configured just like an extending backhoe arm. Rear PTO pumps can deliver a LOT of gallons per minute. I also realize that...

Jackfalcon, Welcome to the forum! Finding the right salvage yard is as hard as finding just the right parts you need. Add to that, the shipping itself for a loader, or a complete(ish) tractor is going to be way up there in the cost. Add your general location to your forum...

My first job off the farm at 15 was at a chicken plant. Did pretty much every job there. Have a pretty good scar on left thumb from the razor sharp knifes we used. I don't think I have a problem with eating chicken (or eggs), tastes just like froglegs. David from jax

Glad your tractor (or house!!) didn't catch that tree! David from jax

Nice looking bench! David from jax

I probably don't use mine as much as you, but I started out with 2"x3/4" skids. They still have a little life left in them. Putting them on was a little bit of a challenge, to get them to roll up on both ends. The road I do is about half a mile long, but I don't do it to make it flat and pretty...

Tagslg, When you pull the belt off to inspect its condition, note the exact position of the idler pulley that is spring loaded. Make sure that pulley with spring isn't at its maximum travel point. Consider adding another spring to help the original pull the belt tight (and keep it tight!!)...

Lol, we used to use belt dressing at a place I worked at if we wanted some down time. Spray on Belt Dressing and an hour later you would loose a belt or two out of the 8 being driven. Became common knowledge, so if you went to the storeroom and checked out a can of belt dressing, they were...

I would do a couple of things. I would find the adjusting tensioner, which is probably a spring loaded tensioner or it has a threaded bolt that adjusts the tension on the belt. Going to require removal of the guards over the belt. Double check that it does move back and forth with a lot of...

Ummm, Smokeydog, on a taper loc bushing, the key between the spindle and the bushing is what would shear if you hit something hard. If there are taper loc bushings that are keyless, I am not aware of them. Are you sure? David from jax

That has been my way of doing it for years! David from jax

I have a 261 with a 16" bar, and can't imagine running much more than an 18" on it. I have a 310 and 311 and run 25" bars on them with no issues. David from jax

bcp, That video just proves that there are a few more idiots in this world than I knew about! David from jax

I think you should install multiple cameras on at least one tractor, powered by the tractor battery and running all the time. While you are using the camera, keep it sending pictures to wherever you can send them. The reason? Sooner or later someone is going to pull out in front of you while...

Plus I would need rims also! David from jax

I should have pulled the rear tires and wheels off of the red cab Toro before I sent it to TN. Once it arrived, there was no way the new owner would let them go. They were in great shape. I need to find another set and swap them out long enough to see just how much difference it does make. I...

My TN buddy just talked to a gentleman who rebuilds the 3 cylinder Mitsubishi engines on a regular basis. Do I need to put the two of you in touch with each other so you can get introduced to the rebuilder? My TN buddy wouldn't be impressed with someone who just says they can rebuild one...

I have never understood how you keep water out of a basement. Don't have anyway to learn around here because almost nobody has a basement! David from jax

I just ran the Toro Workman 3210 down the road with my GPS activated and it said I was doing 19 mph wide open. Don't know if that is what they are supposed to do, never heard what top speed is supposed to be. David from jax I just realized that the rear tires are solid tires, and are quite a...

Pretty sure this should be marked sold. David from jax

My 3210 had a dry master cylinder reservoir when it was picked up. It is located behind the heater core, so isn't readily accessible. I probably need to check that more often! The previous owner had been using the parking brake to stop it. Considering they had the governor disconnected, the...

I just thought I would update this post as far as my end of it. I sold the red cab Toro with the aluminum bed to my buddy in TN. The yellow/white cabbed Toro Industrial 3210 is now here, and is great. We are still looking for windshield wiper arms, because the original motor was bad and a...

There are gases that are put in bottles that will kill you upon inhalation of them! I happened upon 5 bottles that I could have just for hauling off, and had (just barely) enough sense to figure out what the gas was. It was something that would kill you with 3 parts per million if inhaled. I...

Some of my mowing is like that! Rough cut with a twist! I was mowing a 35 acre section last year and crossed over a roadway that they had made in the front pasture out of small gravel. I raised the mower up to clear the gravel, but not quick enough. I tossed a couple pieces of that gravel...

Don't you have neighbors? If one of my neighbors was unloading a tiller, and needed me to bring my tractor down to unload it, I would be happy to do so, especially if I were going to be putting in a garden, as I would probably bargain for a little "swapping of time and materials"! Most...

By the way, welcome to the forum! David from jax

Wonder if the "ticking noise" is that bomb someone placed under the seat? Actually it may be your differential lock or the parts to it. That is one thing I have heard that makes a ticking noise. Turn hard left in a circle, then try hard left in a circle and see if anything changes with the...

My Bush Hog 3008 is what is known as a semi-mount, and has some characteristics of a trail mower so I will mention the drawbacks of it, which apply to a trail type (I think). When I go to load my M7040 on my 20+5 trailer, with folding ramps, the tractor is as long as the deck of the trailer...

Every time TIG welding comes up in a discussion, I think of what a welding class instructor told me. I had drawn one of the "tig booths" as an assignment and went after it like I was on a mission. I got pretty good at it, and got itchy to want to try out one of those new-fangled "MIG Guns"! I...

I have seen the little bars or U shaped bars that are on some bush hogs, to help with mowing uneven terrain. While they do work, most of the time they are limited by just how far they will allow the terrain to change and still work. I always use them, and if I have to do any modifications to a...

I have a set of shop built adapters that I had built when I worked at a machine shop to put duals on a Ford 1100 that is four wheel drive. It made that little tractor look like it could pull anything! It was fun to play with the only time it ever saw snow! David from jax

Florida Wire and Cable, Jacksonville, Florida. There were 3 wire companies side by side on North Lane Ave and none were competitors. We all made different types of wire. David from jax

I have had blades cross and get stuck before. Spinning them while crossed and they shake violently, but usually come uncrossed and all the vibrations stop. David from jax

That "wire rope" that he used for the winch which is a 7 wire strand, is probably "guy wire" which is used to anchor poles, and is also used to suspend the conductor wires between poles. I would like to have a penny for every mile of that stuff I made or did QC work on! Depending on the size of...

Three years ago, we bought the house and property across the street. We had paid our house mortgage off, so I went to the credit union and asked for a new mortgage on our house. We took the proceeds from the loan and purchased the house across the street with cash. When and if we move across the...

Last 3126 Cat I drove was a little bigger than a water pump as far as HP! The bad thing was it was hooked to what Dispatch told me was a 13 speed tranny. Didn't shift like a 13, so i rode around to the guy who taught me to drive, for him to take a look at. He drove it across the rail yard a...

Is it 800 miles south or west? Consider having someone else look it over before it takes to the road? David from jax

I bought a JD2555 from TN off of Facebook Marketplace sight unseen. I asked for more pictures, and noticed the owner (a business) was not giving me much in the way of pictures of the bucket. I flat out asked him about it, and he agreed to send one of the bucket. Yep, bucket had some issues, been...

If you are really worried about condensation, put a block heater on it and run it year round. David from jax

That is what I was always taught. If you add red dye to either one, then it becomes off road and no taxes are charged. Consider this... A gas station owner calls the distributor and orders 3000 gallons of diesel to top off his 5000 gallon underground tank, The trucker picks up whatever...

Or it may be backing up underground and taking an alternate course to one of the other springs in the area, thereby feeding someone else's pond. Water takes the course of least resistance. David from jax

I got a load of limerock donated to my driveway, and it packed well. It was suggested that once I got it packed, that I buy several bags of cement and spread them over the limerock to prevent washing. I didn't due to the fact that a loaded semi-truck pulls into the driveway just about every time...

Sister in law owned a dirt road with about a dozen houses on it. I typically grade it, and one day I was digging out the ditch. Now, I had the main water line "located" but I was taking a deep dig with the dirt pan down the ditch area, and looked behind me, and I was dragging a 3/4" cable...

I found a powerline day before yesterday. I went to a friends place northeast of Knoxville. My trailer was the biggest one that had been up his driveway. We unloaded, and reloaded it with a lot more than I hauled up. On way down his driveway (which was fun in itself, as I had to have tractor...

Read and understand everything in the descriptions and look at the photos. A simple word substitution can make all the difference in the world with an ebay purchase, which makes a "way out" of them selling you what you thought you were buying. I bought a name brand item one time on ebay that in...

That bleeder bolt looks like a banjo fitting to me, and while it will allow a bleed function, I don't think it was made to be "bleed here". It sounds like you have introduced air into your system, which is a pain in the rear for diesels. You are probably going to need to follow the proper...

Soundguy... David from jax

I did the mowing of a 10 acre field up at our Church for years for free. They had a pond dug, and the business agent of the Church changed after about 10 years. The new business agent was looking for someone to mow that field with expensive results. He asked one of the "oldtimers" who asked if...

I recognize several of those early names, and miss a couple others not on the list. MrJimi and Soundguy were fairly close to me and posted frequently. MrJimi passed, Soundguy moved on to greener pastures although I haven't tracked him down lately. Soundguy was amazing with 50-90 hp Ford...

I think he just moved the fixed ones over to my account and totally left yours alone? (Just messing with Muhammed, lol) David from jax

I need to take a video of the fuel depot out near the mouth of the river here! Trucks with Shell, Chevron, Love's and a host of independent fuel haulers all use the same tanks to receive their truckloads of fuel which goes to the underground tanks at the respective stations. How long it is...

If there are no signs of algae growing in the fuel, I would not hestitate to use it. I am currently running fuel in a diesel tractor that I loaded up from out in the middle of the field where the tractor sat for a minimum of 5 years. It was clear, didn't have any algae growing, and I had already...

Prestress is what it was supposed to say! Thanks, I edited it. David from jax

I made hundreds of thousands of miles of stranded rope and cable during my employment at a wire and cable company. Same principal as above, but using steel wires instead. We also had big motors instead of hand cranks, as well as large capstan to pull the wire as it was stranded, which controlled...

I kind of have a soft heart for animals missing a leg. At the age of three, I was severely burned on my left leg. The emergency room doctors (on Navy base) wanted to remove my leg halfway up my thigh. My Mom refused to let them, and when I came out of shock screaming, She asked the Doctor if...

Hopalong Jane standing in the rain on one leg, just a few feet from me on the porch with a cell phone camera. David from jax

Kind of my thoughts, although we don't have mice issues here (which is surprising due to the amount of corn we put out daily). I would think one or two of those 10x10 collapsable tent coverings set up end to end might be better but unfortunately, those things don't hold up in the wind...

One of my "techy" friends has been working on my Toro Workman. The cab door had been jerry rigged, and he got with one of his buddy's at work and they printed the parts to make the door latch mechanism operational again. Toro didn't make the cab, and the cab manufacturer is hard to deal with...

If you loan it out, send a tarp with it. If they won't cover it with a tarp, they probably wouldn't cover it with a custom made or fitted cover. Is mice an issue in your area? Covering it with a tarp or cover all the way to the ground is going to increase humidity issues along with access to...

I was doing something on the tractor out back when I heard a noise that sounded "different". I stopped, sat still and listened. The noise I heard was a one legged wild turkey hopping thru the leaves. We went and picked up a bag of corn, and she got where she would come to the front yard to eat...

These tractors are available in the used market and also in the salvage yards in the USA. You might consider purchasing the part and having it shipped to you. It won't be cheap to have it removed and shipped, but it would get the tractor pto working again. As an example, I purchased a...

Maybe in a tractor salvage yard. David from jax

Scootr, M7040 with shuttle shift means I can be going full bore one direction, flip the lever and be going full bore in reverse without touching a gear shifter or the clutch. Works at any speed, any gear, just flip it and you are going the opposite direction at the same speed, instantaneously...

Interesting, because I own an M7040 with a gear transmission and shuttle shift. I also own a JD2555 without the shuttle shift and I wouldn't want to use the JD2555 for regular loader work. I also wouldn't want to have to have the engine running wide open all the time when trying to do close...

Not sure I understand exactly what you are referring to with the over running clutch. I was not aware that the 1210 came with one installed. As far as needing an overrunning clutch to keep the momentum of the bush hog from pushing the tractor, they make them that go on the pto shaft with a...

Or maybe a little more! I priced a diesel with 72" cut by a major player in the zero turns a couple years ago. My bride nixed that idea, even though I could justify "some" of it through a business that would help pay for it. It was hovering around $23K... David from jax

While some people are ok with stuff that happens, I would also wonder where all that fluid went and how your going to clean it up if the land owner complains. David from jax