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@EddieWalker - I too have bought parts for our Massey Compact tractor from Agriteer. They are online and ship all around the country. See Agriteer | Agriculture & Farm Equipment Supplier I often do have to go the Massey website to look up part numbers.

We run a Massey 1533. Yes, the steering/pump system has bleed screws and yes, the air does need to be bled. We were amazed at how much air was trapped in that system and had not worked its way out running for 20 minutes. The front axle did not require much. Like the photo supplied by...

I used to use my Hog as a counterweight - very effective... But as you say, hard to maneuver especially in the woods. We bought a ballast box, filed it with rocks and stones from the property. Estimated weight is 600+lbs. It is almost as effective as the hog but far easier to maneuver...

I am also glad you were not seriously injured. Crazy stuff can happen so fast..

Yep, stupid... They keep coming closer and closer to me when on the property in Virginia. They are no longer afraid of the machines. They do not move and then do the stupidest things when decide they should move... If I stop and wait, we end up in a staring contest. Make a jerky motion...

I have a geared MF1533.. you must have motion for the diff lock to engage. In my case, I can release the clutch, get the wheels turning and then stomp the pedal to lock the diff.

Glad to hear you are recovering and am thankful for your sharing. For me, I only have one guardian angel and so my margin of stupidity comes into play far more soon than yours! I appreciate your honesty and willingness to let us all know how easy and how fast these can go south. I hope...

Look in the attachments forum. There are lots of threads on PTO chippers.

We have a MT125. Even with weighted tires, I find it tippy. With the backhoe on it, it really gets tippy on our hills and slopes. It was purchased mainly to have a small hoe around. We have far less than 100 hours on it and we are still getting used to it. I find I really have to pay...

@mike69440 Thank you for sharing and may you heal quickly. Wishing you all the best. Those that said we get complacent thinking about things as we get more and more comfortable are exactly right. I still consider myself a newb and yet... May we all learn from each other how to survive...

This is advice that I have a hard time learning. I am not on the property full time - in fact, I am there perhaps 5 or 6 weeks a year. So, when I am there, there is much to do and too little day to do it. Add weather... and well, quickly we fall behind. On too many occasions, close calls...

If you have interest in price, I would go see it. But then I am biased as I operate a MF 1533 which is a cousin to the 1835. Love that tractor and have put over 400 hours in the seat. Was bought in 2009 with about 80 hours on the clock. Operated on the property for 3 years, then sat for...

Yep, if I had one, it would have been used!

Since this thread has now degraded into every one telling their seat switch stories, allow me to add mine as briefly as I am able: MF 1533 built in 2005... sat in a garage from 2011 until 2017 when I got her up and running. At that point I was a newb on tractors (even with 400 hours on her...

I think it is the glow plugs or the length of time you are holding the key for the glow plugs... Early on with our 1533, I did not know how to properly start it. I did not hold the key long enough for the glow plugs to warm things up. I do a slow count to 10 on first start of the day in...

There is now an online Massey dealer where I have purchased parts. If you want that web address, PM me and I will get it for you. As you will see, I operate a 2005 1533... pretty much the same machine you have but perhaps a little larger engine.

I just bought a Champion 27 and was splitting maple with rounds up to 30". Stood it vertical. Came down on an edge. If the split did not make it all the way through on the first spilt, we spun the log around to line up with the split line. Hit it again and viola, split in two. Then we...

@davrow what an interesting idea! You plan to line the forks to the hooks and then strap around the fork and frame? Hmm.. The floppiness of my forks might be the limiting factor.. no down pressure as the fork would tend to fold up - but the strap/cables might keep that from happening...

I hear your frustration. In a quick search of the internet, there are diagnostic tools that run on a Windows PC that appear they would reset codes. The question is, at what cost? Have you asked your service team if there is a tool you can buy from them? If we were talking John Deere...

@WinterDeere your posts are cracking me up. Been a Philly burbs boy all my life... I have to travel I-81 all the way to the southwest corner of Virginny to get to the property on which I tractor... that too can be an adventure with all the 18 wheelers, hills and valleys in the Shenandoah...

Can't speak to CAT 2 as I have the CAT 1 Pat's.. I have no complaint hooking and working those. Yep, the 4" or so was added in length. PTO shafts were fine... Top Link was fine and still original. It is manual - not hydraulic. Pat's saves time changing implements...

Yes, my new 27Ton Champion gets warm. I ran it 5 hours on Saturday. It did not get hot.. but it was warm. I was not concerned. As to the amount of force... I've nothing to compare it. It had plenty of force to split 24"d by 16" Maple rounds. Easy Peezy. Would it do Oak that size... I...

My 2 cents... the problem with nylon is that with age, the water in the material evaporates leaving a brittle material. Once it cracks and fails, it continues to crack and fail. Learned all this the hard way with nylon parts used in our diagnostic tools. Some of our nylon parts would just...

I ended up in the same place... I now have a Champion 27T wood splitter. I have 2 trees to split... but rental fees would have been $900 for 2 weeks... may as well buy it, use it for 2 weeks, and then sell it. (Some assembly required! ) I'm impressed with the build - not so much with the...

I have the full shop manual in pdf for the 1533 we own... If you have interest, PM me with your email address.

https://parts.agcocorp.com create an account - there is no obligation but an account is required. Select an e-commerce dealer near you. Then order the parts needed... The parts are priced and shipped from that e-commerce dealer.

I have the same tractor... with no weight on the 3 point, the arms will remain up for a very long time. With the engine off and the lever in the full down position, put your foot on the arms and use your weight to move them down. On that fluid, I would be flushing that several times. It...

In 2018, a 30'x40' barn/shed/shop (BSS) was built to house our MF 1533, our Dane zero turn, and the UTV. 6 years later, we are near out of room! And no, no plans to get rid of anything.

We had a hardware store in town. The old guys knew how to do everything and they could recommend a fix - and the parts to make the fix - for any challenge you faced. The big box houses put most of those out of business. In the town nearest the property I help manage, there was still a...

How about a Kubota OE replacement fuel tank cap for $105... Plastic part... Think that is reasonable? Found a "compatible" one for $25... We'll see how compatible.

@farmiguy - you might ask your dealer about cylinder recall. Our LS had a droopy bucket... It was brand new, less than 50 hours on the clock. bucket should not droop like it was. Dealer said to check for leaks.. we did. There were none. I checked here on the forum. Some wise member...

My 2 cents.... operating a 33hp Massy... 63" wide, 3200 lbs without the loader, R1 Ag style tires - operating on 200+ acres... very little level ground... almost all woods - slopes in excess of 18 degrees... It all depends on what you are doing! If I am just moving the tractor across the...

MF1533 about 75-100/year last 4 years... MT125 - 25 last year.. Just picked up Kubota SVL65-2 ... already have 25 hours on it. Use is land maintenance, brush hogging, trail building, invasive species removal, stump removal - and any other chore we can apply these machines to help us do! 200...

Thanks guys. I ordered more like the one I used. Good to go and we close this thread.

Nothing Doug. Works fine... but I only have that one. If I lost it once, I likely am gonna loose it again. So I am looking for a place to buy some. What bothers me the most is the manufacturer does even have stock of the pin they supplied! Wut? Yeah... I fear finest Chinesium. I have...

I lost one of these pins: For the moment, this is working: Any one have a source for the pin lost?

@WinterDeere we talking Allentown, Kutztown... Yeah, I am from the area... I live near Ft Washington. My relatives all live in the Lehigh Valley. Sounds like you may be in the Lehigh Valley or a bit west of it. I also prefer the woods. I have never liked the beach. The waves, yes...

@Marty889 we have property where we mow slopes with 22-25 degree slope. We run a Massey 1533 - 33 ponies no hyrdro - gear machine. On the steep sections, up and down is the way to go. Yes, first time mowing will cause seat pucker.. with a brush hog or mower on the rear, the front will feel...

I'm gonna have to train myself to do that! Old dog, new tricks...

Yep, always parked as you have described... even when taking lunch or stopping to get off the machine... and leave it for any time - the loads are dropped. Now ask how many times I forget to lift the ballast box on the 3 point! I just love fixing gravel!

Yes, our is 3 years old? Honda engine, 26" cut. Don't get me wrong, we have used it to do a lot of brush hogging but whenever I can get the younger hunters who do their service here to earn their right to hunt, they get to walk behind it! A couple of them are very strong and capable. As...

Same here... it has it uses and its purpose in our taming the brush on the land we are managing. One just needs to know that working it is no walk in the park. I am 69 now.. The days of me bulling machines are coming to a close! I can still do it but I never look forward to those days!

Grapple vs Forks? We have both. The grapple is new and I put it to work yesterday. Things I could not do with the forks, I easily did with the grapple. Moving longer pieces longer distances was far easier with the grapple. The ability to grab and drag things out to where you can pick it...

look for 60/40 TinLead Rosin core solder.. If you want a slightly stronger joint, you can also use 63/37 TinLead... Lead has been outlawed in many places and has been replaced by a combo of Atimony and others... It works but is not as easy to use.

We have a DR Power Brush Cutter and purchased it for working slopes we cannot manage with our tractor. Our biggest complaint is the wheel drive system. If you are working in trees and such where it is on uneven surfaces, rocks, roots, etc... the diff is set up that you end up with one wheel...

I've told my story on our MF1533... like a dope I went down our 300-400 elevation drop drive with a 400lb load on the front, nothing on the back. As @ptsg mentions, it got my attention real fast. The hurrier I go the behinder I am... I now always check I am in 4wd and have a load on my...

I agree with the others.. I have been using our PATs for about 6 years now. Love them. So much easier than it used to be. I have a bent lift arm on the 3 point. Not bad enough to cause trouble. The Pats makes it easier to connect to our implements.. We are swapping them all the time.

Virginia law is similar. You must not hunt a property without written permission from the property owner. One does not trespass on a property on which such permission has not been given. Unlike Trooper Damcott, I do not have all the pertinent law but the Virginia Hunting Guide does tell...

I manage a 210 acre property. I catch hunter on the property and I told him he had to go he was trespassing. He said, "If the property is not posted, then anyone can hunt it." I replied, "No one can enter another person's property without their permission, trespassing signs or not."...

Yeah, and I bet it is a Chinese Replacement Auto Part otherwise known as CRAP. You'll be replacing it again soon! We live this every day in our business with people using the cheap online parts thinking they are the equivalent of the OE part. They are not. They fail at a really high rate...

We run an internet business where we also assist people who own our diagnostic tool in fixing VAG cars. We have a forum like this forum for users to get help. I cannot tell you the number of times we give instructions, they are not followed, and then the user argues that they knew better...

So do we....

Hi @superdave24 - I operate a 1533 built in 2005. It is an 8x8 SynchroShuttle tranny. Having just serviced our hydraulics and I know that the 1528 is a different platform, the pulsing mushy nature could very well be entrapped air. There is a bleed procedure that has to be done if a line is...

On our Missey, while mowing, I have to shift to deal with hills and slopes... at the bottom of the hill, I clutch, brake, stop, down shift, and go - all at full throttle. At the top of the hill, at the apogee of my arc before turning down, I clutch, stop, upshift, and go at the faster pace. So...

I run into this problem as not only do I get into thick patches, but I am often climbing relatively steep slopes when the engine bogs under load. I never ride the clutch. I gear down. I use the foot pedal to add more fuel/power I cut a smaller path where I know this is going to happen. I...

I should add that the twice year cutting eliminated most of the nasties in the field. In the Spring, it is all grass now. In the Fall it is a mixture of clover, grass, and some other weedy plants that I have not taken the time to identify. The deer love when we cut it as they feed on the...

I know you asked @Hay Dude this question but I have some relevant experience... We have a 15 acre field that was left go by the previous owner. We began brush cutting on it twice a year 5 years ago. We have no intention to hay ourselves. That said, a neighbor came by and he asked if we...

What is the reason they are giving for not covering under warranty? What are they claiming you did wrong? I do not think you have been clear on that.

We run Rotella T6 5w-40 for engine oil and we use a Napa 1394 on our 33 hp 1533... you have a larger engine and the filter may be different.

Just did that on the 1533... the Hydraulic and air filters I would guess to be the same. Not sure about the engine oil filter and the fuel filter. I have all of those part numbers. If they are not in the service manual I linked in the PM, let me know. I'll get them. Pretty sure they are...

We run a MF1533 - same frame just 7 ponies less under the hood. The 2800# lift is rated. It is a Cat 1 - 3pt hitch. We do have a manual. What do you need to know?

Well it is easy to go past that stop... and right on to starting.

Wouldn't there be some concern that all of a sudden, the post would let go and it would come flying up to smack you in the back of the head? It would be my concern. Some guy said earlier in the thread, "Don't do it!" ;)

We bought this for doing ours... and we do not regret doing so: https://www.amazon.com/Hopkins-FloTool-42008-Crude-Control/dp/B000F64S7U?ref_=ast_sto_dp Here we are dumping the used oil to take it to our re-cycle center: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RjW48MJZvGXQhAjm8 Worked really well with no...

And his big guys will turn the seat! I be one of them. How many stumps did ya pull boss?

color me surprised that you have not had 100 responses telling you more ponies are needed for what you plan. 6 foot flail? 5 ponies per foot is sort of the standard around here. So you would need 30hp at the PTO... plus some to move. Else as @tacticalturnip has said, if you go slow, you can...

Geared, its the selector on the steering column. I don't know about the Hydros...

I give the Duluth Fire Hose my endorsement. I am what a friend who just passed called a Short Portley - or in other words a 5x5.. right that's 5 foot tall by 5 foot around! The Duluth Fire Hose is my most comfortable work pants and in fact I am sitting in them right now! (But I am only doing...

I get it... its hard. When the price is 1/3 or 1/4 how can we not look at these parts and tools and such... And then we buy them... Next thing ya know, we have more problems than at the start. On VAG cars, the CRAP just leads to more fault codes - no performance improvement and so on...

Everyday, working with folks trying to fix their VAG cars by avoiding the high cost of dealer parts, they buy the aftermarket parts at Amazon or eBay - or you name the place. Unfortunately, while they look the same, they are not the same. We come to refer to them as Chinese Replacement Auto...

Looking at the Workhorse spec, the current draw of the motor is less than 7.5 amps as determined by the recommended fuse. They actually give nothing about typical running current. What type battery are these rechargeable batteries? NiCads? Or Lithium Ion? The battery type matters. My...

Does the 1528 have the yellow electric PTO clutch switch? If does, is it rotated fully counter-clockwise and pulled up? I know on the 1533 which I ride, if I leave that on, and then I pull the lever into position, then release the clutch, the PTO will indeed turn. Was just a thought...

I was going to add to this thread and talk about our LS MT125. Then I noticed that the OP has not come back to ask anything after his initial post. My guess is all the good advice here has helped him and he has moved on. If he wants to know about the LS MT125, I operate one. Its new to us...

"RR" usually means "Remove & Replace" and that is how I read the comment. Is often hard to "see" a blown fuse. A meter is a much better tool for verifying.

There is a thread here that may be of interest: Branson 3510 Operrator Manual

I am guessing it is a synchoshuttle like on my 1533. I wish I had an idea... I have a service manual in pdf for the 1533.. parts will not be the same. It might give you some ideas if you want to see it. Its on my google drive and I can PM a link for it. Let me know....

We have a 1533 synchroshuttle. It has a range lever and a gear shift. 8 forward and 8 reverse speeds/gears. If the 1433 you have only has a range lever, then I would say it is a hydrostatic. There is a version of the synchroshuttle that has 16 forward and 16 reverse.

Tell us more about how you connected the jumper wires... did you also connect a (-) wire? Or just the positive? I'm thinking starter solenoid or the lead from the battery to the block.

It should be. Much of the software for the individual OE vehicles is stolen from the vendors who actually do the work. Don't get me started on Autel or on Launch. If you had a way to test the VAG support in the tool, there are fault codes we embed to verify the theft... Like, "Check the...

To your point @5030 we considered making a patent for the product we produce because in 2000, the diagnostic tool approach we launched was unique in the auto repair industry. Then we thought about the fact that we would have to disclose details that would allow others to steal our idea...

Without a model and serial number, I find it hard to believe anyone could help you. Did you look around for the nameplate which states these? Its usually riveted to the frame on the tractor. See what you can find and then let's see if someone here can assist.

We have a 30x40 Barn/Shed/Shop - BSS for short. We intended a pole barn when design was planned in Feb of 2020. When the work started in June, we soon learned - no poles for you. Top of mountains tend to be pretty rocky. A foundation had to be built. There goes the budget. We thought...

We have the LS MT125 - and its bucket kept drooping... There is a failure in some of the LS and NH tractors - not sure yours is one - where the curl cylinders leak internally causing bucket droop. Not sure if that is what you meant by "floppy". Another member on this forum let me know about...

It will help me out also for when I add the 3rd function to our Missy.... I want to add a grapple arm to our forks or buy another fork set and add it to that fork set... I still consider myself to be a noob at all this. Probably will forever. After all, I only have 450 hours in the seat! Noob!

This manual covers the 1533 & 1540... Not sure how appropriate it will be to the 1532. I'll send it.

I have it in pdf form and can PM to any that needs it.

The info that @ptsg has given is what I have read in the service documents on the MF1533 which we have. I wanted to put a hydraulic powered cutter out front of ours but learned that we could only get max of 9.1 gal/minute flow - not enough to run the cutter. I too want to add a third...

If you want it, we have a sickle mower sitting in the corner of the barn. We no longer have a use for it. See this post: Road Side Mowing with a Sickle Bar I can and will post photos if you want to see it. We can talk price and so on if you have interest.

Have you considered cutting them down and then stump grinding? I did that with my 200' long 6' tall overgrown hedge. Rented a walk behind stump grinder (Stump Grinder Walk-Behind | Sunbelt Rentals) to chew it all up. Planted new right after grinding. The chips were mixed with the soil. So...

I remember seeing you were looking for a new grapple. Is it your plan to use the tractor and grapple to shuttle the brush? Are you allowed to burn? In Virginny, we make piles close to where we are working and burn there. We usually dig a shallow wide ditch and keep the pile small, feeding...

Can't say about larger.. We have Massey 3-4k with loader and do the kind of work you describe. We are hills always. Almost no flat ground. Its rare when I run in 2WD on the hills. The driveway - half a mile gravel. We have a grader blade, box blade and rake. The maintenance is slow...

When they heard my report on that, they checked. We're satisfied they did the right thing. We appreciate your (@GS650GL ) knowledge that allowed us to tell them to check!

Follow-up news... The cylinders were replaced under warranty. Lil Blue is awaiting pickup at the dealer. Our thanks to those who pointed us to the TSB. The dealer had no knowledge of it.

@Lineman North Florida - I think the one you were trying to remember was Mathew. That one mostly damaged the East Coast of Florida.

@GS650GL thank you. We'll try your test today. Glad to know there was an issue with the cylinders. I have stopped in to see the dealer. I'll make a point to get to them this week. Thanks for the other responses. I've read them all. For those asking, the droop is as @GS650GL described, a...

Our Lil Blue has less 50 hours on him as we also have a Massy 1533. Blue was purchased to do stumpin... Yesterday while carrying wood to our fire pit to burn, the bucket curl would not hold position - like there was a leak from a cylinder. No leaks were discovered but there were loose...

I too have no direct experience on a tractor with this but have answered many VW owners with similar issues.. If that crank sensor is not indicating rpm to the ECM, the ECM will not call for fuel. I don't think the code will stop a restart. But no crank signal? The controller has no idea...

@D&D - that is our method also... We had new grasses growing within a week of putting the soil back on the spot. We did spread the ash evenly before putting the stripped soil back in place. Then we seeded...

I don't have the invoice in front of me but memory says about $4500 and it has paid for itself many times over already. We could not manage all the wood cleanup we have done without it. Do note, our dealer would not install a loader without it having the under-structure to link the rear axle...

We use a 1533 - about 600 hours on it now - most of those have been put on it in the last 5 years after we took it out of storage. The 1533 gives just under 25hp to the PTO - so we can run a 5 foot brush hog. We mow 20 acres twice a year with that 5 foot hog. She runs great but I do have to...

The 32hp JD820 should handle that Brush Hog 286 just fine. 5 foot hog needs about 25hp from the PTO. Yes, in heavy grasses, you may have to slow down for the tractor to keep up. The MF1533 we run with 5 foot brush cutter has that issue. Have never sharpened blades. Have had fence wire...

I had a business designing and building custom magnetic controls and transformers. One morning I got a call from a company in middle PA whose main product was brass rod. After the rod is extruded, it has to be pickeled. To fit a reasonable amount in a pickeling tank, the rod has be coiled...

We have a 1533 - not too different from your tractor. The only controls that can cause a no crank when viewing the wiring diagram are the PTO and the Neutral switch. The seat switch knocks out the fuel solenoid to shut down the engine but does not drop the ability to crank. There are several...

Our solution was a ballast box. We filled it with rock we had on the property... breaking the rock to smaller pieces to get a better fill. The ballast box cost $200ish. The rock nothingish but our time to break and place. And we did place.. filling tightly as possible to maximize the weight...

and our 1533 - same! Simple and sweet.

We have a similar box. We filled it with rock. We took a sledge hammer and broke the rock into pieces to get good fill. Ours does not sit outside but our box had drainage holes. If the pins would fail and need replacing, we can pull out the rock, replace the pins, and move on. We...

Auto EV tire wear is influenced by 3 factors: Weight of the vehicle High Wheel Torque of electric drive Soft compound being used by OE to reduce noise from heavy vehicle I work for company that designs and builds diagnostic tools for VAG vehicles. The tire wear for EVs is real. Not sure of...

If you say so... Have tried this with our tooth bar on a 60" bucket... Not very successful. We acquired a stump bucket. That is more successful. (Amazon.com) To rip roots, you get the saw tooth edge of the bucket under the root and curl some and drag backward to rip. It takes practice...

Perhaps you are looking for a stump bucket (Narrow with big teeth). https://www.amazon.com/Titan-Extreme-Bucket-Skidsteer-Attachment/dp/B07NZ8QSVX All the comments about torquing the loader arms still apply. We use our stump bucket to dig around the stump, we curl the bucket to cut roots...

Skid steer has much higher hydraulic flow.. so yes, it will be far more responsive. Apples and oranges - correct. Vision out front of the tractor is tough when compared to a skid steer. Been operating our forks now for going on 3 years and still learning the tricks to know what's...

Crazy question maybe.. at what RPM are you doing the lifting? I know that my MF1533 will be herky jerky if the engine RPM is at minimum and the load is heavy. With the RPM about 1200, it is smooth as silk.. So, just a crazy thought.. is there enough hydraulic flow to do the lifting needed?

We have an LS tractor about the same size as yours. We don't do heavy lifting with it. We have a bigger girl to do so. That said, we do have the SSQA front end so we do use pallet forks to get the load closer. Running with the stabilizers extended - don't think that will do much good...

I was laughing my butt off at this comment. Why would a .30-06 need a battery? It just goes bang! ;)

You might also get some spiral wrap (https://www.amazon.com/spiral-cable-wrap/s?k=spiral+cable+wrap) to wrap the wires and protect them a little more. I don't understand why wires are just run over the frame of a machine without some extra protection. Especially when running underneath a...

Aren't we all? My gal is way past warranty so when this operator makes a boo boo, he just has to find a way to fix it! Most in this community can relate me thinks. I do have a rule however, all fixes must be done right. No rube solutions to go wrong a second time. Maybe a rube to get...

I agree with @BlueKnife - add a good adblocker.. no adds for me on firefox with my ad blocker active.

@Hay Dude, since you asked for some pics, I just added a few from our September mowing to a google album. Here is the link: Mowing You'll see a few pics of our troubles on the trip when I blew one of the steering Hydraulic lines.. And of course, it was the most difficult to get to... tore...

@Hay Dude - appreciate you sharing the details. Really enjoy reading your thread. I live in Montgomery County - but do my tractoring in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest VA. Sorry you had such a bad day on your birthday. Hope the foot heals soon. Sounds like you are not going to...

I'm with those that are saying just mow it. We use a heavy duty zero turn, the deck pulled to highest setting. What we cannot mow with the ZT we do with the tractor's brush hog. What we can't do with the tractor, we do with our walk behind brush hog. We cleared a lot of land, seeded with...

Yes @Willy - if the Jetta has a DSG automatic manual transmission, the gas mileage is 1mpg different. If a true slush box - an option they still offer, then the difference is much higher. They have changed auto-trannies to have more gears which improve their overall performance but there is...

Good to make your acquaintance @EdGooding Glad my blog helps to describe what happens. I'm not sure but I may have been the cause of the hose failure as we were working in brush pretty heavy in August. I think maybe a stick kicked up and pushed that hose, breaking it - but there was no...

To help those who have a 1533 or 1540 tractor and find themselves experiencing a steering failure owing to a blown hose, I hope this blog of our efforts of learning how to accomplish the repair task will help. This blog on Google shows what we had to do. (Of course, the hose that blew is the...

I run a MF1533 geared open station tractor. With a 5 foot brush hog on hills, fuel is 1-1.25gph just as @LD1 predicted. We typically run a 10 hour day and near the end of the day always want a 5 gal can of diesel nearby! Just picked up a 25hp LS125 HST. I'll be interested to see the fuel...

When that happens on my brush hog, I shut down, and inspect the blades. They should freely spin. If they do not, they may be locked in an abnormal location which induces a force that is not on center when spun. That causes the vibration. I choose to make sure the blades spin freely so they...

Here is hoping that Kioti built protection into their units. Electronics do not like having the voltage reversed. Had a customer this week post in our forum for VW cars that they did the same. Lots of control modules in the car were smoked. Felt bad for the guy. He is living a painful...

I'll be mowing our fields next week. 20+ acres - 33 ponies - all engaged - all needed to mow the hills. We run without the bucket but with the FEL on the tractor with our forks frame on the FEL (no forks). We also make sure that the turns up top are slow and easy. The FEL arms do enough to...

See my answer.

We have a DR Power Pro 26. This is a walk behind brush cutter. From a quality standpoint - good machine. For our use on hills and on rough terrain, its tough to use. The steering is done by braking a wheel, letting the other one pull. But the independent diff gets it stuck with one wheel or...

Its worth the trouble to eliminate the seat switch as a cause. Usually there is a connector on the seat. Just disconnect it and jump the terminals in that connector. See if doing so eliminates the issue. In my case, I got another housing and pins for the connector, soldered the jumper to...

Not a Kubota, but our Massey was new to us - not new - in 2017. We started using it for work in making trails and mowing. It started dying as has been described in this thread. As I am an EE, I figured it was a safety switch and it seemed it was the seat safety. As long as my fat derrier...

I hear ya and am sorry you are going through this with her. Seems as we age it gets harder. My wish for you both is that the cancer will be beat, that the extra hands will be with you a long time. In my case, since we have 200 acres with 10% in pasture, a cabbed tractor would be a problem...

Not that these guys are the arbiter of all things price - but you can take a look at their offers: https://www.machinerytrader.com/listings/for-sale/caterpillar/304c-cr/excavators/1031 Perhaps that gives an idea.

We mow a pretty steep hill - 15 acres.. First time mowing, we did not have a FEL. Like someone else, we were hoggin 10' material - could not see what was on the ground nor how the ground was shaped. Went super slow.. Found lots of scarey stuff in the field. The previous owner had a...

I have two hooks on my buckets and my fork frame. They are located about 4-5" in from the side edge of the bucket/frame. I would put hooks on all the buckets/frames. To hold a rock in a bucket, start the chain in the hook, go around the bucket, bring it back to the hook. As said, I use two...

I'll second that... Next week I have 24 hours of mowing to do... Therapy. Away from all the distractions of other life and focused only on "gitter dun!" @Hay Dude , don't know if my hills are as steep as what you showed, but, I have a pretty steep 15 acre meadow to mow. There is one...

I was told that if tightened to proper torque, the bolt is stretched and should never be reused. If taking them off, replace the bolts. A second torquing of the bolt can lead to a fracture which then results in flying blades.. at the speed of the blade, one does not want to Loose the Hounds...

For our Massey, we purchased through AGCO. They have online service where you can view the manuals. I do not recall the cost of that purchase. I have also found other manuals for our MF1533 circa 2005 online. These are likely illegal distributions of Massey materials. I think it would...

Not a driveway but a trail where all we did was clear the path by which we could get through... 1/2 to 3/4 miles downhill through dense woods.. up to 5 guys working with the tractor, brush hog, chain saw, rake, and grader blade.. It took us 10 calendar weeks which would be 40-50 man weeks of...

Our cleanup was less than 2 years ago and more than last year. I guess we saw an average cleanup year in Blue Ridge of SW Virginia. Over the last 2 years, we have lost a bunch of Oaks. Many were along the driveway so those were taken down. Now I have a huge pile to cut and split for firewood.

We clear all the ditches on the 400 foot drop, half mile driveway with a blade. We can pivot our blade in X, Y, and Z axis in addition to using the top link and the lift arms. We manage to clear the ditches. Our blade is all manual adjust so we work in small areas, set the blade, do our...

Put a winch on it. You can pull on other things to get unstuck. If the side by side is stuck in mud, you may not want to bring a heavier tractor close to try to pull it out. The winch might be a big help - especially if there is tree nearby. You'll find other uses for that winch as well...

I believe it to be a black mold/mildew. I use Simple Green and a small amount of bleach. My process: wet the surface... using a fertilizer pressure can, spray the soap/bleach solution... let stand for the the bleach to attack the mold/mildew.. but before it dries, power rinse with the power...

I'm a short portly.. 5x5'7"... was 265 but now down to 225 - I fit much better (trying to get to under 200 so my doc gets off my back). I operate an older Massey 1533 compact (pictured) and if you blow that up and look closely, I had plenty of room for my rotundness... Given that tractor is...

Not that I am an experienced operator, but, watching the guys who are I learned a valuable lesson: loosen the pile before trying to scoop. That is, climb up toward the top and back drag down the pile to loosen. Then pick some up and move it. Maybe you are doing that already. But I found I...

@ptsg I wanted to close this thread by telling you that you were spot on. One connection had let go. All is back up and running! @oldnslo thank you for that reminder. The loader was down so no support was necessary. Appreciate the reminder.

Good to know and I will make sure to check. Thank you. We did look and saw nothing wrong but I did smell a bit of hydraulic fluid.. Oh how I hope it would be that simple!

I can try that tomorrow. I see no bend. It is as if the lift hits a stop. The pump then whines.. Obviously I do not keep it there. The curl is fine.. so I am assuming you are suggesting to just pop off the lift lines. @ptsg are you thinking that when I popped over the rock that air was...

Reference: Quickie 160C on a Massey Ferguson 1535 I think I was a bit too aggressive with the bucket. Dragging the bucket and ratchet rake on a rock pile to free the rocks for removal, I hung on a rock and popped the bucket up. After, the arms would only lift to about half their normal...

Inquiring minds would like to know....

The tractor you own and that gets the job done is the best! ;)

We agree with you. We are not letting go of our 2005 MissyFerg. No electronics on her. And this is coming from guys who do diagnostic tools for VW/Audi brand cars. When we are working the land in VA, we do not want to be let down by electronic failures. We need something we can fix when...

I think that McMaster-Carr has M14-1.5mm pitch - x 70mm long bolts: McMaster-Carr Price is $17.50/10. Don't think you can buy 1...

I second @fidowanttobe post. I admire your desire to improve the QOL of your parents as they are aging. I am 67 and I like to work smarter and not harder. Using a tractor to do the work rather than beating my body up, is a good thing. Sensitivity to your dad's "Can Do" attitude has to...

You are spot on. The technology exists to make a tool that will work in the field and yet report all the work through the dealer network whether or not the dealer is doing the work. I work for a diagnostic tool manufacturer who makes a tool for the auto aftermarket. Each year the OE brand we...

its 6kwh per day for the 250w unit and so for 6 months it would be 1095 kwh.

Your thread started on the subject of insect infestation. We experienced real fun with a bed bug infestation and lived all the bites from bed bugs.. Bed bugs were brought into the house by my son's luggage from a camp he worked in upstate New York one summer. Bed bugs do not like light and...

@Sawyer Rob - your guy and my guy look about the same size... I also had tractor time moving 6 deer on our hunt. It was muzzle-loader season in Virginny...

We have a 16" 40v Husquvarna. We also use a 21" Husky gas unit. The electric does far more work than the gas unit owing to convenience. We have 3 batteries, keep them charged. Property owner keeps another electric in his truck as do I to clear anything that comes down across the road when we...

@Sawyer Rob Nice Buck. I got mine last Friday but he was not that big. We have several big guys roaming the property but we did not find them during our hunt. In all we took 2 does and 5 bucks..

Love your realism @MtnHeightsWV. If you have the resources and can afford the expensive toy (or tool), I'd go for it! The wife will balk.. but hey, you need to enjoy your time on your land. What toys does she want..? Get those first and then your toys will be permitted.

FWIW... air filter changes should be at no more than 100 hours.. if conditions warrant, should be more frequent. Check it often. Don't get me wrong... I hate buying them as they are not cheap for our Massey but the ol girl needs to breathe to keep her going!

We have one for sale - an NH415. We don't really have a place to use it any longer. As best we know, it runs.. Probably needs some TLC. It is and had been kept indoors. Located in SW Virginia - Floyd County. If any has interest, I will get photos and such for you. PM me. We are not...

Nope... it isn't the ship. Its getting the ship docked and unloaded.. Been here.. working it... ever since the start of the pandemic.. its nuts out there.

Longer pins and double nut is what I used to solve my problems. Then you can snug it up and allow the space for the frame to move. The double nut keeps things from twisting apart.

I don't own one any longer... A guy was cleaning out his garage to sell the house and gave me a timing light. I tossed it. If I needed one, I wonder if you can buy one. <pause to look on Amazon> Huh.. they still sell them. Who'd have guessed.

Tried it. Removed it. On a 4WD power steering tractor, I found it more in the way than helpful. I use my palm for quick turns. I prefer not to need quick turns. ;)

Can you get pins with a longer thread section? Double nut and lock her up. It's the only thought I have to offer..

We have a NH 451 (if memory serves). Would entertain an offer. We are not using it. It needs a little love but we know it was working 4 years ago. We moved it indoors. Interested? PM me and we'll go from there.

Did you check all the fuses? Sounds like you need the wiring diagram and a meter to troubleshoot.

The click is likely the starter solenoid pulling in... it could be bad, the starter could be bad, the battery could be bad, the wiring could be bad a fuse could be blown. Start with the least cost first. Check all connections especially the ground connection to the block from your battery...

find something like this to plug into the genny outlet if it is a plug in genny. https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Wattmeter-Consumption-Frequency-Electricity/dp/B0828QWQZP/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=killawatt+220v&qid=1659466874&sr=8-5

I did not see any mention of air.. Have you checked the air filter? How did you get the starting fluid in? Removing the air filter and giving a squirt? And then it ran for 8 hours. With the air filter off? An engine is nothing more than an air pump. If it does not get air, it will not...

@Grjfer - go small on the bucket. Your loader, like mine, can't handle a lot of force... dig easy, use the curl on the bucket, take your time. I don't try to dig out huge stumps... that's for other machines. I use our bucket to dig out up to maybe 8"- 10" diameter stump. Some can't be done...

Why not buy a stump bucket that goes on the SSQA instead of the fork frame? That's what we did. Works great. Quick change. Our unit is from Titan.

Was mowing our field for the first time a few years back. Brush was 8 foot tall - couldn't really see what was what... Out in front of the field gate, along the road needed cutting. Well, I didn't know then what I know now! There was a telco box out there. Communications along our road...

If it doesn't start, air has been picked up in the system. It has to be bled from the system by "opening" a line further downstream from the fuel filter. I would assume New Holland has a procedure. Tractor Mike on Youtube had no fuel flow in his New Holland and he shows how he resolved...

@Rustyiron I like the balance on the tractor. One log each end... Hope your search for unique pretty wood is successful.

I have! I had one that would not release.. finally just decided to replace the plug and socket as one! Now, I have a connector that works.

Your tractor is a 1000lbs lighter than ours. I'm glad the other Bruce thought of the weight. My guess is you will be fine with 550# back there but be ready to add front ballast. We cut on hills. The bucket and loader stay on to help us at top of the hills when things want to get very light...

PTO class? I've not heard that term before. PTO is normally specified by power - the HP delivered and the RPM. Then they can be transmission driven, "Live", or Fully Independent. These threads may help sort things more: What Series PTO Shaft do I need? PTO types clarification?? Switching...

So weak spark.. how the heck would you find that? Thanks for the update!

I run a 5' rotary mower with 23hp at the PTO.. I think you should go 5' for your need. Should almost be the width of your tires - right?

Take care and may you have a speedy recovery.

I read from the manual online. Mahindra 10 Series Manual

I'm going to ask a stupid question: did the PTO gear lever pop out of gear? Turn the PTO electric clutch off. Depress the clutch (if not an HST) Move the PTO lever out then into gear. I have had this happen on our Massey. Every time it happens, I have a bright red face because I feel like...

Glad you found the problem... sorry the cost is so high. Did you look for a radiator repair shop? Shirley they could help?

@ovrszd, that's a great point! water pump.. check the flow - tests thermostat and water pump all at once. (I remember doing that back when I was younger on my '58 Ford.. ) Fits with his 15 minute run time too! I appreciate the knowledge on this forum.. I hope the OP soon reports his findings.

blow the radiator out to clear the chaff and debris? That was not in your list of things you have done.. Is the fan operating properly? We have a 2005 1533... She runs like a top - 450+ hours.. Only overheating has been when the screen was packed with garbage or the fins in the...

I mow hills.. pretty steep hills. For stability, the bucket helps. That said, the bucket makes the whole rig longer and does make it harder to turn when in tight places. If running on flat land that you know, you likely do not need the bucket on. if on land you do not know and there is a...

I wanted to close this out. Turns out there was nothing wrong with the female socket. The issue was that when the hose was yanked from the female, the nipple/male side of the hose was distorted, out of round and a guy with eyes that knew what to look at spotted it immediately. I ended up at...

They are pricey. You will loose lynch pins and washers. Just a fact. The cost of the washers run from $3.99 to $10.99 for two. I bought a whole bunch of thick durable flat washers for what it cost to buy 2 PATs washers. As said, the only downside is often I need to take the pin washer off...

They are bent such that the pin can capture them. i lost most of ours and simply purchased nice steel washers. They serve the same purpose and do not mess with the horizontal movement of the attachment. I do have to pull the pins and remove the washers to pick up to keep the washer out of the...

We have a half mile driveway with a 400 foot rise from the bottom to the top. Making and maintaining drainage ditches, keeping the drive crowned has been done with a back blade that can be heavily angled in several planes. We use the box blade to move material to low spots and to drag the...

Sort of a rule of thumb is you need 5hp for each foot of width of the brush hog. I doubt you have 25hp - which is why you mentioned you would not be cutting heavy thick grass. If the 2400 runs 20hp, I think you would be fine if you get the machine in balance. That hog probably weighs...

I will give my vote for the ratchet rake - does a great job of grabbing and pulling all sorts of brush... Used ours to clear a bunch of thorn bushes in March. Then I snagged a hydraulic line. Next trip I will get the loader fixed.

Bendix is the gear head on the starter.

I'm glad you have it fixed but I am unsure what the fix was. Is your conclusion is that it was the air filter causing this? Color me skeptical... If the air filter was blocking that much air flow that it could not make power, then "blowing it out with only a little dust coming off" seems...

We run a Massey - not a Mahindra... last spring, I dumped 5 gal of diesel into the machine and it started doing exactly what is described here. It was bad fuel - it had been given to us because the guy who had it no longer had a diesel generator and he didn't know what to do with the 5 gal of...

As I wrote in this thread: 4 wheel drive all the time? or just when needed Just plain dumb!

Can you clarify what you are saying here? Are you saying that when jumped, it cranks and starts? And are you saying that as long as the unit from which it is being jumped remains connected, it will continue to run? And finally, are you saying that as soon as the jump battery connection is...