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I push mine forward so they are about even with pillars on each side and then angle the mirrors from there. Since I won’t be driving between anything as tight as the corners of the glass, they tend to stay there. Occasionally in heavily wooded areas they might catch a branch but not nearly...

I’m not too worried. I can fix it if needed but I’d use better steel. But MF would be wise to fix this before I feel the need to escalate it.

I can fix it if the won’t warranty it. But the fact that this is the weak link is sort of nuts. Both failed. Same place. The welds don’t look like they burned through.

My buddies much smaller MF tractor uses round tube, which is much stronger looking that this square tubing that is mitered and welded. It’s definitely not a great design. Look up any MF 1835 with a loader and you can see them pretty clearly. The welds weren’t all the way through, as you can...

I have the Fl 2611 manual. It’s just a few pages, not a repair manual, so I didn’t that detail would be in it. I‘ll see if it has bracket mounting instructions in it.

Does anyone have an installation manual that shows how these are installed? I’m going to take them loose but would like to take a look at what’s required if I can, before I start? Can you order these things online? I might like to have a second set to improve and reinforce.

I think that if they are not covered, then they are going to get an upgrade with gussets. Even if they are covered, I might take the new ones off and do the same. My buddies 1726e which is considerably smaller has much more stout supports from the frame than these.

It hopefully is. This tractor isn’t very old. Less than 3 years.

We are building a new house and the contractor had just removed the dumpster on Friday. So you can see where I was going to build up that area. My buddy with his 1726e MF kept it moving all day but having the bigger tractor down was no bueno.

I think that is exactly what happened. But when one cracked, it must have given enough to crack the other side too. It was pretty surreal. I was raising the bucket and it kept getting further and further away…

It appears it must have been happening slowly. There is surface rust on the break at the front but the weight of the fully loaded bucket caused it to give way as I raised it up to dump it. It tore through the rest of the bracket at that point. I would think these areas need gussets to...

Was moving dirt today when all of the sudden my loader started going down all by itself. This was crazy looking. You can see in the photos that the loader sub frame gave way on both sides. It appears to be either bad welds or cheap metal. Either way, it’s nuts that it would do this with...

Had it done in both eyes one year ago. I was 59 at the time. It made a huge difference and was not even slightly painful. It was unbelievably quick. The only drawback for me is I can see the discs when I open my eyes during the middle of the night. Kind of a weird sensation. Otherwise, I...

What was the outcome?

I expect it will work fine for a couple of devices. The wireless won’t cover a larger house and I need to have seamless coverage, so I bypass the router and go with a much stronger home network. I’ve done mostly Merakis but a couple of erro networks on the smaller places.

It hasn’t been noticeable. Under a second.

Sounds like you didn’t need much. If you have a larger home network the starlink router might not be the best option. With a newer smart home, you need more granular control. You are correct in that initial setup is super simple.

We chose bypass mode during the setup. You may need to reset And reload.

I’ve had good success putting the SLs in bypass mode and using Meraki MX firewalls handling the DHCP. I let the Meraki MX do DHCP for the regular network and then also do a separate DHCP server on the site to site VPN side. I use their APs to get the smooth handoff between APs throughout the...

I have an 1835M with cab. I have been using it for a year and half and have not had any issues like that. I’ve moved thousands of full buckets of dirt from huge mounds left over from digging a pond with an excavator. I’ve had 20-30 tri-axle dump trucks bring in material and never had a...

Good info to have for cab owners. My AC was acting similarly last year and cleaning the screen also helped it cool better.

It’s definitely a scam. The whole deal about it being ready to ship so you can’t come see it is proof enough.

I also run an 1835M with the EA 55 grapple. It works pretty darn well. I wanted to maximize the amount I could pick up with it so I didn’t see the need to go any bigger. The tractor is well matched to it. I also use the MF factory diverted. The true third function would make it smoother to...

Thanks to all for your advice. I now have some good ideas to use the next time I have to pull something like this loose.

Success! I felt like the clamps might have to much play so I put a bolt and nut in there between the gear and the front of the housing. Then I cranked on the gear puller as hard as I could and then tapped the gear with a 3 pound hammer a few times. I found when I did that it must have moved a...

I actually got it off earlier. I‘ll remember that tip for the next time. Thanks.

Not a bad idea. I’m going to block the gear from the front side to see if the clamps have too much play. The gears are already meshed so I don’t want to pull against the output gear. If I still can‘t get it, I guess the next best option would be to take it to a local machine shop and see what...

Unfortunately, this is where the bottom of that shaft rests. There is no access to the back.

Here is all the info I can find on it....

I wish! The problem is the small drive gear behind it is engaged with this gear. This has to come out to replace the other bearings. I've already bought about 300 worth of bearing, seals, pulleys ,etc. The entire gearbox is 1700 for a new one. I'd much rather fix this one if I can do it...

While not the factory puller this pretty much accomplishes the same thing, pushing against the top of the housing while pulling the shaft outwards. The clamps keep the gear against the bottom of the housing so that it can come off the shaft but it almost looks like it's part of the shaft.

I cannot get this gear off. I'm using a puller to pull up on the shaft while simultaneously clamping the gear with c-clamps to the back of the housing, as described in the manual. I can't see where the gear actually comes loose from the shaft. I can't pull it forward because the gear hits on...

Nice!

I'm running into the same. I have a puller but the problem is the gear appears to be part of the shaft to me. So the input gear is hitting the drive gear as I try to pull it out. I don't want to crank it any harder as I don't want to break something.

I love my finish mower and don’t care if it takes me longer to mow. I get to sit in the AC, on an air ride seat, out of the dust listening to the stereo. When it’s 100 degrees outside I’m feeling pretty good in my cab. It’s all about priorities! LOL. Seriously though the cab is the only way...

The mills here were all bought out by Canadian companies.

I’m going to go bush hog the pasture with my JD rotary thing-a- ma-jig.

I skipped the Optimas due to the noted problems and bought a couple of a Odyssey batteries. They were worth the money IMHO.

I bought one of these years back and also bought a nut or bolt to fit each stud or hole. Now there is zero guessing ever...

Have the cab version of that same model. LOVE it.

I have a Massey 1835M Cab with hydrostatic and it has split pedals on the left.

I've noticed my 1835M not cooling as well after I've used it heavily for a while. I think under heavy loads the compressor might be shutting off like it does on a car when you accelerate hard.

The joy of rebuilding an old car! The gap tolerances were pretty big back in the day.

My Massey has an air ride seat but it’s an 1835M. Maybe you can get a similar seat. We also use a 1736e open station with the standard seat and it’s a rough ride compared to the 1835M. I realize these are CUTS and not SCUTS so I’m not sure what’s available for your model.

I paid 33 for my 1835M cab version last year. Love it. It's a step up and 7 years newer so I'm not sure if that helps. The 1835M was zero percent financing and has a 5 year warranty. It is also an Iseki motor now to match the rest of the drive train. I've only put about 80 hours on it thus...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/unfinished-tractors-pickup-trucks-pile-up-as-components-run-short-11630321200?mod=hp_lista_pos4

OKay I'll play. I took this car, which I bought in 2006 Then I found a couple of rust bubbles and decided to rebuild it... Next thing I know, it looked like this.... I took thousands of photos of the process as I built it but I'll get right to it and show you what it looks like today...

Bushhog with a few sandbags on it makes a great ballast. The sandbags being that far back add much more ballast weight than their actual weight.

It’s all about the enjoyment you get from being able to do what you need without being at the mercy of someone else’s timetable.

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/nixing-fix-ftc-report-congress-repair-restrictions/nixing_the_fix_report_final_5521_630pm-508_002.pdf

Pine is in abundance to the mills right now. Prices are the lowest in almost 30 years. The mills are making a killing right now.

I have no idea how the regen works on that model but my MF1835M is a gen 5 and the regen is about every 50 hours and not noticeable. One thing I do is run it at high rpms pretty much all the time. A tech gave me this advice because it keeps the exhaust hot and lessens the need for an early...

I went cab after using an open station for 2 years. No way I'd go back. lol As far as trees are concerned, get a good pole saw and keep the trees limbed up. Unless you have many acres of trees it's not that difficult. Keeping cool, out of the dust and away from the stinging insects, being...

I'm pretty happy with my Massey Ferguson 1835M. I've had it about 8 months.

I'm all in favor of small grid power generation. It's much more reliable and can weather storms so much better.

@Slowpoke Slim I actually have to agree with you. What is the world coming to? lol Electric vehicles are much less environmentally friendly now than people think. It's coming, although the cost of entry is not nearly as simple and clean as most people think. I do love the torque of electric...

I have a 6 month old MF 1835M with Hydro. The whine has been in it since new, so I assumed it was normal. Just hit 60 hours. I use High when traveling from my dirt pickup site to the dropoff and shift it into low to get a good full bucket since High has very little torque to push into a pile...

I'm looking for a trailer that is a bit larger than my Big Tex 70 PI. I want to be able to haul my tractor and bush hog without having to load the bush hog in the bed of the truck. Not a fun experience. The trailer I have currently is 18 feet so I'm thinking a 14K capacity 22 foot trailer...

I went with a GTO gate opener, which was a bit heavier duty than the Mighty Mule. I also went with solar panels and batteries and have been using it 20 months so far. This is the kit I used before adding solar panels, extra battery, keypad and the exit wand that opens it automatically as you...

Very nice tool! I have a similar issue in that we have a lot of fill in place to bring the road up. You can't see it in all the photos but it's steep. A drop off on one side and a pond against the other side. I'm in the process of buidling the road now and working either edge with the box...

The 1726e is decent machine. It didn't quite do what I needed it to and it sounds like our use is pretty similar. Below are the things that I ran into with it that caused me to go the next size up. I used a 1726e for the last 2 years on some waterfront property I have. My buddy bought the...

I have cleared a good bit of land for a house and yard. Over the last 6 months it has begun to grass in but it isn't all that smooth just yet. So if you wanted to take some land from bushogging to a really smooth yard, what would be your process? What steps would you take to get there. My...

How good are the speakers? I've been using noise cancelling headphones with my phone. AC, tunes, no sucking dust and today, I worked in the rain for hours without getting wet! LOVE THE CAB! The tractor is new (1835M) but came without a radio. The speakers were preinstalled but not sure...

Here is the 1835M photos of the same area for reference.

Picked up a used Woods finish mower today RM660-1. Seems to be in good working order and still has the belt guards. What should I do to tune it up? The PTO doesn't have a guard on it so I would like to remedy that but otherwise, a belt and new blades?

Bought a Woods RD660-1 mower with a non covered PTO shaft. I'd like to remedy that situation. Can I buy the cover itself or is it best to just buy a new shaft assembly? Best place to buy?

I recently bought a new Massey Ferguson tractor and the loader bucket can be disconnected with two yellow handled levers. Is this a starndard skid steer quick connect? I'm trying to figure out which pallet forks setup and grapple would connect using the same factory setup.

Does this thing work well? At $400 and another $225 per shaft for additional pieces, I want to know that this thing works as advertised and isn't just another piece of junk.

Need a bushhog for a 36HP 27(PTO) tractor, a grapple and also a finish mower. I'll likely buy the bush hog and grapple first for a timber farm and use it to keep the grass down until I can afford a finish mower. What do I need to look for quality wise and value wise? I know the Woods stuff is...

I'm looking at a MF 1835M and want to add a Green Machine grapple bucket thumb. The dealer told me via email that I need to add an additional valve to operate it. Is there a particular type of valve I should ask for? I don't know where it would be activated from. Is there a standard mount...

I'm looking at a MF 1835M and want to add a Green Machine grapple bucket thumb. The dealer told me via email that I need to add an additional valve to operate it. Is there a particular type of valve I should ask for? I don't know where it would be activated from. Is there a standard mount...

I'm going to look at a new 1835M this afternoon. Has a cab, hydrostatic with loader. We do have over 100 acres where we keep a few horses, so someone mentioned the Equine discount. Is that actually something that makes a difference on these? Any suggestions on best pricing to shoot for or...

First time buyer here as well. I've been using a buddy's Massey 1726e over the last year. I am hooked on a compact tractor but need something a little different. I'm in the market for a tractor with 35-40 HP, FEL, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission and a cab with AC. Where are the best places...