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Don't know if this is the correct forum to post this question, if not, please direct me to the correct one? Besides JD, is there any other lawn tractor manufacturer who uses the 54C shaft drive mower deck? Thanks, Ray

Hi all, Maybe my search skills are lacking, but I can't find anything definite about: 1. Can or cannot the rear wheels on a jd2305 be flipped for a wider stance & to prevent chains from rubbing against frame? 2. If they can be flipped, what is the offset of the rear wheels? I've found...

Hi all, I was doing some FEL work with my JD2305, when I felt the need for a cold liquid refreshment. After cooling down, came back, turned the key and...click. OK, just like a car, probably dirty terminals. So, I cleaned the terminals, checked the battery's water levels, and tried again...

Recently I've had to build a new home for my tractor, JD 2305. What I've built is a 24x40 combination 2 car garage/tractor shop, 24x24/16x24,(pictures to follow at a later date). I've also wired in a auxillary electrical box & circuits, which has passed the rough inspection. The inspector...

I've built a 24x40 combination garage/tractor home; front is 24x24 for the cars and the back is 16x24 for the tractor. Don't have garage doors on yet, and everything is wide open. The ceiling is finished with 1/2" drywall, insulated & painted. I also put down a 5/8" OSB floor over the...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a JD2305 and there are some days when I just can't seem to back up the tractor correctly in order to attach an implement. Sometimes , when backing up to mount my backhoe, I can do it first try, but there...

Have finally gotten tired of lifting & manuvering 5 gal. containers of diesel fuel. So, I've got me a 55 gal. drum and want to make a gravity fed fueling station about 3-4' high, with a on/off spigot, hose & nozzle to fuel my tractor. Before I start cutting & nailing & cussing, I figure...

I have just built a 24x40 combination 2 car/tractor garage. I'm thinking on heating & cooling the tractor section. At the moment, something called "mini-split sytems" looks interesting; supplies both heat & A/C without any duct work. Has anyone had any experience with or opinions about these...

Building a combination car & tractor garage. Need to present to the township electrical drawing of where lights, recepticals, switches, etc. is going to go. Is there any free software for electrical drawings/symbols like SketchUp is for building? Thanks, Ray

Always wanted some mirrors for my JD2305 and this is what I came up with. Had some left over ｾ metal conduit bent at 90 deg. and thought that it should be strong enough to support a mirror. Found that the conduit would fit inside of 1 plastic pipe, but it was a little to loose. However, after...

I'm thinking about experimenting with building something for my 3pt. hitch, but when I try to find out if I can buy "toplink side bars",(what I think they are), I can't find anything at Tractor Supply nor Northern Tool; so maybe I'm searching with the wrong name? Does anybody know of a source...

OK, I'm on the wrong side of 60, but I'm still discovering & learning new things. I'm building a combination 2 car garage in the front with a tractor garage/workshop in the back. Recently I've been doing some work that requires reaching above my head, and after awhile I'd have to stop and tuck...

Has anyone with a 2305 and the hydraulic lift MMM figured out an easier way to mount the mower deck? Today I was having "one of those days" and it took me close to 45 min. to mount my deck. Really hate mounting that thing! No matter what I did I just couldn't get everything lined up...

Started building a tractor garage/workshop. The delivered lumber was held together with metal straps, width sizes approx. 1/2", 3/4", & 1 1/2". After cutting them to release the lumber, I began to wonder, are there any other uses for these metal straps? Has anyone used them for anything...

Hi all, I have a JD 2305 with a FEL & BH. Whenever I want to use the backhoe, I have to dismount, physically lift & rotate the seat, (which sometimes is a real challenge), and then remount. Of course, when I want to move the tractor to a new position, the whole fun process has to be...

I bought the HF Quick Hitch, not knowing it came in came in two different widths; to paraphrase Mr. Yogi Berra, "...if there's a 50/50 chance, 90% of the time I'll choose wrong..." I ended up with the 28" wide from HF, and my landscape rake from TSC is 20"; bought longer pins for the rake, but...

I'm thinking about a 24x24 shop/tractor garage, not sure if it will be stick built, a kit, a metal building, etc., still researching & evaluating, but no matter what kind of structure I go with, it still needs a floor. Most garages have a poured concrete slab, but if possible, I'd like to get...

Hi all, My house was built with an attached 24'x24' garage, which I turned into a family room. Now, I'd like to build a seperate 24'x24' garage for my JD2305 and implements, and use the same technique for the roof as the original attached garage had. What makes this building method so...

Hi all, I have the 2305 with a 200CX FEL, and I'm having trouble getting the FEL into and out of 'Float'. I remember reading somewhere in one of my manuals about how to do it, but I can't seem to find those instructions again? The problem I'm having is getting the FEL out of 'Float'...

Hi all, Up till now my lawn has, unfortunately, been low priority; whether it was weeds or grass, as long as it looked green, I lived with it. But now I have a little more time and I'd like to give it more attention. The size is a little over an acre, with trees, time in sun & time...

Supposing the building where we keep & work on our tractors has high ceilings and high lofts where stuff is stored. And supposing further we have a winch to help us with our work. Has anyone ever used the winch as a mini elevator? Maybe make a small platform, attach it to the winch, then...

Hi all, My property has mature trees on it, during the Winter they'll drop their dead branches and, of course, come Spring time they have to be cleaned up. But in the Spring, because the ground is still somewhat wet, the tines of a regular landscape rake can be a little rough on the grass...

Hi all, When I bought my JD2305 the MMM hydraulic lift was an optional kit, and unfortunately I was the first one the dealer ever installed; had a H---of time with it. Anyhow, since then, I've seen a couple of posts mentioning a "diverter valve" when talking about the MMM lift. Does...

Hi all, OK, suppose we build a "home" for our tractor, and we also want to insulate it, is this stuff another one of those "If it's to good to be true..." Nansulate Home Protect Thermal Insulation and Mold Resistance Coatings Does anyone know anything about this stuff, other than it's...

Hi all, If I wanted to build a floor out of 2x's, spaced 16" O.C., covered with 3/4" plywood, and park my tractor on it,(max 3000 lbs.), how do I figure out the lbs/sq. ft. the floor will need to support? I'm thinking that I probably take the length & width of the wheel base as the sq...

Hi all, Don't know if I missed any posts about members using an inverter in their barns, workshops, in the field with their tractor, etc. but, has anyone had any experience with Harbor Freight inverters? Wondering if they fall into the catagory of "ya pays yre money and ya takes yre...

Hi all, A couple of years ago I bought a JD 2305 with a FEL & backhoe. Now, I would like to build a combination garage/shop for it. Where I'm thinking on building may put a portion of the garage over my septic lines distribution box, but I'm not entirely sure. My house was built in '68...

Hi all, Has anyone ever used 6" solid drainage pipe for lawn vac tubing? Thanks, Ray

Hi all, Been thinking about building a cart sort of like the Cyclone Rake, and in the process got to wondering about weight. Does anyone know how much a cubic foot of grass clippings or mulched up leaves weigh? While researching baggers for mowers, they're measured in gallons. Don't...

Hi all, Been thinking about using 1/2" EMT conduit to make a rack to attach to the ROPS of my JD2305. Don't plan on using it for anything heavy or big, so metal conduit should be strong enough; however, I'm finding that fittings are a problem...they're more expensive than I thought, plus...

Hi all, It's that time of year again when Mother Nature can be oh so beautiful, but then cause us grief...Fall. Which means cleaning up the leaves. Fortunately, I do have a lawn vac, and it works okay, but one of the things that's getting to be more and more of a pain is empting the cart...

Hi all, This project falls under, "...wouldn't it be neat if I could...". Something not absolutely essential, but a fun thing to do. Last year I started digging and puting in a small 2000 gal. pond. I've since discovered there is "stuff" associate with the pond which needs to be...

Hi all, I'm realatively new to "tractoring". Last year I bought a JD2305 with a FEL, MMM and a backhoe that has an 8" bucket. I've used the backhoe for pulling up rocks and then digging holes to bury the rocks! I've also used it to dig/transplant trees, and to dig foundation trenches for...

Hi all, Was reading in another forum about cleaning the mower deck after mowing the lawn; so, as a tip for those who don't already know, you can use a leaf blower to clean up the deck and tractor after mowing the lawn. Works great not only for blowing up underneath the deck, but also for...

Hi all, I'm having a problem figuring out how to get my FEL into and out of the float postition. I remember reading about how to in one of my manuals, but I'll be darn if I can find it again!? Whenever I first started using the FEL, it seemed like I couldn't get it to float, now when I...

Hi all, On my JD2305 I don't know if I'm inadvertenly engaging my FEL float or not. But, it seems eveytime I dump some dirt and then want to drag it backwards, the FEL is in the float positiion, and then I have to take it out of float so I have a little more control over dragging the dirt...

Hi all, I have a 4' landscape rake I bought at TSC and I'm attaching it to my JD2305's 3pt hitch. First question, should I be able to adjust it's height so that the teeth are about 1/2" above the ground? Second question, how?:confused: Does anybody know of a site that can explain...

Hi all, I'm posting this here and in the general forum, so I apologize if I'm not supposed to; but, this problem has been bothering me. Recently, I've been experincing dull shoulder pain, and since I didn't do any heavy work during the past months,(didn't even have to shovel any snow), I...

Hi all, I'm posting this here and in the JD forum, so I apologize if I'm not supposed to; but, this problem has been bothering me. Recently, I've been experincing dull shoulder pain, and since I didn't do any heavy work during the past months,(didn't even have to shovel any snow), I...

Hi all, While reading a thread about towing trees, one member responded about having a chain with a "grab hook" and a "slip hook". Never having had much experience with chains and such, what is the difference between these hooks, what is the proper way to use each, and is there a specific...

Hi all, How well do dethatchers work with small twigs & branches up to 3/4"-1" dia.? Does the dethacher clog easily, will the tines get bent back and finally, will I be spending most of my time unloading/unclogging? Yes, I know it will probably depend on how many trees I have and how...

Hi all, Does anybody know if "Howse" has a web page? I'm kind of interested in this model, but can't seem to find it. I like the modular design. Subsoiler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thanks, Ray

Hi all, A lot of attachments I've seen that connect to the 3 point hitch of the tractor use what I'm, at the moment, calling a "mounting triangle". What is it's proper name? And like a triangle it has "2 sides & a base"; again, what are the correct names? Also, is it possible to build...

Hi all, I'm relatively new to owning a tractor, in the summer of '07 bought a JD2305 with a FEL,MMM,BH. After going through some of groups here on TBN I've discovered there are some cool attachments/implements that I could use, but maybe only once, or who knows maybe more? So, I'm...

Hello all, I keep seeing references to CUT & SCUT, but I'm not sure I know what they mean? I've kinda surmised that CUT stands for "Compact Utility Tractor", does that mean SCUT stands for "Small Compact Utility Tractor"? Is there a horsepower range between SCUT tractors, CUT tractors and...

Hi all, When I was reading through some posts at the "CountryByNet" site, one of the members mentioned something about having to get busy sifting some dirt through his dirt screen; that made me think about this site. Some of the projects I've seen posted here are really clever and...

Hello all, Last summer I bought a JD2305, and since then it's kind of gotten me interested in knowing a little more about hydraulics. Does anybody know if there is a site, sort of like "Hydraulics for Dummies" available? Is there also anything available with formulas that would cover the...

Hi all, I have a John Deere 2305 with a Yanmar 24hp diesel. I would like to change the oil and filter. This is my first experience with a diesel engine and the owners manual says that a SAE 10W-30 is OK, but a "multi-viscosity diesel engine oil is preferred", and John Deere PLUS-50 is...

Hello all, Because of the recent ice storm here(central Pa.) I have more than the usual amount of twigs & branches down. Usually I hook up my landscape rake(from Tractor Supply) to my 3pt hitch and go around raking up twigs & branches; of course this means the tractor must first go over...

Hello all, I have a snowblower with that uses a hand crank to change the direction of the discharge chute. Does anyone know how to add a little motor and switch to be able to change directions electrically? Or, if someone could direct me to a site that may cover this subject? Thanks, Ray

Hello all, I just bought a 2305 this summer. Among the many reasons for buying it was snow removal. Last winter I fell & broke my tailbone trying to use my snowblower to remove the pile of snow dumped at the end of my driveway by the township plow; the township plowed late at night and by...

Hi all, Don't know if this is the correct forum to post this, if not, I apologize; however, in a thread I submitted about a vacumn boot attachment to the JD mower deck, a couple of responses mentioned something about an easier way to unload the cart containing the vacumned leaves...

Hi all, John Deere has sites where we can view parts on line & operators manual on line; but, is there any site where I can view a 2305 Tech Manual on line? Thanks, Ray

Hi all, Previously I had wondered about using a 'Agri-Fab' boot on my 54C mid mount mower deck; thanks for all the responses, appreciated them. Well, I did get the 'Agri-Fab' boot, made the modifications, and it seems to be working fine thus far. Attached are some pictures. I had...

Hi all, I have a 2305 with the 54C MMM. The decal for the control knob settings came loose, so now I have no idea where the 'Install', 'Lock', or inch positions are. How can John Deere get a reputation for a quality machine and screw up on nickle dime things like a flimsy decal...

Hi all, I have the John Deere 54" mid mount mower deck on my 2305. I also have a Trac Vac that I used with my old Craftsman tractor for vacuming up leaves. Of course the old leaf discharge chute doesn't fit my new mower deck and a new chute(or boot?) costs around $200; which is a little...

Hello all, Don't know if this is the right place to post this question, but, I have a old 4' York Rake that I used to drag behind my riding mower. It has wheels, and when you wanted to unload the debris, you would have to lean backwards, squeeze the ratchet and lift the rake. Now, I...

Hello all, Does anyone have the mid mount 54" mower with the hydraulic lift included with their 2305? If so, have you been having any problems? Thanks, raykos