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It is lawn sprinklers, but maybe 2 acres.

Long story over several years. Started as just a spring, running to creek. Runs at maybe 8 gpm, year round. Started by attempting to dig hole, with backhoe, for 6' fiberglass tank with bottom cut out & holes drilled for water inlet, thinking we would have a 6' diameter well. Unable to complete...

We have something very similar for our sprinkler system. 2 pumps, 1 for pond to storage tank, another from storage tank to sprinklers. We used 3 float switches (like would be used for a septic tank pump), One to protect pond pump(if pond get low), and two in the storage tank. One to turn on pond...

We built, what we call a beaver rake, to clean out the creeks or ponds with. Can be mounted on the end of forks, 5' extensions, 10' extensions, or both is 15' extensions. Will reach over 20' from front wheels.

We have hooked a drag behind our box blade, also a disk harrow. If you like, you can hold the harrow or blade up, until needed to help out the drag, then apply a little weight or a lot, as needed

The overflow tank went bad on one of my tractors, maybe 20 years ago. There was room, so we grabbed a anti freeze jug and replaced it. Still there working fine.

OK, we did a battery check & believe it is good. By the time we opened the hood, hoping to get closer to the noise, it was very short & we could not determine where it was coming from. We put a battery maintainer on it. Will try to check again when cold and have the hood open. I presume this may...

Thanks, I will do some battery checking.

Recently started making about a 2 second chattering noise as the glow plug lite goes off. Kubota L4610 HSTC, 4000 hours. If we cycle the glow plug, it will do it each time. I figure something is about to quit working. Any help appreciated.

I remember one time in past, my L4610 alternator quit charging. We took it to the shop and they told me it was OK. Put it back on, then found the wire broken. Can't remember exactly where, but think it may have been only 24" away from the alternator. I think it may have been inside a protective...

Like Roadworthy said, engine 1/2 throttle, should have at least 13 volts at battery. If not, check between battery ground post (actual post, not the clamp) and a metal portion of tractor frame. any volts above 0 equals a poor ground connection somewhere. Check between battery ground post and...

We needed to locate a underground wire we installed several years ago. Googled how to do this, and found this. It worked. You might have it around the house, if not, I think we purchased the cheapest portable AM radio for about 10.00. Turn all power off to the cable you are searching for. Pull...

I think mine are about 9", but we made a 12" plate which bolts on with 4 bolts, and we can pick up dirt. Leave it on 90% of the time, but can take off if wanting to pull roots. We like that we can push, level, dig, when the plate is on.

We moved our old short one to the barn also, but, it was a concrete floor, so we set a little form, filled it with concrete and made a lift, just big enough to mount the commode. Now it is taller.

We have replaced one of ours with the taller one. Helped a lot. We also added grab rails, also helps a lot. Getting close to where I think I may have to install a electric hoist.

Forks have holds near end to put pins through, to keep it secured to forks. The pipe portion of the ladder inserts into the frame of the steps and pins hold in place. Steps are much nicer (for an old man) than a ladder, especially when high up. When total height is not needed, can be used lower...

See if I can show mine. 2nd picture is for one man operation, but before we painted it.

We pushed a 30' x 2" steel pipe with jet on one end and hose connection on other end, under our drive. Used our hydrostat tractor to push & pull with. When reached other side, cut off water, held a 1-1/2" pvc pipe tight against leading end by 2 men, while pulling steel pipe back out with...

Hesston 1180, Fiat 865 engine. Bogged down while mowing and died. Changed the 2 fuel filters. While trying to bleed as per manual, could not get any fuel with the hand pump. We only had fuel in lower tank (below filter level) so figured we would pressurize the tanks at the filler neck and force...

Kubota L4610 HSTC, 3800 hours. Denso 10P085E 447200-7443 compressor, Denso 447300 3611 clutch. My ac clutch dropped out after getting up to temperature. Checked voltage at compressor, 11.2 volts. 12.5 volts at battery. Clutch coil 1.1 Ohms, we may have only disconnected one wire to get...

I am wanting to build a ventura suction tube into my lawn sprinkler system, so as to fertilize with the sprinklers. Does anyone know how to do this or where to get the info? We have made a couple stabs, but so far have not managed to create the vacuum on the suction tube. Our discharge pipe is...

L4610 HSTC, 3777 hrs. Once in a great while we loose steering. Steering wheel just free wheels & tractor goes on its merry way for 5 seconds or so. Then goes back to normal operation. What could be causing this?

Can I replace a air cylinder with a hydraulic cylinder? If so, What might be any possible problems? Thanks

Our fuel gauge is acting up. Hesston 1180 w/ cab It has 3 fuel tanks 2 lower, probably on 1 sending unit 1 upper, probably 2nd sending unit We looked yesterday with mirror and flashlight, but was unable to find it (Looking at lower tanks) Thought we would find a picture of the tanks & it might...

We have a 30 something year old 20' bush hog mower. (so old I don't think bush hog even shows a manual) One of the U-joint yokes, I think is worn inside to the point the u-joint wobbles & shakes the drive shaft. Has any one found a way to tighten up the yoke on a 6 spline shaft without buying a...

Anyone know what this might be? L4610 HSTC Our Kubota just started making a popping noise. First thought it might be loose lug nuts, but, don't think so. It does not do it constantly. The noise is fairly loud and it shakes the tractor. My best description might be similar to a 1-1/2" tree limb...

Would anyone know how to access the ac/heater blower motor on a Hesston 1180 tractor? It is making strange noises and we would like to fix it before it quits altogether.

We purchased our First Choice GM35-84 rear finish mower in 2002. I think it was made by Sicma in Italy. It was our third rear finish mower and have expected it to last the remainder of my life. First two were Woods and Bush Hog. We have worn out, and replaced, maybe, four sets of blades, and one...

Our Kubota L4610 HSTC (3300 hrs) developed a leak in the front axle. We used a quart of AT-205 reseal in it and the leak stopped. Now we have a leak in the rear axle. Am wondering what might happen if we were to use it in the hydraulic oil or how hard would it be to install new oil seal?

We would like to improve on our driveway blower. It blows good, but you know, we want to Tim Taylor it. We have a side discharge as well as a front discharge. Each has it's good points, but takes time to change. Also when we run full speed, it makes the fins come loose on our blower wheel. So, I...

Is it ok to make a gasket out of cork gasket material when installing a new thermostat?

We have a International 2400 series A, 3 cylinder, 179 cu in, diesel tractor. It has around 1800 hrs on it. Bought it used in 1975 with 135 hrs on it. Has been about 6 months or more, since last used. We cranked it today and the breather pipe immediately started flooding with oil/diesel. We...

We wanted to add a lockable tool box to our tractor and came up with this one which also adds the little extra weight we needed. It weighs about 150 lbs, empty and is lockable to the 55 gal concrete barrel.

A couple years ago, the ac blower motor had worn out its brushes on our Kubota L4610 HSTC. We made the mistake of modifying some harbor freight brushes & got it going again. Only problem was, they only lasted 2 years, then burned the armature badly, so we proceeded to get a new motor. Online, we...

Some time back, my generator light started blinking, but the voltage was OK, so we just installed a volt meter. Recently, our air filter dirty, light randomly came on. Filter was OK & we suspected the vacuum switch was faulty, so didn't worry about it. Today we were mowing & the tractor shut off...

We are trying to do some repair work on a Woods RM59-3 finish mower, S# 86811. We are replacing the drive belt and would like to replace the idler pulley P# 4336 and the tension pulley, P# 24260. So far the best prices we have found are more than $50.00 per pulley. Does anyone know of a better...

We have a Hesston 1180 tractor and need clutch cylinder seals for the master and slave cylinders. So far we have been trying for two days and everyone we have talked to has been little help. Data on the cylinders are: Master cylinder BENDITALIA 1409345 Slave cylinder BENDITALIA 1420102...

The clogged breather light came on for the first time on my L4610, at about 2900 hours. It appears the vacuum switch has gone bad and looks to be a part of the breather housing. We tried blowing through the holes with air but did not make any difference. The switch checks to have resistance...

We hope to build a pad for a doublewide mobile home for a friend. Is there a simple method of checking the moisture content of sand for compacting a house pad? This sand is what we have heard referred to as sugar sand. Fairly course in my opinion.

It seems my engine races to a much higher rpm on cold startups than when it was new. Cold starup being around 35 degrees, where we live. It also got to where it might have to turn over several times more when cold, so we started cycling the glow plugs 2 or 3 times when cold so it would fire on...

At least very close to right. A few years ago, we mounted a 30" lawn mower deck on our FEL & powered it with a hydraulic motor. It kept progressing through building a heavier deck. Heavier blade. Swinging blade ends. ETC. Recently we changed the mount. Installed a heavier spindle and adapted...

I know that the blade bar is threaded and screws onto the threaded spindle with a right hand thread, but how do you hold the spindle & loosen the bar. We tried holding the pulley with a bar while using a hammer on the side of the blade bar, thinking it would unscrew. So far, no luck. And I...

On my kubota L4610, we have a rotary implement on the fel, which is powered by a hydraulic motor, fed off the rear remotes. When the fel is not moving, the implement seems to run at a constant speed, depending on the engine rpm ( gpm of flow), but if we raise the fel, the implement slows down...

My latest project was to build a tree saw out of an old discarded brush cutter. We may later add a hydraulic tree pusher, if we find we need it. Till then, if we have any doubts about how it will fall, we just fall it with a chain saw, then cut the stump off at or below ground level. It will cut...

We built a 30" mower for our FEL so we could trim trees up high, ETC. It is powered by a hydraulic motor. Belt drive. 6" v-belt pulley on motor & 5" v-belt pulley on mower. We are running 5 to 6 GPM & tractor bypass is set at 2500 psi. After blowing first seal, we put an adjustable bypass...

We are trying to build a stump/Tree saw and need a source for bolt on carbide teeth. Maybe similar to these in the picture. I think we would want to have between 3/4" & 1" kerf. We need to find the teeth, before we build the blade. www.turbo-saw.com/images/products/torque/features/tooth.jpg

We want to make some repairs to our L4610 HSTC cab top and would like to know if the material is plastic & if so, what kind? This might enable us to use the correct material for the repairs. We found that the evap cabinet was polypropelene & was able to do an excellent repair on it, but so...

We want to make some repairs to our L4610 HSTC cab top and would like to know if the material is plastic & if so, what kind? This might enable us to use the correct material for the repairs. Any help appreciated, Thanks Neal

We would like to test the relief bypass pressure on our L4610. It is over 10 year old & has had the hydraulics worked very hard. 2200 hours on meter. I was thinking we might take the 3000 psi gauge off our oxygen regulator & check with it, but noticed it said "use no oil" on the face. Would it...

Finally found someone to cut me some quick attach plates so I can build custom attachments easier. Sure does make the job easier than cutting them out with a hand torch.

We want to pour a concrete slab, inside a building, which we want to store our RV along with tractors & other equipment. We think we would like to have a drain in the floor, so we could wash the RV or other equipment inside the building (in the shade), which would require the floor to be sloped...

My hard drive crashed on an old computer, used mostly for some old dos programs. I was running Win98 & years ago we read a tip to make it boot straight to dos. It would just stop the boot process at dos prompt. If I wanted to load windows, we just typed win from the dos prompt. I think it may...

My wife got this slightly colored glass jug at a garage sale & I am trying to identify it. Glass jug, with "Gould" near center on all four sides. Near top, on all 4 sides it has "Water Level". It appears to be made for some kind of lid. Is this some kind of old battery case? We would like to...

Here is my situation: Our household water is from the city water system which comes from the Sabine River & cost us 25 to 30.00 month. We normally use about 5,000 gal per month. We have a shallow well which will produce maybe 8 gpm, 24/7, for livestock & other uses. We have a spring which...

I want to install a hydraulic cylinder on a dump wagon. I have 4"x6'x1-3/8" cylinder on an old Hesston hay stacker. I noticed the rods in my 2-1/2" cylinders on one of my tractor fel are larger than 1-3/8 and are shorter cylinders. I presume on the stacker operation, the most load would be in...

Today we went to my brothers to help him locate a septic system which he thinks needs pumping. We spent the first half day probing 5' deep on a 3' grid. Then we spent the last half day going back over the same area with a 7' probe. No luck so far. I am exhausted. Is there a better way?

I have a tandem axle trailer with electric brakes on all wheels. One wheel wants to act as if after applying the brakes, it now has a permanant magnet & does not want to release, even when the wheel is rotated in the reverse direction the magnet will just continue to hang to the drum. I have...

I want to try replacing my backhoe bucket with a knife, to cut tree roots. I am looking for any suggestions to get the 1-1/4" pin out of my 30 year old backhoe bucket. I have tried heating the sleeves around the pin with a torch, rust penetrating oil, 3/4" punch with a 3 lb hammer. So far, no luck.

I have what appears to be a gopher run, down hill from the house. After a heavy rain, dirt is wash up around the hole. I am concerned it might be coming from under, or near the house. I am thinking, I might try to inject smoke into the hole & watch for where it come out, but am wondering what...

I have a large pecan tree near my back door which had a large limb broken off by a truck maybe 10 years ago. It still has been unable to cover over. While trying, it has created a hole that fills with water and stands, maybe 12" deep. Also the crotch of the tree has 5 limbs at the same level...

I am interest in building a mechanical (no power involved) pasture gate. Maybe something along the lines of this bump gate. Can anyone provide any information on something like this?

I didn\'t think it would do it I had a large china berry tree that was in my way for a future project. I wanted to try to uproot it, although I didn't expect for it to happen very easily. I connected this 200' cable around the tree, about 16' above ground and connected the other end to my L4610.

Neal\'s Generator/Transfer setup There seems to be a lot of interest in generators & transfer switch setups so I am sharing what I have, hoping some portion will help someone else. Attached is the PTO generator I have.

Neal\'s Root Rake Grapple As requested by some, here are a few pictures of my recently built root rake grapple. It is a real labor saver.

I have a spring which I would like to develop and make use of the water, maybe to water the lawn. It is presently producing 2-1/2 gpm and we have been very dry for the last 6 weeks. I know it has run year round for the last 30 years and presume it would produce this much all time. I would like...

I have built a root rake grapple and used 1" steel rod for the hinge. It is spanning 5" with the grapple attachment made of 3/4" steel plate, centered in the 5" and is operated by a 3" dia cylinder. It seems to hold the hydraulics OK, but I hung the grapple on a tree & it bent the 1" pin a...

Thank you richh, I used your idea to carry my chain saw. Still needed a way to carry my pole saw, which I use more than chain saw, unless logging. Now can carry both at same time. Following attachments show the outcome. Look at 6th attachment (ready to go to work) first to see finished...

If you have an HST tractor with front end loader, you could probably use one of these. Best part, it took about an hour to build & cost next to nothing.

First, this is just for use on the farm. When I want to go somewhere on the farm & load the truck to move dirt, brush, trash, ETC, I don't want to have to deliver the truck, go back & get the tractor. I need a good way to quickly hitch the two together & take them both at once. This is what I...

This is the 3 point trailer hitch that I made about 40 years ago. It has served me well, but every time I see the ones you guys have, it made me a little jealous. It was raining yesterday afternoon and I went to the shop.

I tried to come up with a cheap,easy way to mix & pour those little tads of concrete that I always seem to need. Have mixed 25, 80 lb sacks so far. Much easier for me than mixing by hand. It is a 55 gal barrel mounted on my fel. Put in materials, clamp on lid, then turn upside down, then right...

Can anyone give me a good source for a 6 port, 12 volt, spring loaded, electric diverter valve for hydraulics? This would be to operate a grapple with electric button on the joy stick of my fel.

About 06/28/02 I went to my local bush hog dealer & told him I wanted to purchase a First Choice orange 7' rear finish mower. I gave him the phone # to call & asked him to see if he could get one for me. While sitting in the dealers office, First Choice told him he could ship one on 07/08/02...

I think I would like to be able to mow with much lower rpm's on my tractor engine. Does anyone know of a pto gearbox speed increaser? It would be nice & much quieter to be able to run the engine at say, 1600 rpm while mowing, & still get 540 output.

I have done something similar to this in the past, just guessing at what I was doing. Several people on tbn got my juices flowing & did a google search & found written instructions on building 3 phase power converter to use when you only have single phase current available. Check here...

I have found the treegetter has multiple uses. It works great for taking up old fences. Just go along pulling up the post & brush, then start at one end & use it as a rake to push the wire, post & brush in front of you. When you have about 1/2 the amount you can pick up with your forks, go about...

I am trying to clean the hst strainer for the first time. Is there a way to get the strainer out from behind the spring tensioning bar that brings the hst pedal back to the neutral position when you take your foot off the pedal? It seems very close to coming out, but won't. I am thinking I will...

First let me thank all of you for sharing so much good information & ideas, but I must thank TraderMark most of all for the present time. I saw the picture he posted of his treegetter on the rear of his tractor, a week or so ago. I went out the next day to get the iron I didn't have, to start my...