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A follow-up after a good bit of work with the Bush Hog. It is dead smooth. I can't tell the PTO is engaged until it snags some good sized brush or it bottoms on a dirt mound. I welded up some splits and cracked welds that I have accumulated over the years. The cut is almost finish mower...

In my experience, just about any chore is better with 12 speeds. It is my only regret in purchasing this M5040...

This project just won't die. I hung the cutter up to install the new stump jumper and blades. One blade fits but the hole is too small for the other blade bolt to go through. $578.47 for a steel weldment and one of the bolt holes is too tight. This is not a precision fit. It is a keyed...

A new blind seal was tapped into place. I use either dish soap and water or tire bead lubricant to ease the installation. I don't like to use petroleum lubricants because I want it to dry once the seal is in place. For the input shaft seal, I grease the land area where the seal will run and...

Back on this project for the input shaft fit-up. Getting ready for assembly, the input shaft and the outer races for both 30209 bearings went into the freezer. The inner races and bearings for both 30209's went into the oven at 250F along with the blind side bearing shim and the crown gear...

A couple of observations before I get started with today's installment... First, if I had it to do again I would have bought SKF or NTN bearings from a local bearing house instead of Bush Hog parts by part number from an ag supply place. The bearings turned out to be common metric series...

Beginning the re-assembly today. Here are all the parts of the output (pinion) shaft... The outer bearing and inner race was installed previously using heat/cold for the fit. The shaft is inserted from the outside in and held there while the upper bearing and inner race is dropped into...

Nice frosty shaft and a bit of Goodson PFL-200 press-fit lube and the bearing slid on easily...

I'll document the assembly here in case this project ever comes up for someone else. Thought I had all the parts... New stump jumper and blade set... Shaft and Misc small parts. Bearings and seals for both shafts. Shims, snap rings, and cotter pins. Looks like nuts and washers are not...

Elsewhere or non-existent, I'd say. I figure I'd better quit while I have something I can make work. I made a bit more progress today. Castle nut and shim off of the pinion gear. Removed the pinion gear A couple of shims Pressed out the shaft (gently, no tonnage) Removed upper...

The replacement shaft arrived sans rust this time. The nut would not thread on though because of thread damage. If will be easy enough to dress up with a thread file. Whaddaya 'spect for $160, expensive plastic thread protectors, and, uh, a cardboard box?

Riding 51 years and counting. Over 700,000 miles now with no injuries. If I get creamed tomorrow, which I recognize could happen, it will have been worth it. I will also have lived three times longer than my only son who was killed in a car accident at age 23. I care more about the life in...

Well, it is clear now how to disembowel the beast... In addition to the parts I had on order, the input shaft bearings, seals, and end cap will need to be ordered. I also had to order a 55mm 6 point socket to remove the output shaft nut. I opened up the box of parts I got from Messicks to...

I broke a shaft on my Bush Hog 286 and have a new shaft coming. I have tried the dealer, Bush Hog, and Comer (the gearbox manufacturer) trying to get repair instructions with no luck. Does anyone know how to get the shafts out of this thing? I can provide some internal pictures if helpful...

Clearing up the turbo question...

I have an M5040 Cab tractor that develops a loud brief squeal coming from the area of the turbo when the machine is hot. It takes about an hour of running at PTO speed before the onset of the condition. The squeal lasts about 1/2 second and repeats randomly every few minutes. At first I...

I still ride my 1976 BMW R75/6, though I have two newer ones and a new Honda. Takes a bit of maintenance but it is worth it...

Dug up my test stump this afternoon - a 12 inch pine. Not a huge challenge. Next I grubbed out a rock that was too big for the Kubby to tote. I wouldn't say the tool is a be-all end-all, but it is definitely useful. I have a mini-ex that could have done both of these tasks, but I could not...

I decided that I had deliberated long enough and was ready to select one. I liked the Blue Diamond for its length, leverage, strength, teeth, and narrow wedge profile. Now to make some big holes in the yard where stumps (and unwanted trees) used to be...

Since a picture is worth a thousand words...

I am a retired engineer and have spent many years around hydraulic production machinery - particularly plastic injection molding machinery. Towards the end of my career most of the machine companies were tending towards fully electric machines rather than hydraulic. The advantages were...

"Someone" pulled this from his loader manual and the hose routing matches what is installed on "Someone's" machine. "Someone's" machine has the self-leveling valve. Unlike the standard valve, the self-leveling valve is supplied (the pump port) from the bottom. The PB (nearest) and tank (rear...

Any ideas? I need to change one of the cables and I can't figure out how to get the upper end of the cable out and the new cable in. I have it disconnected at the loader valve.I have the joystick off and can remove the square metal block that the two cables and joystick screw into, but I can't...

I am considering the purchase of either a DK55 or an LS U5030 and I am overwhelmed and under informed on the Tier IV variations. Logic tells me I don't want the very latest tech with EGR, computers for the exhaust system, filters that "burn off" and so forth. However, I am uncertain what the...

After much soul-searching, I just pulled the trigger on a Kubota M5040 with R4's, weights, hydraulic shuttle, grapple, 4n1 bucket, box blade and Bush Hog. It will be mainly used in an attempt to turn my 40 acres of overgrown neglected woods into a mini state park.