Price Check 2844R HST questions

[204saskman]

Well the deal is done. Gonna make the down payment tommorow and going to pick it up early next week. Also talked to a local farm supply store and im getting a King Kutter 60" tiller and a 72" land scraper too. Im also gonna make my 5' blade heavier and add a hydralic angle cylinder on it now that i have rear outputs on a tractor. Ill post pics of everything once its all home.

 

[204saskman]

Well i got the tractor today. I must say, i really like it alot. Now i already have an issue. Well the throttle cable will not stay up. It will only idle. I need a picture of the injection pump so i can see what i need to rig up to fix this. Its kind of a pita to run controls and throttle at the same time. If some one has a picture of even a bigger tractor, at least i could figure out how to run it properly. for the 2 hours of seat time i did get today on it, i must say, it sure is a nice little unit for what i paid for it.

 

[204saskman]

Well i got it fixed, Pretty simple really. Its just a jam nut system. So i put 2 hours on it tonite with my mower. Works awsome. Cut about 3 acres of grass and i really enjoy running it. Its a joy to drive thats for sure. Ill get some pics of the new toy tommorow.

 

[204saskman]

Well i got about 66 hours on it now, so far so good. There is a couple things about it that i like and dis like. But all is good so far. So im getting ready to do the first oil change on everything but i need all of the part numbers for the filters and what kind of oil everyone uses. Now im looking for the hydralic filters,fuel,oil,etc for either wix or baldwin. Now im gonna use 10w30 Diesel Shell Rotella T for the motor and im also not sure on which oil to use for the hydro and hydrralics. Any input would be awsome. Ill get some pics up later.

 

[Lgim]

Glad to hear you like the tractor. Still think what you paid has to make it a good deal. What I did with the filters on mine was just get the # off the filters that were on the tractor, Wix has a website that crosses over from just about anything. If that is not possible I would call the dealer.

As for oil I use 15/40 mainly because that's what I have on the shelf for my other trucks. If my tractor sat outside in the winter I'm sure it would need something lighter. I would think that tans/hydraulic fluid for the tranny, back diff, hydraulics probably 1 tank for them all. Mine has gear oil in the front diff but with a Hydro it might also be lubricated from the same system. I would call the dealer and get his suggestions and then talk to your fuel/oil distributor and get his opinion for local conditions. If it is going to be outside in the winter you might have to go with different oils in the summer and winter, or find a compromise of some kind. One time with mine I left it outside in the fall and before I got around to putting it in the heated shop it got to -30. I plugged it in and it started OK but it took a couple minutes for the hydraulics to raise the loader enough to move the tractor, everything I could do to turn the steering wheel and she made some god offal noises driving ahead 20 ft and backing 20 ft back into the shop. Something you don't want to do every time. After it warmed up everything was fine. Now in the winter it stays inside, goes outside for a couple hrs pushing snow and then back inside, and I run heavy oil all year round. I would guess your Hydro would be more prone to cold weather problems but nothing that can't be overcome.

On another note, how does your tractor handle the 6 mower? I have a 5 ft rough cut that I have too much power for in light grass, I've been toying with the Idea of a 6 or 7 ft finishing but I just don't know how much extra it would be.

Gary

 

[204saskman]

Glad to hear you like the tractor. Still think what you paid has to make it a good deal. What I did with the filters on mine was just get the # off the filters that were on the tractor, Wix has a website that crosses over from just about anything. If that is not possible I would call the dealer.

As for oil I use 15/40 mainly because that's what I have on the shelf for my other trucks. If my tractor sat outside in the winter I'm sure it would need something lighter. I would think that tans/hydraulic fluid for the tranny, back diff, hydraulics probably 1 tank for them all. Mine has gear oil in the front diff but with a Hydro it might also be lubricated from the same system. I would call the dealer and get his suggestions and then talk to your fuel/oil distributor and get his opinion for local conditions. If it is going to be outside in the winter you might have to go with different oils in the summer and winter, or find a compromise of some kind. One time with mine I left it outside in the fall and before I got around to putting it in the heated shop it got to -30. I plugged it in and it started OK but it took a couple minutes for the hydraulics to raise the loader enough to move the tractor, everything I could do to turn the steering wheel and she made some god offal noises driving ahead 20 ft and backing 20 ft back into the shop. Something you don't want to do every time. After it warmed up everything was fine. Now in the winter it stays inside, goes outside for a couple hrs pushing snow and then back inside, and I run heavy oil all year round. I would guess your Hydro would be more prone to cold weather problems but nothing that can't be overcome.

On another note, how does your tractor handle the 6 mower? I have a 5 ft rough cut that I have too much power for in light grass, I've been toying with the Idea of a 6 or 7 ft finishing but I just don't know how much extra it would be.

Gary

Hey thanks for the suggestions. Well i might run 15w40 as i get that for my truck all of the time anyway, i was told to run 10-30 diesel from the dealer i bought it from. But i always think that its to light of oil for a diesel. Im pretty sure the hydro/3 pth/ loader/rear end/ ec is all on one. My front diff is seperate though. I know my old yanmar i ran 75/90 in the front diff and hydralic oil in the back. It will be parked in a insulated shop this winter, its not heated yeat but if i can afford to im gonna install either a Grain stove or a used oil furnace. As for the mower, it handles the mower with ease, im sure i could get away with a 7' no prob. Im looking for a 5-6' rough cut mower as i have some unwated shooters poping up on the north side of my property and i dont like useing the finishing mower on them as its kinda hard on blades. I got my mower for a good price and thats kinda why i went with it. I had a 5' before this and it barly covered its tracks so i replaced it with the bigger one. Im also looking at a 5' rototiller and a little disk(5.5' or so) as im sure it can hadle them. Like i said, so far im very pleased with the tractor. For the price we paid, i couldnt of touched a deere or a kubota. Thanks for the help again.