My new Jinma

[Mrs3RRL]

Its really cool that you have your own tractor. We share the one here, and it took 4 years to get her to use it. ible! I am a bit envious.
Keep the stories coming!She uses it to haul manure from the cows barn and since I'm away a bit, during the week, she has even used the snoeblower to clear the driveway.

I have to say that I'm much more comfortable on HoneyBee than on Huge Kama. HoneyBee is just exactly the right size for me. I can reach all the pedals and everything. Rob had tried to get me to drive Huge Kama, and I did, a couple of times, but he was just to gigantic. I had to stretch all the way just to reach the pedals, much less push them in !

 

[3RRL]

Ok - so a couple of you want to know about Honeybee's rescue mission (sorry, Rob, can't resist)

SNIP .... SNIP

There was also a photo of Honeybee afterwards, wtih gravel still in the bucket... but I don't know where it is.

But, that's the story of Honeybee's rescue mission.

Is this the photo you're looking for?
Big deal.



Here's the trailer coming out the next week we went up.

 

[Flyhiflylo]

That 284 is great looking!

 

[3RRL]

The Jinma 284 came with one set of rear remotes. At first I thought it would have two sets, but one set is better than none.
Here's a couple pictures of the rear remotes and the valve that runs them. It is handy on the right side of the seat ... better location than on my Kama.
Also notice the lower drag arms? They have a "T" shape to them now for added strength when pushing a boxblade in reverse. Must have been something they stole from when I did that to my Kama a couple years ago. The stabilizers are adjustable solid ones too, not chains. Those wheel weights look good on the inside of the rear wheels too. Very nice rear end Mrs 3RRL!!



The fel valve seems OK to me.
I'm no expert and haven't tried to many other valves other than mine and Larry's.
It's about like that, I would say.

Engine and filters are definitely better than my Kama. Spin-on hydraulic, oil and fuel filters on this thing. dual hydraulic pumps too, one for the tractor and one for the power steering.
Everything looks pretty spiffy.

 

[OKnewguy]

Jinma, sure has cleaned things up. This makes my 04, 224 look old. I really like the rear remotes and the spin on hydro filter. Even the cool Jinma labels are great. Have fun with it.
Dave
BTW, love the color!

 

[tommu56]

Loretta

from your post
"~Rob wasn't too keen on taking ANY suggestions from me~"

After being maried for over 32 years she say's the same thing I guess we (men) will never change!

tom

 

[3RRL]

Loretta and I started to put her Hydraulic Dump trailer together at home.
We figured we would never take it apart again, so instead of bolting the axle on (the holes didn't line up very good) we decided to weld it on and save the hardware. We also welded on the front brackets which hold the front wheel tube.



Later we trailered the dump trailer and other stuff up to camp. The rear tailgate can open from the top or bottom, depending what you want. It has a single acting hydraulic cylinder on it that can be worked by plugging into the rear remotes.
Here it is attached to Loretta's Jinma at the property.

 

[3RRL]

Scott told me later he was able to use the upper rear remote on his, lifting up to raise his dump trailer, and then move the hose to the lower remote and pull the lever up again to lower it. Well, I didn't try it that way, but instead added a quick disconnect hose that ran right into the sump. After raising the dump trailer, I unplugged the rear remote and plugged the hose into the return to sump and that worked for me.
I'll have to get a proper single acting valve plumbed into Loretta's tractor, but in the meantime, here's the temporary return to sump line.

 

[3RRL]

We had some work to do on the camp road and wanted to try out the new dump trailer. We drove to the homesite to get some large 2" to 3" gravel left over from our septic field to make a French drain in the camp road. I had to dig a deep trench with the back hoe, then fill it with the gravel.



Here you can see us coming back with another load. The dump trailer took about two heaping scoops from big Kama and the tires started to flatten a little. It could have held more in size, but not much more in weight. You can compare the size and buckets on the two tractors.



And here is a video of Loretta dumping one of the loads.
You can see how low the tires were in this video too.
It was pretty fun working together like that.

 

[TBDonnelly]

Here you can see us coming back with another load.

The L&R Gravel Train I can almost hear the train whistle!

Don