repete
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I sure do like pictures of tractors. hint...
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First of all, thanks to all of you for the welcome. Hopefully I won't wear it out....
You're right about the front tires, they do look like a light truck tire. The guy that I bought it from (it was his Dad's tractor and he passed away) didn't know much about it but said that those were the tires that were on there for as far back as he could remember. He said that the rears were replaced @ 3 yrs ago. I don't think I'm in too much trouble at this point though. The only issue that occurs to me that I'll have is not getting much traction if I use the 4WD. Any other issues that I havn't thought of?
I spent the weekend just tooling around and getting familiar with what does what. Som things that I learned:
The knob in front of the seat which I thought was the seat adjustment actually controls how fast the 3 point raises and lowers....
The lever that I thought adjusted the speed of the PTO actually is to shift between Hi and Low range ....(Hmmm thats why I couldn't find all 8 gears...)
Good to know, but now I'm left with 2 other issues......Anyone know how to change the speed of the PTO (supposedly has 2 speeds 500 and 540) and how to adjust the #@*&^ seat ?
New topic : Filters.....I can figure out the air filter. For the crankcase oil there is a spin on filter which lookjs like an automotive one. Is there any difference? Oil looks fresh but I might want to just change the filter since its a FRAM (they are junk IMHO). What about the fuel filter. There is a shuioff above it. Can I just shut the fuel off and unscrew the filter? Is there a replaceable element?
Are there any other filters that I should know about/ What about the hydraulic system? Does that have a filter as well?
Speaking of the hydraulic system....Dumb question...Is there only one system (ie transmission,PTO,3 point 4WD and power steering) or is each independent and need to be checked separately. There is a tank with a dipstick on top of the engine which I'm pretty sure is the power steering resivoir. Also, I found a filler plug on the trans and on the PTO but no way to measure the level. Any ideas??
One last problem, I can't seem to find the Power Window switches.........
Rich
RaydaKub
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It's next to the electric door locks. :laughing:
Hopefully you can find a manual for this thing. It should tell you what tires to have on it. You really want them matched up so that the front tires are in sync with the rear ones. Typically, tractors come with the front end over-driven by 1-5% so that they maximize their effect and never cause the rear end to push it. You'll want to get the right tires on there so that the factory ration is maintained. And never use the 4WD on dry pavement, only ground where there is some give.
I don't know your tractor at all, but my BX has everything running from the rear end. Steering, pto, fel, 3ph, and ground drive (hst) all use the same tank.
Sounds like you've made some excellent progress in learning your toy. Hang in there! :thumbsup:
Found the correct size at an on-line site Supposed to have 13.6-24 rear and 8.3-16 on front. This is for a tire with the big "fins" (Don't know the correct term). What I have is 14.9 turf tire in rear and a 245R16 truck tire on front. What then would be the correct tire for the front ?
Also, Messicks does have an owners manual. The manual is 40 pages (probably half in French) and is $21. Shipping is $20 . That's crazy.I'll keep looking.
