Post your Branson at work. Picture thread

[YanmarFever]

I bought a new grapple just mounted it on today

Then I got carried away and mounted it on the Toyota!!

 

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I bought a new grapple just mounted it on today

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Then I got carried away and mounted it on the Toyota!!


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Diggin' those replaceable teeth!
Looks really heavy duty. Who makes it?

 

[YanmarFever]

Bought it from Stephens Equipment in PA.

Name brand ???? the tags fell off ....

 

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I was digging in an area that will someday be a small pond / water feature near the uphill garden when I heard a very loud squeak and I realized I hadn't checked my right front tire which is somewhat prone to air loss in a while, and sure enough the squeak was the tire dumping what air was left in it as it pushed by a large rock with a full bucket.

While it was filling, I looked around the tractor and noticed I'm missing a bolt on the backhoe - another spot I knew from the past that it should be checked occasionally as I saw the bolt there loose once... bleah

 

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I found a file I had downloaded before, called "ANSUNG PART BOOK (ALL MODELS).pdf"

Looks like I need 5, 6, & 7.

 

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I picked up a grade 8, ¾"x2½" bolt/split washer/nut at my local hardware store.

Do you think the ~5% size difference between M20 (~20mm) and ¾" (~19.05mm) is ok or should I replace with a proper M20?

 

[K5lwq]

I would use 3/4 if I could not find a M20 and not worry about it.

 

[YanmarFever]

Getting to the root of the problem...

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Yesterday I went to the mailbox. It's mainly used for tilling a couple acres... Too wet for that.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I miss Branson existing as an independent brand...

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I miss Branson existing as an independent brand...

Yeah. Heavy little tractors with a great motor.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Hauling off a bucket of concrete the builder buried under 2" of soil when they poured the garage pad... And refilled the hole, tamped down, and seeded. I love having tools for the job

 

[Zork]

I found a file I had downloaded before, called "ANSUNG PART BOOK (ALL MODELS).pdf"

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That is a nice subframe. I have one. How in the world did that bolt come loose?

 

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That is a nice subframe. I have one. How in the world did that bolt come loose?

Your guess is as good as mine. With the backhoe hanging off the end of it though, there's definitely flex in the subframe out there, and where there's flex there's potential for a bit of movement and thus a bit of loosening, and it happened. As I mentioned, either that bolt or the one across from it had come loose previously (a few years back) and I cranked it down tight but apparently it wasn't enough. Now it's got a nyloc and the split ring, and hopefully I'll check it a little more often. I have a backup bolt/washer/nut in case I lose another somehow; if I see any loosening again I'll through locktite at it too.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Tilled an acre today. 540E made quick work of it. Love this tractor!!

 

[RiverHill]

Tilled an acre today. 540E made quick work of it. Love this tractor!!

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That looks like it did an amazing job! What are you planting there?

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

That looks like it did an amazing job! What are you planting there?

This field will be an acre of Lacey Phacelia

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Broke open another 4500 square feet of sod for a garden today. Two passes, 24 minutes. I’ll do a couple more passes in a couple weeks as the grass decomposes.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

The wife took a photo after we tilled 1.5 acres (1.6 hours) for nectar plants

 

[ptsg]

Worked in some tight quarters this weekend. Brush was about 3 to 4 ft tall in this little corner.