SC 2400

[ccyanmar]

I did not get the turf tires. Had those on my last Cub and they just didn't give the traction I required in the snow. The tires I got on the SC2450 are not the AG tires, so I suppose they are what you call the R4 tires. This is all new to me, so please bear with me. The tires look like mud tires....should go through the snow real nice.

 

[gtrippleb]

Has anyone hooked up halogen work lights on their ROPS. I would like to direct some additional light when I start moving snow. I am going to start with the bucket this year as this is the excuse I gave my wife for getting it.

Thanks,
James

I have thought about doing the same thing. I have the lights but I haven't installed them yet. When I get home it's dark so it would be nice to be able to light up the night when I cleaning up the yard. I'm planning on pointing two towards the front and two towards the rear with seperate switches with each switch connected to a relay.

Greg

 

[gtrippleb]

ccyanmar,
you more than likely have the R4/industrial tires. I don't care to much for them as once the ground gets wet down here after it rains, I do quite a bit of spinning if I'm trying to dig up anything. They don't tear up the yard like the ag tires would, but they still leave impressions all over the yard. I'm planning on swapping them out for a set of AG tires to give me some more traction.

 

[ccyanmar]

Greg....gee I sure hope I don't have traction problems when the white stuff falls from the sky. My last Cub had at least 600 pounds on the back end to get me up my asphalt driveway. That and chains, and I was still spinning...and this was with just a little bit of ice under 8" of snow. I'll have the 4x4 this time around, didn't have that on the 2084.

Guess I'll be doing some experimenting this winter.

Jerry

 

[Fruitguy]

Larry's Mower Stands:
I saw these on the site earlier and they looked like a great way to get my deck out of the way. Used them last night and they worked great. He also supplies a little safety chain that is not shown in this picture.

 

[gtrippleb]

Not having enough weight on the rear might contribute to my problem as I just have a 5ft box blade on the back. I did have my phd on the back, but got tired of the point on the auger catching the ground sometimes when I would go over uneven terrain. That and when I loaded the tractor on my trailer, I would catch the bottom of the auger again on the ground. It isn't as bad with the box blade on, but I still catch the ground a little as the ramp on my trailer isn't tall/long enough. I'm thinking of adding about another 2ft on the tail gate/ramp to give me a better load/unload angle. If I still lived in North Dakota, I'd be thinking about putting quite a bit of weight on the back to help push snow or possibly chains. Although the 4wheel drive helps with the traction.

 

[gtrippleb]

Did anyone get a stabilizer bar for their 3pt when they got the tractor? I didn't think about until I picked up a used boxblade from my father in-law and the boxblade moved side to side. I thought about cranking the turnbuckles all the way tight and I would assume that would handle the swaying but I haven't tried that yet.

 

[Arioch]

Hey Guys,

Just pulled the trigger on a used SC2400 out of Florida, had it shipped to Ohio and now she's home in the Garage! So excited and love this machine. Got the FEL, Box Scrapper with it. Saved a boat load of money so pulled the trigger on the Blower unit for the inevitable dumping of snow!

Can't wait, my old tractor was a Cub Cadet 149, 74 vintage. It was a strong tractor but electrical and cold the bugger would never start. Also, if I ran out of gas she would be stuck in the back of the property as I just gave up. That being said, we decided to upgrade and upgrade we did. This Tractor is so awesome! Haven't really put it to work since I got home with it Monday night but I do expect to have time to play real soon.

A little concerned about the front blower / FEL switching. Never took the FEL off either and need to before tomorrow night. Any tips, tricks? How are the legs? Stable? Is it hard to disconnect the Hydraulic connectors? Obviously with a used unit there are no manuals. Just don't want to break or bend anything...

Anyhow, long winded hello to fellow SC2400 members. Is this the best place to ask questions? Or are there other forums with more activity?

Arioch

 

[gordyy]

the loader is a breeze to pull off
first find a level suface of should I say flat as long as the tractor and loader
put the stand on loader down put bucket on ground pull pins on loader bracket use hyd controls to lift loader arms up and off the mount
shut down tractor wiggle hyd contol into all positions for a second then rmove hoses cover with paper towel and rubber bands as the pulgs and cover get torn off in the first week. Drive away

 

[gtrippleb]

At some point I downloaded a parts list for the sc2400. The manual contains the tractor and engine. It is in pdf format and I would be willing to email it to you if you pm me that you want it. It is form #769-03821 and is dated 08/08. I am not sure how this differs from the service manual.

Alan

You can locate a parts manual for the Sc2400 here.

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