Tips, tricks or any info on new to me dk40se hydro

[Orange blood]

Oh and had my first break down . Broke my valve stem luckily I was close to trailer and stem landed at about 11 o'clock when I loaded on trailer so I lost very little fluid thank goodness at 5.50 a gal See ? At bottom of page 2 if missed

 

[MotorSeven]

If you are talking about the pins that hold the 3 point hitch arms on, replace them with grade 8 bolts washers and Nylock nuts. Those stock pins fall out all the time at the worst possible time.

Other tips:

-Run it at 2500 RPM if you are working it....hydro's like RPM's

-make sure the front tires are turned around so you have the widest footprint...it makes a huge difference in stability.

-when shifting from one range to another, if it does not want to go in gear, tap one or both of the forward/reverse pedals, then try again.

-use a water hose to flush out debris(chaff and or mouse houses) from between the radiator and the oil cooler. Stuff gets caught in there and it's impossible to see it, so flush from inside the engine compartment and outside the rad.

-this tractor hates dirty battery connections....clean them often

-ignition switch can go at any time....you can take it apart and clean the contacts or just keep a replacement on hand. At 1100 hrs mine is still working fine.

 

[airbiscuit]

My tool box has
Crescent Wrench
Vise Grips
4 in 1 Screwdriver
Pliers
Fencing Pliers
Extra Shear Bolts (for rotary cutter)
Extra Lynch Pins & 3pt bolts

 

[Orange blood]

Thanks will get some grade 8 bolts .... It's a pain to clean screen and especially all that is in bottom

 

[mrtwister]

Thanks will get some grade 8 bolts .... It's a pain to clean screen and especially all that is in bottom

An air compressor with a long air-gun nozzle works great for cleaning the engine compartment, especially between the radiator/screen and oil cooler.....also, remove the air filter after brush-hogging and blow it out, from the inside AND outside with the same long-nozzle air gun....this keep the air intake free and clear....diesel engines and dust don't get along....enjoy your tractor!!...twister

 

[k0ua]

Check all of the loader bolts including the big ones on the frame of the tractor. I also had problems with the little bolts on the loader itself that hold in the grease zerk/pivot pin assembly. I wound up using blue locktite on some of them. Check all of the wheel bolts/nuts. I had trouble with the level indicator tube becoming lose. I wadded up my level indicator rod early on, requiring me to straighten it out and I used blue locktite on the level indicator tube threads.

 

[Looking4new]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, DO NOT USE 4WD on dry pavement!