What else should I have on hand?

[Haff]

I ordered my first tractor and it should be ready in about 2 weeks. I have all kinds of plans on what to do with it when it gets here, but it occurred to me that I do not know what i might need to have on hand beyond fuel.

So.... what else should I have?

If it matters its a 2601 with loader and hoe.

 

[JK22]

I ordered my first tractor and it should be ready in about 2 weeks. I have all kinds of plans on what to do with it when it gets here, but it occurred to me that I do not know what i might need to have on hand beyond fuel.

So.... what else should I have?

If it matters its a 2601 with loader and hoe.

Grease specified by your owners manual (order a case... you’ll go through it quick). Kubota UDT2 hydro oil. Dead blow mallet for stubborn pins. Other than that, you’ll figure it out as you go. I have a few extra pins as I seem lose them from time to time, some I’ve bought, some I’ve made.

 

[hslogger]

Fire extinguisher. Rags, some tools for your tool box, ie pliers, wire cutters, screw driver, crescent wrench, tape, wire, top link. top link pins, gloves. slow moving vehicle triangle and mount. grease gun and grease tube. small oil can. lifting or tow chain. twisted shackle and pin for your lower draw bar. Can of beer and a big cigar.

 

[shooterdon]

Large wrenches and sockets. The normal kits do not have the sizes you will need.

 

[Wagtail]

Large wrenches and sockets. The normal kits do not have the sizes you will need.

Indeed... 17mm seems to a common size that the kits/sets skip over. This mostly pertains to spanners & box-wrenches.

Previous posts have covered most of the initial things (oh, there will be more... :laughing, however, I'd invest in a torque-wrench (+ the relevant sockets) to, at least, snug-up the wheel lugs.

A couple of cans of lanolin based spray-on lubricant is very handy to have at hand. (if it moves, but doesn't have a grease nipple, spray it)

 

[kthompson]

All above is very good. Long distance wasp spray. Camera to take pictures of jobs done and things broken so you can get the right part of wrench. Make you a list of what you want to do. Put in order of importance and also in order of how hard the will be to do with the knowledge you have now. Do the easy ones first to gain experience. Watch youtubes on machine like yours to see the dumb things people do and bad spots they get into and DON'T do them! Watch how people operate the machines learn mostly with backhoe and fel you are not running wide open. Agree with the saying, if you are hearing metal clanging you are running too high rpms and not able to smoothly operate it. Figure out where buried lines of all kinds are before you DIG them. If you can get copy of manual now do so and be reading it.

 

[Haff]

Lots of good suggestions. I should have all the tools allready including the large sockets and spanners and torque wrenches. I had forgotten grease, so thanks for the reminder. plus a bunch of the other ideas..

I have definitely been watching videos and reading forums. I have been suitably warned about Lap-Log(tm) for example.

A couple of cans of lanolin based spray-on lubricant is very handy to have at hand. (if it moves, but doesn't have a grease nipple, spray it)

Why lanolin? I have used teflon sprays on my rock-crawler truck with good success, but never tried lanolin sprays.

 

[Gary Fowler]

You will need a hefty oil filter wrench to remove the oil filters at first interval. All manufacturers use a 900# gorilla to put the on and every filter will be a bear to remove. I have found that the Harbor Freight filter pliers work great for this if you have room to use them. I have them, the band type and even the ones that fit over the end like a socket to remove filters. Some times it takes all three to get to all of the filters. You will have fuel filter, engine oil filter, hydraulic oil filter and if hydro, a hydrostat filter to change out.
I ordered two full sets of filters with my tractor when I purchased it including air filter (1 of those).

 

[Wagtail]

Why lanolin? I have used teflon sprays on my rock-crawler truck with good success, but never tried lanolin sprays.

It's an anti-corrosive 'waxy' lubricant. I've found that it lasts longer between applications and it doesn't stink of chemicals.

:sheep::sheep::sheep:

 

[Fuddy1952]

One mistake I made was getting a bunch of attachments. The dealer said most people have a project, but that attachment then never use it again. Some things are very handy, but some gather dust.
One super handy thing I did was buy a fairly large canvas zippered tool bag. I mounted it up under seat out of the way but sits on trans tunnel for support. I used existing bolts, large (2"-3") washers through bag holes. In it are lots of tools, gloves, a rag, pins, etc.