What have you done to your Branson today?

[Aquamoose]

Branson Bob, it’s certainly nice knowing that the dealer I bought it from knows & uses his stuff!

 

[Branson Bob]

Branson Bob, it’s certainly nice knowing that the dealer I bought it from knows & uses his stuff!

Hey Aquamoose. You're partly right... I'm not your dealer but I did buy my tractor from the same dealer that you did, Dave's Tractor in Red Bluff, CA.

He is definitely "The Man."

That said, this forum is awesome... I just sit back and read the posts and soak in the knowledge... I'm grateful for the many great posters here.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Most of our snow piles are gone around the driveway now. And the driveway is almost dried out. May be able to blade the tire ruts out of the driveway this weekend. Supposed to be warm (upper 50's) Sat and Sun. Other than that, not much happening here. Between seasons, snow is gone, but nothing's growing enough to need mowing yet either.

So, just bumping the thread. Quiet in here. What's everyone else up to?

 

[Cougsfan]

So, just bumping the thread. Quiet in here. What's everyone else up to?

Here in Eastern Washington we have gone from having deep piles of new snow to grass growing in two weeks. I was worried that I would have to track down some more hay for the horse, but she is nibbling on pasture already!

 

[Branson Bob]

Bought this old diesel tank from my neighbor. Moved it and the stand over to my property.

 

[Branson Bob]

I attached my backhoe because I have to dig the footings for the new carport. I really struggled with the hydraulic connections. I then took down an old dying multi-trunk oak. I wish I had a grapple but make the most of my pallet forks.

 

[Cougsfan]

Bought this old diesel tank from my neighbor. Moved it and the stand over to my property.

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Wow, Bob! If you fill that tank with diesel, it will supply your Branson for a few thousand hours of service. Do you have to put in a containment pad?

 

[Branson Bob]

Wow, Bob! If you fill that tank with diesel, it will supply your Branson for a few thousand hours of service. Do you have to put in a containment pad?

I've wondered about that and have seen others without containment but I have to get definitive word from the building department. Minimally it was my intention to build a nice pad for it.

 

[ptsg]

To prevent you from having even more work building a pad, you can drop it at my place and fill it up

With the diesel at 5.52 $/gal over here, there is not much motivation to do anything with the tractor, or even go for a small trip with the family.

 

[FastEddieR]

In the process of replacing a leaking oil seal on the front wheel of my 4720H. Had it replaced last year also while still under warranty. The dealer gave me the seal, sleeve, and large o-ring - apparently $115 value??? - and I'm repairing it myself. So far the hardest part was removing and reinstalling the superstrength snap ring on the spindle - broke one set of snap ring pliers, bought another set but was unable to keep the ring from springing off while reinstalling it. Ended up grinding the tip of a set of 11" needle nose pliers to fit in the holes - worked like magic - should have thought of it first thing.

Another issue is the spindle nut, it's the kind that you take a punch to it and mash the edge into the slots on the spindle. I wasn't able to pry out the dent enough and used an impact driver to remove it. Buggered up the thread on the nut and don't have a tap the right size to clean it out and fix the threads. Off to the machine shop to see if they can fix it up. Why didn't Branson use a lock ear washer or a cotter pin and a castle nut?
Oh, there is also a set of shims between the inner bearing and the outer gear... .2T and .5T the .2T was broken and the .5T was worn...went to a machine shop and had the guy make a few shims for me between .6 and .8 , I figure one of the right size is better than 2 (I hope so anyway).