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My M4500 doesn't get that many hours of use in a year, maybe 100-125. I've always done the change it once a year right before making first cutting hay in the spring thing. Last year the factory sending unit for the oil pressure idiot light went bad and I was in a hurry to get things going so I...

Ever since I put this Farmhand loader on my M4500 I've wanted to convert it to a quick attach system for the bucket and attachments. So this fall it got done. I opted to go to the euro-global system that Deere, Fendt, MF and others use on their larger tractors for a few reasons. One, it was...

New (old) helper for the M4500. Needed a lot of little things. The short list: Carb rebuild. 6-12 volt conversion (alternator and battery) and wiring replacement. Hydraulic filters. Engine oil change. Battery box. Tach and cable. Convert from low slung to vertical exhaust. New seat. Amp to volt...

Been a while since I've been here but thought this would be worth a chuckle for folks. Mowing hay last week with the M4500 and then this happened. Of course it didn't happen from mowing. Obviously started a long time ago and finally got to the critical diameter.

Now this is a set of tire chains! I'd like to know what those weigh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUIM-lMa81E

Lest I get scolded for this being political NO OPINIONS PLEASE, just the facts. The AR thread and all the press got me wondering. What 's legal/allowed in your state province/country??? I know we've got several countries represented on the forum. Just curious what the case really is where you...

So I'm redoing the plastic body work on a Cub 1864. The grill especially was in bad shape and took a lot of filling and patching. Of course prior to applying the adhesion promoter and primer to the plastic it has to be really clean. Wouldn't you know it's a perfect fit in the wife's...

Something I've never had happen before on the way home from the office tonight. Terrible vibration at 40-55 mph. Really bad, felt like wheel coming off type bad, but no noise! Only 5 miles home so just slowed down and kept going. Turns out it was ice frozen to the inside of the rim. We've had...

So the other shop thread in the off topic section got me to thinking about all the do-dads I have in the garage. The other day I was using one specific item when it occurred to me that it was one of the best things I'd ever spent money on for the shop. What was it? The auto-darkening welding...

So a local implement dealer has a GR2100 with about 250 hours on it (Gas v-twin) it's really clean and appears well cared for. I've read though that the tranny, pto clutch, and glide-steer system can be problematic on these. Anybody have any input, especially the service dept. types? Haven't...

So one of the few complaints I have with my M4500 is that it is light in the rear-end. This is only a problem when plowing (3-14 mounted) or pulling a 10 foot JD no-till drill. But at those times it's mighty inconvenient. I refuse to load tires, Kubota wheel weights for that vintage are rare as...

Ok, Vic, if you're out there I need some advice on this one. Is there a trick to changing the front glow plug in an M4500 w/ the S2600 6 cyl. ? There is no way I can see to reach it without taking off the third injector line from the pump, even then, you can't get a wrench on it and it looks too...

So it was -7 F here yesterday morning. The old M4500 wasn't too keen on wanting to start (unheated shed, no block heater), but it did. Heated the plugs for about 2 mins but got barely a glow from the indicator, only wanted to hit on one or two holes. Noticed this fall that on cool mornings it...

Ok, so in the middle of the first half when it was 'Bama 21 and OSU 6, I thought "this isn't going to end well for Ohio State". Who would've ever thought they could do what they did... with a 3rd string Quarterback to boot. Next up, Oregon. BTW, why the heck can't the College National...

0 degrees this morning and the old 1985 M4500 fired up without assistance... outside. Used glow plugs a total of 80 seconds. As much as I loved the old Farmall's back on the farm and as well as they treated us the diesel never would have started on a morning like this without a healthy shot of...

Did anybody else here see the last play of the Auburn - Alabama game??? Never seen anything like that!

Just replaced the factory muffler on my trusty old M4500, it was cracked at the bottom of the shell where it clamps to the manifold. I can't believe how much obstruction there is in the factory muffler. Not only does it neck down when it goes into the muffler shell, but there are also at least...

Just got my Kubota hat in the mail, can't wait to win that new tractor!!! Will post pictures when it's delivered. (gotta think positive ya know):rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Ok, So I have an old M4500 with a Harris Cab. Since I've had it I've complained about excessive gear noise. Much of this I've attributed to having UDT type fluid in it rather than the 80W that originally came from the factory. But...The other day I finally decided to install a fabric head-liner...

I'm bummed, had the tractor (M4500 w/ a Harris cab) out the other day to pull some manure out of the barn. I'm afraid it is time to put the doors back on the cab. The wind was blowing and the rain was falling, and I was getting damp and cold despite the roof over my head. Hate the thought of...