I have an old B7100. I've had it for about a year, but just getting around to making sure it's all working correctly. It's not, of course - I think it probably needs one of everything. But all the same, everything seems to be functioning to some degree, having fixed those things that were preventing getting to that point.
Now I need to pay some attention to the 3 point hitch. It works. It also makes a grinding noise when engaging into the lift position - so much so that I was beginning to wonder if it's even hydraulic. It came with a tiller (which I don't really need) and yesterday I tried that out for the first time. The attachment worked, but the PTO shaft has a couple really bad universal joints. So 1st question: better to repair the u-joints or replace the shaft? If I wanted to go to a quick hitch so I could interchange with a John Deere more easily, I'd have to get a longer PTO anyway - no?
Second question: what are the specs for the travel of the lift arms? Regardless of its capacity (which I haven't tested (yet)), I want to know how far they're supposed to travel. Mine seem to move about 6 inches - which seems less than any of my other tractors.
Third question: It drops really quickly. So far, I haven't seen any reference to a bleed-off valve and there isn't one in the normal, modern location just under the seat, but there could be a couple candidates on the lift itself. They are pretty tightly locked down - before I go loosening anything, I thought I'd check in here.
Thanks in advance...
Now I need to pay some attention to the 3 point hitch. It works. It also makes a grinding noise when engaging into the lift position - so much so that I was beginning to wonder if it's even hydraulic. It came with a tiller (which I don't really need) and yesterday I tried that out for the first time. The attachment worked, but the PTO shaft has a couple really bad universal joints. So 1st question: better to repair the u-joints or replace the shaft? If I wanted to go to a quick hitch so I could interchange with a John Deere more easily, I'd have to get a longer PTO anyway - no?
Second question: what are the specs for the travel of the lift arms? Regardless of its capacity (which I haven't tested (yet)), I want to know how far they're supposed to travel. Mine seem to move about 6 inches - which seems less than any of my other tractors.
Third question: It drops really quickly. So far, I haven't seen any reference to a bleed-off valve and there isn't one in the normal, modern location just under the seat, but there could be a couple candidates on the lift itself. They are pretty tightly locked down - before I go loosening anything, I thought I'd check in here.
Thanks in advance...
