Recent content by Blue2Orange

The synthetic or semi synthetic stock (?UDT) hydraulic fluid seems to flows nicely under cool conditions. Unsure if it warms up faster than dino hydra fluid. Try a tractor with dino hydraulic fluid in cold conditions if you want to hear your hydra system squeal. So far, haven't experienced...

Only thing I do in the winter. Remove more snow.

Had been using Lucas Red for years on the now gone NH. Nothing ever seized up or fell off. Never gave the lower operating temp a consideration. Good to now know the 0C is just more IBS. .Thanks for the update.

At least on the BX I don't trust the fuel gauge enough to let it run down to 1/4. If on a incline depending how steep and which way the tractor is heading the gauge will read less or more than on the flats. Similar issue on a side hill. Usually at 1/2 tank based on the gauge when sitting in...

Not today, yesterday. We received ~17" of real heavy wet snow. "Southern snow":). Not a common occurrence once into real winter. Slower than slow going snowblowing. What normally takes at most an hour to clear took more than twice the time. The good was. ReJex coated snowblower chute...

Somewhere here at OTT someone posted an image of a really snow plugged air filter that IIRC resulted from snow backwashing during snowblowing. Personal worst case was the screen of the cover that wraps around the rear below the steering wheel/ dash was caked in snow. Did inspect the air...

Personally I don't like the split side by side pedal hydro system in some JDs. I can see myself hitting the forward pedal v. the needed reverse while looking backwards and hitting whatever is in front of me. It just seems like a weird system. NH had one solid rocker pedal. The BX a split...

Sometimes nice to have a back up copy of the manual. I also prefer a real paper manual. Somewhere somehow I managed to misplace my original manual for the NH. Price from NH was a bit expensive. Luckily there was/is a farmer who was/is running a side eBay business reprinting manuals...

Old memory popped up in the old brain. When first looking for an alternative to the NH branded coolant years ago I think I remember that a coolant specific for diesel engines is required due to the higher compression, temperature...... Coolants for diesels are formulated to minimize or...

Rural location? Up here it is volunteer fire departments and EMS. They look for actual structures to practice on. Few years back a house needed removing. They used it as at training house fire. Owners were left with a debris pile that fit into a dumpster or two. Just a guess. FEL with a...

Sounds like my neighbor. He hasn't changed the oil or filter in his tractor. I think this is his 3rd winter. He only had 60 hrs or run time at the beginning of winter. I asked him why not? He use to own a rental company. Same maintenance on his rental fleet. I guess maximizing margins...

The local Kubota dealer only sells at least the compact and SCUTs with block heaters for a reason. Region ranges from ag zone 3-5. The compact NH purchased in '01 had a block heater. Same dealer. Still working last winter. Traded it in for the BX this past April. I plug it in for at least...

Just start from front to back and top to bottom if no manual. Eventually you will find all the fittings that require grease. Some are real obvious. Zerk fittings. Others not so. Just look for where the factory greased if a new tractor. Lot of fitting in tractors to grease. Don't forget...

My NH had both SI and SAE bolts and nuts. Real pita. Personally I could live with just SI. USA, Liberia, and Myanmar are it for those who's official measurement system is Imperial King George's system of choice. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin supposedly were proponents of...

Around here the towns have what they call "snow emergency parking". Varies from town to town. Some combination of no parking on avenues or streets or even numbered or odd numbered streets or avenues or whatever..... Basically you cannot park on the street until the street has been cleared of...