Recent content by cturok

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    Stuck in the mud

    All good info and at first i was able to use bucket to lift front tires and put additional rock under, i gave up too soon and then the bucket was digging too deep into the soft mud as well. I did try the diff lock, but was unable to tell any affect. Bottom line, if i had listened to my wife...
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    Stuck in the mud

    I have a M5040 and got it stuck last night and was unable to extract it in 4x4. The front tires were spinning and digging in deeper, but the rear wheels were not pulling or spinning as I thought they should. The mud under the bucket was too deep and soft to be able to use bucket to lift an push...
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    Lifting arms don't go all the way down

    I am 67 and have learned that if it feels like something "against my better judgement" it almost certainly is just wrong to do.
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    Lifting arms don't go all the way down

    Thank you for the input!
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    Lifting arms don't go all the way down

    I know there is a speed control for this, but it is frozen. I am tempted to remove the knob and put a vice grip on the spindle. If not too aggressive, is this acceptable, or am I going to compound my problem?