Recent content by Grandad4

You said you replaced the filter. This tractor has TWO fuel filters. One that is easy to find and another hiding above the rear axle. If you don't replace both of them, you'll have a fuel starvation problem sooner or later. Other issues can also develop but the double filters are regular...

There are a couple of other places besides moving parts with grease zerks that could cause a creaky backhoe, potentially serious ones at that. First are the mounting points where the backhoe attaches to the subframe. If the backhoe was not well secured to the subframe, it might be shifting...

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I have one of those '45 models also. Darned good series, I guess!

Fair enough! If you get that beast working, you'll have to control any urges to really let loose with it for the sake of your tractor. I almost bought a Bradco 509 for my L4610 long ago and eyed the 609 the dealer had on his lot. Best of luck - and I want to see a picture of it when you're...

Bradco 609, a nearly 10 ft backhoe with structure and hydraulics more comparable to what an M59 backhoe is like, is probably too much backhoe for an L2501. The manufacturer specifications say it is intended for 45 - 95 HP tractors.

As you are discovering, a box blade can do a variety of things but there is some subtleness in adjusting it to get the most out of it. If you are like me and don't do subtle very well, it can take a while to figure out how to use the darn thing. Once you do, it is a very handy implement. You...

Thanks for the correction, Mountainman!

RCK60-27B RCK72-27B Source: Tractordata.com

Actually it's the other way since the BX came after the B. The BX is a low rider B.

Loader and anything on the 3 pt always came off for mowing. Reasons: 1. Better ride and handling while mowing. 2. Less likely to take out roses, fences or sheet metal on wife's car, which is always parked in the worst possible location. 3. Was mowing a field, not a putting green. You can go a...

B 2 O: Did your previous NH maybe have "position control"? That give full, accurate hydraulic control of 3 point up/down movement and is pretty much standard on larger tractors. Kubota gave the little BX a less costly type of 3 point setup that is less precise and has a fairly hair-trigger...

Happy: Welcome here. You have a lot of good, honest advice here, maybe not all saying the same thing because everyone's situation is unique in some way. My ideas are along a slightly different track. First, you are just retired and recovering from a shoulder operation. May you have a full...

I had a BX2230, largely the same as the BX220. We changed over from belly mower to 3 point operation often as I never liked either mowing with the FEL and a 3 pt contraption mounted or doing loader/implement work with the deck snagging just about everything. The changeover got easier and...

Thinking about it a bit more, the 60 inch measurement would make sense if it was referring to the distance between the rear tires, centerline to centerline, not the inside to inside distance. That would mean the rear tires would contact the ground at least 5ft, apart for a 6 ft cutter, which...