Recent content by NCL4701

Wife wanted to do some cleaning on the front of the house. Not quite sure why or what all she was doing. All I was tasked with was getting her where she wanted to go, so I didn’t care much. Pretty likely she explained and all I heard was “go get the tractor and take me where I tell you”...

Buying mud chains or swapping wheels and tires is a lot of $$$ to address an assumed problem that may or may not exist. If the rears are loaded, I would definitely try it in low range 4WD before spending any time or money on modifications. If the rears aren’t loaded, you’ll likely need to load...

According to you: You make your living doing brush/tree mastication. This machine is responsible for half your production. It worked well for the first two years of providing half the production for your business, the net profit of which supports your living expenses. Two years of being half...

I’d watch that! The more pics the better. 🤣

Dealer was a significant factor when I was buying. Due to my job, I dealt with parts and service dept of every equipment dealer in central NC and over half the dealers in eastern NC from about 1991 to the end of 2023; some frequently and some infrequently. Even within the same brand, they aren’t...

Up until today, still running the OEM pencil box toolbox. It has held up well, it’s just kind of small.Kind of surprising to me, this is what all fit in the pencil box with zero room left over. Not sure why some of this stuff was in there. Was at the dealer a little while back and they had a...

Dealer alleges to replicate the problem, can’t diagnose the cause of the problem, fires a parts cannon at it with zero change, then tries to convince you there was never a problem to begin with; but here’s your four figure bill for nothing. Sounds like your dealer’s service department sucks.

I have a lot more hours on older loader tractors without power steering than I do on my L. Without power steering and with a moderate to heavy load you are not turning the wheels without moving. So I got in the habit of never turning the front wheels without moving. It’s hard on the tires and...

Check the chain. Make sure it’s properly tensioned. If you’re not sure what “properly tensioned” is, review the manual for the tiller. It should have a procedure for setting tension. Check the sprockets. Make sure they all have all their teeth. Edit: And when you say the PTO spins, assume that...