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  1. TheOldHokie

    Barely 80 hours and

    Brand new L3901 with 83 hours and the damn thing wont start. I was chopping leaves with a 3pt finish mower and stopped to move some limbs. Forgot to disengage the PTO before I stepped off and it shut down. Not the first time I have done that and I thought nothing of it. Climbed back on...
  2. TheOldHokie

    Almost (better than??) OEM Remotes

    Its been a while in the making but I am headed down the home stretch. A few odds and ends yet to do and not yet tested under power but I wanted to show it off and get ypur comments. The goal is to find a less expensive alternative to the very pricey OEM remotes for the L01's (and possibly...
  3. TheOldHokie

    3pt Log Splitters

    One of the main issues with 3pt log splitters is slow cycle times. It takes a pretty hefty flow rate to get reasonable speed and most small utility tractors don't have the output needed. My newly acquired L3901 @ 6+ GPM was a big improvement over the old B7200 @ a scant 4 GPM but still pretty...
  4. TheOldHokie

    A pleasant surprise

    Finally got the 3pt log splitter hooked up to my new L3901. I had been running it on the old B7200DT and it was full of some pretty nasty oil which had to be flushed before I connected it up to the new machine. About $60 worth of SUDT2 down the drain.... The continuous flow rear remote outlets...
  5. TheOldHokie

    L01 Rear Remote Mounting Panel

    When I purchased my L3901 this summer I was aghast at the cost of factory rear remotes and disappointed in the cut-rate outlet kits that came with them so I set out to build a better mouse trap. Here is what I have come up with so far. The panel is a simple bolt on installation using the...
  6. TheOldHokie

    What were the engineers thinking?

    Went to grease the LA525 loader today and discovered the retaining cap screws in both lower bucket pins were MIA. This has all of the hallmarks of a chronic issue. The ends of the screws stick out on the bottom side just begging for the nut to be caught and snapped off when grading with the...
  7. TheOldHokie

    MTL RG-7 Grapple

    I am ready to pull the trigger on a grapple for my new L3901 and I like almost everything about the 60" RG-7 from MTL a lot. My only concern and it is not great is the weight. At 520# that is about twice the weight of the 66" bucket and eating into the payload a bit. I have the loader manual...
  8. TheOldHokie

    R4's did well

    I debated R1's vs R4's when buying this L3901 but its mainly mowing and landscaping so I ultimately decided on the R4's. I was pleased by how the performed on this grading job They negotiate the grade with no problem and they tracked the fill in nicely.
  9. TheOldHokie

    L01 Rear Ballast

    Just took delivery of a L3901 with LA525 loader and loaded R4s. Its clear it needs more ballast. Looking for wheel weight recommendations from folks that have put them on their tractor - OEM or after market sources. And yes - rear wheel weights - not alternative solutions. Dan