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I was putting down some millings yesterday and after I was done I noticed a large amount of oil on the driver side front tire (see picture). I assume this is a seal that needs to be replaced? Or would / could it be something else to look for? I have seen many posts on leaks on the front axle...

Has anyone ever had the rubber head break off from the hydraulic cap? I could understand that one could rip off the little rubber loop from the cap, if they tried, but the odd thing is that it was on the ground and apparently broke off on its own. I checked the fluid and it was low, for...

Has anyone tried to put either electric or hydronic under millings? I have been laying down dump trucks on my driveway a year, and wondered if in a small area this would be reasonable, and if anyone has experimented doing this in the past? Thanks

I went to change from my bucket to my grappler this morning, and could not get the right handle of the quick attach to come up and pop the pin up on the quick attach. I tried to man handle it a bit, and then greased it and shot some WD on it. Waited a while and tried again, but still cannot...

Hey Guys, I am looking to hookup my snow plow to my tractor, but the fitting sizes are different sizes, and I have a couple of (simple) questions. Is there an issue with going from one size fitting to another size (flow issue)? If so, where would one purchase these fittings? Thanks

I am having a bit of a hard time finding a replacement Zerk for a broken on that is located on my loader (under the arm). I have removed the grease fitting, but the fittings I have are not the correct size. I am wondering if anyone knows of a location that defines the sizes of the Zerk/Grease...

Has anyone used millings for their driveway before? Good, bad, tips, etc.? Thanks all

I went to grease my FEL today and noticed that I could not grease one of the fittings near the bottom of the FEL. I noticed the nipple thing is gone. Being a rookie, did I do this? It is <100hours on this sucker, and I grease at a min every 10 hours, sometimes more often. I looked at other...

Hey guys, I am wondering if I should be having to fill my hyrdolic fluid reservoir on the L3540 every so often? Say after I use the backhoe for 10 hours or so for example. When I first picked the tractor the backhoe had a loose bolt on the hydro lines, and the under-carriage hydrolic bolt...

Hey Guys, I have some pretty large rocks that I need to break up before I can even pull them out, so I am looking for some suggestions on breaking them up first. The girl (tractor) cannot even budge these suckers as they are large and heavy. I was thinking drill some holes and use a large...

I have a small garden area (100x60) that we use to plant veggies, and had issues issues with Deer and small animals eating the plantings; as an example we planted ~72 tomato plants and was able to pick ~4 plants in the end, the same can be said for other plant types. I am looking to setup this...

Hello all, I have seen some discussions related to using Seafoam additive as a stabilizer for the diesel fuel (in the archives here), and I wondered about others thoughts on stabilizers more specifically Seafoam? I did pickup a can of Seafoam, and wanted to hear from some folks before I used...

Being lazy I am trying to use the leaf sweeper, made for a lawn tractor, attached to my L3540. As you would imagine the height and distance is an issue when attaching it to the L3504. So, I was wondering if there is an extender which is available to lower the height and extend it out (away...

Hello all, I am looking to install an 7.5" Deer fencing in one of my small gardens ~150x100, and wondered if anyone has suggestions on where to purchase from? I am in MA, but would not mind buying online. I will need a couple of gates (say 7-8' wide) to get into for the tractor on the coop...

I just picked up an older single bottom 16" plow, which does not have a cutting wheel. This is my first time using a plow so I am new at this. I attached it to my L3540 and started off slow in the ground and started to plow a bit. It was working fine for the row I was on, but then a bolt...

Hello All, I have a silly question. I am trying to locate the "Front axle support" grease fittings on my 4WD HST+ L3540 and cannot seem to locate them on the axle. Any suggestions? Thanks Al

The hydrolic connections on my Grappler bent a bit today from a tree branch pushing on it. Fluid was spitting out until I tightened the connections down, but I found out that the connections are a bit bent. They seem to be usable, but will eventually need to be replaced. The connection is a...

Hey all, I have been experiencing an issue re-attaching my grappler, more specifically re-connecting the hydraulic 3rd function quick attach hoses to my L3540. I some times cannot re-attach the hoses, and there is no way that I can see to remove the pressure from the third function when the...

I know this really way of topic, but I figured as I am a new tractor owner someone else may have a suggestion on where to purchase earth worms for my property. I want to put some down a newly cleared area: ~2 acres. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks Al

Just picked up Grand L40 3540 FEL, backhoe, 3rd hydro up front, brush hog, roof shade, and root grappler $40K I was looking for a cab in the 40 line, but could not locate one close to my area